On August 9, 2013, the U.S. Census Bureau issued AES Broadcast #2013064 further revising the new split shipment requirements originally announced in a Federal Register notice final rule published on March 14th of this year.

The Broadcast noted that, as a result of comments and concerns from the trade, effective January 8, 2014 section 30.28 of the Foreign Trade Regulations will read as follows:
"A shipment covered by a single EEI transmission booked for export on one conveyance, but divided prior to export where the exporting carrier at the port of export will file the manifest indicating that the cargo was sent on two or more of the same conveyances leaving from the same port of export of the same carrier within 24 hours by vessel or 7 days by air, truck, or rail."

Any succeeding parts of the shipments that exceed the above time limits would require a new EEI filing.

Census also issued FTR Letter No. 6 which provides further information.

The letter can be accessed online here.