Improving Export Statistics with AES

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Improving Export Statistics with AES
Gerry Horner, Chief Automated Export System
Branch Foreign Trade Division U.S. Census Bureau
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AES Improving Export Statistics

• More Accurate Export Statistics
• More Timely Export Statistics
• Improved Export Coverage

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More Accurate Export Statistics

• Upfront AES Editing
• Instantaneous fatal and warning error messages
• Verify messages
• 0.7 percent error rate
• Monitoring of System Performance
• Improved Monitoring of Filers

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More Accurate Export Statistics

• User-Friendly System
• Internet-based filing
• AESDirect Interactive Filing
• AESPcLink
• PC Version
• Server Version
• AES EDI Upload
• AESWebLink

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More Timely Export Statistics

• Not Dependent on Customs Ports
• Census Extracts Data
• Twice a week
• Over 90 of AES records are captured in Census
  first processing period
• More time to resolve discrepancies
• Easier for filers to locate discrepant
  information
• 4.3 percent of AES records are reported late

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Improved Coverage

• Improved Automated Tools
• The Future Looks Bright!
• Full Automation of Export Truck, Rail, Air and
  Ocean Manifests
• Matching Shippers Export Information to
  Manifests
• Account for Everything Exported

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For More Information

• AES Support Line 800-549-0595
• 301-763-3539
• E-mail ASKAES_at_Census.gov
• Gerry Horner 301-763-6856
• E-mail gerard.j.horner_at_census.gov