1. 2000 U.S. Census Bureau Facilitating U.S. Exports with E-Government

2. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Business Issues Creating and handling paper SEDs Revisions to the paper SED form Duplicate reporting to agencies Fax copies no longer acceptable SED handling fee - carriers Compliance with regulations - USPPI

3. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 B2G Solutions to Build Upon Automated Export System (AES) AESDirect AESWebLink

4. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Automated Export System (AES) Joint project - Customs & Census Electronic filing of Shipper’s Export Declarations (SEDs) Electronic filing of the outbound carrier manifests

5. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 How AES Works Transmit shipment commodity data to AES with your ID and reference number AES processes data against edit tables and agency requirements AES responds with an acceptance or non-acceptance message

6. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 How AES Works (cont.) Deliver merchandise to the carrier and provide an AES exemption statement on bill of lading, AWB, etc. “No SED Required AES EIN SRN” Carrier files manifest electronically within 10 days (vessel)

7. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 AES Communication Choices Develop own software: ANSI X.12 UN-EDIFACT Customs proprietary format Purchase software from an AES certified software vendor File through an AES service center Dial-up, leased line, or frame relay

8. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Participation in AES AES - operational in July 1995 516 companies filing SED data on behalf of 70,000 exporters monthly! Commodity data lines filed in AES: 12,500,000 (through Oct. 2000) 64% of data in the trade statistics

9. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 www.aesdirect.gov Free, Internet-based service Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) filing to AES E-business alternative to the SED Can be used by exporters, forwarders, or anyone else responsible for filing an SED

10. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 AESDirect Filing Service Details Interactive and batch methods Capture and edit SED information Transmitted error free to AES E-mail messages back to the filer Retains submitted SEDs Report generation capabilities

11. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Other Provisions On-line registration Extensive tutorial On-line help facility Operational 24 hours/7 days Help desk available 12 hours/day, 7 days a week

12. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 How to get started with AESDirect Go to www.aesdirect.gov Complete on-line registration form Read the terms and conditions Complete the tutorial and quiz Receive email authorization Log in and start filing AES!

13. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Current Participation AESDirect operational on 10/4/99 Over 3,000 companies have registered, taken tutorial, and passed the quiz Over 2,500 companies filing Number of SEDs: Over 100,000 a month Over 700,000 through Oct. 2000

14. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 AESWebLink Enhancement to AESDirect Integrates commercial web applications with AESDirect Operates as an Internet plug-in Complete developers kit available on AESDirect Ten certified applications

15. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 How AESWebLink Works Client accesses your application Client completes B/L, SLI, etc. If an SED is required: Your application creates a data record Record and client passed to AESDirect via AESWebLink AESDirect then solicits remaining data

16. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 How to get started with AESWebLink Go to www.aesdirect.gov Click on Developers Center Complete the on-line application Develop the AESWebLink interface in your application Request/receive certification

17. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 So What’s Next for AESDirect? Stand alone SED keying application that will interface with AESDirect An AESDirect interface for stand alone PC commercial applications “To infinity and beyond”

18. U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Where to find us! E-mail: askaes@census.gov AES Help Line1-800-549-0595 Chuck Woods301-457-2200 Gerry Horner 301-457-6856 www.census.gov/foreign-trade www.customs.gov/aes