Shippers Letter Template Of Instructions Sli printable pdf download

Directions for completing the Shipper’s Letter of Instructions (SLI)

1a.

U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) - Provide the name and address of the USPPI. Note: The

USPPI is the person/company in the United States that receives the primary benefit, monetary or

otherwise, of the export transaction. Generally that person is the U.S. seller, manufacturer, order party, or

foreign entity. The foreign entity must be listed as the USPPI if in the United States when the items are

purchased or obtained for export.

1b.

USPPI Employer Identification Number (EIN) or ID Number- Enter the USPPI’s Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Number (EIN)

or Social Security Number (SSN) if no EIN has been assigned. Report the 9-digit numerical code as reported on your latest Employer's Quarterly

Federal Tax Return, Treasury Form 941. The EIN is usually available from your accounting or payroll department. If an EIN or SSN is not available

a border crossing number, passport number, or a Customs identification number must be reported.

1c.

Zip Code - Report only the first five digits of the ZIP code

Zip Code - Report only the first five digits of the ZIP code.

1d.

Parties To Transaction - Indicate if this is a related or non-related party transaction. A related party transaction is a transaction between a USPPI

and a foreign consignee, (e.g., parent company or sister company), where there is at least 10 percent ownership of each by the same U.S. or

foreign person or business enterprise.

Freight Charges – Indicate if the freight will be prepaid (billed to shipper) or collect (billed to consignee) and if the INCO terms are Deliver Duties

Unpaid (DDU) or Deliver Duties Paid (DDP).

Incoterms 2000 - Check the box to the left of the INCOTerm being used for this shipment. Choose from EXW (Ex-Works), FCA (Free Carrier),

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FAS (Free Alongside Ship), FOB (Free On-Board Vessel), CFR (Cost and Freight), CIF (Cost Insurance and Freight), CPT (Carriage Paid to), CIP

(Carriage and Insurance Paid to), DAF (Delivery At Frontier), DES (Delivered Ex-Ship), DEQ (Delivered Ex-Quay), DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid),

DDP (Delivered Duty Paid). For more information on these terms visit the Amber Freight website at

4a.

Ultimate Consignee - Enter the name and address of the foreign party actually receiving the merchandise for the designated end-use or the party

so designated on the export license. For overland shipments to Mexico, also include the Mexican state in the address.

4b.

Intermediate Consignee - Enter the name and address of the party in a foreign country who makes delivery of the merchandise to the ultimate

consignee or the party so named on the export license (if required)

consignee or the party so named on the export license (if required).

Declared Value for Carriage – (U.S. dollars) - Enter the selling price or cost if not sold, including freight, insurance, and other charges to U.S.

port of export, but excluding unconditional discounts and commissions (nearest whole dollar, omit cents).

Routed Export Transaction – Click Yes or No to indicate if the consignment is a routed export shipment.

Shipper Request Insurance – Check Yes or No. If yes, indicate if you want the value based on the industry standard (CIF plus 10%) or a lump

sum (please indicate lump sum value).

Point (State) of Origin or Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Number - if from a FTZ enter the FTZ number for exports leaving the FTZ, otherwise enter

the:

• two-digit U.S. Postal Service abbreviation of the state in which the merchandise actually starts its journey to the port of export, or

• state of the commodity of the greatest value, or

• state of consolidation.

Country of Ultimate Destination - Enter the country in which the merchandise is to be consumed, further processed, or manufactured; the final

country of destination as known to the exporter at the time of shipment; or the country of ultimate destination as shown on the export license Two

country of destination as known to the exporter at the time of shipment; or the country of ultimate destination as shown on the export license. Two-

digit (alpha character) International Standards Organization (ISO) codes may also be used.

10.

Type of Service – Indicate if the shipment should be transported via Air, Ocean,

or Other. If the mode of transportation is other, please specify.

11.

Shipper’s Instructions in case of inability to deliver consignment – Please indicated your preference; as consigned, return to shipper, or

abandon.

12.

– Amber Freight Shipping Lines

Forwarding Agent

13.

Schedule B Description of Commodities – Use columns 14-18 to enter the commercial description of the commodity being exported, its

schedule B number, the quantity in schedule B units, and the shipping weight in kilograms.

Enter a sufficient description of the commodity as to permit verification of the Schedule B Commodity Number or the commodity description as

shown on the validated export license. Include marks, numbers, or other identification shown on the packages and the numbers and kinds of

packages (boxes, barrels, baskets, etc.)

14.

Marks NOS and kinds of packages

Marks, NOS., and kinds of packages – Use column 14-18.

Use column 14 18

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