Comments due March 22 on Census' Proposed Rule to Modify AES
This is a reminder that comments are due by March 22, 2011 on the Census Bureau proposed rule to amend the Foreign Trade Regulations (15 CFR Part 30) to modify the post-departure filing program (also referred to as Option 4) by changing the filing time frame to five calendar days (from ten) and only allowing post-departure reporting for certain listed approved type commodities.
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Census is also proposing to require mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System or through AESDirect for all shipments of used self-propelled vehicles, temporary exports, and household goods.
Other significant changes are being proposed, including the addition/modification of conditional data elements in the AES. The proposed rule would also make remedial changes to the FTR to improve clarity and to correct errors.
Nine-Part Summary of Proposed Rule Available
During January - February 2011, Broker Power published in International Trade Today a 9-part series of summaries of the proposed rule, as follows:
| Part | Topic | 15 CFR | Reference No. |
| I | Post-Departure filing | 30.1-30.5 | 11012130 |
| II | Definitions (end user, port of export, transshipment) | 30.1 | 11012433 |
| III | EEI Filing for household goods, used self-propelled vehicles | 30.2 | 11012524 |
| IV | EEI Parties and routed transactions, agents | 30.3 | 11012636 |
| V | Postdeparture commodity list, filing procedures | 30.4 | 11012717 |
| VI | EEI Data Elements (country of origin, ultimate consignee) | 30.6 | 11020209 |
| VII | Splits, rejects, penalties, goods returned for repair | 30.8-30.36 | 11020339 |
| VIII | EEI exemptions, limited reporting | 30.26, 30.37-40 | 11020731 |
| IX | Manifests, citations, etc. | 30.45-74 | 11020822 |