Form BE-30 Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of United St

Form BE-30, Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of United States Carriers; and Form BE-37, U.S. Airline Operators Foreign Revenues and Expenses

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Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses

OMB: 0608-0011

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U.S. Department of Commerce

Form BE-30 (rev 3/2015)

Bureau of Economic Analysis

OCEAN FREIGHT REVENUES AND FOREIGN EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES CARRIERS
(This report is mandatory and confidential. See instructions.)
Name of Reporter

Type of service (Defined in the Specific Instructions)

Operating company(ies) and/or line(s):

Check one:
1

Attention

Liner

Tanker (dry cargo)

Irregular (dry cargo)

Tanker (liquid cargo)

Street
2
Report for
City
State
Zip Code
quarter ending:
File this form electronically at www.bea.gov/efile or email to [email protected] or see the General Instructions.

mm/dd/yyyy

Flag of vessel- Check one:

United States

Foreign

Report in thousands of U.S. dollars (i.e. $157,450.00 should be reported as 157)

Name of foreign
countries

TOTAL ALL
COUNTRIES

Revenue of cargo
outbound from U.S.
ports ($000)
(a)

Outbound cargo
Charter hire and space Charter hire and space
shipping weight in long
Expenses in foreign
leasing revenues from
tons (1 long ton =
Revenue of cross-trade leasing payments to
Fuel expenses in
countries (other than
foreign residents ($000) foreign residents ($000) foreign countries ($000) fuel expenses) ($000)
2,240 lbs.)
cargoes ($000)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

Inbound cargo shipping
weight in long tons (1
long ton = 2,240 lbs.)
(i)

000

Person to consult concerning questions about this report.

Certification – The undersigned offical certifies that this report has been
prepared in accordance with the applicable instructions and is complete.

Name
Title

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

Authorized official's signature

EXEMPTION CLAIM – a U.S. person who receives this form but is not required to report data on a
mandatory basis (see the General Instructions) may file an exemption claim by checking the
appropriate box below:
Not in existence during the reporting period

Telephone number
Fax Number
E-mail address

Print or type name and title

Date

Did not have transactions related to the survey during the reporting period
Had transactions related to the survey during the reporting period, but they were below the
mandatory filing threshold

General Instructions

3. Tanker (dry cargo) – Tankers engaged in carriage of dry cargo.

Public reporting burden for this BE-30 report is estimated to average 4 hours
per response. This burden includes 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 this burden estimate to Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BE1), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; and to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 0608-0011,
Washington, DC 20503.
Purpose – Reports are required to obtain quarterly data for use in
estimating the international transactions accounts of the United States.
Mandatory Reporting – A U.S. person is required to report if total annual
covered revenues (columns (a), (c), and (e)) or total annual covered expenses
(columns (d), (f), and (g)) were $500,000 or more during the prior year, or are
expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year.
Exemptions – A U.S. person that receives this form from BEA but is not required
to report data on a mandatory basis, or was not in existence during the reporting
period, must complete the exemption claim box located in the lower right corner
of the form.
Authority – This survey is being conducted under the authority of the International
Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (P.L. 94-472, 90 Stat. 2059, 22
U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended - -- hereinafter “the Act”), and the filing of reports
is mandatory under Section 5(b)(2) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 3104). Regulations for the
survey may be found in 15 CFR Part 801.
Penalties – Whoever fails to report may be subject to a civil penalty of not less
than $2,500, and not more than $32,500, and to injunctive relief commanding such
person to comply, or both. These civil penalties are subject to inflationary
adjustments. Those adjustments are found in 15 CFR 6.4. 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 22 U.S.C. 3105.)
Notwithstanding the above, a U.S. person is not subject to any penalty for failure to
report if a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number is not
displayed on the form; such a number (0608-0011) is displayed at the top of the
first page of this form.
Confidentiality – The Act provides that your report to this Bureau is
CONFIDENTIAL and can 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.
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 vessel or chartered vessels.
How to report – 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
(columns f and g) 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
long tons (2,240 pounds).
Where to send reports – File this form electronically at www.bea.gov/efile or
email to [email protected]. In addition, you may mail the reports to
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE–50 (SSB),
Washington, DC 20230.
Frequency – A report must be filed for each calendar quarter within 45 days after
the end of the quarter.
Assistance – For assistance in filing this report, call (202) 606–5588 or
during office hours on Monday to Friday from 8:30 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
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. Irregular ( dry cargo) – Vessels engaged in carriage of dry cargo
operating on an irregular or unscheduled basis.

4. Tanker (liquid cargo) – Tankers engaged in carriage of liquid cargo.
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 the 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 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 the 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 (h) 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 United 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 (g). 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
chartered hire receipts are net of expenses paid by the foreign residents for the
respondent’s account, these expenses, even if incurred abroad, should not be
reported in column (g). Receipts for cargo containers, under charter hire, lease, or
rental arrangements with foreigners, should be reported in this column.
Column (f) – Fuel expenses in foreign countries. Report expenses for fuels and
oils (bunkers) taken on in foreign ports. Include expenditures 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.) Do not report
payments to foreign countries for fuel and oil procured in a U.S. port
Column (g) – Expenses in foreign countries (other than fuel expenses).
Report all non-fuel expenses in foreign countries, such as 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., repairs made abroad for which payment is made to companies
in the United States. (If these expenses are combined with repairs made in U.S.
ports in the respondent’s records, reasonable estimates for the portion of
expenses for repairs 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 the 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 (h) – Revenues on inbound cargo. Report gross freight revenue and
charter revenue earned for carrying imports into the United States. Report the
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 for the cost of importing.
Column (i) – Inbound cargo shipping weight. Report inbound cargo
shipping in long tons (1 long ton = 2,240 pounds) on which the revenues that
were reported in column (h) were earned.

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