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AES Common Terms and Acronyms

      AES Automated Export System
      AESTIR Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements
      BIS Bureau of Industry and Security
      BOL Bill of Lading
      CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection
      CCL Commerce Control List
      CFR Code of Federal Regulations
      DDTC Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
      DUNS Data Universal Numbering System (Dun & Bradstreet Number)
      EAR Export Administration Regulations
      ECCN  Export Control Classification Number
      EIN Employer Identification Number
      FPPI Foreign Principal Party in Interest
      FTD Foreign Trade Division
      FTSR Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations
      FTZ Foreign Trade Zone
      HTSUSA Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated
      IATA International Air Transport Association
      ISO International Standards Organization
      ITA International Trade Administration 
      ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations
      LOI Letter of Intent
      NMFTA National Motor Freight Traffic Association
      OEA Office of Enforcement Analysis
      OEE Office of Export Enforcement
      OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control
      SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code
      Sch B Schedule B number
      SED Shipper's Export Declaration, form 7525-V
      USC United States Code
      USITC U.S. International Trade Commission
      USML U.S. Munitions List
      USPPI  U.S. Principal Party in Interest  
      VSD Voluntary Self Disclosure

     


     

FTD Web News


2009 DATA PRODUCT CHANGES
- U.S. Census Bureau will modify the structure of several data products to accommodate changing technology and user demand.

EXPORT COMPLIANCE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
- The export environment has dramatically changed. Come and understand what it takes to remain compliant, aware and out of trouble.
- See Seminar and Workshop Schedule

2003 AES Option 4 Moratorium
Option 4 Filing Review Process Suspended

AES Compliance Best Practices:
Best Practices for maintaining AES Compliance are now available.

Related Party Database Application:
Time series RELATED PARTY data for specific commodities and countries.

ORDER AND DOWNLOAD FOREIGN TRADE DATA PRODUCTS:
- Online Order Form - FTD DropBox
- Merchandise Trade Downloads

NEW Schedule B Search Engine:
It's new. It's flexible. It has more options.

NEWEST TRADE DATA! Get the basics! Learn more!


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Created: 17 December 1999
Last modified: 25 February 2008 at 01:30:14 PM