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6/27/08
Mandatory AES Export Filing

As you are all aware, the U.S. Census Bureau issued its final rule to amend its regulations to implement provisions in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act.

Specifically, the Census Bureau is requiring mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES) or through AES Direct for all shipments where a Shipper 's Export Declaration (SED) is required.

This rule is effective July 2, 2008. The Census Bureau will implement provisions of this rule on September 30, 2008. This will allow all affected entities sufficient time to come into compliance with this rule.

What this means to our customers is that SED 's (now referred to as EEI -Electronic Export Information) must be filed and receive the ITN acceptance number before submitting documents to the "transport carrier ". Depending on the mode of transportation, EEI 's must be filed prior to departure.

Ocean Cargo must be filed 24-hours in advance of sailing for ocean shipments. This will require that the vessel operator receive the information to prepare their manifests 24-hours prior to vessel cutoff and they must file 24-hours prior to loading of the vessel.

Air Cargo must be filed 2 hours in advance of the scheduled flight.

For the full wording of this regulation, kindly refer to the Federal Register published Monday, June 2, 2008 - 15 CFR Part 30.