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PART 602—OMB CONTROL NUMBERS 

UNDER THE PAPERWORK 

REDUCTION ACT 

■ Par. 4. The authority citation for part 

602 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805. 

■ Par. 5. In § 602.101, paragraph (b) is 

amended by adding the following entry 

in numerical order to the table to read 

as follows: 

§ 602.101 OMB Control numbers. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

CFR part or section where 

identified and described 

Current OMB 

control No. 

* * * * * 

1.1502–13 ............................. 1545–1433 

* * * * * 

Approved: August 27, 2009. 

Linda E. Stiff, 

Deputy Commissioner for Services and 

Enforcement. 

Michael Mundaca, 

(Acting) Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 

(Tax Policy). 

[FR Doc. E9–21324 Filed 9–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 20 

U.S. Census Bureau Electronic Export 

Information Requirements When 

Sending Shipments Internationally 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: New Foreign Trade 

Regulations (FTR) issued by the U.S. 

Census Bureau require Postal Service 

revisions to its mailing standards and 

customs label requirements for 

customers mailing items internationally. 

DATES: Effective November 2, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Klutts, 813–877–0372. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 30, 2008, the U.S. Census 

Bureau implemented statutory 

requirements for the electronic filing of 

export information through the Census 

Bureau’s Automated Export System 

(AES) or its AESDirect Web site for 

various international shipments where a 

Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) was 

previously required. The new Foreign 

Trade Regulations mandate that 

Electronic Export Information (EEI) be 

filed when any type of goods contained 

in a shipment (per Schedule B Export 

Codes at http://www.census.gov/foreigntrade/schedules/b) is valued at more 

than $2,500 or requires an export 

license under U.S. law, subject to 

certain exceptions. 

These Postal Service standards are 

consistent with the Foreign Trade 

Regulations (15 CFR part 30) and 13 

U.S.C. Chapter 9, as amended by the 

Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–228. 

In addition, items mailed as gift 

parcels or humanitarian donations to 

certain countries designated as State 

Sponsors of Terrorism must comply 

with the conditions for License 

Exception ‘‘GFT’’, or else customers 

may be required to obtain an export 

license from the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Bureau of Industry and 

Security. The definitions and 

limitations on such gift parcels and 

humanitarian donations are set forth in 

the Commerce Department’s Export 

Administration Regulations at 15 CFR 

740.12 and part 746. The Postal Service 

standards for endorsing qualifying items 

as gift parcels or humanitarian 

donations are consistent with the Export 

Administration Regulations (15 CFR 

740.12(a)(3)(ii) and 758.1(d)). 

Requirements for Sending an 

International Shipment 

Effective November 2, 2009, 

customers mailing outbound 

international shipments containing 

goods are responsible for providing an 

Exemption and Exclusion Legend, Proof 

of Filing Citation (PFC), or AES 

Downtime Citation. Goods mailed to 

APO/FPO/DPO (DMM 703.2) addresses 

are not subject to this standard. Section 

30.71 of the Federal Trade Regulations 

establishes civil and criminal penalties 

for customers who fail to electronically 

file their export information when 

required, or to comply with the Foreign 

Trade Regulations in any other way. 

Electronic Export Information Filing; 

Proof of Filing Citation 

Subject to exemptions and exclusions, 

as set forth below, electronic filing of 

export information and a Proof of Filing 

Citation (PFC) are required when: 

1. Any type of goods contained in a 

shipment (per Schedule B Export Codes 

at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ 

schedules/b) is valued at more than 

$2,500. 

2. The package is shipped to certain 

countries designated as State Sponsors 

of Terrorism (see Country Group E:1 in 

the Export Administration Regulations, 

15 CFR Part 740, Supplement No. 1) and 

does not qualify as a ‘‘gift parcel or 

humanitarian donation’’ under 15 CFR 

740.12. As of August, 2009, these 

countries are: 

a. Cuba. 

b. Iran. 

c. People’s Democratic Republic of 

Korea (North Korea). 

d. Sudan. 

e. Syrian Arab Republic (Syria). 

3. The package requires an export 

license. To determine if an export 

license is required, go to http:// 

www.export.gov/regulation/index.asp or 

call: 1–800–USA–TRAD(E). 

