Census Highlights AESTIR Assets in Blog Post

January 23, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Exports

The Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) is a critical asset for those exporters developing personal software for Automated Export System filing, the Census Bureau said in a Jan. 22 blog. AESTIR (here) contains a set of appendices that help users program, test, report and understand export requirements, said the blog. Some notable appendices are as follows:

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Appendices A & B --Filing Response Messages: An extensive list of all possible error response codes, their severity, an explanation of why an error occurred, and how to resolve it.
Appendix C -- ISO Country Codes: A list of all two-character country codes as issued by the International Standards Organization (ISO). You can find ISO codes on the Census website.
Appendix E -- Commodity Filing Export Information Codes: An Export Information Code (EIC) is a mandatory field that indicates the type or condition of the shipped item(s). Examples include “IW” for shipments to international waters, “CH” or “CI” for shipments donated for charity, and “FS” or “FI” for foreign military sales.
Appendix F -- License and License Exemption Type Codes: The License Code/License Exemption Code indicates the type of export license, export permit, license exemption, license exception or other export authorization. Examples include “C33” for No License Required (NLR), S05 for a DSP-5 license, and “T11” for an Office of Foreign Assets Control general export license.
Appendix K -- Unit of Measure Codes: This provides the abbreviations for different units of measure such as “BBL” for Barrels and the always perplexing “NO” for Number (not to be confused with “X” which denotes that no unit of measure is required).
Appendix S -- AES Acronyms and Definitions: This contains Table A, which lists AES Acronyms and Table B, which lists AES Definitions.