# Presentation: 530016

## Reduce Exporting Stress

***Reduce Exporting Stress***
***with***
***AES***

## Electronic Filing of Shipper’s    Export Declarations (SEDs)

Electronic Filing of Carrier  Outbound Manifests 

**Electronic Filing of Shipper’s    Export Declarations (SEDs)**
**Electronic Filing of Carrier  Outbound Manifests **

***What  Is  the Automated Export                                System***

## Benefits of AES

***Benefits of AES***

**Saves time and money**
**Eliminates paper**
**Reduces duplicate reporting**
**Improves trade statistics**

##                How  AES  Works

***               ******How  AES  Works***

**Transmit shipment commodity (SED) data to AES with ID and Shipment reference number**
**AES processes data against edit tables and US agency requirement files**
**AES responds with an acceptance or non -acceptance message**

##      How  AES

***     ******How  AES***
***     ******Works (******continued)******    ****** ***

**   ****AES Responds with One of the                      Following Messages**
**Shipment accepted and a confirmation number = ITN          **
**Shipment accepted with warnings and a            confirmation number = ITN**
**Shipment not accepted - Fatal Error, Correct and Resubmit**

##   How  AES  Works 

***  ******How  AES  Works ***
***(******Continued)***

**Deliver the merchandise to the carrier with one of the following exemption statements shown on the shipping documents:**
**“****No SED Required AES EIN SRN”**
**“****No SED AES4 Exporter ID-Filer ID”**
**“****NDR AES EIN SRN”****“AES EIN SRN”****  **
**   **

## Downtime Policy                 

***Downtime Policy******                 ***

**      ****What about ****“Down Time” ****?**
**  ****AES down - your shipments move**
**  ****Your system down - your **
**      ****shipments move**
**  ****Contact one of your Client Reps**
**  ****Report one of the XTN exemption **
**     ****statements**

## Export Filing  

**  ****Option 1**** - Paper SED (Full Pre- **
**                        ****departure Information)**
**  ****Option 2**** ****- AES (Full Pre-departure **
**                        ****Information)**
**  ****Option 3**** - AES (Partial Pre-**
**                      ****departure Information)**
**  ****Option 4**** - AES (Full Post-departure**
**                       ****Information**

***Export Filing  ***
***    ******Options***

##          Option 1Paper SED - Full Pre-Departure Information

***         ******Option 1******Paper SED -****** ******Full Pre-Departure Information***

**No Electronic Filing**
**Present Document to Carrier Prior to Exportation    **

## Option 2AES - Full Pre-Departure Information 

***Option 2******AES - Full Pre-******Departure Information****** ***

**Required for the following:**
**Used Vehicles ****(Except Shipments between the US and Puerto Rico)**
**Essential and Precursor Chemicals**
**Commodity Data Known Prior to**
**    ****Exportation**
**State Department Licensed Shipments**

##       Option 3 AES - Partial Pre-Departure Information

***      ******Option 3****** ******AES - Partial Pre-Departure Information***

**No Prior Approval Required**
**Transmit at minimum, the *****14***** Specific Data Elements Prior to Exportation**
**Report Complete Commodity Data within *****5 Working Days***** of Exportation**
**BXA Licensed Shipments**
**Used Vehicles Exported between the US and Puerto Rico**** **

##           Option 3 (cont)                         AES - Partial Pre-Departure Information 

***          ******Option 3 (cont)******              ******           ******AES - Partial ******Pre-Departure Information****** ***

**Exporter ID**
**Forwarder ID**
**Carrier ID**
**Description or Schedule B/HTS Number**
**Estimated Date of Exportation**
**Transportation Reference Number**
**    **

**License Code**
**Country of Destination**
**Shipment Reference Number**
**Port of Exportation**
**MOT Code**
**HAZMAT (Y/N)**
**License Number**
**Ultimate Consignee**

##         Option 4    AES - Full Post-departure Information

***        ******Option 4******    ******AES - Full Post-departure Information***

**Full Post-departure Filing for Prior Approved Exporters only**
**Report Complete Commodity Data within *****10 Working Days***** of Exportation**
**Used Vehicles Exported between the US and Puerto Rico**

## How To Get       Started in AES 

***How To Get       Started in AES ***

**  ****Send a Letter of Intent**
**  ****Client Reps assigned**
**  ****Complete certification**
**     ****process**

##  AES  Communication Choices

**  ****Develop software  **
**	****-  ANSI X.12**
**	****-  UN-EDIFACT**
**	****-  Customs Proprietary Format**
**  ****Purchase software **
**         ****- AES Certified Software Provider**
**  ****Through an AES Service Center**
**  ****Free Internet Filing - ****aesdirect.gov**

*** ******AES  Communication Choices***

##                Participation in AES

***               ******Participation in AES***

**746 Companies filing commodity data****	****	****544 Freight Forwarders                                     ****	****190 Exporters                                        ****	****	****  10 Data Entry Centers                                 ****	****    2 Carriers                           ****	****            **
**1,918 Option 4 LOIs                                                                                                      ****	****1,811 approved**

##                       AES Data

***               ******       ******AES Data***

**Commodity data lines filed in AES****	****                                                                                                                       ****	**** ****	****- 1995 ****	****426                                             ****	****       ****	****- 1996****	****25,049****	****	****	****	****	****	****- 1997****	****73,131****	****	****	****	****	****	****- 1998       669,026****	****	****	****	****	****	****- 1999    2,719,265****	****	****	****	****  ****	****	****- 2000    5,775,976  (Jan.-May)**

## How To Reach the AES Team 

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**Voice: ****1-800-549-0595**
**Fax:  ****301-457-1159**
**E-mail:  ****ASKAES@ccmail.census.gov**
**               **
**Web Site:  ****www.customs.treas.gov/AES**
**                   ****www.aesdirect.gov   **
**Mail:****	****AES Branch**
**            ****Bureau of the Census**
**            ****Foreign Trade Division**
**            ****Room 3133, Building 3**
**            ****Washington, DC 20233**

***How To Reach the AES Team ***