Census Notifies Exporters About Required EEI for DEA Form 486

Exporters must submit electronic export information in the Automated Export System when using the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Form 486 for exports of certain chemicals, the Census Bureau said in a June 27 email to industry. The agency said “it has come to U.S. Census Bureau’s attention that DEA considers DEA Form 486 to be an export permit, and therefore, filing EEI is required.” Census will work with DEA to revise Foreign Trade Regulations “to ensure any DEA permit or declaration that requires prior registration or notification with the DEA requires filing,” the agency said. “In the meantime, please ensure that all exports involving a DEA Form 486 have an associated EEI filing completed, regardless of value and destination.”