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201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703
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P.O. Box 7970
Madison, WI 53707-7970

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Scott Walker

IMPORTANT: As of July 1st, 2011, functions once performed by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce have been moved to other state agencies and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The former Commerce web site will continue to exist for the next several months as resources are moved to new web site locations. We will make every attempt possible to direct our users to the new locations as web resources are moved.

Division of Investment and Export PO Box 7970 Madison, WI 53707-7970 USA		Subscribe Send to a Colleague Feedback View Past Editions
Vol. 8 #1, September 2008 Keeping Up-To-Date with Foreign Trade Regulations The U.S. Census Bureau has published a useful on-line guide to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) that may help to answer many "technical" questions related to the export process. The guide is especially helpful in understanding rules and requirements under the Electronic Export Information filing system that has replaced paper copy Shipper's Export Declarations. The 90-day implementation period for mandatory electronic filing of export information is scheduled to expire September 30, 2008. At that point, civil and criminal penalties from $1,100 to $10,000 may be imposed for delayed filing, failure to file, false filing, and use of AES to further any illegal activity. Additionally, the new timeframe for providing the filing information to export carriers or pipeline operators will be: Vessel Cargo - 24 hours prior to loading Air Cargo - 2 Hours Prior to scheduled departure Truck Cargo - 1 hour prior to arrival at U.S. border Rail Cargo - 2 hours prior to arrival at U.S. border Pipeline Exports - within 4 days of the end of the month Mail and Others - 2 hours prior to exportation Post-Departure - no later than 10 days from export It is important that exporters understand the new requirements in order to avoid penalties and seizure of products. AESDirect is a free Internet-based application for companies that register on-line at http://www.aesdirect.gov. To view the new foreign trade guidelines on the web or to print out a paper copy, go to http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/regs/flipper/index.html. Table of Contents