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Instructions for Form
W-8EXP

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

(Rev. February 2006)
Certificate of Foreign Government or Other Foreign Organization for United States
Tax Withholding

General Instructions
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code
unless otherwise noted.
Note. For definitions of terms used throughout these
instructions, see Definitions on pages 2 and 3.
Purpose of form. Foreign persons are subject to U.S.
tax at a 30% rate on income they receive from U.S.
sources that consists of interest (including certain original
issue discount (OID)), dividends, rents, premiums,
annuities, compensation for, or in expectation of, services
performed, or other fixed or determinable annual or
periodical gains, profits, or income. This tax is imposed
on the gross amount paid and is generally collected by
withholding under section 1441 or 1442 on that amount.
A payment is considered to have been made whether it is
made directly to the beneficial owner or to another
person for the benefit of the beneficial owner.
Foreign persons are also subject to tax at graduated
rates on income they earn that is considered effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business. If a foreign
person invests in a partnership that conducts a U.S. trade
or business, the foreign person is considered to be
engaged in a U.S. trade or business. The partnership is
required to withhold tax under section 1446 on the
foreign person’s distributive share of the partnership’s
effectively connected taxable income.
If you receive certain types of income, you must
provide Form W-8EXP to:
• Establish that you are not a U.S. person,
• Claim that you are the beneficial owner of the income
for which Form W-8EXP is given, and
• Claim a reduced rate of, or exemption from,
withholding as a foreign government, international
organization, foreign central bank of issue, foreign
tax-exempt organization, foreign private foundation, or
government of a U.S. possession.
In general, payments to a foreign government
(including a foreign central bank of issue wholly-owned
by a foreign sovereign) from investments in the United
States in stocks, bonds, other domestic securities,
financial instruments held in the execution of
governmental financial or monetary policy, and interest
on deposits in banks in the United States are exempt
from tax under section 892 and exempt from withholding
under sections 1441 and 1442. Payments other than
those described above, including income derived in the
U.S. from the conduct of a commercial activity, income
received from a controlled commercial entity (including
gain from the disposition of any interest in a controlled
commercial entity), and income received by a controlled
commercial entity, do not qualify for exemption from tax
under section 892 or exemption from withholding under

sections 1441 and 1442. See Temporary Regulations
section 1.892-3T. In addition, certain distributions to a
foreign government from a real estate investment trust
(REIT) may not be eligible for relief from withholding and
may be subject to withholding at 35% of the gain
realized. For the definition of “commercial activities,” see
Temporary Regulations section 1.892-4T.
Amounts allocable to a foreign person from a
partnership’s trade or business in the United States are
considered derived from a commercial activity in the
United States. The partnership’s net effectively
connected taxable income is subject to withholding under
section 1446.
In general, payments to an international organization
from investment in the United States in stocks, bonds
and other domestic securities, interest on deposits in
banks in the United States, and payments from any other
source within the United States are exempt from tax
under section 892 and exempt from withholding under
sections 1441 and 1442. See Temporary Regulations
section 1.892-6T. Payments to a foreign central bank of
issue (whether or not wholly owned by a foreign
sovereign) or to the Bank for International Settlements
from obligations of the United States or of any agency or
instrumentality thereof, or from interest on deposits with
persons carrying on the banking business, are also
generally exempt from tax under section 895 and exempt
from withholding under sections 1441 and 1442. In
addition, payments to a foreign central bank of issue from
bankers’ acceptances are exempt from tax under section
871(i)(2)(C) and exempt from withholding under sections
1441 and 1442. Effectively connected income or gain
from a partnership conducting a trade or business in the
United States may be subject to withholding under
section 1446.
Payments to a foreign tax-exempt organization of
certain types of U.S. source income are also generally
exempt from tax and exempt from withholding. Gross
investment income of a foreign private foundation,
however, is subject to withholding under section 1443(b)
at a rate of 4%. Effectively connected income or gain
from a partnership conducting a trade or business in the
United States may be subject to withholding under
section 1446.
Payments to a government of a possession of the
United States are generally exempt from tax and
withholding under section 115(2).
To establish eligibility for exemption from 30% tax and
withholding, a foreign government, international
organization, foreign central bank of issue, foreign
tax-exempt organization, foreign private foundation, or
government of a U.S. possession must provide a Form
W-8EXP to a withholding agent or payer with all

