Census Discusses AES and Common EEI Filing Problems
At the Bureau of Industry and Security’s recent Annual Export Controls Update Conference, a Census Bureau official gave an overview of the Automated Export System and listed some of the common problems it finds with the filing of electronic export information (EEI).
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(EEI is the electronic equivalent of the export data formerly collected as SED information and now mandated to be filed through the AES.)
Misreported Codes, Missing Info, Improperly Reported Lines
According to Census, common EEI filing problems include misreported codes, missing required information, and improperly reported commodity lines.
Misreported codes. The common types of misreported codes include:
- Port of export (four digit number)
- Port of unlading (four digit number for U.S. and Puerto Rico ports; five digit number for all other countries)
- Country of destination (two alpha characters)
- Carrier SCAC/IATA (four character code for vessel, truck, and rail; two or three character code for air)
- Schedule B (ten digit number)
Copies of AES presentation available by emailing documents@brokerpower.com