AES

Questions and answers about AES

  • AES FILING AND AMENDMENTS

    QUESTION: My company files its own AES export filing. When we file AES, in the Date of Exportation, we put the date that left our warehouse dock. 1) Are we supposed to go back to AES and update the actual date of exportation (exporting out of US) along with the Port of Unlading, Port of […]

  • AES FILING SCENARIOS

    QUESTION: The following are two scenarios in an export shipment that I need to know whether or not an AES filing is required: Example 1: Total Value of HTS code X is $3,100 Comprised of: Foreign – $2,600 Domestic – $500 Should our freight forwarder show two lines on the AES filing under this HTS […]

  • FORWARDER FILING AES

    QUESTION: Anyone have experience of going from having a forwarder file on your behalf to self-filing? If so, can anyone explain the advantages/disadvantages of self-filing your EEIs to AES? ========== Answers: Yes, I’ve done this and am now a 100% self filer of AES. There is no one size fits all, each company has to […]

  • AES DOWNTIME GOV’T SHUTDOWN

    QUESTION: Does anyone know if during the shutdown an exporter gets an error message when trying to submit EEI data through ACE and due to the shutdown there’s no one answering the help desk line, is it safe to assume the AES Downtime policy and related citations could be used?  The census website and CBP […]

  • AES rejections due to outdated data in AES

    QUESTION: We have a filing that was rejected by AES because the UOM reported (KG) is considered incorrect by AES.  However, our software vendors (two separate ones – one for import, one for export) both received a 2019 update via ABI changing reporting UOM from X to KG.  The HTS in question is 9031.80.8085.  Has […]

  • ACE AES 203 REPORT

    QUESTION: Can anyone in the membership explain why an EEI record would appear in the AES-203 USPPI Agent-Filed Routed Transaction report and NOT appear in the AES-202 USPPI Transaction report when the USPPI ID Number is the same? I have seen cases where records appear in both reports and cases where the record only appears […]

  • ANTARCTICA COUNTRY CODE

    QUESTION: We’re filing AES for an ocean shipment to Antarctica and using code:  AQ this has been rejected by AES, Since this is going to Norwegian area of Antarctica are we to use NO (Norway) as proper origin? ******************* Answers: Annex B – International Standard Country Codes https://hts.usitc.gov/current are for *import* reporting. (Funny how “Antartica” […]

  • Value to reported in AES for exports

    QUESTION: I have a question bordering on value to be reported in AES filings for exports. Where the Freight Forwarder arranges the shipment and also files, they usually report the selling price as the value. However, per the regs, the value to be reported for goods already sold should be the selling price PLUS cost […]

  • AES-201 REPORT

    QUESTION: Can anyone in the membership tell me if CBP changed the field for Routed/Non Routed indication in the export ACE reports this week? We are running an AES-201 that used to give us the routed transaction indicator for this purpose. It appears to be no longer. I ask because I have noticed a similar […]

  • AES-EEI HARD COPY RETENTION

    QUESTION: How do members of the group handle keeping hard(printed) copies for Export Retention of their EEI/AES filing? My concern is 15 CFR 30.60 , where sharing EEI information outside of the U.S. is against rulings , yet in 15 CFR 30.10 states we should keep hard copies of EEI /AES filing if responsible party. […]

  • AES-201 REPORT

    QUESTION: Can anyone in the membership tell me if CBP changed the field for Routed/Non Routed indication in the export ACE reports this week? We are running an AES-201 that used to give us the routed transaction indicator for this purpose. It appears to be no longer. I ask because I have noticed a similar […]

  • AES DOCUMENT FOR CUSTOMS

    QUESTION: We recently had a fly-a-way aircraft depart customs at Ft Lauderdale. The customs agent(s) asked for the transaction receipt email from the AES filing (not the EEI itself). We have exported from many ports and even Ft. Lauderdale before and no one has ever asked for this document. The customs agent stated that it […]