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

The Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers (BE-30) collects data from U.S. ocean freight carriers (owners and operators) that engaged in the international transportation of freight, cargo, and/or passengers between U.S. and foreign ports or between foreign ports, if total covered revenues or total covered expenses were $500,000 or more in the previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year. The Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline Operators’ Foreign Revenues and Expenses (BE-37) collects data from U.S. airline operators engaged in the international transportation of passengers or of U.S. export freight, or the transportation of passengers or freight between two foreign points, if total covered revenues or total covered expenses were $500,000 or more in the previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year. The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in transport services, to analyze the impact of these cross-border services on the U.S. and foreign economies, to compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy on trade in transport services, to conduct trade promotion, and to improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data are used in estimating the trade in transport services component of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national income and product accounts (NIPAs).

The latest form for 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 expires 2028-01-31 and can be found here.

Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses

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