State Export Data - FAQ

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· 2008 State Exports Product Monthly Release Schedule.

• Navigating Buttons Usage.
• Schedule B, U.S. Exports Classification.
• Origin of Movement.

· Exports - Source of information.

· Exports - Coverage.

• HTS codes that are not valid for AES
• F.A.S. Export Value (Excluding Exports to Canada).
• GTIS PreDefined Groups Definition.
• Commodity Classifications.
• SIC/SITC/NAICS and Schedule B Correlation.
• Contact Us.

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· 2007 - 2008 State Exports Monthly Release Schedule.

Statistical Month	Release Date
Sep. 2007	11-09-07*
Oct. 2007	12-12-07
Nov. 2007	01-11-08
Dec. 2007	02-14-08*
Jan. 2008	3-11-08
Feb. 2008	4-10-08
Mar. 2008	5-09-08*
Apr. 2008	6-10-08
May 2008	7-11-08
Jun. 2008	8-12-08*
Jul. 2008	9-11-08
Aug. 2008	10-10-08
Sep. 2008	11-13-08*
Oct. 2008	12-11-08
Nov. 2008	1-13-09
Dec. 2008	2-11-09*

• *: NAICS quarterly data release dates.

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· Schedule B, U.S. Exports Classification

• Browse: 01, Live animals 02, Meat and edible meat offal 03, Fish, crustaceans & Aquatic invertebrates 04, Dairy prods; Birds Eggs; Honey; ed animal pr nesoi 05, Products of animal origin, nesoi 06, Live trees, Plants, Bulbs etc.; cut flowers etc. 07, Edible vegetables & certain Roots & tubers 08, Edible fruit & Nuts; Citrus fruit or melon peel 09, Coffee, Tea, Mate & Spices 10, Cereals 11, Milling products; Malt; Starch; Inulin; Wht gluten 12, Oil seeds etc.; misc grain, seed, Fruit, Plant etc 13, Lac; Gums, Resins & other vegetable sap & extract 14, Vegetable plaiting materials & products nesoi 15, Animal or vegetable Fats, Oils etc. & waxes 16, Edible preparations of Meat, Fish, Crustaceans etc 17, Sugars and Sugar confectionary 18, Cocoa and Cocoa preparations 19, Prep cereal, Flour, Starch or Milk; Bakers wares 20, Prep vegetables, Fruit, Nuts or other Plant parts 21, Miscellaneous edible preparations 22, Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar 23, Food industry residues & waste; prep animal feed 24, Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 25, Salt; Sulfur; Earth & Stone; Lime & Cement plaster 26, Ores, Slag and Ash 27, Mineral fuel, Oil etc.; Bitumin subst; Mineral wax 28, Inorg chem; prec & rare-earth met & Radioact compd 29, Organic Chemicals 30, Pharmaceutical products 31, Fertilizers 32, Tanning & Dye ext etc; dye, Paint, Putty etc; Inks 33, Essential oils etc; perfumery, cosmetic etc preps 34, Soap etc; waxes, polish etc; candles; dental preps 35, Albuminoidal subst; modified starch; glue; enzymes 36, Explosives; pyrotechnics; matches; pyro alloys etc 37, Photographic or cinematographic goods 38, Miscellaneous chemical products 39, Plastics and articles thereof 40, Rubber and articles thereof 41, Raw hides and skins (no furskins) and leather 42, Leather art; saddlery etc; handbags etc; gut art 43, Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 44, Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 45, Cork and articles of cork 46, Mfr of straw, esparto etc.; basketware & wickerwrk 47, Wood pulp etc; recovd (waste & scrap) ppr & pprbd 48, Paper & paperboard & articles (inc papr pulp artl) 49, Printed books, newspapers etc; manuscripts etc 50, Silk, including yarns and woven fabric thereof 51, Wool & animal hair, including yarn & woven fabric 52, Cotton, including yarn and woven fabric thereof 53, Veg text fib nesoi; veg fib & paper yns & wov fab 54, Manmade filaments, including yarns & woven fabrics 55, Manmade staple fibers, incl yarns & woven fabrics 56, Wadding, felt etc; sp yarn; twine, ropes etc. 57, Carpets and other textile floor coverings 58, Spec wov fabrics; tufted fab; Lace; tapestries etc 59, Impregnated etc text fabrics; tex art for industry 60, Knitted or crocheted fabrics 61, Apparel articles and accessories, knit or crochet 62, Apparel articles and accessories, not knit etc. 63, Textile art nesoi; needlecraft sets; worn text art 64, Footwear, gaiters etc. and parts thereof 65, Headgear and parts thereof 66, Umbrellas, walking-sticks, riding-crops etc, parts 67, Prep feathers, down etc; artif flowers; h hair art 68, Art of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica etc. 69, Ceramic products 70, Glass and glassware 71, Nat etc pearls, prec etc stones, pr met etc; coin 72, Iron and steel 73, Articles of iron or steel 74, Copper and articles thereof 75, Nickel and articles thereof 76, Aluminum and articles thereof 78, Lead and articles thereof 79, Zinc and articles thereof 80, Tin and articles thereof 81, Base metals nesoi; cermets; articles thereof 82, Tools, cutlery etc. of base metal & parts thereof 83, Miscellaneous articles of base metal 84, Nuclear reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; parts 85, Electric machinery etc; Sound equip; TV equip; pts 86, Railway or tramway stock etc; traffic signal equip 87, Vehicles, except railway or tramway, and parts etc 88, Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 89, Ships, Boats and floating structures 90, Optic, photo etc, medic or surgical instrments etc 91, Clocks and watches and parts thereof 92, Musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof 93, Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 94, Furniture; Bedding etc; Lamps nesoi etc; prefab bd 95, Toys, games & sport equipment; parts & accessories 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles 97, Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 98, Special classification provisions, nesoi 99, Special import provisions, nesoi

