ESR Regulations 2013

EXPORT SALES REPORTING REGULATIONS
CONTENTS
SECTION

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20.1........GENERAL ............................................................................................

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20.2........ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................

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20.3........DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY .......................................................

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20.4........DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................

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20.5........ANNOUNCEMENTS ...........................................................................

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20.6........SUBMISSION OF REPORTS ..............................................................

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20.7........CONFIDENTIALITY OF REPORTS ..................................................

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20.8........FAILURE TO REPORT .......................................................................

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20.9........RECORDS ............................................................................................

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20.10......PLACE OF SUBMISSION OF REPORTS ..........................................

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20.11......ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND INFORMATION .............................

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20.12 .....OMB CONTROL NUMBER ...............................................................

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REFERENCE

APPENDIX 1
COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO REPORTING, UNITS OF MEASURE
TO BE USED IN REPORTING, AND BEGINNING AND ENDING
DATE OF MARKETING YEARS.

¶20.5

APPENDIX 2
Form FAS-97, "Report of Optional Origin Sales"
Form FAS-98, "Report of Export Sales and Exports"
Form FAS-99, "Contract Terms Supporting Export Sales
and Foreign Purchases"
Form FAS-100, "Report of Exports for Exporter's Own Account"

¶20.6(a)
¶20.6(a)
¶20.6(d)
¶20.6(a)

AUTHORITY: Section 602 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 as added by the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, Public Law 101-624 (7C.F.R.
20) and Section 7(g) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, Public Law
96-72.

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20.1

GENERAL
The regulations of this Part 20 are issued to implement the export sales reporting
requirements of Section 602 of the Agricultural Act of 1978 as added by the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. Section 602 provides as
follows:
SEC. 602. EXPORT REPORTING AND CONTRACT SANCTITY.
(a) EXPORT SALES REPORTS.-(1) IN GENERAL.--All exporters of wheat and wheat flour, feed grains,
oil seeds, cotton, rice, cattle hides and skins, beef and pork, and any products
thereof, and other commodities that the Secretary may designate as produced
in the United States shall report to the Secretary of Agriculture, on a weekly
basis, the following information regarding any contract for export sales
entered into or subsequently modified in any manner during the reporting
period:
(A) type, class, and quantity of the commodity sought to be exported;
(B) the marketing year of shipment; and
(C) destination, if known.
(2) CONFIDENTIALITY AND COMPILATION OF REPORTS:
Individual reports shall remain confidential but shall be compiled by the
Secretary and published in compilation form each week following the week of
reporting.
(3) IMMEDIATE REPORTING.--All exporters of agricultural
commodities produced in the United States shall, upon request of the
Secretary, immediately report to the Secretary any information with respect to
export sales of agricultural commodities and at such times as the Secretary
may request. When the Secretary requires that such information be reported
by exporters on a daily basis, the information compiled from individual
reports shall be made available to the public daily.
(4) MONTHLY REPORTING PERMITTED.--The Secretary may,
with respect to any commodity or type or class thereof during any period in
which the Secretary determines that -(A) there is a domestic supply of such commodity substantially in
excess of the quantity needed to meet domestic requirements,
(B) total supplies of such commodity in the exporting countries are
estimated to be in surplus,
(C) anticipated exports will not result in excessive drain on domestic
supplies, and
(D) to require the reports to be made will unduly hamper export sales,
provide for such reports by exporters and publishing of such data to be on
a monthly basis rather than on a weekly basis.
(b) FAILURE TO REPORT.--Any person who knowingly fails to make any
report required under this section shall be fined not more than $25,000 or
imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.

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(c) CONTRACT SANCTITY.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the President shall not prohibit or curtail the export of any agricultural commodity
under an export sales contract-(1) that is entered into before the President announces an action that would
otherwise prohibit or curtail the export of the commodity, and
(2) the terms of which require delivery of the commodity within 270 days
after the date of the suspension of trade is imposed,
except that the President may prohibit or curtail the export of any agricultural
commodity during a period for which the President has declared a national
emergency or for which the Congress has declared war.
20.2

ADMINISTRATION
The regulations of this part will be administered by the Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS), under the general supervision of the Administrator, FAS.
Information pertaining to these regulations may be obtained from the office
specified in ¶20.10.

