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air. However, for containerized cargo in lift vans, cargo vans, or similar substantial outer containers, the weight of such containers should not be included in the gross weight of the commodities. gross shipping weight information is not available for individual Schedule B items for the reason that commoditics covered by more than one Schedule B number are contained in the same shipping container, approximate shipping weights, estimated as accurately as is practicable, may be shown on the Shipper's Export Declarations for each Schedule B item in the container. The total of the estimated weights must equal the actual shipping weight of the entire container or containers and contents. Gross shipping weight is not required for shipments by mail or for shipments by methods of transportation other than vessel or air.

(p) "D" (Domestic) or "F" (Foreign). (1) The export declaration covering exports to foreign countries shall show foreign goods separately from goods of domestic production. Exports of foreign merchandise include those commodities which are the growth, produce, or manufacture of foreign countries which entered the United States as imports and which at the time of exportation have undergone no change in form or condition or enhancement in value by further manufacture in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Possessions.

(2) Exports of domestic merchandise include those commodities which are the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Possessions (including commodities incorporating foreign components), and those articles of foreign origin which have been enhanced in value or changed from the form in which imported by further manufacture or processing in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Possessions.

(3) The above distinction between domestic and foreign merchandise is intended only for use in reporting on the Shipper's Export Declaration and is intended for statistical purposes only.

(4) On the Shipper's Export Declaration in the column headed "Specify 'D' or 'F" domestic merchandise shall be identified by the designation "D" and foreign merchandise shall be identified by the designation "F." On the Shipper's Export Declaration for InTransit Goods, Form 7513, one of the following statements, whichever is appropriate, shall be shown across the body of the form within columns 1 through 6:

(i) For in-transit shipments of domestic (United States) merchandise, “The merchandise described herein is of the growth, production or manufacture of the United States;" and (ii) for intransit shipments of foreign merchandise, "The merchandise described herein is of foreign origin."

(q) Value. (1) In general, value shall be reported on the Shipper's Export Declaration in accordance with the definition at the top of the value column on the regular Shipper's Export Declaration (Commerce Form 7525-V): "Value at U.S. Port of Export (Selling price or cost if not sold, including inland freight, insurance and other charges to U.S. port of export) (Nearest whole dollar; omit cents figures)." "Selling price" for goods exported pursuant to sale is the exporter's price to his customer net of any unconditional discounts from list price, but without deducting any discounts which are conditional upon a particular act or performance on the part of the customer. Commissions to be paid by a U.S. exporter to his agent abroad, or to be deducted from the selling price by the exporter's agent abroad should be excluded. For goods shipped on consignment without a sale actually having been made at the time of export, the "selling price" to be reported on the Shipper's Export Declaration is the market value at the time of export at the United States port from which exported.

(2) The value reported on the Shipper's Export Declaration shall exclude: The cost of loading on the exporting vessel, aircraft, car or vehicle at the port of exportation; freight, insurance, and any other charges or transportation costs beyond the port of export; and any duties, taxes, or other assessments imposed by foreign countries. The value reported shall include inland or domestic freight or other charges to the seaport, airport, or border port of exportation.

(3) The value to be reported as defined above is (or is equivalent to) an f.a.s. (Free alongside ship) value. Therefore, where goods are sold f.o.b. a U.S. point other than the port of exportation freight, insurance, and other costs to the border, sea, or airport of exportation shall be added to the selling price (as defined above) for purposes of reporting value on the Shipper's Export Declaration. If the actual amount of such domestic costs is not available, an estimate of the domestic costs shall be added. Where goods are sold at a "de

livered" price, c.i.f. foreign destination, the cost of loading on the exporting carrier at the port of exportation, if any, and freight, insurance, and other costs beyond the port of exportation should be subtracted from the price for purposes of reporting value on the Shipper's Export Declaration. If the actual amount of such costs is not available, an estimate of the costs should be subtracted. Costs added to or subtracted from the selling price in accordance with the above instructions should not be itemized or shown separately on the Shipper's Export Declaration, but the value reported should be the value after the making of such adjustments, where they are required to arrive at "value at U.S. port of export." In the expression of values in export declarations, fractions of a dollar less than 50 cents should be ignored, and fractions of 50 cents or upward should be counted as $1.