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necessary documentation. The withholding agent or
payer of the income may rely on a properly completed
Form W-8EXP to treat the payment, credit, or allocation
associated with the Form W-8EXP as being made to a
foreign government, international organization, foreign
central bank of issue, foreign tax-exempt organization,
foreign private foundation, or government of a U.S.
possession exempt from withholding at the 30% rate (or,
where appropriate, subject to withholding at a 4% rate).

allocates income to you. Generally, a separate Form
W-8EXP must be given to each withholding agent.
Give Form W-8EXP to the person requesting it before
the payment is made, credited, or allocated to you or
your account. If you do not provide this form, the
withholding agent may have to withhold tax at the 30%
rate, the backup withholding rate, or the rate applicable
under section 1446. If you receive more than one type of
income from a single withholding agent, the withholding
agent may require you to submit a Form W-8EXP for
each different type of income.
Change in circumstances. If a change in
circumstances makes any information on the Form
W-8EXP you have submitted incorrect, you must notify
the withholding agent within 30 days of the change in
circumstances and you must file a new Form W-8EXP or
other appropriate form.
Expiration of Form W-8EXP. Generally, a Form
W-8EXP filed without a U.S. taxpayer identification
number (TIN) will remain in effect for a period starting on
the date the form is signed and ending on the last day of
the third succeeding calendar year. However, in the case
of an integral part of a foreign government (within the
meaning of Temporary Regulations section
1.892-2T(a)(2)) or a foreign central bank of issue, a Form
W-8EXP filed without a U.S. TIN will remain in effect until
a change in circumstances makes any of the information
on the form incorrect. A Form W-8EXP furnished with a
U.S. TIN will remain in effect until a change in
circumstances makes any information on the form
incorrect provided that the withholding agent reports on
Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income
Subject to Withholding, at least one payment annually to
the beneficial owner.

Provide Form W-8EXP to the withholding agent or
payer before income is paid, credited, or allocated to you.
Failure by a beneficial owner to provide a Form W-8EXP
when requested may lead to withholding at the 30% rate,
the backup withholding rate, or the rate applicable under
section 1446.
Additional information. For additional information and
instructions for the withholding agent, see the Instructions
for the Requester of Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8EXP,
and W-8IMY.
Who must file. You must give Form W-8EXP to the
withholding agent or payer if you are a foreign
government, international organization, foreign central
bank of issue, foreign tax-exempt organization, foreign
private foundation, or government of a U.S. possession.
Submit Form W-8EXP whether or not you are claiming a
reduced rate of, or exemption from, U.S. tax withholding.
Do not use Form W-8EXP if:

• You are not a foreign government, international
organization, foreign central bank of issue, foreign
tax-exempt organization, foreign private foundation, or
government of a U.S. possession claiming the
applicability of section 115(2), 501(c), 892, 895, or
1443(b). Instead, provide Form W-8BEN, Certificate of
Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax
Withholding, or Form W-8ECI, Certificate of Foreign
Person’s Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected
With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United
States. For example, if you are a foreign tax-exempt
organization claiming a benefit under an income tax
treaty, provide Form W-8BEN.
• You are receiving income that is effectively connected
with the conduct of a trade or business in the United
States. Instead, provide Form W-8ECI.
• You are a tax-exempt organization receiving unrelated
business taxable income subject to withholding under
section 1443(a). Instead, provide Form W-8BEN or Form
W-8ECI for this portion of your income.
• You are a foreign partnership, a foreign simple trust, or
a foreign grantor trust. Instead, provide Form W-8ECI or
Form W-8IMY, Certificate of Foreign Intermediary,
Foreign Flow-Through Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches
for United States Tax Withholding. However, a foreign
grantor trust is required to provide documentation of its
grantor or other owner for purposes of section 1446. See
Regulations section 1.1446-1.
• You are acting as an intermediary (that is, acting not
for your own account, but for the account of others as an
agent, nominee, or custodian). Instead, provide Form
W-8IMY.

