CBP Issues Mitigation Guidelines for Violations of the Foreign Trade Regulations

January 9, 2009

As previously reported, on June 2, 2008, the Census Bureau (Census) published a final rule amending the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) to require mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System or AESDirect for all shipments where the export information is required by the FTR.  Pursuant to the FTR, civil penalties of up to $10,000 may be assessed against any culpable party with respect to the export transaction for the failure to file or the delayed filing of export information in AES, the filing of false or misleading information in AES, and other violations of the FTR.  These parties include the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI), the Foreign Principal Party in Interest (FPPI), freight forwarders, authorized agents (e.g., brokers and other parties to the export transaction) and carriers. For more information, click here.