AES

QUESTION: Has any member conducted any benchmarking on making updates to AES filings when you find that the quantity shipped is incorrect or that the price on the export invoice was incorrect.  Do you make updates when they are identified or not and do you submit any disclosures when you find there have quite a […]

QUESTION: Has any member conducted any bench-marking on making updates to AES filings when you find that the quantity shipped is incorrect or that the price on the export invoice was incorrect.  Do you make updates when they are identified or not and do you submit any disclosures when you find there have quite a […]

QUESTION: I am seeking some benchmarking information on how companies with multiple sites and or distribution centers meet the “Rule of One” requirement of the FTR for export clearance (EEI) filing. If you have multiple sites, shipping for the same USPPI tax id number, in different ERP systems, via an express carrier whereby shipments many […]

Question: When members self-file through their own proprietary AES filing solution 1) How do members audit their automated AES filings? 2) What percentage of AES filings do you audit? 3) And, which proof of EEI filing document do you keep for your records if your system doesn’t generate a AES filing receipt? We know hard […]

QUESTION: I have multiple Forwarders’ with POA filing AES on my behalf. I am wondering if I can use my ACE account as the TAO/USPPI to log in under AES Direct and retrieve ALL my Forwarders past “Print Summary” filings (under the Shipment Management). This is in an effort to fulfill the requirement stated that: […]

QUESTION: Looking for insight into parties responsible for AES filing within the organization. Which functional area (logistics, trade compliance, etc.) is responsible for AES filing within your organization? ========== Answers: Export Compliance Manager ========== I believe this is a very broad outlook you will receive, we train associates at our different locations that are exporting […]

QUESTION: The following are two scenarios in an export shipment that I need to know whether or not an AES filing is required: Example 1: Total Value of HTS code X is $3,100 Comprised of: Foreign – $2,600 Domestic – $500 Should our freight forwarder show two lines on the AES filing under this HTS […]

QUESTION: Anyone have experience of going from having a forwarder file on your behalf to self-filing? If so, can anyone explain the advantages/disadvantages of self-filing your EEIs to AES? ========== Answers: Yes, I’ve done this and am now a 100% self filer of AES. There is no one size fits all, each company has to […]

QUESTION: Does anyone know if during the shutdown an exporter gets an error message when trying to submit EEI data through ACE and due to the shutdown there’s no one answering the help desk line, is it safe to assume the AES Downtime policy and related citations could be used?  The census website and CBP […]

QUESTION: We have a filing that was rejected by AES because the UOM reported (KG) is considered incorrect by AES.  However, our software vendors (two separate ones – one for import, one for export) both received a 2019 update via ABI changing reporting UOM from X to KG.  The HTS in question is 9031.80.8085.  Has […]