Census Bureau Accepting Comments for Review of Routed Export Regulations

The Census Bureau is accepting public comments through Dec. 5 on routed export transactions and the definition of and party responsibilities in such transactions, the agency said. “The Census Bureau is soliciting comments on the clarity, usability, and any other matters related to the regulatory requirements for routed transactions,” the agency said. Census is asking for suggestions for the “definition of routed export transaction,” in the case that commenters find the current CFR definition unclear; is asking whether it should modify the set of data elements required from the U.S. authorized agent when filing electronic export information; and is asking whether it should modify the dataset that the U.S. principal party in interest (USPPI) is required to provide to the U.S. authorized agent, among other things. Other data elements, including the shipment reference number, export information code and foreign-trade zone identifier, are required to be reported, but federal regulations don’t list the party responsible for providing the information. Census wants comments on whether the USPPI or U.S. authorized agent should report these required data elements, the agency said. Census is also asking how Foreign Trade Regulations requirements could be revised to align with the Export Administration Regulations on routed export transactions.