Tag Archives: AESDirect

Trade Term: FILER ID

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Global Reach Daniel

By: Eric Gauthier What’s a FILER ID and why do you need it? The Filer ID is the number that identifies a person or company certified to file in the AES. As mentioned in my previous post, knowing your Filer … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged account summary, AESDirect, aespclink, Data Request, DUNS, EIN, Employer Identification Number, Filer ID, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, ITN | Leave a comment

Using the Downtime Policy

Posted on March 25, 2013 by rosannatorres

By: Rosanna Torres On Sunday March 24, 2013 we activated the AES Downtime Policy for AESDirect filers only. What does that mean? The Downtime Policy is used instead of an ITN Number when there is an AES outage or when … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged AES Downtime, AESDirect, AESDown, Compliance Alerts, Customs, DDTC Shipments, Filing Citations, Proof of Filing, System Outage | 2 Comments

Simple Question, Big Impact – What is Your Port of Export?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by josefina.hicho

By: Stephen Jackson The Port of Export is a four-digit code that identifies specific ports as listed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) where your shipment can leave the country. The Port of Export is a required field in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged AESDirect, AESTIR’s Appendix D, cbp, export code, method of transportation, mode of transportation, penalties, port of export, Shipment | 3 Comments

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Global Reach Daniel

By: Stephen Jackson On behalf of the Global Reach Blog Managers and the Foreign Trade Division (FTD) of the United States Census Bureau, we would like to say Happy New Year! We hope that you have enjoyed your holiday season … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing, Foreign Trade Data | Tagged aes, AESDirect, blogger bios, export data, Filing, ftd, import data, mailing lists, subscribing, subscriptions, usatradeonline | 1 Comment

Survey Says…

Posted on October 17, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Stephen Jackson Tell Us What You Think! Just a few weeks ago we sent out the 2012 Foreign Trade Division Customer Service Survey. Through this survey, we find out what you think about our customer support tools and services. … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged AES seminars, AESDirect, customer service survey, feedback, Foreign Trade Division, Survey | Leave a comment

What Is A Used Vehicle?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Eric Gauthier It is always a great moment when you buy a car. It does not matter if it’s used or the dream car that you always wanted since you were a kid. Even if it has over 100,000 miles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged aes, AESDirect, Appendix U, Customs and Border Protection, Electronic Export Information, ID Type, Product, self-propelled, Used Vehicle, Vehicle State Number, Vehicle Title Number, VIn | Leave a comment

Reuse of the Shipment Reference Number: Not Allowed

Posted on August 22, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Nidaal Jubran Back in March 2011, I wrote Decoding the SRN. Let’s refresh our knowledge of the Shipment Reference Number (SRN) in the Automated Export System (AES). FTR Letter No. 2, is a memorandum that references Section 30.6(a)(19) of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged 069 fatal error, aes, AESDirect, changes to shipments, Fatal Errors, How to Correct Fatal Errors, PFC, Proof of filing citation, Shipment Reference Number, Shipment Responses | Leave a comment

I’ve never seen this pop-up before? Did the system change?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by rosannatorres

By: Eric Gauthier As previously mentioned, AESDirect has a new platform and new servers. As part of the transition process, some changes were made to the checks and validations in AESDirect. Let’s take a look at changes that have generated the … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged aes, AESDirect, Automated Export System, conditional, data fields, Global Reach, hts number, new pop up messages, new servers, phone number format, popup blocker, required, schedule b, Transition changes, transportation reference number, us census bureau | Leave a comment

Important Pop-Ups in AESDirect

Posted on January 4, 2012 by nidaaljubran

By: Nidaal Jubran Filers that transmit Electronic Export Information (EEI) through the AESDirect system must wait for the automated response with their Internal Transaction Number. Sometimes, the response never comes through. Most of the time this can be resolved in … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged AESDirect, AESDirect Response, EEI, Electronic Export Information, pop-up blocker, pop-ups | Leave a comment

Resources at AESDirect.gov

Posted on April 7, 2011 by nidaaljubran

By: Nidaal Jubran When I first started in the Automated Export System branch of the Foreign Trade Division a little over a year ago, I found myself relying heavily on the information at our website in order to understand the nuances … Continue reading →