20.3

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
Authority has been delegated to the Administrator to promulgate amendments and
revisions to the regulations in this part.

20.4

DEFINITIONS
As used in these regulations and in all instructions, forms, and documents
pertaining hereto, the words and phrases defined in this section shall have the
meaning assigned to them as follows:
(a) "Administrator." The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
(b) "Buy-Back Contract." A transaction under which a reporting
exporter having sold a commodity for export to a foreign buyer
liquidates the export sale contract by making an offsetting purchase of
the same kind of commodity from the same foreign buyer.
(c) "Commodity." Wheat and wheat flour, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton,
rice, cattle hides and skins, beef and pork, and any products thereof,
and any other agricultural commodity the Secretary may designate.
"Commodity" shall also mean a commodity having identifying
characteristics as described in any announcement issued pursuant to
¶20.5 such as class(es) of wheat and rice, or staple length(s) of cotton.
Mixed wheat shall be considered to be the predominant wheat class of
the blend. This definition excludes commodities to be used for seed
which have been treated in such a manner that their use is limited to
seed for planting purposes or on which a certificate has been issued by
a recognized seed testing laboratory setting forth variety, germination
and purity.

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(d) "Country of Destination." (1) Any country outside the United
States or (2) any territory or possession of the United States.
Country of destination shall be the ultimate destination of the
export, and shall not be deemed to be the country through which
any transshipment takes place.
(e) "Export." A shipment of a commodity from the United States
destined to a country specified in paragraph (d) of this section.
The commodity shall be deemed to have been exported on the date
of the applicable export carrier on-board bill of lading or the date
the commodity is received for shipment, as specified on the bill of
lading, in the case of commodity received for shipment in a lash
barge or containerized van if a through on-board bill of lading is
issued for shipment to a country specified in paragraph (d) of this
section.
(f) "Export Carrier." The vessel on which a commodity is exported
from the United States to a country specified in paragraph (d) of
this section, or if export is by railcar, truck, or airplane, "export
carrier" means such railcar, truck, or airplane.
(g) "Exports for Exporter's Own Account." A transaction
involving shipments made by the reporting exporter which are
unsold at the time of export, shipments on consignment to selling
agents of the reporting exporter for subsequent sale for the account
of the reporting exporter, shipments by the reporting exporter that
have not been allocated to any outstanding export sale, and
shipments from the United States to any foreign country in bond
for subsequent shipment to a third country.
(h) "Export Sales." A transaction entered into between a reporting
exporter and a foreign buyer. The transaction must be represented
by a written document evidencing that (1) the exporter agrees to
export the commodity, (2) the foreign buyer agrees to receive the
commodity, (3) a fixed price or an agreed upon mechanism by
which such a price can be determined is established, and (4)
payment will be made to or for the account of the reporting
exporter by or on the behalf of the foreign buyer for delivery of the
commodity. The quantity of "outstanding export sale" means the
quantity not yet exported under an export sale. The terms of
delivery specified in the written agreement, such as FAS vessel,
FOB vessel, C&F, etc., do not determine whether a transaction is
an export sale which must be reported. A transaction which
otherwise meets this definition and is subject to the posting of an
exporter performance bond or letter of credit from the foreign
buyer is included in this definition and such a transaction shall be
reported under these regulations. However, a transaction which
becomes operative only upon the imposition of export controls is
excluded from this definition of "export sale" and such a
transaction shall not be reported under these regulations.

