Census Offers Tips for Household Goods, Weight-Quantity Errors in AES
The Census Bureau emailed tips last week on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
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Response code 531 is a fatal error for when a filer tries to submit a Foreign/Domestic Origin Indicator when the Export Information Code reported is HH for household goods. Census said the Foreign/Domestic Origin Indicator isn't "allowed" when the Export Information Code is HH. The filer should verify the Export Information Code and Foreign/Domestic Origin Indicator, correct the shipment and resubmit.
Response code 8W1 is a Census request to verify the filing because the shipping weight/quantity ratio is outside the "expected range" for the reported Schedule B/Harmonized Tariff Schedule Number. Census said that ratio "should fall within a certain parameter based on historical statistical averages for that commodity," and "ratios outside this pre-determined parameter might indicate either a keying error or misclassification of the product." Filers should verify the shipping weight and quantity, the Schedule B/HTS Number, correct the shipment and resubmit, if necessary. If the filing is verified correct as reported, no action is necessary.