Definitions
Beneficial owner. For payments other than those for
which a reduced rate of withholding is claimed under an
income tax treaty, the beneficial owner of income is
generally the person who is required under U.S. tax
principles to include the income in gross income on a tax
return. A person is not a beneficial owner of income,
however, to the extent that person is receiving the
income as a nominee, agent, or custodian, or to the
extent the person is a conduit whose participation in a
transaction is disregarded. In the case of amounts paid
that do not constitute income, beneficial ownership is
determined as if the payment were income.
Foreign partnerships, foreign simple trusts, and foreign
grantor trusts are not the beneficial owners of income
paid to the partnership or trust. The beneficial owners of
income paid to a foreign partnership are generally the
partners in the partnership, provided that the partner is
not itself a partnership, foreign simple or grantor trust,
nominee or other agent. The beneficial owners of income
paid to a foreign simple trust (that is, a foreign trust that is
described in section 651(a)) are generally the
beneficiaries of the trust, if the beneficiary is not a foreign
partnership, foreign simple or grantor trust, nominee or
other agent. The beneficial owners of a foreign grantor
trust (that is, a foreign trust to the extent that all or a
portion of the income of the trust is treated as owned by
the grantor or another person under sections 671 through
679) are the persons treated as the owners of the trust.
The beneficial owners of income paid to a foreign

Giving Form W-8EXP to the withholding agent. Do
not send Form W-8EXP to the IRS. Instead, give it to the
person who is requesting it from you. Generally, this
person will be the one from whom you receive the
payment, who credits your account, or a partnership that
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complex trust (that is, a foreign trust that is not a foreign
simple trust or foreign grantor trust) is the trust itself.
The beneficial owner of income paid to a foreign
estate is the estate itself.
These beneficial owner rules apply primarily for
purposes of withholding under sections 1441 and 1442.
The rules also generally apply for purposes of section
1446, with a few exceptions. See Regulations section
1.1446-1 for instances where the documentation
requirements of sections 1441 and 1442 differ from
section 1446.
Foreign person. A foreign person includes a
nonresident alien individual, foreign corporation, foreign
partnership, foreign trust, foreign estate, foreign
government, international organization, foreign central
bank of issue, foreign tax-exempt organization, foreign
private foundation, or government of a U.S. possession,
and any other person that is not a U.S. person. It also
includes a foreign branch or office of a U.S. financial
institution or U.S. clearing organization if the foreign
branch is a qualified intermediary. Generally, a payment
to a U.S. branch of a foreign person is a payment to a
foreign person.
Foreign government. A foreign government includes
only the integral parts or controlled entities of a foreign
sovereign as defined in Temporary Regulations section
1.892-2T.
An integral part of a foreign sovereign, in general, is
any person, body of persons, organization, agency,
bureau, fund, instrumentality, or other body, however
designated, that constitutes a governing authority of a
foreign country. The net earnings of the governing
authority must be credited to its own account or to other
accounts of the foreign sovereign, with no portion
benefiting any private person.
A controlled entity of a foreign sovereign is an entity
that is separate in form from the foreign sovereign or
otherwise constitutes a separate juridical entity only if:
• It is wholly owned and controlled by the foreign
sovereign directly or indirectly through one or more
controlled entities.
• It is organized under the laws of the foreign sovereign
by which it is owned.
• Its net earnings are credited to its own account or to
other accounts of the foreign sovereign, with no portion of
its income benefiting any private person.
• Its assets vest in the foreign sovereign upon
dissolution.
A controlled entity also includes a pension trust
defined in Temporary Regulations section 1.892-2T(c)
and may include a foreign central bank of issue to the
extent that it is wholly owned by a foreign sovereign.
A foreign government must provide Form W-8EXP to
establish eligibility for exemption from withholding for
payments exempt from tax under section 892.
International organization. An international
organization is any public international organization
entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities
as an international organization under the International
Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288-288(f)). In
general, to qualify as an international organization, the
United States must participate in the organization
pursuant to a treaty or under the authority of an Act of
Congress authorizing such participation.

