Sent by the AES when a reporting compliance violation has or has likely occurred. A common example is “Shipment Reported Late”. The filer is required to review filing practices and take steps to conform with export reporting compliance.

Fatal Error Message

Sent by the AES when invalid or missing data has been reported, the Electronic Export Information (EEI) has been rejected, or when the information is not on file in the AES. The filer is required to immediately correct the data and retransmit the EEI. 15 CFR Part 30 – Foreign Trade Regulations Section 30.9 states that these errors must be corrected and EEI resubmitted prior to export for shipments filed predeparture and as soon as possible for shipments filed postdeparture but not later than five calendar days after departure.

Warning Message

Sent by the AES when certain incomplete and conflicting data reporting conditions are encountered. AES accepts the information filed. However, the filer is required to transmit a correction to the commodity data within four calendar days. If left uncorrected, AES shall generate and transmit a ‘warning reminder’ message back to the filer. The filer shall continue to receive these periodic reminders until the data has been corrected.

Verify Message

Sent by the AES when shipment data conflicts with a U.S. Census Bureau parameter regarding a commodity or another unlikely condition is found. The EEI may or may not be correct. The filer is required to transmit a correction if a correction is warranted.

Informational Message

Sent by the AES to provide non-critical notification to the filer. No action is required by the filer.

For detailed information on your AES response messages and how to resolve any identified errors, see ACE AESTIR Appendix A - Commodity Filing Response Messages.