Title: Automated Export System AES Compliance Review Program
1Automated Export System (AES) ComplianceReview
Program
Western Cargo Conference Denver, CO October
11-14, 2007
2Introduction
- Staff Announcements
- Old News
- Bad News
- Good News
- New News
3AES Compliance Review Program Goals
- Identify and Develop Best Practices
- Offer Assistance and Guidance with AES Filings
- Help You Avoid Costly Encounters with Government
Enforcement Agencies
4Why Perform AES Compliance Reviews
- Identify Best Business Practices
- Identify Glitches that cause reporting problems
- Educate Foreign Trade Division Staff
5Which Companies Merit a Visit?
- Compliant Companies
- Companies with
- unresolved fatal errors
- Excessive late filed shipments
- Non-compliant Option 4 shipments
6Start of Compliance Reviews
- Pre-Test with compliant/non-compliant companies
began March 2007 - Non-compliant company visits began June 2007
- To date we have visited 46 companies
- Compliance improvement Late shipments 2.9 in
January 2007 - 1.6 in August 2007
7Compliance Review Process
- Notification letter sent prior to meeting
- Compliance Team will visit companies
- Attendees Managers, Compliance Officers,
Forwarders, and/or staff with AES
responsibilities - 90 days to achieve compliance
- Referrals to OEE and/or CBP
8Best Practices
- Obtain good software
- Generate an export checklist
- Verify commodity classification
- Use/Update references
- Contacts
9Best Practices
- Seminars/Workshops
- Mentoring Program
- Cross-training
- Training Manual
- Ask Somebody
10Contact Information
William G. Bostic, Jr. Division Chief, Foreign
Trade Division Phone 301-763-2255 Fax
301-763-6638 Email William.G.Bostic.Jr_at_census.go
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11Contact Information
Richard M. Preuss Assistant Division Chief, Data
Collection Phone 301-763-2210 Fax
301-763-6638 Email Richard.M.Preuss_at_census.gov
12Contact Information
Jerome M. Greenwell Trade Ombudsman Foreign Trade
Division Phone 301-763-6975 Fax
301-763-6638 Email Jerome.M.Greenwell_at_census.gov
13Contact Information
Dale C. Kelly Chief, Regulations, Outreach,
Education, Branch Phone 301-763-6937 Fax
301-763-4610 Email Dale.C.Kelly_at_census.gov