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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
QUESTION: I saw EAR penalties under IEEPA and ITAR violations under AECA just went up did AES penalties go up or is it still as stated in current 15 CFR 30.71 ($10K max / $1,100/day for late filing)? ========== Answer: There are no changes to 15 CFR Part 30-the Foreign […]
QUESTION: Is the timing different for Cancellations, versus Amendments? AES filings are not showing up as being cancelled when running ACE report AES-202 (USPPI Transactions). The “Last Action Code” is not updated to “X” for Cancel, even though the AES status is ‘Accepted’ and Submission Type is ‘Cancel’ in the AESDirect portion of ACE. When […]
QUESTION: When filing an EEI with multiple line items under the same Schedule B Number, often times the EEI filing has different nomenclature than the items on the commercial invoice. For example the EEI filing may state “simulation training equipment” rather than listing the name of each item. Does anyone know of a BIS regulation […]
Question: How often does customs conduct AES filing audits ? Has anyone been audited in the past ? How do you prepare if you know in advance ? ========== Answers: I’ve never heard of an AES audit. And I’m not sure why it would be Customs in any case, since the regulations belong to Census. […]
Question: We will export 3 containers of widgets to a buyer in China. Once the widgets arrive in China the 3 containers are shipped to 3 different ultimate consignees (same buyer for multiple destinations). Can all 3 containers be shipped on 1 bill of lading? If so, can 3 AES filings (if required) be annotated […]
Question: Census published a notice in the Federal Register on Jan 12 (81 FR 1394) regarding AES filing. This Notice refers to “Attachment G” which lists the affected Schedule B numbers. Does anyone know where Attachment G can be found? **************** Answers: Here is the link for Attachment G. https://books.google.com/books?id=mb-BMKrK-v8C&pg=PA299&lpg=PA299&dq=81+FR+1394+Attachment+G&source=bl&ots=ljmklA_WRt&sig=GYHPg0ywWbOEDOinhM9ne2xg2hs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKwq7dyKnKAhUS62MKHYKNDG8Q6AEIUzAI#v=onepage&q=81%20FR%201394%20Attachment%20G&f=false ************** I noticed the […]
Question: Due to our error, a forwarder (routed transaction) filed an incorrect AES. We notified them of our error and asked them to correct the entry. They’re telling us they “can’t”. We are, of course, documenting our exchanges with them. Short of notifying Customs is there something else we can do? *************** Answers: I would […]
Question: Our company was bought by a Holding Company and now we are 1 of 6 subsidiaries. Some of the companies use AESDirect to file their EEI and some use their broker or common courier portal to file per shipment. I have been tasked with learning about ACE/AES and have a couple of questions: With […]
Question: The EAR that states that the person who files the EEI to the AES must be in the US at the time of the filing. How are exporters interpreting this when they use a shipment such as GTS that is connected to AES? Assuming the company who is the filer of record is […]