Amounts exempt from tax under section 892. Only a
foreign government or an international organization as
defined above qualifies for exemption from taxation under
section 892. Section 892 generally excludes from gross
income and exempts from U.S. taxation income a foreign
government receives from investments in the United
States in stocks, bonds, or other domestic securities;
financial instruments held in the execution of
governmental financial or monetary policy; and interest
on deposits in banks in the United States of monies
belonging to the foreign government. Income of a foreign
government from any of the following sources is not
exempt from U.S. taxation.
• The conduct of any commercial activity.
• A controlled commercial entity.
• The disposition of any interest in a controlled
commercial entity.
For the definition of “commercial activity,” see Temporary
Regulations section 1.892-4T.
Section 892 also generally excludes from gross
income and exempts from U.S. taxation income of an
international organization received from investments in
the United States in stocks, bonds, or other domestic
securities and interest on deposits in banks in the United
States of monies belonging to the international
organization or from any other source within the United
States.
Controlled commercial entity. A controlled commercial
entity is an entity engaged in commercial activities
(whether within or outside the United States) if the foreign
government holds:
• Any interest in the entity that is 50% or more of the
total of all interests in the entity, or
• A sufficient interest or any other interest in the entity
which provides the foreign government with effective
practical control of the entity.
An entity includes a corporation, a partnership, a trust
(including a pension trust) and an estate. A partnership’s
commercial activities are attributable to its general and
limited partners for purposes of section 892. The
partnership’s activities will result in the partnership having
to withhold tax under section 1446 on the effectively
connected taxable income allocable to a foreign
government partner.
Note. A foreign central bank of issue will be treated as
a controlled commercial entity only if it engages in
commercial activities within the United States.
Foreign central bank of issue. A foreign central bank
of issue is a bank that is by law or government sanction
the principal authority, other than the government itself,
to issue instruments intended to circulate as currency.
Such a bank is generally the custodian of the banking
reserves of the country under whose law it is organized.
For purposes of section 895, the Bank of International
Settlements is treated as though it were a foreign central
bank of issue.
A foreign central bank of issue must provide Form
W-8EXP to establish eligibility for exemption from
withholding for payments exempt from tax under either
section 892 or section 895.
Amounts exempt from tax under section 895. Section
895 generally excludes from gross income and exempts
from U.S. taxation income a foreign central bank of issue
receives from obligations of the United States (or of any
agency or instrumentality thereof) or from interest on
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deposits with persons carrying on the banking business
unless such obligations or deposits are held for, or used
in connection with, the conduct of commercial banking
functions or other commercial activities of the foreign
central bank of issue.

Line 6. A U.S. taxpayer identification number (TIN)
means an employer identification number (EIN). A U.S.
TIN is generally required if you are claiming an
exemption or reduced rate of withholding based solely on
your claim of tax-exempt status under section 501(c) or
private foundation status. Use Form SS-4, Application for
Employer Identification Number, to obtain an EIN.

Amounts subject to withholding. Generally, an
amount subject to withholding under section 1441 or
1442 is an amount from sources within the United States
that is fixed or determinable annual or periodical (FDAP)
income. FDAP income is all income included in gross
income, including interest (as well as original issue
discount (OID)), dividends, rents, royalties, and
compensation. FDAP income does not include most
gains from the sale of property (including market discount
and option premiums).

Line 7. If the country of residence for tax purposes has
issued the organization a tax identifying number, enter it
here.
Line 8. This line may be used by the filer of Form
W-8EXP or by the withholding agent to whom it is
provided to include any referencing information that is
useful to the withholding agent in carrying out its
obligations. A filer may use line 8 to include the name
and number of the account for which the filer is providing
the form.

Income is subject to withholding under section 1446 if
the income is effectively connected with a partnership’s
trade or business in the United States and is allocable to
a foreign person.

