Form BE-37 U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues and Expenses

OMB No. 0608-0011: Approval Expires 11/30/2015
Form BE-37 (rev 3/2015)

U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis

U.S. AIRLINE OPERATORS' FOREIGN REVENUES AND EXPENSES
(This report is mandatory and confidential. See instructions.)
Report for
quarter ending:

Name of Airline

Street
City

Zip
Code

State

Item
no.
1
2
3

Item

$

Total revenue from carriage of freight and express originating from, and destined to, points outside the United States

$

7

000

$

All other expenses
(ii)

000 $

000

Report expenses for the 12 foreign countries where you incurred most of your foreign expensses

000 $

000

000

$

000

$

000 $

000

d.
Please also include all other expenses, such as port or
landing fees; air traffic control services paid to foreign
governments; aircraft modification and overhauls; all costs e.
incurred in the operation of general headquarters,
divisional offices, airline ticket offices; and all other costs f.
for operation of freight and passenger facilities located in
foreign countries.
g.

$

000 $

000

000

000

These costs should cover, for example, catering, crew
expenses (hotel and per diem), rent, utilities, legal fees,
telephone and other communications equipment, and
rental of tangible property except aircraft.

6

Total (for all countries)

000

Fuel expenses
(i)

Country

Expenses incurred outside the United States

Under "All other expenses" please include wages and
salaries paid abroad to personnel; agents' and brokers'
fees and commissions for arrangement of freight and
passenger transportation; aircraft handling and terminal
services, such as repair, maintenance, storage, and
cleaning; freight and passenger handling services; and
other airport terminal expenses.

5

Amounts
Report in thousands of U.S. dollars (i.e;
$157,450.00 should be reported as 157)

Total revenue from carriage of export freight and express from the United States to points outside the United States

Under "Fuel expenses" include only expenses for fuel and
oil purchased outside the United States

4

mm/dd/yyyy

File this form electronically at
www.bea.gov/efile or email to
be-37submission@bea.gov or see
the General Instructions.

Attention

a.

$

b.

$

c.

$
$

000 $

000

$

000 $

000

h.

$

000 $

000

i.

$

000

000

j.

$

k.

$

000 $

000

l.

$

000 $

000

Aircraft leasing expenses

$

Total revenue from transporting passengers originating from, and destined to, points outside the United States

$

Total revenue from transporting passengers to/from the United States

$

Number of passengers transported to/from the United States

#

8 a. Interline settlement receipts from foreign airline operators

$

b. Interline settlement payments to foreign airline operators

$

Person to consult concerning questions about this report
Name and Title
Telephone number

$

000

$
$

000

000
000

000

000

000

EXEMPTION CLAIM – a U.S. person who receives this form but is not required to report data
on a mandatory basis (see the General Instructions) may file an exemption claim by checking
the appropriate box below:

Fax
Not in existence during the reporting period

E-mail address
Authorized official's
signature

Did not have transactions related to the survey during the reporting period
Had transactions related to the survey during the reporting period, but they were below
the mandatory filing threshold

General Instructions 

Public reporting burden for this BE‐37 report is estimated to average 4 
hours per response.  This burden includes time for reviewing instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.  Send 
comments regarding this burden estimate to Director, Bureau of Economic 
Analysis (BE‐1), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 and 
to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 
0608‐0011, Washington, DC  20503. 

Purpose – Reports are required to obtain quarterly data for use in 
estimating the international transactions accounts of the United States.   

Mandatory Reporting – A U.S. person is required to report if total annual 
covered revenues or total covered expenses were $500,000 or more 
during the prior year, or are expected to be $500,000 or more during the 
current year. 

Exemptions – A U.S. person that receives this form from BEA but is not 
required to report data on a mandatory basis, or was not in existence 
during the reporting period, must complete the exemption claim box 
located in the lower right corner of the form. 

Authority – This survey is being conducted under the authority of the 
International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (P.L. 94‐472, 90 
Stat. 2059, 22 U.S.C. 3101‐3108, as amended ‐‐‐ hereinafter “the Act”), and 
the filing of reports is mandatory under Section 5(b)(2) of the Act (22 
U.S.C. 3104). Regulations for the survey can be found in 15 CFR Part 801. 

