Question: Our warehouse operator employees use our ACE account to file the EEI /AES. Do we have to have POA or authorization to do so? Answer 1: Interesting question. A POA, needs to be signed by an officer of the company. Or it can be signed by an employee who is “duly authorized” by an […]
Question: Our forwarder files the EEI on our behalf and we do have the copy of the EEI filing, however, when I run a report AES 202 in ACE, there was no data appeared. Can somebody tell me what went wrong and what action is needed from our end? Answer 1: Is it a routed […]
Question: I have a client with a buyer who wanted a copy of the EEI. The POA was from the exporter and INCO Terms DAP. This was refused of course by the exporter and the forwarder. An FPOA has been issued to the forwarder appointing them as the authorized agent to file on behalf of […]
Question: Can non US person from other countries who is working with US forwarders do EEI filing such as ACE, Fedex system(powership)? is this legally allowed? any regulations to support weather it can/can’t be done. Answer 1: Technically, no. The EEI must be filed from within the U.S. But practically, in the internet age, how […]
Question: We currently have our export agent completing AES filing on the company’s behalf. The agent has begun replacing our Shipment Reference Number (SRN) with their unique identification number within the shipment reference field. We have always maintained our shipment numbers in this field. They are explaining that they have to put their unique identifier […]
Question: My US company exports products on a regular basis, and we file our own EEI. We have a domestic affiliate company with a different name and tax ID number which wants us to make a one-time export of a product for them since they are not an experienced exporter. An export license is not […]
Question: We currently have our export agent completing AES filing on the company’s behalf. The agent has begun replacing our Shipment Reference Number (SRN) with their unique identification number within the shipment reference field. We have always maintained our shipment numbers in this field. They are explaining that they have to put their unique identifier […]
Question: Curious how other companies handle the reporting of export value when the invoice issued from the ERP system shows an all in price from US port to foreign port (Typically incoterms we use are CIP destination port). So the invoiced charge includes profit, pre-carriage, any incidental fees to get the goods to the port, […]
Question: Any knowledge on C66 would be appreciated. Does it matter what the value is, meaning if EEI filing is under $2500, can we not exclude anymore because of these new requirements? Answer 1: Unless YOUR SPECIFIC LETTER RECEIVED says something to the contrary, normal AES filing rules apply. So the $2,500 AES filing exemption […]
Question: Who dictates if a shipment is routed or non-routed? Is it USPPI or the FPPI? Answer 1: The FPPI nor the USPPI actually dictate if a shipment is routed or non-routed. The shipment is routed if provisions of the regulations are followed. The structure of your transaction will guide you to look for certain […]
Question: Hoping to gain insight. We have a centralized customer service function who supports multiple legal entities. Example: Primary Company #1: ABC, Inc.; Legal Entity #2: DEF, Inc.; Legal Entity #3: GHI, Inc. Invoices from this centralized function all list our primary company’s logo and company name with a central accounting function for payment, with […]
Question: We have a contract with ocean carrier to arrange transportation from US origin to foreign destination and issued POA for their EEI team to file EEI on behalf of our company (USPPI). I have been advised the EEI team is physically located outside of the U.S. Are the persons, physically in a different country, […]
