BE-13E Cost Update

FORM

BE-13E

(REV. 09/2014)

OMB No. 0608-0035: Approval Expires XX/XX/XXXX

SURVEY OF NEW FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
FORM BE-13E
MANDATORY — CONFIDENTIAL
Name and mailing address

Electronic filing: Go to www.bea.gov/efile for details
Mail reports to:

U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE–49(NI)
Washington, DC 20230

Name:
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In Care Of:
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Attention:

Deliver reports to:

U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE–49(NI)
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Street 1:
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Fax reports to:

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Assistance:

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Telephone: (202) 606-5577
Copies of form: www.bea.gov/fdi

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Definitions: Underlined items are defined on page 10.
Due date: No later than 45 days after the request date.
Estimates: If actual amounts are not available, supply estimates and label them as such.
Who must report: A BE-13E report must be filed by a U.S. affiliate to update construction costs previously reported on Forms BE-13B or BE-13D.

Alternate forms:
Report on Form BE-13A if a foreign entity acquires a voting interest (directly, or indirectly through an existing U.S. affiliate) in an existing U.S.
business enterprise, segment, or operating unit and i) the total cost of the acquisition is greater than $3 million, ii) the U.S. business enterprise will
operate as a separate legal entity, and iii) by this acquisition, at least 10 percent of the voting interest in the acquired entity is now held (directly or
indirectly) by the foreign entity.
Report on Form BE-13B if a foreign entity or an existing U.S. affiliate of a foreign entity establishes a new legal entity in the United States and i) the
projected total cost to establish the new legal entity is greater than $3 million, and ii) the foreign entity owns 10 percent or more of the new business
enterprise’s voting interest (directly or indirectly).
Report on Form BE-13C if an existing U.S. affiliate of a foreign parent when it acquires a U.S. business enterprise or segment that it then merges
into its operations and the total cost to acquire the business enterprise is greater than $3 million.
Report on Form BE-13D if an existing U.S. affiliate of a foreign parent expands its operations to include a new facility where business is conducted
and the projected total cost of the expansion is greater than $3 million.
Report on Form BE-13 Claim for Exemption if the U.S. business Enterprise is exempt from filing on Forms BE-13A, BE-13B, BE-13C, or BE-13D.

BE-13E – Cost updates for Forms BE-13B and BE-13D
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Bil.

Mil.

Thous.

Dols.

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Monetary Values — Report in U.S. dollars rounded to thousands (omitting 000).
EXAMPLE – If amount is $1,334,891.00, report as. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Percentages — Report ownership percentages to a tenth of one percent: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retention of copies: Retain a copy of each BE-13 report for three years beyond the report’s original due date.

Purpose: This survey collects data on the acquisition or establishment of U.S. business enterprises by foreign investors and the expansion
of existing U.S. affiliates of foreign companies to establish a new production facility. The data collected on the survey are used to measure the
amount of new foreign direct investment in the United States, assess the impact on the U.S. economy, and based on this assessment, make
informed policy decisions regarding foreign direct investment in the United States.
Authority: This survey is being conducted under 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 pursuant to Section 5(b)(2) of
the Act (22 U.S.C. 3104). The implementing regulations are contained in Title 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. 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 knowlingly participates
in such violation, upon conviction, may be punished by a like fine, imprisonment, or both. (22 U.S.C. 3105). Civil penalties are subject to
inflationary adjustments. Those adjustments are found in 15 CFR 6.4.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any 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 currently valid OMB Control Number.
Respondent burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.5 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 this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing burden, to: Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BE-1), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; and
to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 0608-0035, Washington, DC 20503.
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.
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Certification — The undersigned official certifies that this report
has been prepared in accordance with the applicable instructions, is
complete, and is substantially accurate including estimates that may
have been provided.

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Note — If you choose to communicate with BEA via fax or electronic mail, BEA cannot guarantee the security of the information during transmission,
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FORM BE-13E (REV. 09/2014)

BE-13E –Cost updates for Forms BE-13B and BE-13D
Update to previously reported expenditures:

Month

1 What is the end date for the most recently completed fiscal year for which you have final
expenditure figures? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Day

Year

1

__ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __

xxxx

For 2 through 12 , what are the expenditures (including projected expenditures) associated with setting up this new operation or facility?
• Provide actual expenditures for completed years and updated projections for future years as of the date reported in 1 .

Year

Updated expenditures
(actual and projected)

Previous Reported
Expenditures

$ Bil.

Mil.

Thous.

Dols.

$ Bil.

Mil.

Thous.

Dols.

1

000

2 xxxx

000
1

3

000

xxxx

000
1

000

4 xxxx

000
1

000

5 xxxx

000
1

000

6 xxxx

000
1

000

7 xxxx

000
1

000

8 xxxx

000
1

000

9 xxxx

000
1

000

10 xxxx

000
1

000

11 xxxx
12 xxxx

Total expenditures?
Sum of 2 through 11 . . . . . . .

000
1

000

How much of the expenditure reported above, for the most recently completed fiscal year reported in

000
1 , is accounted for as:
$

Bil.

Mil.

Thous.

Dols.

1

13 Land?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

000

xxxx

1

14 Lease (excluding leasehold improvements)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

000

xxxx

1

15 Property, plant and equipment expenditures other than land?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

000

xxxx

1

16 Construction (including construction of leasehold improvements)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

000

xxxx

1

17 Intellectual property rights?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

000

xxxx

1

18 Fees, taxes, permits, licenses?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

000

xxxx

1

19 Other costs (specify)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

000

xxxx

1

20 Total expenditures? Sum of 13 through 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Must equal the total for the most recently completed fiscal year.

FORM BE-13E (REV. 09/2014)

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