When any of these three 

circumstances apply, it is the mailer’s 

responsibility to electronically file 

export information before mailing; a 

paper Shipper’s Export Declaration 

(SED) is no longer accepted. Electronic 

export information is filed through the 

U.S. Census Bureau’s Automated Export 

System (AES) or AESDirect Web site 

utilizing the following steps: 

• Log on to http://www.aesdirect.gov 

and follow the instructions for 

registering and completing the AES 

Certification Quiz. 

• The ‘‘Port of Export’’ code for 

shipping through the Postal Service is 

‘‘8000’’. 

• The ‘‘Mode of Transport’’ is ‘‘Mail’’. 

• The carrier should be left as 

‘‘SCAC/IATA,’’ and the conveyance 

name fields should remain blank. 

• After the mailer has successfully 

filed the electronic export information, 

the mailer will be provided with an 

alphanumeric Internal Transaction 

Number as confirmation. When mailing, 

the PFC will consist of the letters ‘‘AES’’ 

followed by the Internal Transaction 

Number (ITN): for example, ‘‘AES 

X20080930987654’’. 

Note: If the AES system is down, call 1– 

800–549–0595, option 1. 

AES Downtime Citation 

If export information filing is required 

but AES or AESDirect is unavailable, 

the goods may be shipped but the mailer 

is responsible for providing the 

appropriate AES Downtime Citation. 

This citation includes the word 

‘‘AESDOWN,’’ the mailer’s AES filer 

identification number, and the date: for 

example, ‘‘AESDOWN 123456789 09/ 

30/2009’’. 

Exemption and Exclusion Legends 

If no class of goods within the 

package is valued at more than $2,500 

and an export license is not required, 

the customer should enter the 

exemption code ‘‘NOEEI 30.37(a)’’ on 

the customs declaration form, unless the 

goods are being shipped to Cuba, Iran, 

North Korea, Sudan, or Syria. If one or 


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more classes of goods within the 

package is valued at more than $2,500, 

another exemption code might apply, 

such as ‘‘NOEEI 30.36’’ (goods shipped 

to Canada, subject to certain 

exceptions). For a complete listing, see 

Appendix C to 15 CFR Part 30. 

Exemption and Exclusion Legends 

cannot be applied to packages that 

require an export license. In such cases, 

customers are responsible for filing, or 

attempting to file, electronic export 

information through the AES Web site 

and apply a PFC or AES Downtime 

Citation to the customs declaration 

form. For gift parcels and humanitarian 

donations, as defined in 15 CFR 740.12, 

mailed to certain countries designated 

as State Sponsors of Terrorism (see 

Country Group E:1 in the Export 

Administration Regulations, 15 CFR 

Part 740, Supplement No. 1), customers 

may use exemption code ‘‘NOEEI 

30.37(h).’’ In addition, the item must be 

endorsed with the marking ‘‘GIFT— 

Export License Not Required’’ on the 

addressee side of the package, and the 

symbol ‘‘GFT’’ must be written in the 

same block as the Exemption and 

Exclusion Legend on the applicable 

required customs declaration, as 

described below. 

Entering Required, PFC, AES Downtime 

Citation, or Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend 

The PFC, AES Downtime Citation, or 

Exemption and Exclusion Legend can be 

marked on the applicable customs 

declaration form as follows: 

• On PS Form 2976–A, Customs 

Declaration and Dispatch Note—CP72 

(large white form) customers should 

write one PFC, AES Downtime Citation, 

or applicable Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend in Block 11. 

• On older versions of PS Form 2976– 

A printed prior to January 2009, 

customers should write one PFC, AES 

Downtime Citation, or applicable 

Exemption and Exclusion Legend at the 

top of the form or in any clear space. 

Avoid writing over the barcode on the 

form. 

• On PS Form 2976, Customs 

Declaration—CN22 (September 2009, 

version) customers should check 

‘‘30.37(a)’’ or ‘‘30.37(h)’’ in Block 7 of 

the form, depending on the applicable 

Exemption and Exclusion Legend. 

