Form BE-30 Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carr

OMB No. 0608–0011: Approval Expires 09/30/2009

BE–30

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

FORM
(REV. 03/04)

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

MANDATORY—CONFIDENTIAL

1. Quarter covered by this report
2. Name and address (include ZIP Code) of person submitting report

QUARTERLY REPORT

OCEAN FREIGHT REVENUES AND
FOREIGN EXPENSES OF
UNITED STATES CARRIERS
RETURN
REPORTS
TO

U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division (BE–58)
Washington DC 20230

3. Operating company(ies) and/or line(s)

SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE.
Type of service (Defined in the general instructions)
Mark (x) one
1
2

Liner
Industrial

3

Irregular (dry cargo)

Flag of vessel—Mark (x) one
A
United States

Name
of
foreign countries

4
5

Tanker (dry cargo)
Tanker (liquid cargo)

B

Foreign

Revenue on
Outbound cargo
cargo outbound shipping weight
from U.S. ports
in long tons
($000)
(2,240 lbs.)
(a)

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 hours per
response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Director, Bureau
of Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 and
to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
Revenue on
cross-trade
cargoes
($000)

Charter hire and Charter hire and
Expenses
space leasing
space leasing
in
payments to forrevenues from
foreign countries
($000)
eign residents
foreign residents

(c)

(b)

($000)

(d)

($000)

(e)

(f)

Revenue on
cargo inbound
into the U.S.
($000)

Inbound cargo
shipping weight
in long tons
(2,240 lbs.)

(g)

(h)

TOTAL ALL
COUNTRIES
AUTHORITY—This survey, is being conducted pursuant to the International
Investment and Trade In Services Survey Act, Pub. Law No. 472, 94th Congress,
90 Stat. 20259, 22 U.S.C. 3101 through 3108, as amended by Pub. Law 98–573
(hereinafter “the Act”).
The filing of reports for this survey is MANDATORY under Section 5(b)(2) of
the Act.
This survey has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to
nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of
information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless
that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The
control number can be found at the top of the form.

TELEPHONE NUMBER

PERSON TO CONSULT
CONCERNING
QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS REPORT
Enter name and address

CERTIFICATION
Authorized official’s signature

CONFIDENTIALITY—The Act provides that your report to this Bureau is
CONFIDENTIAL and may be used only for analytical or statistical purposes.
Without your prior written permission, the information filed in your report CANNOT
be presented in a manner that allows it to be individually identified. Your report
CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. Copies
retained in your files are immune from legal process.
PENALTIES—Whoever fails to report may be subject to a civil penalty not
exceeding $10,000 and to injunctive relief commanding such person to comply,
or both. Whoever willfully fails to report shall be fined not more than $10,000
and, if an individual, may be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Any
officer, director, employee, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates
in such violations, upon conviction, may be punished by a like fine, imprisonment,
or both. (See Section 6 of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 3105.)
Area Code

Number

Extension

The undersigned official executing this certification on behalf of the respondent company hereby certifies
that the information contained in this report is correct and complete to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Title

Date

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Purpose of the report—Reports are required to obtain data for estimating
the international transactions accounts of the United States.
Who must report—U.S. carriers must report. Carriers are owners or operators of dry cargo, passenger (including combination), and tanker vessels regardless of whether the vessels are registered in the United States or in foreign countries. Operators are persons who enter into any form of transportation
contract with shippers of merchandise (or their agents) for the transportation
of freight and cargo between U.S. and foreign ports or between foreign ports,
whether on the operators’ own vessels or chartered vessels.
How to file—Use separate forms to report data relating to (1) liner service
voyages, (2) industrial service voyages, (3) irregular and tramp service voyages, (4) tanker (dry cargo) voyages, and (5) tanker (liquid cargo) voyages.
Under each of these categories, use separate forms for the data relating to
voyages in (A) U.S.-flag vessels; (B) foreign-flag vessels. If expenses in foreign countries (column f) cannot be distributed in this way, they may be shown
under any of the categories with a notation about coverage. Revenues should
be shown under the proper type of service and flag vessel as indicated above.
Report revenues and expenses in thousands of dollars, and report shipping
weights in thousands of long tons (2,240 pounds).
Types of service
1. Liner (dry cargo, passenger, or combination)—Vessels operating on
a definite, advertised schedule, giving relatively frequent sailings at regular
intervals between U.S. ports and foreign ports.
2. Liner (excluding tanker)—Vessels operating on a definite, advertised
schedule and/or services made in connection with industrial or commercial
operations of a specific company, with the shipping function, inbound or outbound (not necessarily both) constituting an integral part of the company’s commercial or industrial activities.

3. Irregular—Vessels engaged in carriage of dry cargo operating on an irregular or unscheduled basis.
4. Tanker (dry cargo)—Tankers engaged in carriage of dry cargo.
5. Tanker (liquid cargo)—Tankers engaged in carriage of liquid cargo
Exemption—A U.S. person otherwise required to report is exempted from
reporting if total annual covered revenues (columns (a), (c), and (e)) and total
annual covered expenses (columns (d) and (f)) are, or are expected to be,
each less than $500,000. If either total covered revenues or total covered
expenses are, or are expected to be, $500,000 or more, a report must be filed.
Where to send reports—Return reports to U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Balance of Payments Division (BE–58),

Washington, DC 20230 or file reports electronically using the Automated
Survey Transmission and Retrieval (ASTAR) system. For more information on the ASTAR system, visit the Bureau’s Web site .

