1. Reduce Exporting Stress withAES

2. l Electronic Filing of Shipper’s Export Declarations (SEDs) l Electronic Filing of Carrier Outbound Manifests What Is the Automated Export System

3. Benefits of AES l Saves time and money l Eliminates paper l Reduces duplicate reporting l Improves trade statistics l Attracts new customers

4. How AES Works How AES Works l Transmit shipment commodity (SED) data to AES with ID and Shipment reference number = XTN (EIN SRN) l AES processes data against edit tables and US agency requirement files

5. How AES How AES Works ( continued) Works ( continued) How AES How AES Works ( continued) Works ( continued) AES Responds with One of the Following Messages l Shipment accepted and a confirmation number = ITN l Shipment accepted with warnings and a confirmation number = ITN l Shipment not accepted - Fatal Error, Correct and Resubmit

6. How AES Works How AES Works ( Continued) 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 Filer ID-SRN ” “No SED AES Filer ID-SRN ” “NDR AES Filer ID-SRN ” “AES Filer ID-SRN ” “AES ITN ”

7. Downtime Policy l AES down - your shipments move l Your system down - your shipments move shipments move l Contact one of your Client Reps l Report one of the XTN exemption statements statements

8. l Option 2 - AES (Full Pre-departure Information) l Option 3 - AES (Partial Pre- departure Information) l Option 4 - AES (Full Post-departure Information AES Export Filing Options Options AES Export Filing Options Options

9. Option 2 AES Full Pre-Departure Information Required for the following: l Used Vehicles (Except Shipments between the US and Puerto Rico) l Essential and Precursor Chemicals l Commodity Data Known Prior to Exportation l State Department Licensed Shipments

10. Option 3 AES Partial Pre-Departure Information l No Prior Approval Required l Transmit at minimum, the 14 Specific Data Elements Prior to Exportation l Report Remaining Data Elements within 5 Working Days of Exportation l BXA Licensed Shipments l Used Vehicles Exported between the US and Puerto Rico

11. Option 3 AES - Partial Pre-Departure Information USPPI 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

12. Option 4 AES Full Post-departure Information l Full Post-departure Filing for Prior Approved Exporters only l Report Complete Commodity Data within 10 Working Days of Exportation l Used Vehicles Exported between the US and Puerto Rico

13. l ONLY Exporters - Must begin transmissions within 6 months of approval Who Can Apply for Post-Departure Filing?

14. l AES Forwarders l AES Service Centers l AES Exporters Who Can Transmit Post-Departure Data?

15. l Customs l Census l Bureau of Export Administration l Office of Foreign Assets Control Agencies That Review Post- Departure Filing Applications

16. l DEA Essential and Precursor Chemicals l Shipments subject to State Department and BXA Licenses unless specifically authorized l Used Vehicles (Except Shipments between the US and Puerto Rico) Shipments Not Eligible for Post-Departure Filing

17. l Filers - USPPI - Authorized US Forwarding Agents l Data Entry Centers (DECs) - Carriers - NVOCCs AES Users AES Users

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

19. How To Get Started in AES l Send a Letter of Intent l Client Reps assigned l Complete certification process

20. Voice: 1-800-549-0595 Fax: 301-457-1159 E-mail: www.ASKAES@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