Filing exports
Government-sponsored website for filing electronic export information. It’s hosted by U.S. Customs. “ACE” stands for Automated Commercial Environment, “AES” for Automated Export System. (For those struggling to wade through the government’s alphabet soup.)
Customs’ ACE Support Desk,
1-866-530-4172 option 1, then option 2
ace.support@cbp.dhs.gov
U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division
800-549-0595
option 1: Automated Export System Branch
askaes@census.gov
option 3: Regulations
itmd.askregs@census.gov
option 5: Export Reports – Trade Outreach Branch
export.reports@census.gov
Export licensing agencies
Bureau of Industry and Security
Regulates the export of most commercial items, often referred to as “dual-use” items that have both commercial and dangerous applications.
202-482-4933
Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
Licenses defense services and defense (munitions) articles.
202-663-1282
Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorism sponsoring organizations, and international narcotics traffickers. The OFAC Web site provides information on these sanctions as well as the complete list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN list”).
800-540-6322
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of International Programs
Licenses nuclear material and equipment.
301-415-2344
International trade support
International Trade Administration (ITA), Department of Commerce
ITA provides industry and country specific market information, and offers a wide variety of programs to assist U.S. exporters.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
SBA provides a full range of export assistance services to small businesses, particularly those new to exporting, and offers counseling, training, managerial and trade finance assistance.
Export.gov
U.S. Government export portal.
Enforces trade laws and regulations.
International body which deals with the rules of trade between nations. Has an international tariff database.