Census Offers AES Tips for Puerto Rico Port Code, Ultimate Consignee Country Code

The Census Bureau Jan. 19 emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System. Response code 136 is a fatal error for when a shipment from Puerto Rico to the U.S. doesn’t list a Puerto Rican port under the Port of Export Code. Census said the filer should verify the country of ultimate destination and port of export code, correct the shipment and resubmit.

Response code 331 is a fatal error for when the reported ultimate consignee country code is not valid in AES, Census said. Filers should verify the ultimate consignee country code, correct the shipment and resubmit.