• On older versions of PS Form 2976, 

Customs Declaration—CN22 (small 

green form) customers should write one 

applicable Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend (‘‘30.37(a)’’ or ‘‘30.37(h)’’) on the 

green portion of the form. 

• On Label 11FGG1, Global Express 

Guaranteed (GXG), International Air 

Waybill (Mailing Label), printed prior to 

August 2008, customers should write 

‘‘30.37(a)’’ next to the sender’s 

signature. Current versions have this 

Exemption and Exclusion Legend 

included on the GXG mailing label. 

Note: These standards also apply to mailers 

who produce privately printed customs 

declaration forms. 

Responding to Customer Questions 

Customers needing further assistance 

with AES filing requirements should 

contact the U.S. Census Bureau on its 

toll-free hotline at 1–800–549–0595: 

Option 1—AES Assistance 

Option 2—Commodity Classification 

Assistance 

Option 3—Regulatory Assistance 

Customers may also obtain a copy of 

Publication 613, New U.S. Census 

Bureau Regulations: What Mailers Need 

to Know When Shipping an 

International Package, from any U.S. 

Postal Service retail unit. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to Mailing Standards 

of the United States Postal Service, 

International Mail Manual (IMM®), 

which is incorporated by reference in 

the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 

CFR 20. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20 

Foreign relations, International postal 

services. 

■ Accordingly, 39 CFR part 20 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 20—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

part 20 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 

307; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 

416, 3001–3011, 3201–3219, 3403–3406, 

3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, International Mail 

Manual (IMM) as follows: 

Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, International Mail 

Manual (IMM) 

1 International Mail Services 

* * * * * 

120 Preparation for Mailing 

* * * * * 

123 Customs Declaration Forms and 

Online Shipping Labels 

* * * * * 

123.7 Completing Customs 

Declaration Forms 

123.71 PS Form 2976, Customs 

Declaration CN 22—Sender’s 

Declaration (Green Label) 

* * * * * 

123.712 Postal Service Employee’s 

Acceptance of PS Form 2976 

* * * * * 

[Add new item e as follows:] 

e. To comply with U.S. Census 

Bureau requirements, it is the 

customer’s responsibility to ensure an 

appropriate Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend is selected or displayed on the 

PS Form 2976. 

* * * * * 

123.72 PS Form 2976–A, Customs 

Declaration and Dispatch Note—CP 72 

* * * * * 

123.722 Postal Service Employee’s 

Acceptance of PS Form 2976–A 

* * * * * 

[Insert new item c as follows and 

redesignate existing items c through g as 

new items d through h] 

c. To comply with U.S. Census 

Bureau requirements, it is the 

customer’s responsibility to ensure that 

an appropriate Exemption and 

Exclusion Legend, Proof of Filing 

Citation, or AES Downtime Citation is 

displayed on the PS Form 2976–A. If 

this information is not entered, remind 

the customer that he or she may be 

subject to civil and criminal penalties 

for noncompliance. 

* * * * * 

5 Nonpostal Export Regulations 

* * * * * 

[Delete current 521 through 524. Insert 

new 520–527 to read as follows:] 

520 Foreign Trade Regulations—U.S. 

Census Bureau 

521 General 

This section describes the various 

U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. 

Bureau of the Census requirements 

when shipping goods internationally. In 

certain circumstances, customers are 

responsible for entering information on 

the PS Form 2976 or 2976–A. Customers 

may be subject to civil and criminal 

penalties if they fail to electronically file 

their export information when required, 

or if they fail to comply with the 

Foreign Trade Regulations in any other 

way. 

522 Additional Assistance 

Customers needing further assistance 

with filing requirements should contact 


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the U.S. Census Bureau on its toll-free 

hotline at 1–800–549–0595: 

fi Option 1—AES Assistance 

fi Option 2—Commodity Classification 

Assistance 

fi Option 3—Regulatory Assistance 

523 Mailpieces Sent To APOs, FPOs, 

and DPOs 

Goods mailed to APO/FPO/DPO 

addresses are not subject to the Foreign 

Trade Regulations. Accordingly, 

customers are not required to file 

electronic export information via the 

U.S. Census Bureau’s Automated Export 

System or AESDirect Web site for such 

mailings, and they do not need to 

present a Proof of Filing Citation, AES 

Downtime Citation, or Exemption and 

Exclusion Legend. 

