Automated Export System (AES)

The Automated Export System (AES) is a joint venture between U.S. Customs and other federal agencies to provide a seamless government export process. It provides a gateway for routing export data electronically to the appropriate government agency and eliminates redundancy. This automation step eliminates paper SEDs and helps remove the processing barriers that impede the flow of trade. ASCI's AES Procedures--the system designed for Exporters, Freight Forwarders and NVOCCs--was certified by Customs in 1996.

ASCI's AES Procedures is fully integrated with our Export Procedures, and can also function as a stand-alone system. Users of Export Procedures save time by using already entered shipment data to prepare the paperless SEDs and to send manifest information. With our AES programs, shipment information is verified before being transmitted to US Customs, eliminating potential errors and penalties. Best of all, transmission is more expedient and accurate than manually keying in data to the AESDirect portal.

Transmission of data is made using the high-speed VPN/MQ communications protocol, which provides a quick and secure connection to U.S. Customs.