Question: A forwarder consolidates multiple orders and moves into Mexico for us. Recently an audit revealed they were not consolidating the EEI filing, but were instead filing based on sales order not by consolidated shipment. When requested to change to one EEI per day, we were told sometimes the shipment is on two trucks, and […]
Question: According to the ITAR, exports of defense articles must be entered in AES even when going out under a license exemption. Apparently this applies even for hand-carried items. What about CCL items that are hand carried? Not as TMP, and not as BAG, but as NLR permanent exports? What are the AES reporting requirements […]
Question: A forwarder consolidates multiple orders and moves into Mexico for us. Recently an audit revealed they were not consolidating the EEI filing, but were instead filing based on sales order not by consolidated shipment. When requested to change to one EEI per day, we were told sometimes the shipment is on two trucks, and […]
Question: Is it legal and acceptable practice under US Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations for the USPPI to request its authorized US freight forwarder to file an EEI in AES on behalf of the FPPI in Latin America? The US freight forwarder is transporting the cargo from the USPPI’s warehouse in California to its […]
Question: Company A (US) sells widgets to Company B (Intl) , Company B has Company A ship widgets to Company C in different foreign country. Company C is a Logistic Container company that may eventually ship the widgets to another country. Where does the exporter or the AES filer responsibility for this shipment end? Where […]
Question: According to the ITAR, exports of defense articles must be entered in AES even when going out under a license exemption. Apparently this applies even for hand-carried items. What about CCL items that are hand carried? Not as TMP, and not as BAG, but as NLR permanent exports? What are the AES reporting requirements […]
Question: Below are 2 definitions of Transportation Reservation Number as defined by (1) AESDirect User Guide and (2) AES section of the Census web site. This is the reservation number, or booking number, assigned by the ocean carrier to hold space on the vessel for the cargo Number referencing a transportation booking, bill of lading, […]
Question: Recently we have received from the U.S. Census Bureau our Foreign Trade AES Data for the previous 12 months. Would anyone be willing to share a template or process of how they review and audit these finding? ************* ANSWER: We audit every item filed with the AES that could possibly have been filed incorrectly; […]
Question: Are there any tools that I can use to monitor AES export (routed or other) filings, say on a weekly basis? I hope that Census has something that allows me an opportunity to review/fix errors, similar to ACE once I discover them via periodic audit (against my EIN). *********** Answers: If you are a […]
Parts (full truck load of multiple parts, all have same Sch. B.) are built in Florida. Customer sends their FF to the Florida shipper’s dock. Customer pays for freight. FF will also be handling ocean as well from Long Beach to Asia. I want to avoid a routed transaction. This transaction is considered […]
Just curious how others are interpreting the new AES filing requirement that will go into effect in April for shipments which require an export license to provide in the EEI filing, the “value designated on the export license that corresponds to the commodity being exported” [15 CFR 30.6 (b) (15)]. What we are […]
If anyone in the membership has a step by step work instruction to use when filing AES (and exemptions) would you be willing to share? All you need can be found here, including detailed user guides, sample shipments and explanations: http://aesdirect.census.gov/ Albert Saphir ABS CONSULTING Supply Chain Harmony – […]
