Update to AESDirect – Displaying Participating Government Agency (PGA) Records

May 15, 2025

Note: This update is specific to filers who use AESDirect as their connection method.

AESDirect will be updated on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, to allow all AESDirect participants to see the PGA requirements that have been integrated in AESDirect. Prior to this change, some PGA requirements were based on Pilot participation and were only available to those participants.

When a Schedule B/ HTS number is found on Appendix X, the appropriate PGA record will now be available to all filers in AESDirect based on each agency’s requirements. Shipments subject to PGA data requirements must submit a PGA record in the Automated Export System (AES). 

When reporting for PGA data, filers will need to indicate ‘Yes’ in Step 3 to the question: Does this filing require Participating Government agency data? The additional PGA data will then display for you to enter the appropriate data elements.

For questions about PGA requirements, please reach out to the appropriate agency.

For questions about AESDirect, please contact the U.S. Census Bureau’s Trade Data Collection Branch.

Telephone: (800) 549-0595, select option 1 for AES

Email: askaes@census.gov

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