Census Offers Tips for Household Goods, Measure Code Errors in AES
The Census Bureau emailed tips this week on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
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Response code 622 is a fatal error for when the Schedule B/Harmonized Tariff Schedule Number is missing and the Export Information Code isn't listed as "HH" for household goods. Census said a Schedule B/HTS Number must be declared in the electronic export information if the EEI doesn't include any household goods reported with the Code "HH." The filer should verify the Schedule B/HTS Number, correct the shipment and resubmit.
Response code 627 is another fatal error for when the reported Schedule B/HTS Number requires a "1st Unit of Measure Code" to also be reported, but that measure code isn't valid in AES, Census said. The 1st Unit of Measure Code, based on the reported Schedule B/HTS number, "must be a valid code contained in Appendix K, Unit of Measure Codes," the agency said. The filer should verify the 1st Unit of Measure Code required for the Schedule B/HTS Number reported, correct the shipment and resubmit.