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In life when you travel the world, you need a passport to verify your identity. Your passport provides all of the necessary information that allows you to move from country to country. The same kind of verification is required for export transactions.
An ITN is essentially the passport for your export shipment.
The ITN (Internal Transaction Number) is the number you receive confirming your Electronic Export Information (EEI) has been accepted in the Automated Export System (AES) . AESDirect filers will receive an email with the ITN after acceptance. The ITN begins with an X and consists of the year, month, day of acceptance and a 6-digit random number. For example, an ITN for an accepted filing on January 1, 2012, would look like X20120101999999.
Unlike our international travel, there are some exceptions to the ITN requirement, including:
For more information about the ITN, please call 1-800-549-0595, Option #1. You may also find ITN and other trade terms in our Definitions page.
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