Export Questions

For Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) purposes, who is the "exporter"?

The exporter is any person in the United States, any firm, government agency, department, or commission, and any other association or organization, whether or not organized for profit, organized under the laws of the U.S., who is also the U.S. principal party in interest in export transaction. The exporter can be the:

1. U.S. manufacturer (if seller of the merchandise for export).
2. U.S. seller (wholesaler/distributor selling merchandise for export).
3. U.S. order party (U.S. party who negotiated with the foreign buyer and received the order to sell the merchandise).
4. A foreign person/entity (if in the U.S. at the time of export and prepares and files the SED in the U.S.
5. A forwarding agent (when they are the "applicant" and "licensee" on an export license).
6. A freight forwarder on behalf of a foreign company not under U.S. jurisdiction at time of export.

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