Penalties – Whoever fails to report may be subject to a civil penalty of not 
less than $2,500, and not more than $32,500, and to injunctive relief 
commanding such person to comply, or both. These civil penalties are 
subject to inflationary adjustments. Those adjustments are found in 15 CFR 
6.4. Whoever willfully fails to report shall be fined not more than $10,000 
and, if an individual, may be imprisoned for not more than one year, or 
both.  Any officer, director, employee, or agent of any corporation who 
knowingly participates in such violations, upon conviction, may be 
punished by a like fine, imprisonment, or both.  (See 22 U.S.C.  3105.) 
Notwithstanding the above, a U.S. person is not subject to  any penalty for 
failure to report if a valid Office of Management  and Budget (OMB) 
control number is not displayed on the form; such a number (0608‐0011) is 
displayed at the top of the first page of this form. 

Confidentiality – The Act provides that your report to this Bureau is 
CONFIDENTIAL and can be used only for analytical or statistical purposes. 
Without your prior written permission, the information filed in your report 
CANNOT be presented in a manner that allows it to be individually 
identified. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, 
investigation, or regulation. Copies retained in your files are immune from 
legal process. 

Who must report – Reports are required from U.S. airline operators 
engaged in the international transportation of passengers, U.S. export 
freight, and the transportation of freight and passengers between foreign 
ports. 

How to report – Use this form to report information in accordance with 
the instructions and the definitions that are given here. Report revenues 
and expenses in thousands of U.S. dollars (for example, $10,000,000.00 
should be reported as $10,000). 

Where to send report – File this form electronically at www.bea.gov/efile 
or email to BE‐37submission@bea.gov. In addition, you may mail the 
reports to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 
BE–50 (SSB), Washington, DC 20230. 

Frequency – A separate report must be completed for each calendar 
quarter and filed within 45 days after the end of the quarter. 

Assistance – For assistance in filing this report, call (202) 606–5588 
Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time. 

United States – Includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, and U.S. possessions and territories. 

Foreign countries – Consists of all other countries and areas. 

Specific Instructions 

Item 1 – Report total revenue from common and contract carriage of 
export freight and express from the United States to points outside the 
United States. Include revenues from charter contracts. The originating 
point is the U.S. city where the carrier picks up the freight. 

Item 2 – Report total revenue from common and contract carriage of 
freight and express originating from, and destined to, points outside the 
United States. The originating point is the foreign city where the carrier 
picks up the freight. 

Item 3a.—3l. Column (i) – Fuel expenses in foreign countries regardless of 
whether paid in the United States or abroad. Report expenses for fuels and 
oil loaded aboard aircraft in foreign countries. 

Item 3a.—3l. Column (ii) – Expenses in foreign countries (other than fuel 
expenses) regardless of whether paid in the United States or abroad. 
Report all non‐fuel expenses in foreign countries. 

Please include wages and salaries paid abroad to personnel; agents' and 
brokers' fees and commissions for arrangement of freight and passenger 
transportation; aircraft handling and terminal services, such as repair, 
maintenance, storage, and cleaning; freight and passenger handling 
services; and other airport terminal expenses. 

Please also include all other expenses, such as port or landing fees; air 
traffic control services paid to foreign governments; aircraft modification 
and overhauls; all costs incurred in the operation of general headquarters, 
divisional offices, airline ticket offices; and all other costs for operation of 
freight and passenger facilities located in foreign countries.  These costs 
should cover, for example, catering, crew expenses (hotel and per diem), 
rent, utilities, legal fees, telephone and other communications equipment, 
and rental of tangible property except aircraft. 

Item 4 – For aircraft leased from foreigners, report rental expenses for 
with‐crew operating leases. 

Do not include expenses for aircraft leased without a crew (operated by 
you). 

Do not include financial‐type leases. A lease is classified as a financial lease 
if there is intent to eventually take possession of the good. If the intent is 
only to rent the good for a limited period, this is classified as an operating 
lease. 

Rental expenses of other tangible property should be included in item 3 
column (ii). 

Item 5 – Report the total revenue derived from passengers’ purchases of 
ticketed itineraries beginning and ending outside the United States. Please 
include all ancillary revenues, such as revenues derived from baggage fees, 
rebooking fees, in‐flight purchases of food and beverages, and all other 
ancillary revenues. Revenues derived from interline settlements should be 
included in item 8a. 

Item 6 – Report the total revenue derived from transporting the 
passengers reported in item 7. Please include all ancillary revenues, such 
as revenues derived from baggage fees, rebooking fees, in‐flight purchases 
of food and beverages, and all other ancillary revenues. Revenues derived 
from interline settlements should be included in item 8a. 

Item 7 – Report the total number of passengers transported to and from 
the United States. 

Item 8a. – Report interline settlement receipts from foreign airline 
operators for transporting passengers. 

Item 8b. – Report interline settlement payments to foreign airline 
operators for transporting passengers.

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Form BE-37 (rev 3 /2015 )