524 Proof of Filing Citation (PFC) 

524.1 General 

Under the authority of 13 U.S.C. 

Chapter 9, as amended by the Foreign 

Relations Authorization Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–228, U.S. Census 

Bureau regulations require electronic 

filing of export information through the 

Census Bureau’s Automated Export 

System (AES) or AESDirect Web site for 

certain outbound international 

shipments of goods. Before mailing, 

customers subject to this filing 

requirement are responsible for 

presenting a Proof of Filing Citation 

(PFC) or AES Downtime Citation as 

evidence of compliance. 

The Census Bureau’s regulations 

mandate that electronic export 

information be filed when any type of 

goods contained in a shipment (per 

Schedule B Export Codes at http:// 

www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ 

schedules/b) is valued at more than 

$2,500, requires an export license under 

U.S. law, or is being sent to certain 

countries designated as State Sponsors 

of Terrorism, subject to certain 

exceptions. Following are three 

examples to illustrate the value 

criterion: 

• Example 1: 

An insured Priority Mail International 

package contains one mechanically 

operated watch (Schedule B item # 

9101.11.0000) valued at $2600. The total 

value of goods to be mailed is $2600, 

and the value of all items within the 

same Schedule B number is over $2500. 

Consequently, electronic filing and a 

PFC would be required (unless an 

exemption or exclusion applies). 

• Example 2: 

An insured Priority Mail International 

package contains one mechanically 

operated watch (Schedule B item # 

9101.11.0000) valued at $2400, and one 

electronically operated watch (Schedule 

B item# 9101.91.0000) valued at $2400. 

The total value of goods to be mailed is 

$4800, but no group of items within the 

same Schedule B number is valued over 

$2500. Consequently, electronic filing 

and a PFC would not be required 

because the mechanical watch and 

electronic watch are in different 

Schedule B groups. 

• Example 3: 

An insured Priority Mail International 

package contains two mechanically 

operated watches (Schedule B item # 

9101.11.0000) one valued at $1400 and 

one valued at $1500. The total value of 

goods to be mailed is $2900 and the 

value of all items within the same 

Schedule B number is over $2500. 

Consequently, electronic filing and a 

PFC would be required (unless an 

exemption or exclusion applies). 

524.2 Filing Requirements 

524.21 Mandatory Filing 

Electronic filing of export information 

is required when any of the following 

applies: 

a. One or more classes of goods (per 

Schedule B Export Codes at http:// 

www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ 

schedules/b) within the item is valued 

at more than $2,500, unless the 

shipment falls under an exemption or 

exclusion. See 520.6. 

b. The item requires an export license 

under U.S. law. 

c. The shipment is destined to a 

designated State Sponsor of Terrorism 

country (per Country Group E:1 in the 

Export Administration Regulations, 15 

CFR Part 740, Supplement No. 1) and 

the shipment does not qualify as a ‘‘gift 

parcel or humanitarian donation’’ as 

defined by 15 CFR 740.12. See 520.6. 

Note: Currently, the State Sponsors of 

Terrorism countries are: 

1. Cuba. 

2. Iran. 

3. The Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea (North Korea). 

4. Sudan. 

5. The Syrian Arab Republic (Syria). 

524.22 How to File Electronic Export 

Information and Obtain a Proof of 

Filing Citation 

To file electronic export information 

through AESDirect and obtain a PFC, 

customers should use the following 

steps: 

a. Go to http://www.aesdirect.gov. 

b. Register for an AESDirect account 

or log into your existing account. 

c. Follow the instructions for the AES 

Certification Quiz. 

d. The ‘‘Port of Export’’ code for 

shipping through the Postal Service is 

‘‘8000’’. 

e. The ‘‘Mode of Transport’’ is ‘‘Mail’’. 

f. Leave the carrier as ‘SCAC/IATA’ 

and the conveyance name fields blank. 

g. After successfully filing electronic 

export information, AESDirect will 

provide an alphanumeric Internal 

Transaction Number (ITN) as 

confirmation. The PFC consists of the 

letters ‘‘AES’’ followed by the ITN: for 

example, ‘‘AES X20080930987654’’. 

