Electronic Export Information

The Electronic Export Information (EEI) is the equivalent electronic version of the Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED), Department of Commerce (Census Bureau) form 7525-V, which can no longer be submitted to the U.S. government. The EEI provides export statistics and control by reporting all pertinent export data of an international shipment transaction.

The EEI is mandatory and must be submitted electronically by the exporter or agent through the Automated Export System (AES) for commodities listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL).

To file your EEI information with AESDirect visit the AES website because of U.S.Government changes in the EEI process. This Government-supported website facilitates your filing requirements and provides you with the appropriate shipper identification for your packages

You must apply for export authorization for shipments :

• From the United States, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands to foreign destinations,

• between the United States and Puerto Rico,

• From the U.S. or Puerto Rico to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Filing your export shipments through the AES system: https://www.trade.gov/filing-your-export-shipments-through-automated-export-system-aes

The EEI is required when the total value of goods classified under any Schedule B number exceeds $2500 USD or the commodities listed require an export license.

• For any single commodity line item value greater than $2,500, EEI filing is mandatory.

• For any single commodity with value less than or equal to $2,500, EEI filing is not required, with Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) exemption.

If the shipment is originated from U.S, U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico to the destination country China, Russia, Venezuela and Hong Kong, irrespective of the shipment value, you must provide the following information:

• An EEI filing Internal Transaction Number (ITN)

• The correct Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) or EAR99 classification number for each item, or

• An applicable filing exemption

Exemptions are allowed if the shipment.

• Is eligible for License Exception GOV

• Is eligible for exceptions in the Export Administration Regulations and Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), or

• Consists only of items that are classified as EAR99

Filing EEI is also required for all shipments between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and from the U.S. or Puerto Rico to the U.S., and Virgin Islands in the following conditions:

• Shipment of merchandise under the same Schedule B commodity number is valued at more than $2,500 USD and is sent from the same exporter to the same recipient on the same day.

Shipments to Canada from the U.S. are exempt from this requirement

• The shipment contains merchandise, regardless of value, that requires an export license or permit.

• The merchandise is subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), regardless of value.

• The shipment, regardless of value, is being sent to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria.

• The shipment contains rough diamonds, regardless of value (HTS 7102.10, 7102.21 and 7102.31).

• EEI is not required for shipments to other U.S. territories (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Howland Islands and Wake Island) or from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. or Puerto Rico.

• For other destinations, you are required to file an EEI for all U.S. export shipments if one or more commodities (Schedule B number) total more than $2,500USD in the consolidated shipment on any given day.

The EEI is not required for shipments from the U.S. to Canada except when one of the following apply:

• Merchandise is subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

• Shipment requires an export license or permit.

• Shipped commodity is rough diamonds.

• USPPI EIN and ID — if the shipper is a corporation, you’ll need the EIN Employer Identification Number (Tax ID) of the U.S. principal party in interest. If the shipper is an individual, you’ll need the person’s social security number.

• Information about the relationship of parties to the transaction is required. This information indicates whether the sender and recipient are subsidiaries or divisions of the same company or are unrelated.

• Transportation Reference No. — requires that you supply your FedEx International Air Waybill number.

• Ultimate Consignee — identify the end user of the merchandise you are shipping only if the ultimate consignee is different from the consignee you entered on your FedEx International Air Waybill.

• Country of Ultimate Destination — indicate the country where the shipment will ultimately be used.

• D/F/ or M (Domestic or Foreign in AES) — indicate if the commodity was made or manufactured in the U.S. (D=domestic) or made or manufactured outside the U.S. (F=foreign).

• Schedule B Number (Commodity Classification Number in AES) — enter the correct Schedule B or Harmonized Code number and units.

• Value — enter the selling price or cost of the merchandise if it has not been sold.

• License No./License Exception Symbol/Authorization (License Number/Citation in AES) — enter your export license number or license exception symbol. To determine if you need to supply this information, call the U.S. Department of Commerce at 1.202.482.4811 or 1.714.660.0144 in Newport Beach, California or go to the Bureau of Industry and Security website.

Electronic Export Information (EEI) shipments require either an exemption number or an ITN number (Internal Transaction Number) received from filing your EEI shipment data with AESDirect

For shipments requiring an EEI, enter the ITN number received from AES when you filed your shipment or the FTR (Foreign Trade Regulations) exemption number.

The proper format for an ITN number is AES XYYYYMMDDNNNNNN where YYYYMMDD is date and NNNNNN are numbers generated by the AES.