Question: We are the USPPI and file with AES ourselves. We have a process to check Confirmed on Board and AWB’s to update the AES filing as necessary. It’s been a while since I had time to complete an export audit and yesterday received a $10,000 Penalty for a shipment sent May 12, 2013 […]
QUESTION: We have non inventory shipments that are exported from the US. At times, when they get to the imported country, they request the invoice be revised because the value is incorrect. Every time the value is too low. We send the revised invoice but then the new […]
Question: We’ve received, from Census, the data that lists the AES filings that were made as routed and non-routed and have completed the audit of our records against that report. As expected there were some shipments that were made as non-routed when they should have been routed. I intend to write with my […]
Question: I’m a freight forwarder and filing AES for a customer. My customer’s end customer in a foreign country assigned their own forwarding agent to handle the exports from US. I filed Routed Exports as “Yes”, but my customer asked me to change to “No”, as they think it’s not […]
QUESTION: Our products are controlled only for AT1 ECCNs. Our e-mail server is located in Europe office. We are factory in the US. Any concerns if we receive AWBs (which include the ITN) and sometimes EEIs from freight forwarders via our EU e-mail server? ************
Question: Having joined a new company, I have come to learn that one of our distribution centers performs AES submission on behalf of the USPPI. The distribution center provides the service of holding goods for storage. The goods are dispatched under the instructions of the USPPI. The distribution center does maintain Power of […]
Question: Can anyone share their insight on when it is required to declare Hazardous Goods when filing EEI data? The following is an excerpt from the on-line AES Direct User Guide: Is any commodity on this shipment hazardous? specify if hazardous merchandise (as defined by the Department of […]
Question: We sell to a customer in Hong Kong. Our Hong Kong customer sells to their customer in Taiwan. The shipment is moving via courier. The value of the sale to Hong Kong is less than $2500. The value of the order between Hong Kong and Taiwan exceeds $2500. From the way I […]
Question: When a foreign buyer purchases from a US seller and will arrange for a US freight forwarder to ship the product, the USPPI should always obtain the POA that gives the forwarder permission to act on the FPPI’s behalf correct? If that POA does not include the granting of permission to file […]
Question: A defective part, no longer under warranty, is imported into the US for analysis and/or repair, if possible. At importation, 9801.00.10.12 for repairs and returns is not used because it is unknown whether or not the part will be repaired. It is determined to be repairable, it is repaired, and the […]
Question: On a routed transaction, since the USPPI does not want to complete an SLI – nor should they, who’s EIN gets reported on the AES filing when the FPPI does not have an EIN? ************
QUESTION: We received our requested 2012 AES filing records from Census, which have been separated into 3 spreadsheet tabs: AF Routed Non-routed USPPI routed – US Principal Party in Interest The column headings and content within each tab are different. What is the difference between AF Routed and USPPI routed? The […]
