Grand Rapids U.S. Export Assistance Center
Phone: (616) 458-3564
Fax: (616) 458-3872
Email: Office.GrandRapids@mail.doc.gov
Address: 401 West Fulton Street
Suite 349C
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
IMPORTANT!!!!!
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.
Upcoming International Trade Events in West Michigan in partnership with the Grand Rapids Export Assistance Center of the U.S. Department of Commerce:
For your resource, the U.S. Commercial Service has created a collection of webinars for various business practice uses in China. See link below.