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· Origin of Movement

Export data by state denote the state (as reported by the exporter or agent on the Shipper's Export Declaration) from which the merchandise actually starts its journey to the port of export. This may not be, necessarily, the state where the merchandise is grown, produced or manufactured nor necessarily the actual location of the exporter. In the case of consolidated shipments, it is the state of the commodity of greatest value or the state of consolidation. Foreign Trade Zone shipments are included in the U.S. Total, States/Territories total and distributed among individual states and territories. A separate Foreign Trade Zone total is shown for reference only.

· Exports - Source of information

Information on U.S. exports of merchandise from the U.S. to all countries, except Canada, is compiled from copies of Shipper's Export Declarations (SEDs) and SED data from qualified exporters, forwarders, or carriers. Copies of SED's are required to be filed with Customs officials at the port of export. The SED is unique among Census Bureau forms since it is not sent to respondents soliciting responses as in the case of surveys. The U.S. Customs Service initially collects the SED at the port of export and subsequently transmits it to the Census Bureau. Each SED represents a shipment of one or more kinds of merchandise from one exporter to one foreign importer on a single carrier. Filing the SED is mandatory under Chapter 9, Title 13, United States Code. Qualified exporters, forwarders, or carriers submit SED data by automated means directly to the Bureau of the Census.

The United States is substituting Canadian import statistics for U.S. exports to Canada in accordance with a 1987 Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Census Bureau, U.S. Customs Service, Canadian Customs, and Statistics Canada. Similarly, under this Memorandum of Understanding, Canada is substituting U.S. import statistics for Canadian exports to the United States. This data exchange includes only U.S. exports destined for Canada and does not include shipments destined for third countries by routes passing through Canada or shipments of certain grains and oilseeds to Canada for storage prior to exportation to a third country. These shipments are reported on and compiled from SED's.

Department of Defense Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments being transported as Department of Defense cargo are reported directly to the Bureau of the Census by the Department of Defense.

· Exports - Coverage

• General

The official U.S. import and export statistics reflect both government and nongovernment shipments of merchandise between foreign countries and the U.S. Customs Territory (the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, without regard to whether or not a commercial transaction is involved. In general, the statistics record the physical movement of merchandise between the United States and foreign countries.

