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Questions and answers about AES

  • AES TRANSFER PRICING CORRECTIONS

    QUESTION: Using the US import Reconciliation program, there’s a certain bit of forgiveness for importers who make transfer pricing adjustments to item values in transactions between related parties post-entry.   But what happens on the export side?  How long after AES is filed is it acceptable to submit transfer pricing related value corrections?  Is this […]

  • FOREIGN COMPANY FILING AES

    QUESTION: Can a foreign company file export electronic information? I saw an AES Direct filing response from CBP addressed to a non-U.S. email address (as filer). I thought only U.S. companies were allowed to file and only U.S. companies were allowed to see the actual filing. Wouldn’t a U.S. company have a U.S. email address? […]

  • ORIGIN FOR API AND AES

    QUESTION:   Our company uses API which is made in the USA in our US manufacturing process so currently there is no discrepancy with COO interpretation by CBP standards, however there is talk that we will start importing all API by 2020. We will continue to manufacture the finished drug in the USA and will […]

  • SHARING AES DECLARATION

    QUESTION: We will be direct shipping into the Ukraine.  As part of the import process in the Ukraine, they’ve requested we send the Export Declaration that is filed through AES.  AES rules clearly say “Only the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) or the USPPI’s agent may have access to its AES record.  It is […]

  • EXPRESS COURIER AND AES DOWNTIME

    QUESTION: Has anyone experienced an *express courier* not accepting this Census downtime filing citation in order to export a shipment? (That is, insisting on the exporter waiting until an ITN number is possible) ========== Answers: Only if you are exporting ITAR controlled items. ========== Never experienced this with a courier, maybe time for a new […]

  • AES DOWNTIME FILING METHOD

    QUESTION: Could someone direct us to the AES alternative Filing Method when ACE AESDirect Unscheduled Outage. ========== Answer: When the Government’s AES is unavailable and the goods are not USML, the goods may be exported but the filer must: A) Provide the appropriate downtime filing citation as described in FTR Section 30.7(b) and Appendix D […]

  • ACE report AES 202 report filters routed export transactions

    QUESTION: How does the trade community submit a request (and to who) so this report can be modified to allow us to enter a date range for select routed export transactions? *********** answers: There are no filters or input parameters on the AES 203 report for a user to enter a date range. ==================== You […]

  • D OR F ON AES FILING

    QUESTION: I have a contractor that is imported.  We add  wiring and leads to the contractor and then export the assembly. Technically it has been enhanced in value and the form has been changed but is this enough to declare “D” on the export filing?  I would have said that the actual country of origin […]

  • ORIGIN ISSUES WITH PARTS AND AES

    QUESTION: How do members manage the ever-changing country of origin on parts from distributors (O-rings, screws, washers, etc.)? and Have any members initiated an AES refile for country of origin correction on such parts (two shipments – November and then December), including an explanation or not to CBP, without raising any ‘red flag’? ************* Answers: […]

  • OBTAINING AES RECORDS FROM EXPRESS COURIERS

    QUESTION: Due to the size and business practices of a business unit, they do not file their own AES. The great majority of export shipment are exported by way of express couriers. A box is checked when inputting the consignee detail to complete the air waybill requesting express couriers to file the EEI. Historically, a copy […]

  • STATE OF ORIGIN DETERMINATION

    QUESTION: In the following scenario, what State should be reported as the “US State of Origin” on the EEI? Goods loaded on a truck at exporter’s warehouse in AL bound for Forwarder’s consolidation center in MO.  Consolidator trucks the goods to LAX airport to be sent to a foreign country. Forwarder says they can use […]

  • AES EXPORT LICENSE ERROR

    QUESTION: We had a recent shipment under an export license which was not filed on AES. What’s the best way to fix this- just file the AES as post departure? We need to file AES to decrement the export license. ========== Answers: Unless you are an approved Post-Departure Filer, CBP will not accept your option 4 filing. […]