Tag Archives: AESDirect

Featured Videos: Registering for and Filing A Shipment Using AESDirect

Posted on February 16, 2011 by rosannatorres

These videos are taken from a series of Export Videos produced jointly by the US Census Bureau and International Trade Administration of the US Department of Commerce. To view a complete list of all our videos, go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged 101, AESDirect, census videos, Export, Filing, How to file, Register, Videos, youtube | 2 Comments

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

Stories from the Real Export Emergencies: Episode: 4 How does this “policy” work?!?!?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Nyitre Rodgers Scene: Storm clouds were forming all over the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. It was rush hour, which means the storm would just further impair the traffic. Just as members of the AES staff entered the building the … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged AESDirect, AESDown, Compliance, Fatal Errors, Outage | 1 Comment

What Difference Does a Couple of Cents Make?

Posted on May 21, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Josephine Ocheni When reporting the US dollar value of your commodity in the Automated Electronic System (AES) make sure that you do not report the cents. AES doesn’t accept cents. Foreign Trade Regulation 30.6 (a) 17 states “Report the value … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Trade Data | Tagged aes, AESDirect, Cents, commodity, Filing, value | Leave a comment

“Why does AESDirect say: Registration Already Exists with ID Number”? I’ve never used AESDirect before!”

Posted on May 6, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Rosanna Torres I tried to register through AESDirect and it says my account is already registered. What am I supposed to do? It is very likely that at some point (ever since the new Foreign Trade Regulations were published … Continue reading →

Posted in Export Filing | Tagged Account, Administrator, aes, AESDirect, Already, Gone, Left, New, Register, Registration, User | 2 Comments

Make sure your AESDirect company account information is up to date!

Posted on March 12, 2010 by rosannatorres

By: Rosanna Torres There are many reasons that you may need to update your AESDirect account. For example: the registered Account Administrator might have left the company, the e-mail address on the profile might have changed, or your company simply might … Continue reading →