Part II

Withholding agent. Any person, U.S. or foreign, that
has control, receipt, or custody of an amount subject to
withholding or who can disburse or make payments of an
amount subject to withholding is a withholding agent. The
withholding agent may be an individual, corporation,
partnership, trust, association, or any other entity
including (but not limited to) any foreign intermediary,
foreign partnership, and U.S. branches of certain foreign
banks and insurance companies. Generally, the person
who pays (or causes to be paid) an amount subject to
withholding to the foreign person (or to its agent) must
withhold.

Line 9. Check box 9a and box 9b or box 9c, whichever
applies. Enter the name of the foreign sovereign’s
country on line 9b (if the entity is an integral part of a
foreign government) or on line 9c (if the entity is a
controlled entity). A central bank of issue (wholly owned
by a foreign sovereign) should check box 9c.

Specific Instructions

Line 12. Check the appropriate box if you are a foreign
tax-exempt organization.

Line 10. Check this box if you are an international
organization. By checking this box, you are certifying to
all the statements made in line 10.
Line 11. Check this box if you are a foreign central bank
of issue not wholly owned by a foreign sovereign. By
checking this box, you are certifying to all the statements
made in line 11.

Part I

If you are a foreign tax-exempt organization, you
must attach a statement setting forth any income
CAUTION that is includible under section 512 in computing
your unrelated business taxable income.

!

Before completing Part I, complete the Worksheet for
Foreign Governments, International Organizations, and
Foreign Central Banks of Issue on page 6 to determine
whether amounts received are or will be exempt from
U.S. tax under section 892 or 895 and exempt from
withholding under sections 1441 and 1442. Use the
results of this worksheet to check the appropriate box in
Part II. Do not give the worksheet to the withholding
agent. Instead, keep it for your records.

Box 12a. Check this box if you have been issued a
determination letter by the IRS. Enter the date of the IRS
determination letter.
Box 12b. Check this box if you do not have an IRS
determination letter, but are providing an opinion of U.S.
counsel concluding that you are an organization
described in section 501(c).

Line 1. Enter the full name of the organization.
Line 2. Enter the country under the laws of which the
foreign government or other foreign organization was
created, incorporated, organized, or governed.

Box 12c. If you are a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box if you are not a private foundation. You
must attach to the withholding certificate an affidavit
setting forth sufficient facts concerning your operations
and support to enable the IRS to determine that you
would be likely to qualify as an organization described in
section 509(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4). See Rev. Proc. 92-94,
1992-2 C.B. 507, section 4, for information on affidavit
preparation of foreign equivalents of domestic public
charities.

Line 3. Check the one box that applies. A foreign central
bank of issue (wholly owned by a foreign sovereign)
should check the “Foreign government” box.
Line 4. The permanent address of a foreign government,
international organization, or foreign central bank of issue
is where it maintains its principal office. For all other
organizations, the permanent address is the address in
the country where the organization claims to be a
resident for tax purposes. Do not show the address of a
financial institution, a post office box, or an address used
solely for mailing purposes.

Box 12d. Check this box if you are a section 501(c)(3)
organization and you are a private foundation described
in section 509.
Line 13. Check this box if you are a government of a
U.S. possession. By checking this box you are certifying
to the statements made in line 13.

Line 5. Enter the mailing address only if it is different
from the address shown on line 4.
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Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return
information are confidential, as required by section 6103.

Part III
Form W-8EXP must be signed and dated by an
authorized official of the foreign government, international
organization, foreign central bank of issue, foreign
tax-exempt organization, foreign private foundation, or
government of a U.S. possession, as appropriate.

