AES: Reporting Consolidated Shipments

The first step is to determine how many AES transactions to file. Is there one shipment or multiple? In other words, will one ITN (Internal Transaction Number) be needed or more?

The “One Rule” will help us figure this out.
According to the “One Rule,” filing is required if goods are shipped:

from ONE USPPI (U.S. Principal Party in Interest)
to ONE foreign consignee
on ONE conveyance
on ONE day
and over the $2,500 per Schedule B or US HTS [or specifically requiring filing per Section 30.2(a)(1)(iv)].

From Global Reach a scenario:

A New York exporter is getting ready to file an export shipment on behalf of Company ABC, a U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI), in the AES (Automated Export System). But Company ABC is delivering goods from warehouses across the country.

The commercial invoices from Company ABC include the following information:

$5,000 of soccer balls from a Maryland warehouse.
$4,000 of soccer cleats from a Pennsylvania warehouse.
$3,000 of soccer nets from a Georgia warehouse.

And the consolidated shipment is scheduled to leave this Friday by vessel destined to Company XYZ.

So how do you handle this potentially messy transaction?

Based off the “One Rule,” the above scenario is considered a single shipment. This shipment is from one USPPI (Company ABC), to one ultimate consignee (Company XYZ), on one conveyance (an ocean vessel), on one day (Friday), and over $2,500 per Schedule B number. The fact that the commodities come from multiple warehouses in the United States does not matter.

To see an example of how to file this information in AESDirect check out the Global Reach link.

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