TRACKING PRO-FORMAS
For tracking purposes, each pro-forma should include the name of your production and/or production entity. It must also have a Shipping Manifest Number. The shipping manifest number, along with the pedimento number will be what identifies each shipment coming in and going out of México; and these I.D. numbers will be kept in your files, your brokers’ files and in Custom’s files (and computers).
You can devise your own system to use as a shipping manifest number, but one that has proved to be the successful is an eight digit number, followed by a two or three letter department code.
An example would be: 05-09-27-01-PD
05 = the year
09 = the month
27 = the day
01 = first shipment for that day
PD = Production Department (department code)
Suggested department codes are:
Department | Code |
---|---|
Accounting | AC |
Animals | AN |
Art Dept. | AR |
Camera | CAM |
Cast-Related | CR |
Catering | CA |
Construction | CS |
Communications | CM |
Editorial | ED |
Electric | EL |
Extras | EX |
Grip | GR |
Locations | LOC |
Makeup/Hair | MH |
Marine | MR |
Medical Equipment | ME |
Miscellaneous | MS |
Paint | PT |
Production | PD |
Props | PR |
Publicity | PB |
Scaffolding | SF |
Set Dressing | SD |
Sound | SN |
Special Effects | SE |
Still Photography | SP |
Stunts | ST |
Tank Equipment | TE |
Transportation | TR |
Video Equipment | VE |
Visual Effects | VFX |
Wardrobe | WD |