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(i) "Foreign Buyer and Foreign Seller." A person whose place of
doing business with respect to the transaction is outside the United
States. Foreign buyer or foreign seller includes a person who
maintains a place of doing business outside the United States even
through the transaction is concluded in the United States by his
agent who has a place of business in the United States or by his
employee who does not maintain a place of doing business in the
United States. (If such employee maintains a place of doing
business in the United States with respect to the transaction, the
resulting contract is construed to be a domestic sale.)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all foreign governments, agencies
and instrumentalities are considered foreign buyers or foreign
sellers even though transactions are concluded by their employees
in the United States or they maintain a place of business with
respect to the transaction in the United States.
(j) "Marketing Year." The reporting period specified for a
commodity in Appendix 1.
(k) "Optional Origin Contracts." A transaction involving an export
sale contract between a reporting exporter and a foreign buyer
under which the reporting exporter has the option of exporting the
commodity from the United States or from one or more other
exporting countries or an export sale contract under which no
origin is specified.
(l) "Person." An individual, partnership, corporation, association or
other legal entity.
(m) "Purchases from Foreign Sellers." A transaction involving the
purchase of a U.S. commodity from a seller whose place of
business with respect to the transaction is outside the United
States.
(n) "Quantity." The actual contract quantity (exclusive of any
upward or downward tolerance) specified in the agreement
between the reporting exporter and foreign buyer or seller.
Contract quantity must equal one metric ton.
(o) "Reporting Exporter." A person who enters into a transaction
referred to in this section whose place of doing business with
respect to such transaction is in the United States. A reporting
exporter shall include any person who sells a commodity to a
foreign buyer irrespective of whether or not such person may
appear as the shipper on the export documentation or whether or
not such person is required to file a Shipper's Export Declaration.
A reporting exporter would not normally include agents of either
the reporting exporter or foreign buyer, brokers, or freight
forwarders unless such agents, brokers or freight forwarders are
acting in the capacity of a principal. [See examples 20.6(c)]

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(p) "United States." All of the 50 States, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico.
20.5

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Commodities for which reports are required under these regulations are set forth
in Appendix 1. Any change therein will be made by publication in the FEDERAL
REGISTER of an amendment thereto, and, in addition, announcement of such
change will be made through the press service. The unit of measure to be used in
reporting the commodity, the beginning and ending dates of the marketing year
for each commodity, and any other information deemed necessary to be included
in the report will be specified in Appendix 1 and amendment in the
announcements through the press service.

20.6

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS
(a) Weekly Reports. For each commodity for which reports are required under
these regulations, the reporting exporter shall file weekly with the office
specified in ¶20.10 and not later than the time specified in paragraph (k) of
this section, a report by marketing year on the applicable forms contained in
Appendix 2 (FAS-97, "Report of Optional Origin Sales," FAS-98, "Report of
Export Sales and Exports," and FAS-100, "Report of Exports for Exporter's
Own Account"), setting forth the following information and that required by
such forms. Information for each applicable item on the respective form shall
be reported. If the reporting exporter determines that the report forms cannot
be received in the office specified in ¶20.10 by the time specified in paragraph
(k) of this section, the exporter shall transmit the information contained in the
report forms by the use of FAX, telephone, or electronic submission. The
required form must be subsequently submitted in accordance with ¶20.6(k)(2).
Exporters have the option to submit the weekly reports using an electronic
reporting system (forms 97e, 98e, and 100e) which may be accessed via a
secured Internet website. Reporting exporters should contact the Export Sales
Reporting staff to obtain passwords and access to the Internet reporting site.
Exporters also have the option of satisfying the requirements of Forms FAS97, FAS-98, and FAS-100 by submitting ASCII comma delimited files via
e:mail to the ESR mailbox at esr@fas.usda.gov.
(1) United States Origin Sales Only.
(i)

Total quantity of outstanding export sales from the
previous report by country of destination.
( ii ) Quantity of new export sales made during the week
expressed in the specified unit of measure (do not
include any tolerance). Include the quantity of any
optional origin export sale for which an option was
exercised during the week to export the commodity
from the United States.
( iii ) Quantity of any purchases of the same kind of
commodity made from foreign sellers during the week.
( iv ) Quantity of export sales canceled and quantity of buyback contracts made during the week.
( v ) Changes in the marketing year during the week for export sales
previously reported.
( vi ) Changes in destination during the week for export sales
previously reported.
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( vii ) Exports made against export sales during the week.
( viii ) Total outstanding balance of export sales at the close of
business for the current report.
(2) Optional Origin Sales (United States and Other Countries).
(i)

Total quantity of outstanding export sales from the
previous report by country of destination.
( ii ) Quantity of new export sales made during the week
expressed in the specified unit of measure (do not
include any tolerance) by country of destination.
( iii ) Quantity of export sales for which an option was
exercised during the week which would determine the
origin of the commodity to be exported with the origin
indicated as the United States or other than the United
States.
( iv ) Quantity of optional export sales canceled and the
quantity of optional buy-back contracts made during the
week.
( v ) Changes in the marketing year during the week for
sales previously reported.
( vi ) Changes in destination during the week for sales previously
reported.
( vii ) Total outstanding balance of optional export sales for
which an option has not been exercised at the time of
compiling the report.
(3) Exports for Exporter's Own Account.
( i ) Total outstanding balance of exports for exporter's own
account that has been shipped from the United States as
shown on the previous report by country where located
or, if in transit, by country of intermediate destination.
( ii ) Quantity of new exports for exporter's own account
during the week.
( iii ) Quantity of previously reported exports for exporter's
own account that was applied to outstanding or new
export sales during the week.
( iv ) Quantity of previously reported exports for exporter's
own account sold to other U.S. exporters during the
week.
( v ) Changes in destination during the week for exports
previously reported.
( vi ) The total outstanding balance of exports for exporter's
own account at the close of business for the current
report.

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(b) Monthly Reports. The information described in paragraph (a) of this section
shall be reported monthly when specified by an announcement issued
pursuant to ¶20.5. The forms specified in paragraph (a) of this section shall
be utilized to furnish the information required to be reported monthly, and
such information shall be filed in the manner and at the time required by
¶20.6(k).
(c) Exporters who are Required to Report. The reporting exporter has the
sole responsibility of reporting any and all information required by these
regulations. The following are examples of who shall be considered the
reporting exporter for the purpose of these regulations. (Firm A in each
example is a firm whose place of doing business with respect to the
transaction is in the United States, and the commodity to be delivered under
the purchase contract is subject to these regulations. See ¶20.4 for definition
of a foreign buyer and foreign seller.)
(1) Firm A made an export sale to Firm B whose place of doing
business with respect to the transaction is also in the United
States. Firm B has made or will make an export sale to a
foreign buyer. In this case, Firm A cannot report the sale to
Firm B since Firm B's place of doing business with respect to
the transaction is located in the United States. In this example,
Firm B is required to report the sale to the foreign buyer.
(2) Firm A makes an export sale to a foreign buyer through the
foreign buyer's agent and the agent's place of doing business
with respect to the transaction is in the United States. In this
example, Firm A is required to report the export sale since the
resulting contract is between Firm A and the foreign buyer.
(3) Firm A consigns an export to his agent (other than an employee
of Firm A). When the agent makes a sale to a foreign buyer,
Firm A is required to report the sale. If the agent makes the
sale to a firm whose place of doing business with respect to the
transaction is in the United States, Firm A will not report the
sale.
(4) Firm A makes a purchase from a foreign seller. In this
example, Firm A is required to report the purchase.
(5) Firm A makes a purchase from an agent of a foreign seller and
the agent's place of doing business with respect to the
transaction is in the United States. In this example, Firm A is
required to report the purchase. The agent is not a principal
party in interest in the contract and cannot report the sale to
Firm A. The foreign seller is not a reporting exporter and is
not required to make a report of the sale.

