Section 30.1

§ 30.1 General statement of requirement for Shipper's Export Declarations.

(a) Shipper's Export Declarations shall be filed by exporters or their agents in accordance with the definitions, specifications, and requirements of these regulations for all commodities, gold and silver, except as specifically exempted herein, shipped as follows:
(1) To foreign countries or areas, including Foreign Trade Zones located therein, (see 30.58 for exemptions
for shipments from the United States to Canada) from any of the following:
(i) The United States, including the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
(ii) Puerto Rico.
(iii) Foreign Trade Zones in the United States or Puerto Rico.
(iv) The Virgin Islands of the United States.

(2) Between nonforeign areas as specified below then:
(i) To Puerto Rico from the United States.
(ii) To the United States from Puerto Rico.
(iii) To the Virgin Islands of the United States from the United States or Puerto Rico.

(b) Shipper's Export Declarations shall be filed for merchandise moving as described above regardless of the method of transportation. Instructions for the filing of Shipper's Export Declarations for vessels, aircraft, railway cars, etc., when sold foreign appear in 30.33. Exemptions from these requirements and exceptions to some of the provisions of these regulations for particular types of transactions will be found in subparts C and D of this part.

(c) In lieu of filing paper Shipper's Export Declarations as provided elsewhere in this section, exporters or their authorized agents have the option to file shipper's export information electronically, as provided in subpart E of this part. The Electronic filing requirements for filing shipper's export declaration information are contained in subpart E of this part, Electronic Filing Requirements-Shipper's Export Information.

(d) Electronic transmissions and intangible transfers. Electronic transmissions to be received outside the United States and other intangible transfers, such as downloaded software, technical data, and technology, are not subject to this part, but may be subject to export control requirements under other laws and regulations.

See 15 CFR parts 730 through 774 of the EAR.

[41 FR 9134, Mar. 3, 1976, as amended at 41 FR 29374, July 16, 1976; 41 FR 42645, Sept. 28, 1976; 50 FR 13017, Apr. 2, 1985; 55 FR 49615, Nov.30, 1990; 64 FR 40976, July 28, 1999; 65 FR 42561, July 10, 2000]