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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE YELLOW SHIPPERS'S EXPORT DECLARATION
(Commerce Form 7525-V)
(Follow Carefully to Avoid Delay at Shipping Point)

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I. PROVISIONS OF LAW AND REGULATIONS.
 (a) Vessels shall not be cleared for foreign posts until export declarations covering the cargo, or its parts have been delivered to the collector at the point of exportation by the owners, shippers, or consignors thereof. Similar provisions apply to exportations by rail, air, vehicle, or ferry.
 (b) A declaration presented to a Collector of Customs or Postmaster and used to effect and exportation of any commodity for which a validated export license or a general license is required, constitutes a  representation by the exporter (1) that all statements' made and information set forth in the declaration have been furnished by him or on his behalf for the purpose of effecting an exportation in accordance with the export control regulations; (2) that the exportation of the commodity described in the declaration is authorized under the general or validated export license identified in the declaration; (3) that the statements contained in the declaration are identical in all respects with the contents of the validated export license, or the terms, provisions and conditions of the applicable general license; and (4) that all other terms, provisions, and conditions of the export control regulations applicable to the exportation have been met.
 (c) It is unlawful under the export regulations and the export control law, in addition to the provisions of any other law, for any person, whether or not situated in the United States, knowingly to make any false or misleading representation, statement, or certification, or to falsify or conceal any material fact, whether directly to the Bureau of International Programs, the Bureau of the Census, any collector of customs, or an official of any other United States agency, or indirectly through any other person or foreign government agency or official, for the purpose of or in connection with effecting an exportation from the United States, or the reexportation, transshipment or diversion of any such exportation, or the issuance, or maintenance in effect of any document relating to export control, or in the course of an investigation or other action instituted under the authority of the Export Control Act of 1949, as amended. Any person violating the provisions of law and/or the Export Control Regulations referred to herein is subject to fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both (Act of June 25, 1948, c. 645, 62 Stat. 749; 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001); and/or to fine of up to five times the value of the exports involved or $20,000, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both (Export Control Act of 1949, as amended, Sec 5; 63 Stat. 8; 50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 2025).
(d) Commodities which are intended to be, or are being, or have been exported in violation of the export control law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, are subject to seizure detention, condemnation and sale under the Act of June 15, 1917, Ch. 30, Title Vi, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. Sec. 401, as amended.
(e) It is a criminal offence for any person to knowingly make to the bureau of the Census or the Bureau of International Programs any false or misleading statement or representation relating to information on the Shipper's Export Declaration, subject to a maximum penalty of $10,000 fine or imprisonment for 5 years, or both (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001).
(f) Shipper's export declarations must also be filed for shipments between the United States and its outlying areas.
(g) For instructions regarding the use of this form for parcel-post exportations, see current United States Postal Manual, Chapter 2. One copy of the declaration should be mailed by postmaster to Foreign Trade Branch, Economic Operations Division, Bureau of the Census, 434 Customhouse, New York 4, N.Y.

