A filing citation is a notation placed on the commercial loading documentation indicating that Electronic Export Information (EEI) filed in the Automated Export System (AES) has been accepted or will be filed in the AES. In contrast, an exemption legend is a notation placed on the commercial loading documentation indicating that a shipment is exempt from filing the EEI. The filing citation or exemption legend must be placed on the commercial loading documents so that it is clearly visible to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. If this information is not provided, your goods could be detained at the port and a penalty may be issued. Below are the AES Filing Citations, and Exemption Legends to be used:
The entire list of exemptions can be found in sections 30.36 through 30.40 of the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR).
This information will help you present the correct citation or exemption to a CBP officer the next time you have an export shipment. You can save yourself a headache by getting it right the first time.