Census Announces Data Entry Center (DEC) Program Will End March 31, 2005
In its October 2004 AES Newsletter, Census has included a letter that was sent to all Data Entry Center (DEC) participants announcing that the DEC program will terminate on March 31, 2005.
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(Census advises that its letter serves as its written notification terminating the agreement between the DEC and Census as required by the signed Export Initiative Agreement.)
DEC indicators will be turned off as of April 1, 2005. As of April 1, 2005, Census states that DEC indicators will be turned off and such a company may not show itself as the filer of the export information unless it has a power of attorney or written authorization from the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI). Until electronic filing of exports becomes mandatory, such a company may continue to key and transmit export information from a document completed by the USPPI without obtaining a power of attorney or written authorization.
Once AES filing is mandatory, only two options are available. Upon implementation of AES mandatory filing, Census states that the only options available to a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), express air courier, other carrier, or port authority are as follows:
the company may become an authorized agent, where it must require a power of attorney or written authorization from its client - the USPPI or Foreign Principal Party in Interest to file export information in AES
the company may become a certified service center where it is responsible for transmitting the export information in AES on behalf of its client. These transmissions must show the USPPI or forwarding agent as the authorized filer and the service center as the transmitter.
Becoming an authorized agent or certified service center. Census states that if a company has a power of attorney or written authorization for its clients and has decided to become an authorized agent, it should send email notification to ftddec@census.gov to have its DEC status changed in AES. To become a certified service center, Census states that the company must submit a letter of intent to AES.
If a company decides not to become an authorized agent or a certified service center, Census states that it should inform its clients that they will be required to file themselves or engage an authorized agent to file on their behalf. According to Census, if such clients decide to file themselves, would have to register through AESDirect (www.aesdirect.gov)or contact the AES branch by telephone at 1-800-549-0595 or by email at askaes@census.gov.
Census contact - Mark Markovic (301) 763-2259
Census' October 2004 AES Newsletter available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/aesnewsletter102004.pdf.