QUESTION: Has anyone had any experience with AES penalties for incorrect port of export? We just received 2 penalty notices from the same port. I’ve never seen a penalty like this one. “ON APRIL 26, 2017, (my company, USPPI) FILED AES RECORD# (shipment reference number) AND RECEIVED ITN# (ITN) IN RETURN. IN THE RECORD THE […]
QUESTION: To anyone who has/runs CUSTOM AES reports in ACE (not their canned reports): Have you noticed recently that the RESULTS stopped showing “routed” exports /ITNs (assuming you have reports that show “all” your exports, routed and not)? I’d like to hear if anyone else noticed this recently. ACE claims they changed nothing that would […]
QUESTION: Has anyone in the membership noticed that the AES Filing Exemption 30.37(q) (Temporary Exports)has been removed as an option from express courier’s shipping software? I believe we have utilized this filing exemption before using this express courier but it appears to no longer be an option. I was wondering if anyone has […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