(4) For definitions of the value to be shown on the Shipper's Export Declaration for special types of transactions where the commodities are not being exported pursuant to commercial sales, or where subsidies, Government financing or participation, or other unusual conditions are involved, see § 30.30.

(r) Date of exportation. Information as to date of exportation is not required to be reported for shipments by vessel or by mail. For other shipments, the date of departure (or date of clearance, if date of departure is not known) shall be shown on the Shipper's Export Declaration as the date of exportation.

(s) Designation of agent and signature. For information regarding the use of the space provided on Form 7525-V and 7525-V-Alternate for authorization of agent, and for requirements as to signature, see § 30.4.

[31 F.R. 11367, Aug. 27, 1966, as amended at 32 20805, Dec. 27, 1967; 37 F.R. 23251, Nov. 1, 1972]

§ 30.8 Additional information required on Shipper's Export Declaration for In-Transit Goods (Form 7513).

In addition to the information required under $30.7, the following information shall be shown on the Shipper's Export Declaration for In-Transit Goods, Form 7513:

(a) U.S. port of arrival. The U.S. port at which the merchandise covered by the declaration arrived from a foreign country shall be shown.

(b) Country from which shipped. The name of the foreign country where the goods were loaded on the carrier which transported the merchandise to the United States from a foreign country shall be indicated.

(c) Date of arrival. The date on which the merchandise arrived in the United States shall be entered.

(d) Country of origin. The name of the country of origin as defined in § 30.70 (f) shall be indicated.

§ 30.9

Requirements for separation and alignment of items on Shipper's Export Declarations.

For each Schedule B classification (see § 30.7(1)) for which merchandise is included in the shipment, a separate item shall be shown on the Shipper's Export Declaration and the separate description of commodities, shipping weight, "D" or "F" designation, Schedule B commodity number, net quantity and value for the item shall be correctly aligned horizontally, and clearly distinguishable from information applying to other Schedule B items on the same declaration. However, where merchandise covered by a single Schedule B classification is moving under more than one general license, under more than one validated export license, or under a validated export license which shows two or more listings for the same Schedule B number, a separate item shall be shown on the Shipper's Export Declaration for each license or for each listing on the license.' For merchandise moving under validated license, information required by export control regulations as to export license number and expiration date, and information as to whether the export is a partial or complete shipment against the license, shall be shown immediately below the corresponding description of commodities on the Shipper's Export Declaration. Where two or more items are classified under the same Schedule B number and moving under the same general license, or where no license is required, the quantities, values and shipping weights of such invoice items, wherever practical, should be combined and the information shown on a single horizontal line of the Shipper's Export Declaration. Commodities of U.S. man

See § 30.6 for prohibition against reporting general license commodities on the same Shipper's Export Declaration with commodities moving under a validated license.

ufacture incorporating foreign components shall be reported under the Schedule B number for the exported commodity, and a separate item shall not be shown for the imported components. If the exporter desires to record the imported components separately on the export declaration for purposes of identification with a temporary import bond, a notation may be made in column 10 as to the imported components which have been incorporated in the exported commodity. In the preparation of the export declaration, shippers shall conform to the line spacing on all copies. § 30.10 Continuation sheets for Shipper's Export Declaration.

When more horizontal lines than the number provided on the Shipper's Export Declaration form are required to list all of the merchandise covered by the declaration, continuation sheets should be utilized. In lieu of official continuation sheets, additional copies of the Shipper's Export Declaration form, with no portion torn off or removed, may be used as continuation sheets. All continuation sheets shall be numbered in proper sequence and securely stapled to the first sheet, which must be the export declaration itself. Each continuation sheet shall show the Customs port of exportation and the country of ultimate destination for the shipment. The following statement with the blank filled in as appropriate, shall be inserted on the last line of the Shipper's Export Declaration itself between columns 9 and 15:

This declaration consists of this sheet and continuation sheets.

§ 30.11

Authority to require production of documents.

