Census Filing Requirements — Electronic Export Information

1. Generally, if your shipment requires an export license, then before mailing it, you will need to file electronic export information via the Census Bureau’s Automated Export System (AES).
2. If you are sending a defense article, regardless of whether an export license is required, file your electronic export information.
3. If you are shipping one item or a group of items within the same Schedule B Export Code or Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Commodity Classification Code valued at more than $2,500 to any country other than Canada, file your electronic export information. (For more information, see www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b and http://hts.usitc.gov.)
4. Check to see if you are exempt from filing electronic export information. For more information on how to determine if your shipment has an AES Exemption, please see“AES Exemption” on page 12 “AES Exemption.”

For more information on how to file electronic export information, please see“Filing Electronic Export Information for the Census Bureau” on page 11 “Filing Electronic Export Information for the Census Bureau.”

Census AES Electronic Information