Frequency—A report must be filed for each calendar quarter within 50 days
after the end of the quarter.
Assistance—For assistance in filing this report, call (202) 606–9589 or
606–9559 during office hours on Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
eastern time.
United States—Includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and U.S. possessions and territories.
Foreign countries—Consists of all other countries and areas.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Column (a)—Revenues on cargo outbound from U.S. ports to foreign destinations. Report gross freight revenue and charter revenue (whether collect
or prepaid) earned from shippers of merchandise for carrying U.S. exports to
foreign countries, net of any special discounts allowed shippers. Include earnings on outbound in-transit cargoes. Specify country of destination of cargo. Exclude earnings on cargoes carried for U.S. Department of Defense (customarily under military bill of lading or space charter).
If the respondent is a subsidiary, a branch, or another affiliate of the shipper,
revenues should be reported even if the amounts are only credited to an intercompany account. Whenever selling and shipping operations are combined in
one company and the sales price includes delivery at the port of destination,
only the recorded or estimated gross freight or charter revenue component of
the value of the cargo should be entered in this column.
Column (b)—Outbound cargo shipping weight. Report outbound cargo shipping weight, in long tons of 2,240 pounds, on which the revenues reported in (a)
were earned.
Column (c)—Revenue on cross-trade cargoes. Report gross freight and/or
charter revenue earned in cross-trade, i.e., for carrying cargoes from one foreign port to another. Enter cross-trade revenue under country of destination of
the cargo. Exclude cargoes carried for U.S. Department of Defense. Earnings
on cargo inbound for in-transit shipment through the United States or for transshipment, should be included here. If earnings on such shipments cannot be
separated from other earnings on inbound cargo they may be reported in column (g) and so noted.
Column (d)—Charter hire and space leasing payments to foreign residents. Report charter hire and space leasing payments to foreign residents
(specify foreign residents by country) for outbound and/or cross-trade voyages.
Exclude payments made for inbound voyages. Report charter hire payments
for vessels leased with crew from foreign residents. Exclude payments for vessels leased without crew (operated by you). Report space leasing payments for
space leased on vessels operated by foreign residents. Include payments to
foreign subsidiaries or branches of U.S. companies whether the payments are
made abroad or in the Unites States. Exclude payments to U.S. residents including those holding vessels directly under foreign registry. If charter hire is
reported net of expenses paid by you for the owner’s account, such expenses,
if incurred abroad, should be reported in column (f). Payments for cargo containers, under charter hire, lease or rental arrangements with foreigners, should
be reported in this column.
Column (e)—Charter hire and space leasing revenue from foreign residents. Report charter hire and space leasing revenues received from foreign

residents (specify foreign residents by country) for inbound and/or cross-trade
voyages. Exclude revenues received for outbound voyages. Report charter hire
revenue for vessels that were leased with a crew to foreign residents. Exclude
revenue from vessels that were leased without a crew and that were operated
by the lessee. Report space leasing revenue for space leased to foreign residents. The term “foreign residents” includes subsidiaries and branches of U.S.
companies abroad. If charter hire receipts are net of expenses paid by the foreign residents for respondent’s account, these expenses, even if incurred abroad,
should not be reported in column (f). Receipts for cargo containers, under charter hire, lease or rental arrangements with foreigners, should be reported in this
column.
Column (f)—Expenses in foreign countries. Report all expenses in foreign
countries—such as fuel, stores, repairs, stevedoring, harbor fees, canal tolls,
agents’ commissions, etc.—in connection with both passenger and freight operations whether inbound, outbound, or on voyages between foreign ports. Include advances in foreign ports of wages to crew members. Include expenses
incurred in foreign countries but paid for in the United States, e.g., fuel laden
abroad for which payment is made to oil companies in the United States. (If
these expenses are combined with fuels laden in U.S. ports in the respondent’s
records, reasonable estimates for the portion of expenses for fuels laden in
foreign ports may be submitted.) Include foreign expenses incurred by respondent for own account on cargoes carried for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Do not include hull and machinery, protection and indemnity, and other insurances premiums paid to foreign insurers directly or through their domestic agents.
Foreign expenses may be reported in the period in which they are entered in
the home office books, instead of the period in which they were actually made,
if such a procedure is more convenient If a vessel is chartered from a U.S. resident, expenses abroad paid directly by respondent should be included in this
item. The U.S. resident from whom the vessel is chartered should separately
report the expenses that were incurred abroad and that were paid directly by
the resident.
Column (g)—Revenues on inbound cargo. Report gross freight revenue and
charter revenue earned for carrying imports into the United States. Report global total only if country of origin of imports is not known. If earnings on inbound
transit and transshipment cargoes cannot be separated and reported in column
(c), they should be included here and so noted. Industrial concerns operating
vessels for their own account should report charges made for the cost of importing.
Column (h)—Inbound cargo shipping weight. Report inbound cargo shipping weight in long tons of 2,240 pounds on which the revenues that were reported in column (g) were earned.

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