For additional information on 

electronic filing, call the U.S. Census 

Bureau’s toll-free information hotline at 

800–549–0595, option #3. 

525 AES Downtime Citation 

If electronic information filing is 

required but AES or AESDirect is 

unavailable, the goods may be shipped 

but the customer is responsible for 

providing the appropriate AES 

Downtime Citation instead of a PFC. 

This citation includes the word 

‘‘AESDOWN,’’ the customer’s AES filer 

identification number, and the date: for 

example, ‘‘AESDOWN 123456789 09/ 

30/2009.’’ 

526 Exemption and Exclusion Legend 

526.1 General 

In many circumstances, electronic 

export information filing and a PFC may 

not be required when mailing goods 

internationally. In these circumstances, 

customers are directed to apply an 

applicable Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend on the customs declaration form 

upon mailing. The following conditions 

apply: 

a. One Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend may be entered per addressed 

mailpiece. When multiple exemptions 

may apply, the mailer may select any 

one that applies. 

b. Exemption and Exclusion Legends 

cannot be applied to shipments if an 

export license is required. 

526.2 When Applicable 

Customers with shipments not 

meeting the mandatory filing 

requirements under 520.41 may apply 

the exemption legends such as the 

following on the customs declaration 

form: 

1. ‘‘NOEEI 30.37(a)’’ for shipments 

when the value of each class of goods 

is $2,500 or less, when an export license 

is not required. This exemption cannot 

be applied to shipments to designated 

State Sponsors of Terrorism countries. 

2. ‘‘NOEEI 30.36’’ for shipments to 

Canada, when an export license is not 

required. 

3. ‘‘NOEEI 30.37(h)’’ for shipments of 

gift parcels and humanitarian donations 

as defined in 15 CFR 740.12. This 

exemption may apply to qualifying 

shipments to the designated State 


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Sponsors of Terrorism countries 

identified in 520.41(c). In addition, the 

item must be endorsed with the marking 

‘‘GIFT—Export License Not Required’’ 

on the addressee side of the package, 

and the symbol ‘‘GFT’’ must be written 

in the same block as the Exemption and 

Exclusion Legend on the applicable 

required customs declaration, as 

described in 527. 

Note: For more information and a complete 

listing of these and other exemption and 

exclusion legends, see Appendix C of the 

Foreign Trade Regulations, 15 CFR Part 30. 

527 Placement of PFC, AES Downtime 

Citation, or Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend 

When shipments require a PFC, AES 

Downtime Citation, or Exemption and 

Exclusion Legend, it is the customer’s 

responsibility to legibly write the PFC, 

AES Downtime Citation, or Exemption 

and Exclusion Legend on the applicable 

customs declaration form as follows: 

a. On PS Form 2976–A, Customs 

Declaration and Dispatch Note—CP72 

(large white form), customers should 

write one PFC, AES Downtime Citation, 

or Exemption and Exclusion Legend in 

Block 11. 

b. On older versions of PS Form 

2976–A printed prior to January 2009, 

customers should write one PFC, AES 

Downtime Citation, or Exemption and 

Exclusion Legend at the top of the form 

or in any clear space. Avoid writing 

over the barcode on the form. 

c. On PS Form 2976, Customs 

Declaration—CN22 (September 2009 

version), customers should check 

‘‘30.37(a)’’ or ‘‘30.37(h)’’ in Block 7 of 

the form, depending on the applicable 

Exemption and Exclusion Legend. 

d. On older versions of PS Form 2976, 

Customs Declaration—CN22 (small 

green form), customers should write one 

applicable Exemption and Exclusion 

Legend (‘‘30.37(a)’’ or ‘‘30.37(h)’’) in the 

margin on the green portion of the form. 

e. On Label 11FGG1, Global Express 

Guaranteed (GXG), International Air 

Waybill (Mailing Label) printed prior to 

August 2008, customers should write 

‘‘NOEEI 30.37(a)’’ next to the sender’s 

signature. Current versions have this 

exemption legend included on the GXG 

mailing label. 

