Highlights from Census' July 2005 AES Newsletter
The Bureau of Census (Census) has posted to its Web site the July 2005 edition of its AES Newsletter. Highlights of the articles in Census' July 2005 newsletter include:
Network Edition of AESPcLinkIssued on June 23rd (not week of June 6th)
Census states that on June 23, 2005, it released the network edition of its AESPcLInk software. (Census sources had previously stated that the network edition was released during the week of June 6, 2005. See ITT's Online Archives or 06/10/05 news, 05061020, for previous BP summary.)
According to Census' July 2005 newsletter, AESPcLinkallows AESDirect users to have all of the benefits of AESDirectrunning locally on their own computer. The standard edition of AESPcLink is a single user version that runs on a user's desktop, while the network edition offers all the benefits of AESPcLinkbut on a corporate network (multi-user) basis.
Post-Departure Filing Applications
Census states that the moratorium on post-departure applications (formerly referred to as Option 4) will end once the final rule on mandatory AES filing for all exports that require Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) information is published. At that time, Census states that it will allow USPPIs to apply for post-departure filing.
According to Census, USPPIs already approved will not need to reapply.
Providing the Correct USPPI Address
Census states that the USPPI shall report the address or location (no post office box number) from which the goods actually begin the journey to the port of export. For example, export information covering goods laden aboard a truck at a warehouse in Georgia for transport to Florida for loading onto a vessel for export to a foreign country shall show the address of the warehouse in Georgia. If the USPPI does not have a facility (processing plant, warehouse, distribution center, or retail outlet, etc., whether owned or leased) at the location from which the goods began their export journey, the USPPI address from which the export was directed should be reported.
For shipments with multiple origins, the filer should report the address from which the commodity with the greatest value begins its export journey or, if such information is not known at the time of filing, report the address from which the export is directed.
Census Final Rule on Export of Diamonds
Census' July 2005 newsletter notes that on May 16, 2005, Census published in the Federal Register its final rule regarding the reporting of Kimberly Process Certificate numbers for export and re-exports of rough diamonds. (See ITT's Online Archives or 05/17/05, 05051720, for BP summary.)
In its July 2005 newsletter, Census states that the following are the new AES Fatal Error Response Codes associated with diamonds under the Kimberly Process Certificate:
Response Code 659: ECCN MUST BE 'EAR99' OR BLANK
Response Code 660: T12 REQUIRED FOR ROUGH DIAMONDS
Response Code 661: SCHED B/HTS NBR NOT ALLOWED FOR LIC CODE
Response Code 662: KPC NBR MUST BE AT LEAST 4 NUMERICS
Response Code 663: KPC NUMBER CONTAINS NON-NUMERICS
Response Code 664: KPC NUMBER CONTAINS LEADING SPACES
Response Code 665: KPC NUMBER MISSING
Common AES Reporting Problems
Census has provided solutions to resolve each of the following top 5 fatal errors that cause consistent problems:
Fatal Error 256 - USPPI Postal Code Not Valid for State
Fatal Error 254 - USPPI Postal Code Must be Numeric
Fatal Error 227 - Forwarding Agent Party Missing
Fatal Error 244 - USPPI Contact Phone Format: NNNNNNNNNN
Fatal Error 128 - Port of Export Unknown
Census warns that failing to correct fatal errors may subject a company to fines, seizures, and/or penalties, or the revocation of its AES filing privileges for a period of 60 days.
AES Statistics, Document Links, Etc.
In addition, Census' April 2005 AES Newsletter includes information on:
How to Handle Fatal Errors
Helpful USML Web Links
AES and AESDirect on the Road
AES statistics on filers, letters of intent (LOIs), shipments, Option 4 approvals, etc.
AES contact information
(See ITT's Online Archives or 08/17/05 and 08/19/05 news, 05081720, and 05081910, for previous BP summaries on Census' July 2005 newsletter.)
Census' AES Newsletter (dated July 2005) available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/aesnewsletter072005.pdf.