For purposes of verifying the completeness and accuracy of the information reported as required under §§ 30.7 and 30.8, and for other purposes under the regulations in this part, Customs is authorized to require the owners and operators of exporting carriers, as well as the exporters or their agents, either at the time of exportation or within a period of 3 years subsequent thereto, to produce for inspection or copying shipping documents, invoices, orders, packing lists, correspondence, as well as any other relevant documents and to furnish other information bearing upon a particular

'See § 30.3(b).

exportation. The Bureau of the Census is similarly authorized to require the production of such documents. Customs shall refuse to accept Shipper's Export Declarations containing known errors and omissions, and may require their correction, but acceptance by the Customs Director shall not be construed as evidence that all requirements have been met, and such acceptance shall not relieve the exporter of the responsibility to furnish complete and correct information at a later time if all requirements have in fact not been properly met. § 30.12 Time and place Shipper's Export Declarations required to be presented.

For shipments by mail, the Shipper's Export Declaration as required in § 30.1 shall be presented to the postmaster with the packages at the time of mailing. For shipments other than by mail, except as otherwise provided, the Shipper's Export Declaration in the number of copies required by § 30.5 shall be delivered to the exporting carrier prior to exportation. It is the duty of the exporter (or his agent) to deliver the required number of copies of the Shipper's Export Declaration to the exporting carrier prior to exportation; failure of the exporter (or his agent) to do so constitutes a violation of the provisions of these regulations, and renders such exporter (or his agent) subject to the penalties provided for in § 30.95. For shipments by pipeline, the Shipper's Export Declaration is not required to be presented prior to exportation, and exportation will be permitted upon the understanding that the exporter or his agent, within 4 working days after the end of each calendar month, will file with the Customs Director having jurisdiction for the pipeline, a Shipper's Export Declaration in the number of copies specified in § 30.5 to cover exports to each consignee during the calendar month.

[37 F.R. 23251, Nov. 1, 1972]

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to accompany the merchandise to the exporting carrier at the seaport, airport, or border port of exportation, or it may be otherwise delivered directly to the exporting carrier. In either case, the Shipper's Export Declaration must be in the exporting carriers' possession prior to exportation. (See § 30.6 for requirements for a separate set of Shipper's Export Declarations for each car, truck, or other vehicle, covering only the merchandise exported in that car, truck, or vehicle.) [37 F.R. 23251, Nov. 1, 1972]

§ 30.16 Corrections to Shipper's Export Declarations.

Except for shipments by mail, the shipper or his agent shall prepare and file in duplicate with the Customs Director at the port of exportation a Shipper's Export Declaration Correction Form on Form FT-7403 for all corrections, amendments, or cancellations of Shipper's Export Declarations which are reported after the copies of the declarations have been forwarded by Customs to the Bureau of the Census, or for which the filing of Form FT-7403 is required by the export control regulations. Other corrections, amendments, or cancellations shall be effected by means of a Correction Form, or shall be noted directly upon the Shipper's Export Declaration. For effecting corrections to Shipper's Export Declarations covering shipments by mail, one copy of the Shipper's Export Declaration Correction Form should be prepared and presented to the Postmaster at the post office where the package was mailed. Correction Forms may be obtained free of charge from the Customs Director. The provisions of this paragraph relating to the filing of a Shipper's Export Declaration Correction Form shall not be construed as a relaxation of the requirements of the laws and regulations pertaining to the preparation and filing of Shipper's Export Declarations.

Subpart B-General RequirementsExporting Carriers

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Rico and the United States, shall not be granted clearance, where clearance is required, and shall not depart, where clearance is not required, until manifests (for vessels, aircraft, and rail carriers) and Shipper's Export Declarations have been filed with the Customs Director as specified below, except as provided in § 30.24. Where for reasons beyond the control of the exporting carrier, a given declaration (or declarations) has not been received prior to exportation or departure, and the merchandise has been laden, such carrier shall not as a result of this circumstance be required to offload the merchandise, or to delay its clearance (where clearance is required) or departure (if clearance is not quired). However, the provisions of § 30.24 remain applicable.

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(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, declarations should not be filed at the place where the shipment originates if it is to be transshipped within the U.S. area before being dispatched to a foreign country or to its final destination in a nonfarm area. This applies to shipments originating in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands of the United States being forwarded to the United States for transshipment to another destination, and to shipments originating in the United States and being forwarded to Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands of the United States for transshipment, as well as to merchandise being transshipped in Customs Districts within the States of the United States. In such cases, the declarations should be filed only with the Customs Director at the actual port of exportation.

