Form BE-9 Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues

FORM

BE-9

OMB No. 0608-0068: Approval Expires 10/31/2018

(REV. 08/2016)

BE-9 Identification Number

QUARTERLY SURVEY OF FOREIGN AIRLINE OPERATORS’
REVENUES AND EXPENSES IN THE UNITED STATES
FORM BE-9

Due date:
Within 45 days of the close of each calendar
quarter.
Electronic filing:
www.bea.gov/efile

Name and address of U.S. Reporter
10001 Company Name:
0
10002 Attention:
0
10003 Address:
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Mail reports to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Washington, DC 20233

10004 City, State, Zip Code
0

Name of Foreign Airline (if different than U.S. Reporter)

Deliver reports to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Suitland, MD 20746

Assistance:
E-mail: BE-9help@bea.gov
Telephone: (301) 278-9301
Copies of blank forms: www.bea.gov/ssb

Fax reports to:
301-278-9505

BE-9 Filing Requirements:
A response is required if you are notified by BEA about this survey. A BE-9 survey must be completed in its entirety by U.S. offices,
agents, or other representatives of foreign airline operators that had total reportable revenues OR total reportable expenses that
were $5,000,000 or more during the prior year, or are expected to be $5,000,000 or more during the current year. See the General
Instructions on page 5 for more information on who must report and reporting requirements.
Authority, Confidentiality, Penalties
This survey is being conducted under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (P.L. 94-472, 90 Stat.
2059, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended). The filing of reports is mandatory, and the Act provides that your report to BEA is
confidential. Persons who fail to report may be subject to penalties. See page 5 for additional details.
Contact Information
Provide information of person to consult about this report:
Name
00090

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Telephone Number
10005

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(—

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Fax Number
0
10006

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(—

Extension

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E-mail Address
10007

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NOTE: BEA uses a Secure Messaging System to correspond with you via encrypted message to discuss questions relating to
this form. We may use your e-mail address for survey-related announcements and to inform you about secure messages. When
communicating with BEA by e-mail, please do not include any confidential business or personal information.
Certification
The undersigned official certifies that this report has been prepared in accordance with the applicable instructions, is complete, and is
substantially accurate including estimates that may have been provided.
Signature of Authorized Official

Date

10008

Telephone Number
10009

Name
0

Title

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Extension

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Part I – Identification of Reporting Period
1 What is the foreign airline’s calendar quarter covered in this report?
Monthmm/dd/yyyy
Day
Year
10010 1

Beginning date . . . . . . .

__ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __
Monthmm/dd/yyyy
Day
Year

10011 1

Ending date. . . . . . . . . .

2

__ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __

Check the box that best describes the status of the foreign airline during the reporting period identified in question
10014

1 .

1

1 ■ In existence the entire reporting period – Continue to the next page.

1

2 ■ In existence during only part of the reporting period – Continue filling out this form for the portion of the reporting period
your company was in existence and, in the comments section below, explain why your company did not exist for a part of
the period.

1

3 ■ Not in existence during the reporting period – In the comments section below, explain why your company was not in existence
during the reporting period. Please return form according to instructions on page 1.

Comments

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Part II – Determination of Reporting Status
3 Did the foreign airline operator for whom you are reporting have any of the following during the reporting period specified in
Question 1 ? (See Specific Instructions on page 4 for a full description of reportable transactions.)

Reportable Transactions
Item
1

REVENUES
Freight revenue on merchandise exported from, and imported into, the United States

■ Yes

■ No

EXPENSES
3

Expenses incurred in the United States other than aircraft leasing

■ Yes

■ No

4

Aircraft leasing expenses (with crew only)

■ Yes

■ No

4 Did you mark yes for any of the items listed above?
11010 1
1

1

■ Yes – Continue to Question 5 .
2 ■ No – You may STOP HERE and return the survey according to the instructions on page 1.

5 Did total covered revenues or total reportable expenses of the foreign airline operator exceed $5 million in the previous calendar year,
or are they expected to exceed $5 million in the current calendar year?
11011 1
1

■ Yes – Skip Question 6 and continue to Part III on page 4.
2 ■ No – Continue to the next question.
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6 If the foreign airline operator had transactions below the mandatory reporting threshold, and you choose not to report these
transactions in Part III voluntarily, provide an estimate of the total covered revenues and/or expenses in the boxes below.
Please only report transactions that occurred during the reporting period specified in Question 1 .
IMPORTANT – Report amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars (omitting 000).
Round amounts of less than $500 to 0. Do not enter amounts in the shaded
portion of each item.
EXAMPLE – If amount is $324,999.00, report as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
1
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Revenues
Mil.
Thous.

Dols.

$

000

2

Expenses
Mil.
Thous.

$

Bil.

Mil.

Thous.

Dols.

325

000

1

Dols.

000

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Part III – Foreign Airline Operators’ Revenues and Expenses in the United States
IMPORTANT – Report amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars (omitting 000). Round amounts of less than $500 to 0.
Do not enter amounts in the shaded portion of each item.
EXAMPLE – $324,999.00 should be reported as 325. A passenger count of 750,000 should be reported as 750.
Amounts
(Report in thousands)

Item

Item

1

Freight revenue on merchandise exported from, and imported into, the United States

$

000

2

Shipping weights on which the freight revenues reported in item 1 were earned
(report in thousands of pounds)

lbs

000

3

Expenses incurred in the United States
TOTAL (sum of 3a. through 3e.)

