What is the AES?
The Automated Export System (AES) is a database system housing export shipment information that is required by multiple federal government agencies. AES provides electronic filing to the U.S. Census Bureau, using the efficiencies of electronic data transfers and the convenience of the Internet. AES is now the mandatory method of filing the “Electronic Export Information” (EEI), a new term that replaces the paper-based Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED). AES was designed to enhance compliance with export laws, improve trade statistics, reduce duplicate reporting to multiple agencies, and improve customer service. With over 1.3 million shipments processed each year, AES has made the filing and review of shipments more efficient by handling larger volumes almost instantly, and more effective by detecting possible errors at the time of filing. AES is a nationwide system for all methods of transportation, which can be accessed worldwide, around the clock.
