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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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Exports Between the United States and Puerto Rico: When to File Electronic Export Information for Electronic Goods and Vehicles
In this blog, we explore two scenarios for export shipments between the U.S. and Puerto Rico and identify the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI).
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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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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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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 2)
This is the second in a series of three blogs about U.S.-Puerto Rico shipping regulations.
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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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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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2018 Customer Service Satisfaction Survey: We Value Your Feedback!
The International Trade Management Division of the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a Customer Service Satisfaction survey every two years.
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The Importance of Export Control Classification Numbers and Administration Regulations
One of the fields that the export trade community tends to have questions on is the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) and how to know if their product has an ECCN.
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Understanding Routed Export Transactions
We are revisiting this blog topic to give some helpful tips on remaining compliant if you’re involved in a routed export transaction.
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Annotating an Export Shipment: Filing Citations, Exemption and Exclusion Legends
The U.S. Census Bureau often receives questions on how to annotate commercial documents for export shipments to minimize potential delays at the port of export.
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Crater of Diamonds
The biggest diamond found in the U.S. was 40.23 carats and was named “Uncle Sam” after the nickname of its finder, W.O. Basham
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Who is the USPPI? It could be YOU!
Questions about who the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) is often come up when reporting exports.
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Publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise the Foreign Trade Regulations
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) has been published.
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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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Exporting Vehicles to Canada
Are you exporting a used self-propelled vehicle to Canada? Did you know that you are now required to file export information on your vehicle to the Automated Export System (AES)?
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A Sigh of Relief: 180 Day Grace Period for the Revisions to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR)
The new export reporting requirements have captured the attention of both experienced and non-experienced exporters. Between new exemptions, deleted exemptions, new definitions, modified language… it can all seem a bit daunting at first.
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ALERT! Delay of the effective date for changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR)
Fresh off the press today, the FTR final rule, published on March 14, 2013, will now be effective April 5, 2014. Previously it was scheduled to take effect on January 8, 2014. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget has approved the collection of two new data elements (license value and ultimate consignee type) in the Automated Export System (AES) under control number 0607-0152.
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