The Automated Export System (AES) will on April 27 restore the following AES validations to AES Fatal Errors, after temporarily reclassifying them as AES Warning Error Messages:

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is asking for comments on a proposed rule that seeks to clarify party responsibility in export transactions where a foreign principal party in interest (FPPI) is responsible for the export of an item subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The proposed rule changes terminology for such transactions to avoid confusion, and also sets new requirements for authorizing the FPPI to handle export and documentation requirements. Comments are due by April 7.

U.S. exporters should ensure their Automated Export System (AES) master data and personal software systems are updated to provide for new Foreign Trade Regulations changes due to take effect on April 5, said Integration Point Senior Software Analyst Maritza Mills, during a Jan. 29 Integration Point webinar titled “Export Regulation Changes for 2014.” Census will now require AES post-departure filings five days following the date of export. There will also be changes to Foreign Trade Zones data fields, option 4 filing and ultimate consignee submissions.

The Census Bureau, in conjunction with CBP, is beginning a pilot program to evaluate a new Automated Export System (AES) filing option that may replace postdeparture filing if the pilot program is successful, and is asking for applications from exporters to participate. The Advance Export Information (AEI) pilot is a voluntary program where participants submit limited Electronic Export Information (EEI) before export, and then file the rest of their EEI within five days after the date of export.

The U.S. Census Bureau on Jan. 22 released trouble-shooting techniques to resolve frequent Fatal Error notification issues in the Automated Export System (AES). Fatal Errors occur when a shipment is rejected.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise the U.S. Munitions List (USML) and place some dual use items in new “600 series” Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) on the Commerce Control List (CCL) (see 13123127). The CCL is subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The BIS rule (here) and State rule (here) transfer to the CCL items previously located in USML Categories IV (Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs, and Mines), V (Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents, and their Constituents), IX (Military Training Equipment), X (Personal protective equipment), and XVI (Nuclear Weapons Related Articles).

Effective Jan. 1, the Automated Export System (AES) will generate a fatal error back to filers that use Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 1C351, 1C352, 1C353 and 1C354 with AES License Codes C32 or C33 designated for No License Required (NLR), the Census Bureau said on Oct. 23. The decision restricts filing electronic export information through AES for shipments of certain chemical and biological items. The referenced ECCNs are controlled and subject to a Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) license requirement for all destinations, including Canada.

The U.S. Census Bureau on Nov. 19 released trouble-shooting techniques to resolve frequent Fatal Error notification issues in the Automated Export System (AES). Fatal Errors occur when a shipment is rejected.

The July 8 Export Control Reform final rule, set to take effect Jan. 6, will add the following “600 series” Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN) to the Commerce Control List, according to a Nov. 21 Automated Export System (AES) press release: ECCNs 0A606, 0A617, 0B606, 0B617, 0C606, 0C617, 0D606, 0D617, 0E606, 0E617, 8A609, 8A620, 8B609, 8B620, 8C609, 8D609, 8D620, 8E609, and 8E620. The following instructions determine which “600 series” ECCNs are eligible for certain license types:

The Census Bureau on Nov. 12 confirmed the removal of 14 Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) from the Commerce Control List (CCL). The Bureau of Industry and Security published on Oct. 4 a final "CCL clean-up" rule that implemented the removals (see 13100906). The following 14 ECCNs no longer exist on the CCL: