Foreign Trade

Data Request Information for Customers

Before submitting a data request, companies that are wholly owned subsidiaries must check with its parent company to verify if a previous request has been submitted to the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau will only honor one free request per company per 365 day period.

When making a data request you must submit a request letter on your company letterhead addressed to:

Mr. Joe A. Cortez
Chief, Regulations, Outreach, and Education Branch
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road - Room 6K125
Suitland, MD 20746 (if sent by FedEx) or Washington DC 20233 (Regular Mail)

The signed request letter request must include:

• Reason for request (i.e. internal company audit);
• EIN(s) and names of the requesting company and all subsidiaries, affiliates, or business units.
• Indication of whether your company is a United States Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) or the Authorized Agent (see Foreign Trade Regulations section 30.1 and 30.6(b)(1));
• Contact Information: Name, Address, Phone Number, Fax Number, and Email Address; and
• A copy of the signed Certification of Authority (found below).

A company may receive 12 months of data free of charge every 365 days. If a company requests more than 12 months of data in a 365 day time period, the company will be charged $125 per month for every extra month over the twelve. If a company is requesting more than 12 months of data, please make the check payable to Commerce/Census/FTD and send to the above address.

Certification of Authority [PDF, 156k].