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A Guide to Report Exporting Gold
Data is essential in estimating the U.S. GDP, but what happens when it is corrupted or manipulated?
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Part III: Responses to Questions and Comments to Previous Global Reach
Part III: The goal of this blog is to highlight and respond to your questions and comments that included requests for more guidance from the Census Bureau.
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Global Reach Blog - Part II: Who Is the Ultimate Consignee?
Part II: This Global Reach Blog describing how to report the Ultimate Consignee on the Electronic Export Information (EEI) in the AES.
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Who Is the Ultimate Consignee? Part I
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Trade Regulations Branch regularly receives questions regarding who the Ultimate Consignee is in an export transaction.
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License Code C64 — New Additions to the Automated Export System
By now, we're all growing accustomed to an ever-evolving world but keeping up with changes can be challenging. Exports are no exception.
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New Commodity Classification Codes for the January 2022 Schedule B
Every January and July, the Schedule B is updated with new, 10-digit commodity classification codes approved by the 484(f) Committee.
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Data-Driven Business Decisions Begin Here
In addition to the decennial census, we conduct the Economic Census, Census of Governments, American Community Survey (ACS) and many other surveys.
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Concordance Files: Data Users vs. Automated Export System (AES) Filers
The data user concordance files “exp-code.txt” and “imp-code.txt” are updated for the new year when the Census Bureau publishes January trade statistics.
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Avoiding Fatal Errors When Reporting the USPPI Address
If you’ve ever submitted information to the Automated Export System (AES), you already know the importance of reporting all information accurately.
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How to Report Used Vehicles in AES
If you were lucky enough to be given a big-ticket item like a car, you may not care if it’s new or used. But the difference is key when it comes to reporting vehicles in the Automated Export System (AES).
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Shipment Suppressed Email Confirmations
How many of you have filed Electronic Export Information (EEI) in the Automated Export System (AES) and you get a fatal error that you cannot resolve, or you resolve it in a way that technically does not fix the problem?
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Monthly AES Compliance Reports: What Are They?
Do you receive a monthly Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Report? If so, have you ever wondered why?
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Exports Between the United States and Puerto Rico (Part 3)
Hello trade community! Welcome back for the third and last part of this three-part blog series about export shipments to Puerto Rico.
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Exports Between the United States and Puerto Rico (Part 1)
This is the first of a three-part blog series designed to explain export regulations between the United States and Puerto Rico.
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USPPI Address: Getting It Right in the Automated Export System
Are you having trouble figuring out how to report the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) address in the Automated Export System? Here are some tips that may help!
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A Starting Point to Export License Information
Are you an U.S. export manager? Then you know the importance of compliance and no doubt have procedures in place to make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
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The ABCs of Mode of Transportation
It can be tricky to file Electronic Export Information in the Automated Export System. But it’s easier than you think, thanks to simple data elements like mode of transportation.
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ACE AESDirect Walkthrough Videos Available in English and Spanish
The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) AESDirect contains a trove of resources for both beginner and advanced users. Need help navigating it?
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AES: Calculating Units of Measure
When filing Electronic Export Information into the Automated Export System, most Schedule B numbers require quantities in designated units of measurement (UOM).
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Filing in AESDirect: How do you find your Internal Transaction Number?
Have you wondered how to find your Internal Transaction Number (ITN) after submitting an export filing in AESDirect? Let’s look at the different ways to find your ITN.
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How to Choose the Correct Port of Export
Have you tried to file Electronic Export Information (EEI) in the Automated Export System (AES) but the information is rejected by the system based on the port of export?
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The Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Review Program
The AES Compliance Review Program is our annual outreach effort to visit noncompliant companies and provide filing resources, training and expertise tailored to those companies who need it most.
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Submitting a Voluntary Self-Disclosure: Let's Work Together!
A VSD is a narrative account, submitted by a party to the export transaction or their representative, with supporting documentation that sufficiently describes suspected violations of the FTR.
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ACE Support Desk and ITMD Help Line. Who Do You Call?
The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Trade Management Division (ITMD) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are constantly working to provide high-quality customer service to the trade community.
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Accessing AESDirect in the Automated Commercial Environment
The AESDirect application transitioned into the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) single window in 2016.
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Filing Repairs and Replacements in the Automated Export System
Have you ever needed to export a product that was imported for repair or replacement? Do you understand the requirements to export the product back to the customer?
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Useful Acronyms
Have you shipped a package overseas that is valued over $2,500 per Schedule B classification number or licensed?
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Automated Commercial Environment Export Reports: What's New?
It’s evident that the trade community is using the export reports feature in ACE, and its popularity is ever increasing.
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Becoming Familiar With Automated Export System Downtime Procedures
Are you aware of the procedures if the AES or ACE/AESDirect program is down? To help clarify the process during an unscheduled outage, we created the following scenario to highlight the steps involved.
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Tips on Decreasing Unresolved Fatal Errors in the Automated Export System
Have you ever wondered what it takes to decrease unresolved fatal errors in the Automated Export System (AES)?
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Understanding Verify Messages
What is a verify message?
Verify messages are responses generated by the Automated Export System (AES), which collects Electronic Export Information, when the information falls outside the typically reported parameters established in the AES system.
Verify messages are responses generated by the Automated Export System (AES), which collects Electronic Export Information, when the information falls outside the typically reported parameters established in the AES system.
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The Automated Export System (AES) has a New Data Element
The U.S. Census Bureau published the Final Rule entitled, “Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Clarification on Filing Requirements,” April 19.
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Tips on Setting Up an Account in the Automated Commercial Environment
Exporter accounts and the AESDirect filing system now reside in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
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ACE Export Reports in a Nutshell
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Reports were deployed on June 27, 2015, along with ACE Export Accounts functionality.
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Automated Export System Compliance Seminar Schedule 2016
We are happy to share with you our 2016 Automated Export System (AES) compliance seminar series.
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Export Classification Codes Part 3: Parts
This is the final blog post in the Export Classification Codes blog series that discusses the proper way to classify mixtures, kits or parts for exports.
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