With more than 128,000 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) export reports run since deployment mid-2015 and more than 6,762 reports run during the month of June 2017 alone, it’s evident that the trade community is using the export reports feature in ACE, and its popularity is ever increasing. 

We received a lot of positive feedback and information on ACE Export Reports by EIN that helped us improve the utility of the feature, as well as enhance our training resources library.

Customer feedback continues to shape the way we do business. The following examples help illustrate the updates prompted and informed by such customer feedback:

• The available data elements have been updated to include the Country of Ultimate Destination.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) created 11 short topic-based export reports training videos available in the ACE Portal and on the CBP website.
• A webinar and Q&A on ACE Export Reports was conducted in mid-December 2016 and subsequently an updated version of that webinar that was conducted in July 2017 and may be viewed online now for on-demand viewing and training needs.
• The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking effective in July 2017 added additional data elements (the Internal Transaction Number, filer name and date of export) to the AES 203 (Agent-Filed Routed) Report to make this report useful. This data is now also searchable by filing date and export date.

These are just a few of the ways that you’ve helped us more effectively help you. We realize that users are exploring the export reports feature in ACE. We want to empower our users to utilize all of the available functionality.

And, here are just a few reminders:

• The three available reports include: AES 201 (Filer), AES 202 U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) and AES 203 (Agent-Filed Routed).
• The AES 201 and AES 202 will initially return a smaller universe of data elements (25). Learn how to add or remove data elements by watching the “Modifying Report Queries” video available on the CBP Export Reports resource page and in the Training Resources area in the ACE Portal.
• The AES 203 report will only return the handful of data elements that are authorized by the Foreign Trade Regulations. ACE Importer accounts automatically have access to export reports for Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) already vetted by CBP on the import side. ACE Exporter accounts must be vetted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Exporters are able to run comprehensive reports based on their EIN and review the Electronic Export Information that has been filed internally and externally. Authorized agents are able to run reports across the universe of filings they have transmitted, as well as run individual reports at the client level. The benefits of having this type of on-demand access is revolutionary to the export compliance landscape and gives the trade community a powerful auditing capability. We highly recommend that you obtain authorization to access reports if you have not done so already, and if you have access, to explore the functionality that is available to you.

Until the next update, happy reporting!

P.S. There is even a “Late Filing Indicator” data element that can be added to customized reports … how beneficial is that to your compliance pursuit?

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