Note: These standards also apply to mailers 

who produce privately printed customs 

declaration forms under 123.3. 

* * * * * 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. E9–21307 Filed 9–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

U.S. Census Bureau Electronic Export 

Information Requirements When 

Sending Shipments Between or to U.S. 

Territories, Possessions, and Freely 

Associated States 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: New Foreign Trade 

Regulations (FTR) issued by the U.S. 

Census Bureau require the Postal 

Service to revise its standards and 

customs label requirements for 

customers mailing items between the 

United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, and from the United 

States to the Freely Associated States 

(Federated States of Micronesia, 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 

Republic of Palau). 

DATES: Effective November 2, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Klutts, 813–877–0372. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 30, 2008, the U.S. Census 

Bureau implemented statutory 

requirements for the electronic filing of 

export information through the Census 

Bureau’s Automated Export System 

(AES) or its AESDirect Web site for 

various international shipments where a 

Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) was 

previously required. The new Foreign 

Trade Regulations mandate that 

Electronic Export Information (EEI) be 

filed when any type of goods contained 

in a shipment (per Schedule B Export 

Codes at http://www.census.gov/foreigntrade/schedules/b) is valued at more 

than $2,500 or requires an export 

license under U.S. law, subject to 

certain exceptions. 

The Postal Service standards are 

consistent with the Foreign Trade 

Regulations (15 CFR part 30) and 13 

U.S.C. Chapter 9, as amended by the 

Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 

2002, Public L. 107–228. 

Requirements for Sending Shipments 

Between or to U.S. Territories, 

Possessions, and Freely Associated 

States 

Effective November 2, 2009, 

customers mailing certain shipments 

containing goods between the United 

States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, or from the United States to the 

Freely Associated States (Republic of 

the Marshall Islands, Federated States of 

Micronesia, and Republic of Palau), are 

responsible for filing electronic export 

information with the Census Bureau, 

and for providing a Proof of Filing 

Citation (PFC) or AES Downtime 

Citation. In addition, in circumstances 

where a customs declaration form is 

used today on certain parcels, an 

Exemption or Exclusion Legend should 

appear, provided a PFC or AES 

Downtime Citation is not applicable. 

Goods mailed to APO/FPO/DPO 

addresses are not subject to these 

standards. Section 30.71 of the Federal 

Trade Regulations establishes civil and 

criminal penalties for customers who 

fail to electronically file their export 

information when required, or to 

comply with their regulations in any 

other way. 

Electronic Export Information Filing; 

Proof of Filing Citation 

The Census Bureau’s requirements for 

electronic filing of export information 

apply to certain shipments: 

1. From the United States to Puerto 

Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

2. From Puerto Rico to the United 

States or U.S. Virgin Islands. 

3. From any U.S. location to the 

Freely Associated States. Subject to 

exemptions and exclusions, as set forth 

below, electronic filing of export 

information and a Proof of Filing 

Citations (PFC) are required when: 

1. Any type of goods in the package 

(per Schedule B Export Codes at http://

www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ 

schedules/b) is valued at more than 

$2,500. 

2. The package requires an export 

license, if sent to one of the Freely 

Associated States. To determine if an 

export license is required, go to http:// 

www.export.gov/regulation/index.asp or 

call: 1–800–USA–TRAD(E). 

In these circumstances, it is the 

mailer’s responsibility to electronically 

file export information before mailing; a 

paper Shipper’s Export Declaration 

(SED) is no longer accepted. Electronic 

export information is filed through the 

U.S. Census Bureau’s Automated Export 

System (AES) or AESDirect Web site 

utilizing the following steps: 

› Log on to http://www.aesdirect.gov 

and follow the instructions for 

registering and completing the AES 

Certification Quiz. 

› The ‘‘Port of Export’’ code for 

shipping through the Postal Service is 

‘‘8000’’. 

› The ‘‘Mode of Transport’’ is 

‘‘Mail’’. 

› The carrier should be left as 

‘‘SCAC/IATA,’’ and the conveyance 

name fields should remain blank. 

› After the mailer has successfully 

filed the electronic export information, 

the mailer will be provided with an 

alphanumeric Internal Transaction 

Number (ITN) as confirmation. When 


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