Census Filing Requirements — Electronic Export Information

1. Generally, 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, you may also need to file electronic export information. (You can look up Schedule B categories at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b.)
2. If your shipment contains goods, is destined to Cuba, and does not qualify as published books, pamphlets, or similar media available for general distribution (see 15 CFR 734.7) to foreign libraries or similar institutions or as an authorized gift parcel or humanitarian donation, file your electronic export information.
3. If your shipment contains goods, is destined to Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria, and does not qualify as published books, pamphlets, or similar media available for general distribution (see 15 CFR 734.7) to foreign libraries or similar institutions, file your electronic export information.
4. 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).
5. If you are sending a defense article, you will need to file electronic export information, regardless of whether an export license or an ITAR exemption is required.
6. If you are shipping to a party designated on the BIS Unverified List, you will need to file electronic export information, regardless of any AES Exemptions that might otherwise apply.

Before submitting electronic export information via the Census Bureau’s Automated Export System (AES), 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.”

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

Note: The following service types are not available for international shipments that require reporting of electronic export information (except for shipments to Cuba): First-Class Package International Service, and Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope and Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Box. However, these service types are available to Cuba, regardless of electronic export information reporting. For more information, see “Shipping to Sanctioned Countries and Regions.”