After you become an authorized AESDirect user, you are automatically authorized to use the system to file the Electronic Export Information (EEI) using the Self-file with AES Direct (AES OPT 2) filing method. This filing method requires you to complete an accepted EEI before shipment exportation. See Submit Paperless EEIs with AESDirect.
To enable this filing method option:
Note: This procedure sets Self-file with AES Direct (AES OPT 2) as the default filing method. If you do not set this default, you can select this option in the Filing Method box on the EEI tab during shipment processing.
On the Tools tab, select Shipper Editor. The Shipper Editor window appears.
Select the shipper from the Existing Shipper Numbers box and click the Modify button. The Modify Shipper window appears.
Click the International tab.
Under Electronic Export Information, click the down arrow in the Filing Method box and select Self-file with AES Direct (AES OPT 2).
Click the OK button. The Shipper Editor window appears.
Click the Close button.
To process an International shipment:
Complete the information on the Ship To, Service, and Options tabs as usual.
On the Ship From tab, type the Tax ID Number in the Tax ID Number box. Then click the down arrow in the Tax ID Type box and select the type of Tax ID Number used in the Tax ID Number box.
On the Customs Documentation tab, click the EEI tab.
Do one of the following:
Type the Internal Transaction Number (ITN) provided to you in the Internal Transaction Number box. An ITN is required to process an State Department License (SDL) shipment.
Type a Shipment Reference Number (minimum of 2 or a maximum of 17 alphanumeric characters) in the Shipment Reference Number box, or click the Generate SRN button if you want UPS WorldShip to generate a unique number. The characters are not case sensitive, meaning it does not matter whether you use capital or lowercase letters. If you click the Generate SRN button after you have typed a number, the number generated by WorldShip will overwrite your entry.
Complete the remaining fields:
Under Ultimate Consignee, select the Same as Ship To check box if the person or company specified on the Ship to tab and the ultimate consignee of the good are the same. Do not select this check box if they are different. If they are different, the Ultimate Consignee Address window appears so you can provide the address information.
Under Ultimate Consignee, click the down arrow in the Type box and select an ultimate consignee type.
Under Notifications, select the Filing Updates check box and type the appropriate e-mail address in the E-mail Address box as needed.
Click the down arrow in the Parties to Transaction box and select the desired item. Related means the shipper and ultimate consignee are with the same company; Non-Related means they are not with the same company.
Click the down arrow in the Routed Transaction box and select Yes or No. Yes means the foreign party in interest authorizes a US forwarding or other agent to facilitate export of items to the US.
Click the Inbond Info button to display the Inbond Information window and provide the needed information. See Supply Inbond Information for Non-SDL Shipments.
Click the down arrow in the Currency box and select a currency.
Type appropriate conversion in the Currency Conversion box if currency is not US Dollar.Enter the amount of the selected currency that is the equivalent of one US Dollar. This field is required when the currency specified is not USD (US Dollar).
Example:
1 Euro = 1.36 USD
Enter 1.36 in the Currency Conversion field.
Click the Submit to AES button. A UPS Web page opens.
Read the Legal Disclaimer.
Click the Submit EEI to AESWebLink button. The AESDirect Web site opens.
Complete your submission of the EEI to the US Census Bureau.
After you return to WorldShip, click the Process Shipment button.
For more information on AESDirect, go to the AESDirect Web site and see the Get Started link.