II. Shipper's Export Declarations (Commerce Form 7525-V).
(a) Must be made in triplicate for shipments by vessel, air, rail, car, vehicle, and ferry for all merchandise shipped to foreign countries, including Canada, where that country is not the final destination, For shipments finally destined to Canada, and between the United States and its outlying areas, the declarations must be made in duplicate. Under export control regulations, addition copies may be required by the Bureau of International Programs. (Commerce Form 7525-V should not be filed for merchandise shipped in-transit through the United States from one foreign country to another. In lieu thereof, "Shipper's Export Declaration for in-transit Goods" on Commerce Form 7513 should be filed.)
(b) The exporter or his forwarding agent (duly authorized by a general power of attorney on file in the Customhouse or by specific power of attorney in item 18 of the export declaration form) or a duly authorized officer or employee of either must sign the export declaration form) or a duly authorized officer or employee of either must sign the original copy of the declaration in the space provided for signature. The name of the original copy of the declaration in the space provided for signature. The name of the corporation or firm and the capacity of the signer (secretary, export manager, etc.) must be set out in the line captioned "For" in item 19. Oath is no required on the declaration, but the provisions of law and export control regulations applicable to false representations, as indicated in paragraph I (c) and (e), above, are fully applicable.
(c)Designation of agent must be in writing and signed by the exporter on declaration or in separate document providing similar authorization, which shall be filed with the collector. Export control regulations define a "forwarding agent" as a person authorized by a named exporter to perform for the exporter actual services which facilitate exportation of the commodities described in the declaration, such as preparing the declaration, attending to clearance of the shipment by submission of documents to the Collector of Customs or export control officers, securing cargo space or delivering the commodities to the exporting carrier, obtaining bills of lading in connection with the exportation, and attending to the formalities of consular invoices , certificates of origin, and other like documents; but such person need not be regularly engaged in the freight forwarding business.
(d) An authenticated declaration evidences the existence of a validated export license or an exportation permitted by an applicable general license. It is a violation of the export control law and regulations for any person to receive, use, alter, or assist in or permit the use or alteration of, any export declaration which has been authenticated by a Collector of Customs in connection with the exportation of any commodity under a general or validated export license, for the purpose of facilitating or offering any exportation other than that set forth in such declaration and in accordance with the terms, provisions, and conditions thereof. Any person receiving an authenticated declaration showing evidence of unauthorized change, alteration, or amendment may not take any action to facilitate the exportation, but must report the facts to the nearest Collector of Customs and surrender the declaration to such Collector.
(e) In the case of exportations subject to the export control law and regulations, the original and two copies (or additional copies if required or authorized by export control regulations) of the declaration submitted to the Collector of Customs ar the port of exit by the exporter, his name duly authorized forwarding agent (or a duly authorized officer or employee of either) will be authenticated by the Collector. The Collector will retain the original and one copy, and will return one (or more where required and authorized) authenticated copy to the exporter or such agent. One copy so returned shall be delivered by the exporter, or his agent, to the exporting carrier for attachment to the outward manifest. The addition copy or copies, when required or authorized, shall be used by the exporter in conformity with export control regulations. All copies not used shall be returned to the Collector. The statistical (manifest) copy of the declaration will be forwarded by the Collected to the Bureau of the Census. Collectors will not authenticate a declaration which has been altered, changed, or amended, except as and to the extent authorized by the export control regulations.

Revised July 1962 ADVANCO No. 85



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(f) For shipments by rail to Mexico and Canada separate declarations shall be prepared for each carload.
(g) Shipper's Export Declarations are for use solely for official purposes authorized by the Secretary of Commerce. Use for unauthorized purposes is not permitted. IN accordance with the provisions of the Export Control Act (Title 50, U.S.C. App., 2026c) information from the export declarations will be published or disclosed only when the Secretary has determined that the withholding thereof is contrary to the national interest.

