Category Archives: Export Filing

Understanding Basic Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) License Requirements

Posted on January 4, 2011 by rosannatorres

By: Nidaal Jubran Only a small percentage of U.S. exports require a license from a licensing agency. One of these agencies is the State Department, specifically the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, deals primarily with military items and weapons. If your … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged aes, ddtc, Export, license, renewal, state | 2 Comments

Shipments to Puerto Rico?

Posted on December 29, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Eric Gauthier During the holiday season, most of you sent gifts by mail and private carriers to distant relatives and friends. I, for one, sent gifts to my family in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The first thing to note, unless any … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged Gifts to Puerto Rico, Packages to Puerto Rico, PR to US, Shipments from PR to the US, Shipments to PR, Shipments to US territories, US to PR | Leave a comment

Connecting With You Virtually – Webinars

Posted on December 8, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Josephine Ocheni Do you want more clarification on classifying goods or using our new enhanced search engine? Do you qualify as an individual whose learning style is both visual and auditory but you cannot make it out to one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged Census, Commerce, foreign trade, Online, Presentations, Webinars | 1 Comment

Dealing with Issues on a Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Kenny Soo Earlier in the year, a comment was made on “How to correct Fatal Error: 125 Conveyance Name Ineligible” about verifying a SCAC. I’m sure many of you have had an issue or question about a SCAC at one … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged Carrier Codes, Carrier ID, How to find SCAC, IATA, NMFTA, SCAC Code, What is a SCAC?, where to find SCAC? | 4 Comments

New Fatal Error Suppression Template

Posted on November 16, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Nyitre Rodgers Do you like faster and more efficient service? If you need to submit a request to suppress shipments, follow the example below. It shows you how to create a spreadsheet with the information required. The Automated Export … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged Fatal Error Reports, Fatal Errors, How to Correct Fatal Errors, Suppression | 3 Comments

If It’s Not Civil, It’s War

Posted on October 26, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Dan Cariello Aircraft engines are one of the highest valued commodities being imported and exported to and from the United States. Occasionally, some of these aircraft engines are being exported to the armed forces of a foreign country. For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged 10 digit classification, Aircraft engines, civil aircraft use, other aircraft use, Schedule B classification, turbine aircraft engine, turbojet, turbopropeller | Leave a comment

Where Are Your Goods From, Originally?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Ryan Coleman Are you an exporter? Do you own a warehouse that is not in the same location as your offices? Do you designate the address of your headquarters as the address of the U.S. Principal Party in Interest(USPPI) in … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged EEI elements, FTD products, shipment origin, shipments leaving warehouse, state statistics, USPPI Address, What address to report | Leave a comment

My Account Administrator is on vacation!

Posted on October 5, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Kenny Soo Has this ever happened you to? At the last minute, you log into AESDirect to file a shipment and somehow, you’re locked out. Your Account Administrator is on vacation so you rush to technical support and explain … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged Account Administrator, AES access, AESDirect, Locked out, Online Retrieval, Passwords, Unlock, User Managers | Leave a comment

Are you reporting the correct Country of Destination?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Josephine Ocheni When filing your shipment, it is very important to report the correct country of ultimate destination because this affects our monthly publication of the US export trade statistics. To report where your shipment is destined, you must provide … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged aes filing, AESDirect, aespclink, aestir, appendix c, common misclassifications, country of ultimate destination, iso country codes, pull-down menus, reporting destination | Leave a comment

Understanding Your Compliance Report – Part 2

Posted on September 23, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Eric Gauthier Last time I explained the importance of the Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Report to your company and what you need to do to address it. The AES Compliance Report includes your company’s Compliance Alerts for the last … Continue reading →