The time needed to complete and file this form will
vary depending on individual circumstances. The
estimated average time is: Recordkeeping, 7 hr., 10
min.; Learning about the law or the form, 5 hr., 28
min.; Preparing and sending the form to IRS, 5 hr., 49
min.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the
information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue
laws of the United States. You are required to provide the
information. We need it to ensure that you are complying
with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the
right amount of tax.
You are not required to provide the information
requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB
control number. Books or records relating to a form or its
instructions must be retained as long as their contents
may become material in the administration of any Internal

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of
these time estimates or suggestions for making this form
simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can
email us at *[email protected]. Please put “Forms
Comment” on the subject line. Or you can write to
Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating
Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution
Ave. NW, IR-6406, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send
Form W-8EXP to this office. Instead, give it to your
withholding agent.

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WORKSHEET FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOREIGN CENTRAL
BANKS OF ISSUE
(Do not give to the withholding agent. Keep for your records.)
Complete this worksheet to determine whether amounts received are or will be exempt from United States tax under section 892 or
section 895 and exempt from withholding under sections 1441 and 1442.
• Foreign governments and foreign central banks of issue, start with question 1.
• International organizations, go directly to question 6.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
1 a Is the foreign government an integral part of a foreign sovereign (see Definitions)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” go to question 4. If “No,” answer question 1b.)
b Is the foreign government a controlled entity of a foreign sovereign (see Definitions)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” answer question 2a. If “No,” go to question 7a.)
2 a Is the controlled entity a foreign central bank of issue (see Definitions)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” answer question 2b. If “No,” go to question 3.)
b Is the foreign central bank of issue engaged in commercial activities within the United States? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” answer question 7a. If “No,” go to question 4.)
3 Is the controlled entity engaged in commercial activities anywhere in the world? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” income is not exempt from tax under section 892 and may be subject to withholding. Do not complete
Form W-8EXP for such income. Instead, complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI. If “No,” answer question 4.)
4 Does the foreign government or foreign central bank of issue (wholly owned by the foreign sovereign) receive
income directly or indirectly from any controlled commercial entities or income derived from the disposition of any
interest in a controlled commercial entity (see Definitions)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” income is not exempt from tax under section 892 and may be subject to withholding. Do not complete
Form W-8EXP for such income. Instead, complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI. If “No,” answer question 5.)
5 Is any of the income received by the foreign government or foreign central bank of issue (wholly owned by the
foreign sovereign) from sources other than investments in the United States in stocks, bonds, other domestic
securities (as defined in Temporary Regulations section 1.892-3T(a)(3)), financial instruments held in the execution
of governmental financial or monetary policy (as defined in Temporary Regulations section 1.892-3T(a)(4) and
(a)(5)), or interest on deposits in banks in the United States? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” income is not exempt from tax under section 892 and may be subject to withholding. Do not complete
Form W-8EXP for such income. Instead, complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI. If “No,” check the appropriate box on
line 9 of Form W-8EXP.)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
6

Is the international organization an organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or
under an Act of Congress authorizing such participation and to which the President of the United States has issued
an Executive Order entitling the organization to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided under the
International Organization Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288, 288e, 288f)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” check the box on line 10 of Form W-8EXP. If “No,” income may be subject to withholding. Do not complete
this form for such income. Instead, complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI.)

FOREIGN CENTRAL BANK OF ISSUE
7 a Is the entity, whether wholly or partially owned by the foreign sovereign, a foreign central bank of issue? . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” answer question 7b. If “No,” income is not exempt from tax under section 895 and may be subject to
withholding. Do not complete Form W-8EXP for such income. Instead, complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI.)
b Is the income received by the foreign central bank of issue from sources other than obligations of the United States
(or any agency or instrumentality thereof) or from interest on deposits with persons carrying on the banking
business? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” income is not exempt from tax under section 895 and may be subject to withholding. Do not complete
Form W-8EXP for such income. Instead, complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI. If “No,” answer question 7c.)
c Are the obligations of the United States (or any agency or instrumentality thereof) or bank deposits owned by the
foreign central bank of issue held for, or used in connection with, the conduct of commercial banking functions or
other commercial activities by the foreign central bank of issue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(If “Yes,” income is not exempt from tax under section 895 and may be subject to withholding. Do not complete
Form W-8EXP for such income. Instead, complete Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI. If “No,” check the box on line 11 of
Form W-8EXP.)

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