(c) For purposes of these regulations, the port of exportation is defined as the Customs port at which or nearest to which the land surface carrier transporting the merchandise crosses the border of the United States into foreign territory, or, in the case of exportation by vessel or air, the Customs port where the merchandise is loaded on the vessel or aircraft which is to carry the merchandise to a foreign country or to a nonforeign area of ultimate destination. [35 F.R. 4948, Mar. 21, 1970, as amended at 36 F.R. 5412, Mar. 23, 1971; 37 F.R. 23251, Nov. 1, 1972]

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this section) shall file a complete manifest on Customs Form 1374 or similar form approved by the Customs Director. The manifest shall be filed with the Customs Director at the respective ports where the merchandise is laden, and shall show the destination of the vessel and list all the cargo so laden. For each item of cargo, the manifest shall show the marks and numbers of the packages; and a description of the articles, contents, quantities, and values, shall be shown; however, a notation on the manifest that values are as stated on the Shipper's Export Declaration, copies of which are attached to such manifest, will be accepted. There shall also be shown for each item of cargo the bill of lading number shown on the declaration covering the item, except that bill of lading numbers are not required on manifests covering cargo destined for Canada or a nonforeign area. If an item on a manifest is one for which a Shipper's Export Declaration is not required under the regulations in this part, a notation shall be inserted on the manifest as to the basis for the exemption. In lieu of a listing of cargo on Customs Form 1374, the list of cargo may be shown on bills of lading, cargo lists, or other similar commercial forms, attached to the manifest: Provided, That the manifest is completely executed on Customs Form 1374 or similar form approved by the Customs Director, except for particulars as to cargo: And provided also, That the bills of lading, cargo lists, or other commercial forms are securely attached to that form in such manner as to constitute one document; that they are incorporated by suitable reference on the face of the form such as "Cargo as per bills of lading attached," or "Cargo as per commercial forms attached," and that there is shown on the face of each document the information required by Customs Form 1374 for the cargo covered by that document. The manifest of vessels clearing for foreign countries shall also show the quantities and values of bunker fuel taken aboard at that port for fueling use of the vessel, apart from such quantities as may have been laden on vessels as cargo. The quantity of coal shall be reported in tons, and the quantity of fuel oil shall be reported in barrels of 42 gallons. Fuel oil shall be described in such manner as to identify diesel oil as distinguished from other types of fuel oil. (b) Aircraft. Aircraft transporting merchandise as specified in § 30.20 shall

file a complete manifest on Customs Form 7509. Such manifest shall be filed with the Customs Director at the respective ports where the merchandise is laden aboard the aircraft which is to carry the merchandise to the foreign country or to its ultimate destination in a nonforeign area, and shall list all the cargo so laden and show, for each item, the air waybill number or marks and numbers on packages, the number of packages, and the nature of the goods, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (b). In addition, for any item for which a Shipper's Export Declaration is not required under the regulations in this part, a notation as to the basis for the exemption shall be inserted on the manifest, or on the waybill filed in lieu of listing on the manifest as provided below. In lieu of listing the cargo on the manifest, (1) in the case of shipments on an air waybill, a copy of each document may be attached to the cargo manifest, the numbers of such air waybills listed in the body of the manifest, and the statement "Cargo as per Air Waybills Attached" noted on the manifest, or (2) on direct departures only, for shipments requiring a Shipper's Export Declaration a copy of each export declaration may be attached to the cargo manifest. In such cases the air waybill numbers of such declarations shall be listed on the cargo manifest in the column for air waybill numbers, and the statement "Cargo as per Export Declarations Attached" noted on the manifest. Under this alternative procedure, any shipments not requiring a Shipper's Export Declaration shall be listed on the manifest, and a notation as to the basis for the exemption shall be shown. For aircraft carrying merchandise on direct flights between the United States and Puerto Rico, where the conditions of 19 CFR 6.8(e) of the Customs Regulations are met and complied with, a cargo manifest shall be required only for any merchandise transported as cargo which is excepted from the filing of Shipper's Export Declarations or for any cargo for which Shipper's Export Declarations cannot be timely filed. For cargo requiring Shipper's Export Declarations, a declaration shall be made on the general declaration required by Customs Regulations (on the cargo manifest if one is required by the preceding sentence). This declaration shall state either "Attached Shipper's Export Declarations represent a full and complete

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