name: Trabex Trade Compliance Vocabulary
description: >-
  Domain vocabulary for Trabex trade compliance automation covering export
  control, restricted party screening, AES filing, and export documentation.
  Includes regulatory terminology from EAR, ITAR, OFAC, and Census Bureau
  export reporting requirements.
tags:
  - AES Filing
  - Compliance
  - Export Control
  - International Trade
  - Restricted Party Screening
terms:
  - term: Automated Export System
    abbreviation: AES
    description: >-
      The US Census Bureau's system for collecting Electronic Export
      Information (EEI) on export shipments. All US exports with a value
      exceeding $2,500 or requiring an export license must be filed in AES.
    synonyms:
      - AES
      - ACE AES
  - term: Electronic Export Information
    abbreviation: EEI
    description: >-
      The data elements required to be filed in AES for export transactions.
      Includes shipper, consignee, commodity, Schedule B number, value,
      quantity, country of ultimate destination, and license information.
    synonyms:
      - Shipper's Export Declaration
      - SED
  - term: Internal Transaction Number
    abbreviation: ITN
    description: >-
      A unique 14-character confirmation number issued by AES upon successful
      acceptance of an EEI filing. Required on the bill of lading or air
      waybill for export shipments.
    synonyms:
      - AES ITN
      - AES Confirmation Number
  - term: Restricted Party Screening
    abbreviation: RPS
    description: >-
      The process of checking trading partners (customers, suppliers,
      freight forwarders) against government-maintained lists of denied
      parties, sanctioned individuals, and entities prohibited from receiving
      US exports.
    synonyms:
      - Denied Party Screening
      - Sanctions Screening
  - term: Specially Designated Nationals
    abbreviation: SDN
    description: >-
      OFAC's list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by,
      or acting for, targeted countries. US persons are generally prohibited
      from dealing with SDN-listed parties.
    synonyms:
      - SDN List
      - OFAC SDN
  - term: Denied Persons List
    abbreviation: DPL
    description: >-
      The BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security) list of individuals and
      organizations that have been denied export privileges.
  - term: Entity List
    abbreviation: EL
    description: >-
      A BIS-maintained list of foreign parties subject to specific license
      requirements for export, re-export, and transfer of items subject to
      the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
  - term: Export Control Classification Number
    abbreviation: ECCN
    description: >-
      An alphanumeric designation from the Commerce Control List (CCL)
      used to identify items subject to export controls. Items not on the
      CCL are classified as EAR99.
    synonyms:
      - ECCN
  - term: Schedule B Number
    description: >-
      A 10-digit US Census Bureau commodity classification code used to
      classify exported goods for AES filing and trade statistics.
    synonyms:
      - Schedule B
      - HTS Export Code
  - term: Harmonized Tariff Schedule
    abbreviation: HTS
    description: >-
      A classification system for imported goods. For exports, the
      equivalent Schedule B number is used in AES filings.
  - term: Country of Origin
    description: >-
      The country where a product was manufactured, grown, or substantially
      transformed. Required on export documentation and affects tariff
      treatment and trade agreements.
  - term: Country of Ultimate Destination
    description: >-
      The country where the exported goods will ultimately be consumed or
      used, as declared on the AES filing. May differ from the country of
      first destination.
  - term: Export Administration Regulations
    abbreviation: EAR
    description: >-
      US Department of Commerce regulations governing the export of
      commercial items. Items subject to EAR require assessment of the ECCN
      classification and applicable export license requirements.
  - term: OFAC
    description: >-
      Office of Foreign Assets Control — the US Treasury Department's
      agency that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions.
  - term: BIS
    description: >-
      Bureau of Industry and Security — the US Commerce Department agency
      that administers the Export Administration Regulations and maintains
      the Entity List and Denied Persons List.
  - term: Shipper's Letter of Instruction
    abbreviation: SLI
    description: >-
      A document completed by the exporter authorizing the freight forwarder
      to act on their behalf and providing instructions for export shipment
      processing and documentation.
  - term: Certificate of Origin
    abbreviation: CO
    description: >-
      A document certifying that exported goods were manufactured, produced,
      or processed in a particular country. Often required by customs
      authorities in the destination country.
  - term: Commercial Invoice
    description: >-
      The official record of sale between exporter and importer, used
      by customs authorities to determine the true value of goods
      and assess duties and taxes.
  - term: Packing List
    description: >-
      A document detailing the contents, weights, and dimensions of each
      package in a shipment. Used by customs and logistics providers to
      verify shipment contents.
  - term: SCAC Code
    description: >-
      Standard Carrier Alpha Code — a 2-4 letter identifier assigned to
      transportation companies by the National Motor Freight Traffic
      Association (NMFTA).