The statistics used to compile the merchandise trade balance exclude the following types of transactions:

United States trade with U.S. possessions, trade between U.S. possessions, and trade between U.S. possessions and foreign countries (except Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

Merchandise shipped in transit through the United States from one foreign country to another.

Shipments to the U.S. Armed Forces, including post exchanges, for their own use, as well as U.S. merchandise returned by the U.S. Armed Forces for their own use.

Monetary gold and silver. -Issued monetary coins (in current circulation) of all component metals.

Bunker fuels and other supplies and equipment for use on departing vessels, planes, or other carriers engaged in foreign trade.

Shipments of furniture, equipment and supplies to U.S. government agencies as well as such merchandise when returned to the United States.

Imports of articles repaired under warranty. - Some other transactions not considered to be of statistical importance, such as shipments of personal and household effects of travelers and certain temporary exports and imports.

o Exports

• Exports measure the total physical movement of merchandise out of the United States to foreign countries whether such merchandise is exported from within the U.S. Customs territory or from a U.S. Customs bonded warehouse or a U.S. Foreign Trade Zone. The following are examples of some types of shipments which are included in the statistics but are of such a nature that their inclusion merits separate mention:

Department of Defense Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments under the Foreign Assistance Act.

§ Foreign military sales.

Shipments of commodities for economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act. (Totals for exports under this program are published quarterly or as they become available.)

Shipments of agricultural commodities under P.L. 480 (Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954) as amended, and related laws. (Totals for exports under this program are published as the data become available from the Department of Agriculture. Additional information may be obtained from the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture.)

Sales of U.S. vessels to purchasers in foreign countries.

Satellites launched by U.S. space vehicles limited to: (1) foreign origin, and/or; (2) launched on behalf of international organizations.

§ Domestic Exports

Exports of domestic merchandise include commodities which are grown, produced or manufactured in the United States, and commodities of foreign origin which have been changed in the United States, including U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, from the form in which they were imported, or which have been enhanced in value by further manufacture in the United States.

§ Foreign Exports (Re-exports)

Exports of foreign merchandise (re-exports), consist of commodities of foreign origin which have entered the United States for consumption or into Customs bonded warehouses or U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, and which, at the time of exportation, are in substantially the same condition as when imported.

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· HTS codes that are not valid for AES

 




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 Valid 10-Digit HTSUSA Numbers 




 That Can't Be Used To Report Exports  




 




 (Use valid 10-Digit Numbers from Schedule B Export Classifications) 




 




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 0206.29.00002401.20.35202401.30.35508525.10.7045