$

0 000

a. Fuel and oil

$

000

b. Wages and salaries paid to employees in the United States

$

000

c. Agents’ and brokers’ fees and commissions for arrangement of freight and
passenger transportation

$

000

d. Aircraft handling and terminal services

$

000

e. All other expenses

$

000

4

Aircraft leasing expenses (with crew only)

$

000

5

Number of passengers transported to/from the United States (report in thousands)

#

6

Revenues from transporting passengers to/from the United States

$

000
000

Specific Instructions
Item 1 — Report revenue (whether collect or prepaid, in dollars and
other currencies converted to dollars) derived from the carriage of
freight and express to and from the United States only. Passenger
revenue should be reported in item 6.
Item 2 — Report cargo shipping weights (in thousands of pounds) on
which freight revenue reported in item 1 was earned.
Item 3a — Include only expenses for fuel and oil purchased from U.S.
suppliers (see the definition for United States on page 5).
Item 3b — Include wages and salaries paid in the United States to
personnel.
Item 3c — Include agents’ and brokers’ fees and commissions for
arrangement of freignt and passenger transportation.
Item 3d — Include expenses for aircraft repair, maintenance, storage,
and cleaning; handling services for freight and passengers; and other
airport terminal services. Aircraft modification and factory-type aircraft
overhauls should be included in item 3e.
Item 3e — Include all other expenses, such as port and landing
fees; air traffic control services paid to the U.S. Government; aircraft
modification and factory-type aircraft overhauls; and 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 the United States. 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.

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Exclude expenditures abroad for which payments are made in the
United States, that is, payments to petroleum companies in the United
States for fuel and oil loaded on aircraft in foreign countries.
Exclude the following: administrative expenses charged to U.S.
operations but not actually incurred in the United States; capital
charges and transfers, such as payment of interest or principal on
loans; depreciation on aircraft and ground equipment; and payments
for purchases exported from the United States (such as aircraft parts
and complete aircraft) for which Shippers Export Declarations were
filed with the U.S. Customs Service and Border Protection.
Item 4 — For aircraft leased from U.S. persons, report rental
expenses for with-crew operating leases. Do not include expenses for
aircraft leased without 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 just to rent the good for a limited period, this is
classified as an operating lease and should be reported on the
BE-125 Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and
Intellectual Property With Foreign Persons. (See BEA’s web site
www.bea.gov/ssb for information on whom to call regarding this form).
Rentals of other tangible property should be included in item 3e.
Item 5 — Report the number of passengers transported to and from
the United States during the reporting period.
Item 6 — Report the revenue derived from transporting the
passengers reported in item 5. Please include all ancillary revenues,
such as revenues derived from baggage fees, rebooking fees, inflight purchases of food and beverages, and all other ancillary
revenues.
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QUARTERLY SURVEY OF FOREIGN AIRLINE OPERATORS’
REVENUES AND EXPENSES IN THE UNITED STATES
FORM BE-9 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Public reporting burden for this BE-9 report is estimated to average 6
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), 4600 Silver Hill Rd., Washington DC 20233
and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction
Project 0608-0068, Washington, DC 20503.
Purpose — Reports are required to obtain quarterly data for use in
estimating the international transactions accounts of the United States.
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 may be found in 15 CFR Part 801.
Penalties — Whoever fails to report may be subject to a civil penalty
of not less than $4,454, and not more than $44,539, 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 (0608-0068)
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 may 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. Per the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of
2015, your data are protected from Cybersecurity risks through security
monitoring of the BEA information systems.
Who is to Report and General Coverage
Who must report — A response is required from each U.S. office,
agent, or other representative of a foreign airline operator that was
notified by BEA about the survey.
a. A complete report is required from each U.S. office, agent, or other
representative of a foreign airline operator that:
(1) transported passengers or freight and express to or from the
United States, and

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(2) had total reportable revenues OR total reportable expenses that
were $5,000,000 or more during the prior year, or are expected to
be $5,000,000 or more during the current year.
b. A foreign airline operator that had total covered revenues AND total
covered expenses below the reporting threshold must complete
pages 1-3 and is only required to report total revenues and expenses
in question 6. The foreign airline operator also has the option of
providing additional information, on a voluntary basis, in Part III on
page 4.
c. A U.S. airline operator that had no transactions of the types covered
must complete pages 1-3.
How to report — Use this form to report revenues and expenses in
accordance with the specific instructions on page 4. Report all amounts
in thousands ($324,999.00 should be reported as 325. A passenger
count of 750,000 should be reported as 750).
Estimates — If actual figures are not available, supply estimates and
label them as such.
Where to send reports — To file a report electronically, see our
website at www.bea.gov/efile for details.
Mail to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Washington, DC 20233
Deliver to:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of Payments Division, BE-50 (SSB)
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Suitland, MD 20746
Frequency — A separate report should 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 (301) 278-9301
Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time.
Definitions
United States — When used in a geographic sense, means the 50
states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
all territories and possessions of the United States.
Foreign — When used in a geographic sense, means that which is
situated outside the United States or which belongs to or is characteristic
of a country other than the United States.

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