[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR30.61]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
         CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 30--FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E--Electronic Filing Requirements--Shipper's Export Information
 
Sec. 30.61  Electronic filing options.

    As an alternative to filing paper Shipper's Export Declaration forms 
(Option 1), three electronic filing options for transmitting shipper's 
export information are available to exporters or their authorized filing 
agents. Two of the electronic filing options (Options 3 and 4) take into 
account that complete information concerning export shipments is not 
always available at the time of shipment. The available AES electronic 
filing options are as follows:
    (a) AES with full information transmitted prior to exportation 
(Option 2). Option 2 provides for the electronic filing of all 
information required for exports to AES prior to exportation (see 
Sec. 30.63 for information required to be reported electronically). Full 
predeparture information is always required to be transmitted to AES for 
the following specific types of shipments:
    (1) Used self-propelled vehicles (except those shipped between the 
United States and Puerto Rico) as defined in 19 CFR 192.1
    (2) Essential and precursor chemicals requiring a permit from the 
Drug Enforcement Administration;
    (3) Shipments defined as ``sensitive'' by Executive Order; and
    (4) Shipments where full export information is required prior to 
exportation by a federal government agency.
    (b) AES with partial information transmitted prior to exportation 
(Option 3). Option 3 provides for the electronic filing of specified 
data elements to the AES prior to exportation (see Appendix B of this 
part for a list of specified data elements). Filing Option 3 is 
available for all methods of transportation. Used self-propelled 
vehicles shipped between the United States and Puerto Rico may be 
shipped using filing Option 3. Option 3 is designed for those shipments 
for which full data are not available prior to exportation. No prior 
approval from

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the Census Bureau or Customs is required for certified AES filers to use 
Option 3. However, full predeparture information must be transmitted to 
the AES for certain specified transactions (as specified in Option 2). 
For shipments that require an export license, the exporter must file 
using Option 2 or 3, unless the licensing agency specifically approves 
the exporter for Option 4 filing for the licensed shipment under its 
jurisdiction. Where partial information is provided under Option 3, 
complete export information must be transmitted as soon as it is known, 
but no later than five (5) working days from the date of exportation. 
The exporter or their authorized filing agent must provide the exporting 
carrier with a unique shipment reference number prior to exportation.
    (c) AES with no information transmitted prior to exportation (Option 
4). Option 4 is only available for approved exporters and requires no 
export information to be transmitted electronically using AES prior to 
exportation. For approved Option 4 filers, all shipments (other than 
those requiring an export license, unless specifically approved by the 
licensing agency for Option 4 filing, and those specifically required 
under electronic filing Options 2 or 3) by all methods of transportation 
may be exported with no information transmitted prior to exportation. 
Used self-propelled vehicles, shipped between the United States and 
Puerto Rico, by an Option 4 approved exporter, may be shipped using 
filing Option 4. Certified AES authorized filing agents or service 
centers may transmit information post departure on behalf of approved 
Option 4 exporters. All exporters filing a Letter of Intent for Option 4 
filing privileges will be cleared through a formal review process by 
Customs, the Census Bureau, and other federal government agencies 
participating in the AES (partnership agencies) in accordance with 
provisions contained in Sec. 30.62. Where exportation is made with no 
prior AES filing, complete export information should be transmitted as 
soon as it is known, but no later than ten (10) working days from the 
date of exportation. The exporter or their authorized agent must provide 
the exporting carrier with the exporter's Option 4 AES identification 
number prior to exportation.