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Information provided by UPS is provided AS IS, may not be current, and does not constitute legal advice. In no event shall UPS be liable for any errors in the information, forms or features made available by UPS, or by any third party site linked to from UPS. Selection and completion of proper forms for any given shipment is the sole responsibility of the shipper. All shipments are subject to the UPS Tariff/Terms and Conditions of Service in effect at the time of shipping for the country of origin.

 

• Authenticates the country of origin of the merchandise being shipped under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Required to qualify shipments to Canada or Mexico for the reduced or eliminated duty allowed under NAFTA
• Shipment should be valued at greater than:
  • US$1,000 to Mexico
  • US$1,600 to Canada
  • US$2,500 to U.S. from Mexico or Canada

Harmonized tariff codes are defined by customs authorities internationally and are the universal customs standard that you must use to conduct trade efficiently on a global scale. UPS TradeAbility^TM
Harmonizer can quickly and accurately identify tariff codes for your products.
U.S. Shippers Export Declaration (SED)

• Used for developing export statistics controls
• Required for shipping single commodities valued at more than US$2,500 or commodities requiring a license or license exception
• Not required for shipments to the U.S. (except from Puerto Rico)
• Can be filed electronically with the Census Bureau using their Automated Export System (AES) which can then provide the AES transaction number to UPS
• Can enclose an SED with the lead package in multi-package shipment

In order to complete an SED, it is necessary to look up the commodity Schedule B codes provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.