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The World Is Open for Business, Your Business

Today it is more practical than ever for a company like yours, regardless of size, to sell goods and services across the globe. 95 percent of the world’s potential consumers are outside of the United States, and the global affinity for Made in USA products and services is second to none. Many exporters continue to boost their bottom line and build their competitiveness by selling to world markets, and you can too. The internet, improved logistics options, and array of federal, state, and local export assistance has made exporting more viable for even the smallest businesses. In 2017, the value of U.S. good services exports was an impressive $2.3 trillion. And as thousands of exporters can attest, diversifying your customer base through exporting can help to weather changes in the domestic and global economies.

Small, medium, and large businesses all have the amazing opportunity to expand internationally. Blockchain Logistics USA Export AES solutions are here to guide you through the steps that must be taken to ensure that your company conquers the International Markets

Export. “Export” refers to the transportation of merchandise out of the U.S. for the purpose of being entered into the commerce of a foreign country.

Ready to Export and Need an U.S. Authorized Agent to file

your Electronic Export Transaction(EEI)?

Blockchain Logistics LLC (US Authorized Agent) Easy Steps

Step 1

Make a license determination

Step 2

dentify your kind of Export Transaction (Standard, Routed Transaction or EEI Exempt)

Step 3

USPPI or FPPI authorize BLOCKCHAIN LOGISTICS LLC (U.S. Agent) to prepare and file the EEI on their behalf providing power of attorney or written authorization.

Step 4

Provide to us with accurate and timely export information

Step 5

Provide the carrier with the required AES proof of filing, post-departure, downtime citation, exemption, or exclusion citations on the carrier’s outbound manifest.

Step 6

Retain documentation for five years.

Export Transactions

An export transaction is a transaction in which the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) receives payment from a foreign buyer and files or authorizes an authorized agent to prepare and file the Electronic Export Information. If the USPPI authorizes an agent to file on its behalf, the USPPI must provide the authorized agent with written authorization or a power of attorney, as well as determine if a license is required.

Standard export

transaction

is a transaction in which the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) receives payment from a foreign buyer and files or authorizes an authorized agent to prepare and file the Electronic Export Information (EEI). If the USPPI authorizes an agent to file on its behalf, the USPPI must provide the authorized agent with written authorization or a power of attorney, as well as determine if a license is required.

Routed export

transaction

is a transaction in which the Foreign Principal Party in Interest (FPPI) authorizes a U.S. agent to facilitate the export of items from the United States and to prepare and file Electronic Export Information (EEI). While the FPPI will select the authorized agent to facilitate the export, it may give authorization to the USPPI to file the EEI. In a routed export transaction, the parties to the transaction remain the same; however, the responsibilities of those parties differ.

EEI exemptions

There are instances when the EEI is not required. Annotate the proof of exemption legend on the carrier’s outbound manifest.

All exemptions from Electronic Export Information filing requirements are provided in Subpart D of the Foreign Trade Regulations.

What is a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) / Electronic

Export Information (EEI)?

was a standard United States government form required for all U.S. exports with commodities valued at US$2,500 or higher. It has been replaced with the Electronic Export Information form (EEI)

Electronic Export Information (EEI) is the export data filed in the Automated Export System (AES). This is the electronic equivalent of the export information formerly filed on the Shipper’s Export Declaration.

If a single commodity's value within a U.S. export shipment exceeds US$2,500.00, then an EEI must be filed with the U.S. Census Bureau. The EEI is used by the U.S. Census Bureau to compile trade statistics and exert export controls.

When do I need to prepare the Electronic Export

Information (EEI) formerly Shipper's Export

Declaration (SED) to be filed with CBP?

The Electronic Export Information (EEI) needs to be filed when the value of the commodity classified under each individual Schedule B number or HTSUSA commodity classification is over $2,500 or if a validated export license is required to export the commodity. The exporter is responsible for preparing the EEI and the carrier files it with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the AES or AES Direct. Prior to exporting, the exporter should acquire the Schedule B number or HTSUSA commodity classification for the commodity they intend to export. The Schedule B number or HTSUSA commodity classification must be reported in the AES to identify the goods being exported.

If the exporter is sending baggage or containers with their personal or household goods valued over $2,500 to a foreign destination, other than Canada, they must file the EEI and provide the ITN to the carrier in accordance with the timeline.

If the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) is sending goods through the U.S. Postal Service, they are required to file the EEI only if the entire shipment is valued over $2,500 per Schedule B or if it requires an export license. The exporter should submit the ITN or exemption citation to the post office.

Who files the EEI?

Who files the EEI? In a standard export transaction, it is the responsibility of the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI). However, the USPPI can give Blockchain Logistics LLC (U.S. Authorized )a power of attorney (POA) or written statement authorizing them to prepare and file the EEI on their behalf. (In most cases, the USPPI is the same as the exporter.)

In a routed export transaction, however, the Foreign Principal Party in Interest (FPPI) must provide a POA or other written authorization to submit the EEI to either the USPPI or Blockchain Logistics LLC (U.S. Authorized).In most cases, the FPPI is your ultimate consignee or foreign customer.)

EEI Exemptions

There are instances when the EEI is not required. Some examples of when the EEI does not have to be prepared by an exporter and filed by the carrier are as follows:

Exporters sending shipments in which the ultimate destination is Canada, as long as the goods are not licensed or contain rough or uncut diamonds,

Shipments to U.S. possessions (i.e. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Midway Island, Wake Island and American Samoa). However, if the shipments ultimate destination is the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico the EEI must be filed.