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Government Documentation - Export

Shipper's Export Declaration
This record is used for compiling U.S. export trade statistics as well as for export control, and is currently required by the Department of Commerce for all shipments with individual items valued at $2,500 or more ($500 for Parcel Post Shipments). It is also required if an Export License is needed, or if the shipment has been consigned to a controlled destination. This is files electronically.




Shipper's Export Declaration for In-Transit Goods

The In-Transit Declaration (7513) is prepared for shipments in transit from one foreign country to another which pass through the continental U.S., the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico; for merchandise exported from General Order warehouses; and for imported merchandise rejected by the U.S. Government and exported.





USAID Invoice & Contract Abstract
An original and one copy of the Invoice-and-Contract abstract are required by the Agency for International Development to process payments to U.S. exporters who dispatch A.I.D. shipments. Full instructions are printed on both the face and reverse side of each bond sheet.






Certificate of Origin
This form (Standard Version) was developed in conjunction with the International Chamber of Commerce because virtually every country in the world considers the origin of imported goods when determining what duty will be assessed, whether the goods may legally be imported, if quotas have been imposed, and whether or not the goods are being imported from an embargoed nation.

The Certificate of Origin is usually prepared by the exporter or the freight forwarder, notarized and attested by a local Chamber of Commerce





Israel/U.S. Certificate of Origin
This distinctive form, authorized by the 1985 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Israel and the U.S. is prepared by U.S. exporters and allow their Israeli customers to receive customs duty reductions. A similar document, sometimes referred to as "Form A" of the FTA, is prepared by Israeli exporters to the U.S. The form is printed with a green protective "screen" which shows any erasures or corrections.





Mexican Certificate of Origin (Non-NAFTA)
There are two different types of certification procedures, one is a free format procedure, which requires "soft" country of origin certification. Soft certification applies to all products other than apparel, textiles and footwear. The other procedure requires "hard certification, or more rigorous requirements for verifying country of origin. Only apparel, textile and footwear are subject to hard certification.






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