Business Client Alert: Mandatory Electronic Filing for Exporters
10/15/2003
Any client who ships products internationally (whether or not an export license is required) should be made aware of the upcoming deadline for application of the new system for filing Shippers' Export Declaration (SEDs) through the Automated Export System. Freight forwarders are generally aware of the deadline and filing requirements, but the filing responsibility (and ultimate liability) rests with the exporter of record - not with the freight forwarder or customs broker. This Client Alert discusses the mandatory filing of the SEC on the Automated Export System (AES) for all items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) and the United States Munitions List (USML).
