Effective July 2, 2008, the Census Bureau is requiring mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES), or through the AESDirect for all shipments where a Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) is required. These new regulations have tougher penalty provisions that affect everyone in the export process. Penalties may be imposed per violation of the FTR from $1,100 to $10,000 both civil and criminal, for the delayed filing, failure to file, false filing of export information, and/or using the AES to further any illegal activity. Also, all AES filers are faced with new filing deadlines by mode of transportation for reporting export information.

For further information, please:

• WATCH the Census Bureau’s explanatory video at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ ;
• DOWNLOAD the Census Bureau’s PowerPoint presentation on these new regulations by clicking here ;
• VISIT the Census Bureau’s special web page on these new regulations at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/mandatory/ ; and
• REGISTER for AESDirect at http://www.aesdirect.gov/ .