2. Reduce Exporting Stress withAES

3. Process Flow Using AES Developed Software, AES Certified Service Center or AESDirect, USPPI/US Agent (Filer) transmits commodity (SED) shipment information including the booking number for vessel shipments Data are processed for validity against edit tables and U.S. Agency requirement files Once AES accepts the shipment, a confirmation number is assigned AES rejects the shipment if certain information is invalid or incomplete. These rejections result in fatal errors, and must be corrected before cargo is exported. AES generates warning messages that will not reject the shipment, but must be corrected within four days. Filer delivers cargo and exemption statement to carrier Filer transmits ID Number and Shipment Reference Number = XTN. Confirmation Number = ITN No SED AES XTN NDR ITN AES XTN

4. 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

5. l Option 2 - AES (Full Pre-departure Information) l Option 4 - AES (Full Post-departure Information AESDirect Filing Options Options AESDirect Filing Options Options

6. AES Direct AES Direct Free Internet- Based SED Filing to AES Free Internet- Based SED Filing to AES

7. l Government website www.aesdirect.gov l Limited to Options 2 and 4 l Allows Interactive and Batch Filing l Free Access and Use l Operational - October 4, 1999

8. l On-line Registration - 5 business days l Operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week l Help Desk operational 7am - 7pm EST, 7 days a week l On-line help facility l On-line tutorial and certification quiz l Generates reports l Data Security Encryption User Authentication l Links to other sites l Available to all filers of SED data

9. l Register on-line for Option 2 or 4 l Receive e-mail with username and password for tutorial and quiz l Take tutorial and certification quiz l Receive e-mail that account is setup for operation

10. Interactive Filing l Log onto AES D ir ect from Desktop l Create a shipment l Submit Shipment to AES Direct with XTN l AES Direct edits shipment Accepts - Sends to AES Direct database for transmission to AES and acceptance message sent to client Rejects - Transmission returned to client with error message to correct and resubmit AES Direct sends accepted transmissions to AES l AES returns confirmation - ITN

11. AES WebLink Enables Internet application developers to allow their clients to pass data to AES Direct from their applications (enabled applications) that collect data for other export/trade purposes Eliminates double entry of information

12. Voice: 1-800-549-0595 Fax: 301-457-1159 E-mail: www.ASKAES@census.gov Web Site: www.customs.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