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(6) Firm A, the agent of the foreign buyer, whose place of doing
business with respect to the transaction is in the United States,
purchases commodities domestically at interior warehouses
and arranges for exportation to its principal, the foreign buyer.
In this example, Firm A is required to report the sale and
export.
(7) If a reporting exporter has a transaction not described in
subparagraphs (1) through (6) of this paragraph and is in doubt
whether a transaction should be reported, the exporter should
request in writing a decision from the office specified in
¶20.10.
(d) Contract Terms. Reports of contract terms shall be filed when requested in
accordance with ¶20.11. The report showing contract terms shall be filed on
FAS-99, "Contract Terms Supporting Export Sales and Foreign Purchases,"
and shall include the following:
. Reporting exporter's contract number.
. Date of export sale or purchases.
. Name of foreign buyer or foreign seller.
. Delivery period specified in the export sale or
purchase.
. Delivery terms specified in the export sale or
purchase (F.O.B., C&F, etc.)
. Actual quantity of the export sale or purchase.
. Quantity not exported against the sale or foreign purchase
(do not include any tolerance).
. Country of destination.
. On purchases from foreign sellers, show separately from
export sales all items of this paragraph (d).
(e) Reporting of Destination. The reporting exporter shall report the country of
destination specified in the export sale contract or otherwise declared in
writing by the foreign buyer. (Where a government, or agency of such
government, is the sole importer of the commodity in a country, the exporter
shall report that country as the country of destination only if the exporter or
foreign buyer has made a direct sale to that foreign government or agency.) If
the country of destination is not specified or declared, the exporter shall report
the destination as "unknown". If by the time of exportation the exporter has
not so ascertained the country of destination, the name of the country reported
to the Bureau of Customs on the Shipper's Export Declaration for such export
shipment should be reported, even through it may be an intermediate
destination. The reporting exporter is expected to report destination changes
made after reporting the export on FAS-98, "Report of Export Sales and
Exports".
(f) Optional Class or Kind of Commodity. If the export sale provides for an
option as to the class or kind of commodity to be delivered under the export
sale, the reporting exporter should report the particular class or kind of
commodity expected to be exported.

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(g) Range in Contract Quantity. If the export sale provides for a range in
quantity (e.g., 10,000 metric tons to 12,000 metric tons with or without a
loading tolerance) with the reporting exporter or buyer having the option to
declare a firm quantity at a later date, the reporting exporters shall report the
maximum export sale quantity (exclusive of any loading tolerance). If an
option is exercised for a lesser quantity at a later date, the reporting exporter
shall report the reduction as an amendment to an export sale previously
reported.
(h) Transfer of Unexported Balances from One Marketing Year to the Next
Year. If exports against an export sale are not complete by the end of the
marketing year in which the commodity is being reported for export, the
reporting exporter shall transfer the quantity not exported against the export
sale to the next marketing year on the first report submitted after the
beginning of the new marketing year.
(i) Errors on Previous Reports. Whenever an exporter discovers an error or is
advised by the office specified in ¶20.10 of an error on a prior report, the
error shall be corrected in the current weekly report to reflect the proper
outstanding export sales and exports. The exporter shall also furnish a
complete explanation of such reporting errors.
(j) When Reports are Required.
(1) A reporting exporter shall submit reports for those
commodities for which there are new export sales, outstanding
export sales, exports for exporter's own account for which an
offsetting export sale has not been made and reported,
purchases from foreign sellers, or optional origin sales.
(2) A reporting exporter may discontinue reporting for a
commodity only when actual exports and other required
reporting of changes have reduced to zero all export sales,
exports made for exporter's own account, purchases from
foreign sellers, or optional origin sales. The reporting exporter
shall report a zero balance prior to discontinuing reporting for
the commodity involved.
(3) If a reporting exporter discontinues making reports because a
zero balance has been reached for a particular commodity, the
exporter shall be responsible to commence reporting again
once new activity occurs as specified in j(1) above.

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(k) Manner and Time of Reporting.
(1) Manner. An original of all report forms, other than electronic
forms and ASCII comma delimited files, must be filed with the
office specified in ¶20.10. Each report form shall contain the
full business name, address and telephone number of the
reporting exporter and the name of the person submitting the
report form on behalf of the reporting exporter. Computer
generated printouts may be used in lieu of standard reporting
forms when approved by the office specified in ¶20.10.
(2) Time of Filing Reports. Information required to be reported
weekly (either via fax, telephone, or electronically) must be
received in the office specified in ¶20.10 no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern time, on each Monday or such other time as may
be approved in advance by that office. Such weekly report
must set forth the required information as to export sales
transactions made during the seven-day period ending the
preceding Thursday, midnight. If Friday or Monday is a
national holiday, the due date shall be Tuesday. Information
required to be reported monthly must be received in the office
specified in ¶20.10 no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, the
fourth business day following the end of the reporting month,
or such other time as may be approved in advance by that
office setting forth the required information as to export sales
transactions made during the reporting month ending midnight
the last day of such month. It is the responsibility of the
reporting exporter to arrange the most efficient and expeditious
manner for the office specified in ¶20.10 to receive the
reported information.
20.7

CONFIDENTIALITY OF REPORTS
A reporting exporter's individual reports shall remain confidential and subject to
examination only by designees of the Administrator. Information from reports
filed by exporters on a weekly basis will be compiled and published in
compilation form each week following the week of reporting. Information from
daily reports filed by exporters will be made available to the public on the
following business day at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time. Information from monthly
reports filed by exporters will be compiled and published in compilation form in
the weekly report no later than the week following the time of filing specified in
¶20.6(k).

20.8

FAILURE TO REPORT
Any person who knowingly fails to report export sales pursuant to the
requirement of these regulations shall be fined not more than $25,000 or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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20.9

RECORDS
Each reporting exporter shall establish and maintain accurate records as to all
export sales of commodities subject to these regulations. Such records shall
include, but shall not be limited to, export sales contracts or other agreements
with the foreign buyer or foreign seller pursuant to which any export has or will
be made; bill of lading or delivery documents evidencing all such exports and
inspection and weight certificates relating thereto. Such records shall be available
during regular business hours for inspection and audit by authorized employees of
the United States Department of Agriculture and shall be preserved for three years
after the date of export to which they relate.

20.10 PLACE OF SUBMISSION OF REPORTS
Weekly reports and information required to be submitted in connection wherewith
shall be Faxed or online reporting or delivered to the following office:
FAX:

(202) 690-3270 OR
(202) 690-3273
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Export Sales Reporting
1250 Maryland Ave., SW
Room 115 – STOP 1021
Washington, D.C. 20024

20.11 ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND INFORMATION
(a) Daily Reports. The reporting exporter shall report daily to the
Administrator information with respect to sales of agricultural
commodities as requested. Daily reports shall be made by telephone
no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the next business day
following the calendar day of the sale.
(b) Additional Information. The reporting exporter shall furnish such
other additional reports and information, including price data, as may
be requested with respect to export sales of agricultural commodities.
20.12 OMB CONTROL NUMBER ASSIGNED PURSUANT TO PAPERWORK
REDUCTION ACT
The information collection requirements contained in these regulations have been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the provisions
of 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 and have been assigned OMB Control Number 05510007.

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COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO REPORTING, UNITS OF MEASURE TO BE USED IN
REPORTING, AND BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF MARKETING YEARS
Commodity
Unit of measure
Beginning of
End of
to be reported
to be used in
marketing
marketing
reporting
year
year
Wheat - Hard red winter
Wheat - Soft red winter
Wheat - Hard red Spring
Wheat - White (incl.
Hard and soft white)
Wheat - Durum

Metric Tons
Metric Tons
Metric Tons

June 1
June 1
June 1

May 31
May 31
May 31

Metric Tons
Metric Tons

June 1
June 1

May 31
May 31

Wheat - Products - All
wheat flours (including
clears) bulgur, semolina,
farina, and rolled,
cracked and crushed wheat

Metric Tons

June 1

May 31

Barley - Unmilled
(including feed and
hull-less waxy barley)

Metric Tons

June 1

May 31

Corn - Unmilled
(including waxy, cracked if 50% whole kernels)

Metric Tons

Sept. 1

Aug. 31

Rye - Unmilled

Metric Tons

June 1

May 31

Oats - Unmilled

Metric Tons

June 1

May 31

Grain Sorghum - Unmilled

Metric Tons

Sept. 1

Aug. 31

Soybeans

Metric Tons

Sept. 1

Aug. 31

Soybean Cake and Meal

Metric Tons

Oct. 1

Sept. 30

Soybean Oil - including:
Metric Tons
crude (including degummed),
once refined, soybean salad
oil (including refined and
further processed by
bleaching, deodorizing
or winterizing), hydrogenated, packaged oil

