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Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses

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BE-30

OMB No. 0608-0011: Approval Expires 12/31/2021

(REV. 08/2016)

BE-30 Identification Number

QUARTERLY SURVEY OF OCEAN FREIGHT REVENUES
AND FOREIGN EXPENSES OF U.S. CARRIERS
FORM BE-30
Due date:
Within 45 days of the close of each
calendar quarter.
Electronic filing:
www.bea.gov/efile
Mail reports to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Washington, DC 20233

Name and address of U.S. Reporter
10001 Company Name:
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10002 Attention:
0
10003 Address:
0
10004 City, State, Zip Code
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Deliver reports to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Suitland, MD 20746

Operating Company(ies) and/or Line(s)
0

Fax reports to:
301-278-9505

Assistance:
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (301) 278-9301
Copies of blank forms: www.bea.gov/ssb

BE-30 Filing Requirements:
A response is required if you are notified by BEA about this survey. A BE-30 survey must be completed in its entirety by U.S. ocean
carriers that had total reportable revenues OR total reportable expenses that were $500,000 or more during the prior year, or are
expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year. See the General Instructions on page 6 for more information on who must
report and reporting requirements.
Authority, Confidentiality, Penalties
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). The filing of reports is mandatory, and the Act provides that your report to BEA is confidential.
Persons who fail to report may be subject to penalties. See page 6 for additional details.
Contact Information
Provide information of person to consult about this report:
Name
00090

Telephone Number
10005

(—

— —) — — — - — — — —

(—

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Fax Number
10006

Extension

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E-mail Address
10007

NOTE: BEA uses a Secure Messaging System to correspond with you via encrypted message to discuss questions relating to
this form. We may use your e-mail address for survey-related announcements and to inform you about secure messages. When
communicating with BEA by e-mail, please do not include any confidential business or personal information.
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.
Signature of Authorized Official

Date

10008

Telephone Number
10009

Name

Title

(—

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—) —

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Extension

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Part I – Identification of Reporting Period
1 What is the U.S. operating company(ies) and/or line(s) calendar quarter covered in this report?
Monthmm/dd/yyyy
Day
Year
10010 1

Beginning date . . . . . . .

__ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __
Monthmm/dd/yyyy
Day
Year

10011 1

Ending date. . . . . . . . . .

__ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __

Check the box that best describes the status of the operating company(ies)/line(s) during the reporting period identified in
question 1 .
10014

1 ■ In existence the entire reporting period – Continue to the next page.

2 ■ In existence during only part of the reporting period – Continue filling out this form for the portion of the reporting period
your company was in existence and, in the comments section below, explain why your company did not exist for a part of
the period.

3 ■ Not in existence during the reporting period – In the comments section below, explain why your company was not in existence
during the reporting period. Please return form according to instructions on page 1.

Comments

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Part II − Determination of Reporting Status
3 Did the U.S. ocean carrier for whom you’re reporting have any of the following during the reporting period specified in
question 1 ? (See Specific Instructions on page 5 for a full description of reportable revenues and expenses.)

Reportable Transactions
Item

REVENUES

Revenue on cargo outbound from U.S. ports

Revenue from cross-trade cargoes

Charter hire and space leasing revenues from foreign residents

Revenue on cargo inbound into the United States

■ Yes
■ Yes
■ Yes
■ Yes

■ No
■ No
■ No
■ No

■ Yes
■ Yes
■ Yes

■ No
■ No
■ No

EXPENSES
d

Charter hire and space leasing payments to foreign residents

Fuel expenses in foreign countries

Expenses in foreign countries other than fuel expenses

4 Did you mark yes for any of the items listed above?
11010 1
1

■ Yes – Continue to Question 5 .
2 ■ No – STOP HERE and return the survey according to the instructions on page 1.

5 Were the U.S. ocean carrier’s total reportable revenues or total reportable expenses $500,000 or more during the previous year, or are
they expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year?
11011 1
1

■ Yes – Skip question 6 and continue to Part III on page 4.
2 ■ No – Continue to question 6 .

6 If the U.S. ocean carrier had revenues or expenses below the mandatory reporting threshold, and you choose not to report them
voluntarily in Part III on page 4, please report the U.S. ocean carrier’s total reportable revenues and expenses in the boxes below.
Please only report transactions that accrued during the reporting period specified in question 1 .
IMPORTANT – Report amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars (omitting 000).
Round amounts of less than $500 to 0. Do not enter amounts in the shaded
portion of each item.
EXAMPLE – If amount is $324,999.00, report as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
1
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Revenues
Thous.

