Final Rule - Foreign Trade Regulations: Clarification on Filing Requirements

Publication Announcement:

The Census Bureau’s International Trade Management Division (ITMD) is announcing the publication of a Final Rule revising several sections of the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), Title 15, Part 30. The amendments reflect new export reporting requirements related to the implementation of the International Trade Data System (ITDS), in accordance with the Executive Order 13659, Streamlining the Export/Import Process for American Businesses.  The ITDS was established by section 405 of the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884).

The changes also reflect the addition of the new original Internal Transaction Number (ITN) field in the Automated Export System (AES), new requirements for authorized agents in routed export transactions, and provides clarity on existing reporting requirements.  The Census Bureau made additional revisions and incorporated provisions to the rule to address comments received on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.  The requirement to report the export of used electronics via a new data element is not included in the Final Rule.

The capability to report information in the new original ITN optional data element field will be available in the AES on April 27, 2017.  In a routed export transaction, the authorized agent is required to provide the U.S. Principal Party in Interest with two additional data elements, the ITN and the date of export. Therefore, these data elements will be added to the AES-203 Report in the Automated Commercial Environment on April 27, 2017 as well. 

Please find the Final Rule in its entirety at https://federalregister.gov/d/2017-07646.  For further information or questions about the FTR, contact the Trade Regulations Branch (TRB), ITMD at 800-549-0595, Option 3.

 

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The entire FTR along with other information, including a list of frequently asked questions, can be found on our website: census.gov/trade