 0206.49.00002401.20.85102401.30.35608525.10.7065




 0207.14.00202401.20.85202401.30.35908525.10.7085




 0207.14.00402401.20.87102401.30.37108525.10.7090




 0207.27.00202401.20.87202401.30.37208525.10.9025




 0207.27.00402401.30.03002401.30.37358525.10.9045




 0303.79.4070*2401.30.06002401.30.37408525.10.9065




 0303.79.4097*2401.30.09002401.30.37508525.10.9085




 0504.00.00602401.30.13002401.30.37608525.10.9090




 0713.33.20902401.30.16002401.30.37908525.20.3010




 0713.33.40902401.30.19002401.30.70108525.20.3015




 1005.90.20002401.30.23102401.30.70208525.20.3025




 1209.29.00792401.30.23202401.30.70358525.20.3065




 1209.30.00902401.30.23352401.30.70408525.20.3070




 1601.00.60602401.30.23402401.30.70508525.20.3080




 1601.00.60802401.30.23502401.30.70608526.10.0040




 1602.32.00402401.30.23602401.30.70908526.91.0020




 1701.99.05002401.30.23902716.00.00008526.91.0040




 1701.99.10002401.30.25105201.00.05008527.90.9520




 1701.99.50002401.30.25205201.00.12008527.90.9530




 1901.20.02002401.30.25355201.00.14008527.90.9540




 1901.20.05002401.30.25405201.00.18008527.90.9550




 1901.20.15002401.30.25505201.00.22008527.90.9560




 1901.20.20002401.30.25605201.00.24008803.10.0015




 1901.20.25002401.30.25905201.00.28008803.10.0030




 1901.20.30002401.30.27105201.00.34008803.10.0060




 1901.20.35002401.30.27205201.00.38008803.20.0015




 1901.20.40002401.30.27355201.00.55008803.20.0030




 1901.20.42002401.30.27405201.00.60008803.30.0015




 1901.20.45002401.30.27505201.00.80008803.30.0030




 1901.20.50002401.30.27608411.11.40008803.90.9015




 1901.20.55002401.30.27908411.12.40008803.90.9030




 1901.20.60002401.30.33108411.21.40008803.90.9060




  1901.20.65002401.30.33208411.22.40009014.10.1000




 1901.20.70002401.30.33358411.81.40009014.10.6000




 1901.20.80002401.30.33408411.82.40009014.10.7030




 2401.10.63302401.30.33508411.91.90809014.10.7060




 2401.10.63602401.30.33608411.99.10809014.10.9000




 2401.10.65302401.30.33908411.99.90909027.80.4530




 2401.10.65602401.30.35108427.20.8000




 2401.20.33102401.30.35208427.90.0000




 2401.20.33202401.30.35358480.71.8020




 2401.20.35102401.30.35408525.10.7025




 




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· F.A.S. Export Value (Excluding Exports to Canada)

The f.a.s. (free alongside ship) value is the value of exports at the U.S. seaport, airport, or border port of export, based on the transaction price, including inland freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. The value, as defined, excludes the cost of loading the merchandise aboard the exporting carrier and also excludes freight, insurance, and any charges or transportation costs beyond the port of exportation.

· U.S. Exports to Canada

The use of Canada's import data to produce U.S. export data requires some adjustments to make the two comparable. U.S. exports are valued at the U.S. seaport, airport, or border port of export in the U.S. and include inland freight charges. Canadian imports are valued at the point of origin in the U.S. and do not include inland freight to the U.S. port of exit. To compensate, Canada adds an estimated 4.5 percent of the value to each transaction to cover inland freight (except for shipments where freight is not a consideration, e.g., large aircraft, vessels and drilling platforms.) Average monthly exchange rates as quoted by the Federal Reserve Board are applied to adjust the Canadian import data to U.S. dollars. A formula for converting U.S. total exports to corresponding Canadian imports is provided in the initial release of the statistics (FT 900) along with the monthly conversion rate.

· GTIS PreDefined Groups Definition

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· Commodity Classification

• Schedule B The export statistics are initially collected and compiled in terms of approximately 8,000 commodity classifications in Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. Schedule B is a U.S. Bureau of the Census publication and is based on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System).
• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes The import statistics are initially collected and compiled in terms of approximately 14,000 commodity classifications in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes (HTSUSA), an official publication of the U.S. International Trade Commission. The HTSUSA is the U.S. import version of the Harmonized System.

The United States and Canada both compile their merchandise trade statistics in terms of the Harmonized System; however, they have different annotations beyond the basic 6-digit codes. Approximately 80 percent of the U.S. Schedule B export classifications are directly comparable to Canadian import classifications. These classifications account for 85-90 percent of the total value of U.S. exports to Canada. Many of the remaining 20 percent of the Schedule B classifications represent little or no trade with Canada. In these cases, the Canada import code is recoded to a single Schedule B, usually the class with the most trade or the residual classification for the root 6-digit Harmonized System code. There are some instances where the U.S. and Canadian Customs agencies do not agree on the 6-digit Harmonized System code under which a particular commodity or group of commodities should be classified. In these cases each statistical agency may classify under the 6-digit code designated by its national Customs agency. Efforts by the U.S. and Canadian Customs agencies to align detail statistical classifications will continue over the next several years.

· SIC/SITC/NAICS and Schedule B Correlation.

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The Schedule B Correlation generates correct Harmonized System (HS) codes for thousands of products.

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