Dols.

000

Expenses
Thous.

Bil.

Mil.

Thous.

Dols.

325

000

Dols.

000

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Part III – Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers
Note — A separate page must be completed for each vessel type and flag combination operated by the operating company(ies) and/or line(s).

Name of U.S. Reporter:

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

1 What type of service is provided by the operating company(ies) or line(s)? (Check one)
20001

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, including industrial
service voyages.

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

4 ■ Tanker (liquid cargo) — Tankers engaged in carriage of liquid cargo.

Under what flag does this vessel operate?
20002

1 ■ United States — Includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all territories and
possessions of the United States.

2 ■ Foreign

IMPORTANT – Report amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars (omitting 000). Round amounts of less than $500 to 0.
Do not enter amounts in the shaded portion of each item.
EXAMPLE – $324,999.00 should be reported as 325. 750,000 long tons should be reported as 750.

Name of Foreign Country

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

(a)

Outbound
cargo
shipping
weight in
thousands of
long tons
(1 long ton =
2,240 pounds)

(b)

Revenue on
cross-trade
cargoes
($000)

Charter hire
and space
leasing
payments to
foreign
residents
($000)

Charter hire
and space
leasing
revenues from
foreign
residents
($000)

Fuel expenses
in foreign
countries
($000)

Expenses in
foreign
countries
(other than
fuel expenses)
($000)

Revenue on
cargo
inbound into
the United
States
($000)

Inbound cargo
shipping
weight in
thousands of
long tons

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

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000

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000

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000

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000

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000

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000

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000

--Select Country--

000

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000

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000

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000

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000

--Select Country--

000

--Select Country--

000

0 000

Total all countries
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FORM BE-30 (REV. 08/2016)

Part III – Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers
Specific Instructions for Part III
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 thousands of long tons (1 long ton = 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 crosstrade 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

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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 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
fuel and oil (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 fuel laden in U.S. ports in the respondent’s
records, reasonable estimates for the portion of expenses for fuel 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 insurance 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 thousands of long tons (1 long ton = 2,240 pounds) on which
the revenues that were reported in column (h) were earned.

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QUARTERLY SURVEY OF OCEAN FREIGHT REVENUES
AND FOREIGN EXPENSES OF U.S. CARRIERS
BE-30 General Instructions
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 (BE-1), 4600 Silver Hill Rd., Washington DC 20233;
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.
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
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, 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 pro vides 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. Per the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of
2015, your data are protected from Cybersecurity risks through security
monitoring of the BEA information systems.
Who is to Report and General Coverage
Who must report — A response is required from each U.S. ocean
carrier that was contacted by BEA about the survey.
a. A complete report is required from each U.S. ocean carrier that:
(1) engaged in the international transportation of freight, cargo, and/
or passengers between U.S. and foreign ports or between foreign
ports, and
(2) had total reportable revenues OR total reportable expenses that
were $500,000 or more during the prior year, or are expected to
be $500,000 or more during the current year.
b. A U.S. ocean carrier that had total reportable revenues AND total
reportable expenses below the reporting threshold must complete
pages 1-3 and is only required to report total revenues and expenses

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in question 6. The U.S. ocean carrier also has the option of providing
additional information, on a voluntary basis, in Part III on page 4.
c. A U.S. ocean carrier that had no transactions of the types covered
must complete pages 1-3.
U.S. ocean 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
(regular and tramp), including industrial service voyages, (2) irregular and
tramp service voyages, (3) tanker (dry cargo) voyages, and (4) tanker
(liquid cargo) voyages. Under each of these categories, use separate
forms for the data relating to voyages on (A) U.S.-flag vessels and (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 ($324,999.00 should be reported as 325.
750,000 long tons should be reported as 750).
Estimates — If actual figures are not available, supply estimates and
label them as such.
Where to send reports — To file a report electronically, see our
website at www.bea.gov/efile for details.
Mail to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Washington, DC 20233
Deliver to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Suitland, MD 20746
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 (301) 278–9301
Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time.
Definitions
United States — When used in a geographic sense, means the 50
states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
all territories and possessions of the United States.
Foreign — When used in a geographic sense, means that which is
situated outside the United States or which belongs to or is characteristic
of a country other than the United States.

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