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This should not be one entity in care of another entity. It must bethe same company whose EIN is being used. | FTR 15 CFR 30.3 : The USPPI is the person in the USA that receives the primary benefit, monetary or otherwise, of the export transaction. Generally, that person is the U.S. Seller, manufacturer, or order party. In general, the Freight Forwarder cannot bethe USPPI.\u003Cbr>When a foreign entity is in the United States at the time the items are purchased or obtained for export, the foreign entity is the USPPI for filing purposes. |\n| 2. | USPPI Address Including Zip Code: | Enter USPPI address for documentation and/or billing purposes. If this is also the address to be used for AES reporting, a P.O. Box is not allowed. | Enter USPPI address to be used for documentation and/or billing. If this address is also being used for AES reporting, a P.O. Box is not allowed.\u003Cbr>If the cargo begins its journey to the port of export from a different address, please report that address in box number 4. |\n| 3. | Freight Location Company Name: | If different from the USPPI name, enter company name where cargo begins its journey to the port of export. | If the USPPI does not own or lease the facility from which the cargo is beginning its journey to the port of export, please provide the company name of the facility. |\n| 4. | Freight Location Address (if different from box \\#2) | Enter the street address (no PO Box allowed) where the cargo begins its journey to the port of export. This may not be the same address as the USPPI address. Please include valid US Postal (Zip) code. | Enter the address where the cargo begins its journey to the port of export (if different that the USPPI address in box \\#2) .\u003Cbr>Per FTR 15 CFR 30 .6(a)(1)(ii) : In all EEI filings, the USPPI shall report the address or location (no postoffice box number) from which the goods actually begin the journey to the port of export even if the USPPI does not own/lease the facility. For example, the EEI covering goods laden aboard a truck at awarehouse in Georgia for transport to Florida for loading onto a vessel for export to a foreign country shall show the address of the warehouse in Georgia. For shipments with multiple origins, report the address from which the commodity with the greatest value begins its export journey. If such information is |\n\n\n| Box \\# | Description | Instructions | