| Title: | EXPANSION OF AES TO ALL VESSEL PORTS ON OCT 1, 1996 |
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| Date: | 1996-10-03 |
| To: | abi |
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AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM (AES) EXPANDS TO ALL U. S. SEAPORTS
WASHINGTON --
THE U. S. CUSTOMS SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ARE
EXPANDING THE AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM (AES) TO ALL U. S. SEAPORTS
OCTOBER 1, 1996, ACCEPTING BOTH EXPORT SHIPMENT DATA AND VESSEL
TRANSPORTATION DATA ELECTRONICALLY.
AES IS THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH EXPORT SHIPMENT DATA
REQUIRED BY MANY AGENCIES IS FILED ELECTRONICALLY WITH U.S. CUSTOMS.
ANNOUNCING THE EXPANSION, CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER GEORGE J. WEISE SAID
"AES IS A HIGH PRIORITY INITIATIVE. IT WILL SAVE TIME AND MONEY FOR BOTH
BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT AND IMPROVE EXPORT STATISTICS, WHILE ALLOWING
CUSTOMS TO TARGET STOLEN VEHICLES, WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY AND MONEY LAUNDERING
MORE EFFECTIVELY." AES, DEVELOPED IN COOPERATION WITH THE BUREAU OF THE
CENSUS, OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND THE EXPORT TRADE COMMUNITY, HAS
BEEN OPERATIONAL AT FIVE SEAPORTS SINCE JULY 1995.
EXPERIENCE AT THOSE PORTS - BALTIMORE, NORFOLK, CHARLESTON, HOUSTON
AND LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH - HAS BEEN POSITIVE, ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY
EVALUATIONS BY BOTH CENSUS AND AN INDEPENDENT GROUP OF TRADE AND
GOVERNMENT USERS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VIA FAX, CALL AES MARKETFAX AT
(202) 927-3555.