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EIN required for AES filing Sept 4, 2009 |
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All US Principal party in interests who currently report an SSN when filing in the AES must provide an Employer Identification Number (EIN) ...
Foreign Trade Regulations: Eliminate the Social Security Number as an Identification Number in the Automated Export System (AES)
All U.S. authorized agents who correctly report a SSN when filing in the AES must provide an EIN or Dun and Bradstreet number (DUNS) for identifications purposes. An EIN is available to both businesses and individuals and can be obtained by registering with the Internal Revenue Service at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html or by calling (800)829-4933 and following the instructions. A DUNS number is available only to business entities and can be obtained by registering with Dun and Bradstreet at www.dnb.com/us.This rule will become effective September 4, 2009. There will be a 60-day comment period, with an implementation date of December 3, 2009. The rule can be found in its entirety at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/fedregnotices/index.html or www.gpoaccess.gov/fr.
Comments on the interim rule should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before October 5, 2009. ADDRESS: You may submit your comments to: William G. Bostic, Jr., Foreign Trade Division, United States Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 6K032, Washington, DC 20233-6700; by phone at (301) 763-2255; by fax at (301) 763-6638; or by e-mail:
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