Oct. 1

Sept. 30

Flaxseed

Metric Tons

June 1

May 31

Linseed Oil - including
raw, boiled

Metric Tons

June 1

May 31

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COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO REPORTING, UNITS OF MEASURE TO BE USED IN
REPORTING, AND BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF MARKETING YEARS
Commodity
Unit of measure
Beginning of
End of
to be reported
to be used in
marketing
marketing
reporting
year
year
Cottonseed

Metric Tons

Aug. 1

July 31

Cottonseed Cake and Meal

Metric Tons

Oct. 1

Sept. 30

Cottonseed Oil - including
crude, once refined,
cottonseed salad oil
(refined and further
processed by bleaching,
deodorizing or winterizing),
hydrogenated

Metric Tons

Oct. 1

Sept. 30

Sunflowerseed Oil
Metric Tons
crude, once refined,
sunflowerseed salad oil
(refined and further processed
by bleaching, deodorizing or
winterizing), hydrogenated

Oct. 1

Sept. 30

Cotton - American Pima Raw, extra long staple

Running Bales

Aug. 1

July 31

Cotton - Upland - Raw,
staple length 1 1/16
inches and over

Running Bales

Aug. 1

July 31

Cotton - Upland - Raw,
staple length 1 inch up
to 1 1/16 inches

Running Bales

Aug. 1

July 31

Cotton - Upland - Raw,
staple length under 1 inch

Running Bales

Aug. 1

July 31

Rice - Long grain, rough
(including parboiled)

Metric Tons

Aug. 1

July 31

Rice - Medium, short and
other classes, rough
(including parboiled)

Metric Tons

Aug. 1

July 31

Rice - Long grain, brown
(including parboiled)

Metric Tons

Aug. 1

July 31

Rice - Medium, short and
other classes, brown
(including parboiled)

Metric Tons

Aug. 1

July 31

Rice - Long grain, milled
(including parboiled)

Metric Tons

Aug. 1

July 31

Export Sales Reporting Regulations

Reprinted March 2013

Appendix 1
COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO REPORTING, UNITS OF MEASURE TO BE USED IN
REPORTING, AND BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF MARKETING YEARS
Commodity
Unit of measure
Beginning of
End of
to be reported
to be used in
marketing
marketing
reporting
year
year
Rice - Medium, short and
other classes, milled
(including parboiled,
brewers rice)

Metric Tons

Aug. 1

July 31

Cattle Hides and Skins Whole cattle hides,
(excluding wet blues)

Pieces

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Cattle Hides and Skins Whole calf skins
(excluding wet blues)

Pieces

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Cattle Hides and Skins Whole kip skins,
(excluding wet blues)

Pieces

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Cattle Hides and Skins Cattle, calf, and kip
cut into croupons, crops,
dossets, sides, butts and butt
bend (hide equivalent)
(excluding wet blues)

Number

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Cattle Hides and Skins Cattle, calf and kip,
in cuts not otherwise
specified; pickled/limed
(excluding wet blues)

Pounds

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Cattle, calf and kip,
Wet blues - unsplit
(whole or sided)
hide equivalent

Number

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Cattle, calf and kip,
Wet blues - grain splits
(whole or sided)
hide equivalent

Number

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Cattle, calf and kip,
Wet blues - splits,
(excluding grain splits)

Pounds

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Beef - fresh, chilled or frozen Metric tons
muscle cuts/whether or not
boxed

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Export Sales Reporting Regulations

Reprinted March 2013

Appendix 1
COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO REPORTING, UNITS OF MEASURE TO BE USED IN
REPORTING, AND BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF MARKETING YEARS
Commodity
Unit of measure
Beginning of
End of
to be reported
to be used in
marketing
marketing
reporting
year
year
Pork - fresh, chilled or frozen
muscle cuts/whether or not
boxed

Metric Tons

Export Sales Reporting Regulations

Jan. 1

Dec. 31

Reprinted March 2013