CBP Extends Grace Period for Automated Export System

An official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says the agency has extended the grace period before enforcement of rules requiring electronic filing of export documents.

Exporters were to begin using the Automated Export System (AES) on October 1, however CBP says it must first issue guidelines to field offices, which should occur within the next few weeks.

Fines for exporters filing paper forms instead of using AES range from $1,100 to $10,000 per violation.

(Source: UPS Trade News for October 2, 2008)