Tag Archives: aes

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Global Reach Daniel



by: Stephen On behalf of the Global Reach Blog Managers and the Foreign Trade Division (FTD) of the United States Census Bureau, we would like to say Happy New Year! We hope that you have enjoyed your holiday season and … Continue reading →

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Trade Term: Schedule B

Posted on October 24, 2012 by rosannatorres



You went to mail a shipment and your carrier asked you to provide them a Schedule B number. What is that? A Schedule B number is a 10-digit number used in the United States to classify physical goods for export … Continue reading →

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What Is A Used Vehicle?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by rosannatorres



By: Eric It is always a great moment when you buy a car. It does not matter if it’s used or the dream car that you always wanted since you were a kid. Even if it has over 100,000 miles, … Continue reading →

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Reuse of the Shipment Reference Number: Not Allowed

Posted on August 22, 2012 by rosannatorres



By: Nidaal Back in March 2011, I wrote Decoding the SRN. Let’s refresh our knowledge of the Shipment Reference Number (SRN) in the Automated Export System (AES). FTR Letter No. 2, is a memorandum that references Section 30.6(a)(19) of the … Continue reading →

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FTR: Trade Term

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Global Reach Daniel



By Omari In the Trade Term: EEI, I talked about all the different types of acronyms used in the export trade community. Some of you may still be trying to decipher that acronym-heavy sentence. This leads me to the Trade … Continue reading →

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Back to the Basics – Ensuring Your Privacy, Leave the EIN Out!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Global Reach Daniel



By: Nidaal Be mindful of the information you are transmitting electronically. We often receive requests for a number of items surrounding AES, such as resolutions for fatal errors, tracking AES responses for shipments, initiating suppressions, etc. In doing so, some … Continue reading →

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National Export Initiative Priority Markets: Taiwan

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Global Reach Daniel



The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals in over 100 U.S. cities and in more than 75 countries help U.S. companies get started in … Continue reading →

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Clarification to October 2010 Newsletter – DSP-5 licenses in the AES

Posted on April 4, 2012 by rosannatorres



By: Omari Based on the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) section 30.2(a)(1)(iv), any export shipment requiring a U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) license or that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) must … Continue reading →

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USPPI: Trade Term of the Month

Posted on February 16, 2012 by rosannatorres



Throughout the export community, trade terminology runs rampant. A FPPI places an order with a USPPI who prepares an EEI and files via AES then provides an ITN to CBP and does the hokey pokey and turns himself around and … Continue reading →

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I’ve never seen this pop-up before? Did the system change?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by rosannatorres



By: Eric As previously mentioned, AESDirect has a new platform and new servers. As part of the transition process, some changes were made to the checks and validations in AESDirect. Let’s take a look at changes that have generated the … Continue reading →

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