III. Explanation of Terms.
ITEM 1. United States Port of Export.--- Insert United States Customs port of exportation in terms of Schedule D. "Code Classification of Customs Districts."
ITEM 2. Method of Transportation.---Check whether exported by vessel (including ferry), air, or other means of transportation. If "Other," specify; i.e., rail, truck, etc.
Item 2a. Exporting Carrier,--- In addition to checking the method of transportation in item 2, specify here the name of the exporting carrier. If vessel, give name of ship, flag, and number or name of pier at which the goods were laden. If air, give name of airline. If "Other" (rail, vehicle, etc.) give name of carrier and identification by number or other designation.
ITEM 3. Exporter,--- Exporter named shall be licensee named in the validated export license or person entitled to make the exportation under applicable general license in conformity with export control regulations.
ITEM 4. Agent of Exporter.--- State name of duly authorized forwarding agent of named exporter. See paragraph II (c).
ITEM 5. Ultimate Consignee.---Ultimate consignee (whether by sale in U.S. or abroad, or by consignment) shall be person named as ultimate consignee in validated export license or authorized to be ultimate consignee under applicable general license in conformity with export control legislation. 
ITEM 6. Intermediate Consignee.---Intermediate consignee shall be person named as such invalidated export license or authorized to act as such under applicable general license and in conformity with export control regulations. If none, state "none." Intermediate consignee should be inserted if known at time of authentication.
Item 7. Foreign Port of Unloading.---Foreign port of unloading (i.e. foreign port at which the merchandise will be unladen from the exporting carrier specified in item 2d)should be shown for vessel and air shipments only.
Item 8. Place and Country of Ultimate Destination.--The final place and country of destination, not the place of transshipment, should be shown in the space provided for "Place and Country of Ultimate Destination." Special care should be taken to give the final place and country of destination for goods shipped through Canada, United Kingdom, Canal Zone, Chile or Peru, destined for Bolivia.
IV. Description of Articles, Quantities, and Values.
COLUMN 9.-- Insert marks and numbers.
COLUMN 10.--Insert number and kinds of packages, description of commodities, export license number, and exploration date, or general license symbol. Commodities must be described by nature and quantity in sufficient detail to permit verification of the Schedule B commodity numbers assigned. The description of the articles must be definite and complete, preferably the common commercial name of the specific article, and must conform with that set forth in the validated export license or with the requirements of the applicable general license. General terms such as "dry goods," "groceries," "meats," etc., are not sufficient. Catalog numbers or other characteristic trade identifications should be used where they will aid such description. Identification or description by trademark or brand name should be avoided where possible.
COLUMN 11.-- Insert gross weight in pounds for vessel and air shipments only.
COLUMN 12.--Specify whether of domestic or foreign origin. Exports of domestic merchandise include commodities which are the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States. Exports of foreign merchandise include commodities of foreign origin which entered the United States as imported. Commodities of foreign origin which have been changed in the United States from the form in which they were imported, or which have been enhanced in value by further manufacture in the United States, are considered as "domestic" Commodities.
The above definition of the distinction between domestic and foreign merchandise is intended only for use in reporting column(12) on this export declaration and is intended for statistical purposes only. 
COLUMN 13.--Insert the Schedule B commodity code number. (See instruction VII (a) below.)
COLUMN 14.--Insert the net quantity in Schedule B unit. State the unit of quantity shown;i.e., pounds, square yards, etc. 
COLUMN 15.--Insert the dollar value at time and place (U.S.port) of export (omit cents figures). Value stated should be the selling price, or cost if not sold, including inland freight, insurance, and other charges to border point, seaport, or exporting airport. Ocean freight, marine insurance, and other charges incurred beyond the U.S port of exportation should be excluded.
ITEM 16.--For convenience of exporter, to be inserted if desired.
ITEM 17.-- To be inserted by Collector of Customs. 
V. SIGNATURES.
ITEM 18 and 19.-- See paragraphs II (b)and II (c) of these instructions.
VI.FOREIGN COMMERCE STATISTICAL REGULATIONS-- EXPORT CONTROL REGULATIONS.
For more detailed information regarding the preparation of the export declaration, reter to the Regulations for Collection of Statistics of Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States. ( Title 15, Ch. I, Part 30, Code of Federal Regulations), copies of which may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. Information concerning export control law and regulations may be obtained regulations may be obtained from the Bureau of International Programs, Washington 25, D.C., or from the Department of Commerce Field Offices.
VII. SCHEDULE B AND BLANKS.
(a) Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States, may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C., local Collectors of Customs, and the Department of Commerce Field Offices.
(b) Shipper's Export Declaration blanks may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C., local Collectors of Customs, and Department of Commerce Field Offices located in principal cities. They may be printed by private parties provided they conform to the official form in size, wording, color, and quality (weight) of paper stock, and arrangement. An authenticated Shipper's Export Declaration may not be reproduced in any form.