Census Upgrades Severity of AES Message Related to USPPI, State of Origin

The Census Bureau upgraded the severity of response message 26C in the Automated Export System to alert exporters when the U.S. Principal Party in Interest fields for the address state and the state of origin don't match, the agency said in a Nov. 9 email to industry. The agency previewed the message last year (see 2212220023) as "informational" (see 2302070055) but last week upgraded it to a "Compliance Alert." Compliance Alerts are sent in AES "when a reporting compliance violation has or has likely occurred," according to the agency's website. "The filer is required to review filing practices and take steps to conform with export reporting compliance." The change takes effect Nov. 14.