| U.S. Department of Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OMB No. 1220-0025 |
|
|
| Bureau of Labor Statistics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(expires: April 30, 2025) |
|
|
| International Price Program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Import/Export Item Price Survey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The Bureau of Labor Statistics, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies, will use the information you provide for statistical purposes only and will hold the information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (44 U.S.C. 3572) and other applicable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, Federal information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| systems are protected from malicious activities through cybersecurity screening of transmitted data. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Paperwork Reduction Act Public Burden Statement: We estimate that completing each form will take an average of 5 minutes (varying from 1 to 30 minutes). This estimate takes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| into account time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the necessary data, and completing and reviewing the information. The |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| obligation to respond to this collection is voluntary. If you have any comments regarding this estimate or any other aspects of this information collection, including suggestions for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| reducing this burden, you may send them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics by email to BLS_PRA_Public@bls.gov. The OMB control number for IPP's survey is 1220-0025. Without a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| currently valid OMB number BLS would not be able to conduct this survey. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The attached survey asks you to report current price information for select items. This survey is designed to measure changes in U.S. import and export |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| prices. If you have any questions, please contact the analyst indicated in the body of the email. For further information on the International Price Program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| and how your data is being used, please visit our website at http://www.bls.gov/mxp. Thank you for your cooperation. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Instructions on Saving and Attaching Your Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| After entering/revising your data, go to 'File' and 'Save As'. Please leave the file name unchanged and save it to a location on your hard drive. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Next, reply to the to the original email this spreadsheet was attached to and insert the saved file from your hard drive. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Item Code: This code is used for internal purposes by IPP. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Item Description: This is a description of the item you are providing an import/export price for. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Country of Destination (Export Items Only): Please provide price information for items exported to the specified destination only. If you previously |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| indicated that the price charted to buyers was the same regardless of destination, 'World' will appear as the destination for exports. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Country of Import (Import Items Only): Please provide price information for items imported to the specified destination only. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Currency: The currency used to price this item. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unit of Sale: The unit of measurement used to price this item. (e.g., per pound, each, dozen, case) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Price Basis: Indicates the shipping terms used to complete the transaction. Some examples include: CIF U.S. Port, FOB Foreign Port for imports, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| and FAS/FOB Port, FOB Border, FPB Factory, FAF (Fly Away Factory), DAF (Delivered at Frontier) for exports. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intracompany Transfer: Is this a transaction between two related companies? (e.g., between a subsidiary and parent company) If so, please enter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| yes', if not, enter 'no.' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Discounts/Surcharges: Please indicate discounts or surcharges (quantity discount, commission, fuel surcharge, etc.) and the percentage or dollar amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| of each. Please specify whether you have already deducted the discount from the price you provided or whether you have already added the surcharge. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Duty (Import Items Only): Please indicate any duty that in included in the price in the form of a dollar amount. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Class of Buyer/Seller: Please provide the Class of Buyer (Export Items) or Seller (Import Items) if the class affects the price. Examples of Classes of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Buyer/Seller include Parent Company, Affiliate, Subsidiary Sister Company, Distributor, Dealer, End User, etc. If the price does not vary with different |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| buyers or sellers, please enter 'Class does not affect the price.' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10-Digit HTSUSA (Import Items Only)/Schedule B (Export Items Only): The 10-digit number from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. Annotated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| or Schedule B under which you import or export this item. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Is Price Specific to Quantity Ordered?: Does the price vary according to the quantity ordered? If so, please indicate a quantity for which you will |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| consistently provide price information. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current Price: Transaction prices are preferred, however, we do accept intracompany, average and estimated prices. Transaction prices are prices at |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| which you actually bought the item (imports) or sold the item (exports). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Estimated/Not Traded: If the item was not traded this month, please enter 'Estimated' in the field. If you cannot provide an estimated price, then please |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| enter 'NT' in the field. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Discontinued/Replaced: If the item has been discontinued and replaced by a new item, please enter 'Replaced' in the field and enter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| description and related information in the row below the discontinued item row. Enter the reason for the replacement in the 'Reasons for Price Change' field. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| If the item has been discontinued and there is no replacement item available, please enter 'Discontinued, No Replacement' in the field and provide |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| the reason for the discontinuation in the 'Reasons for Price Change' field. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| enter 'NT' in the field. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Please contact the analyst listed at the phone number/email address in the email to provide more specific information regarding the discontinuation, if you wish. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reasons for Price Change: If the current price differs from the last reported price, please indicate why the price has changed. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thank you for your participation in this survey! Your information is very important to us. Please do not hesitate to contact the analyst with any |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| questions or concerns about the survey: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jill Craven |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (202) 691-7099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| craven_j@mailgate.bls.gov |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|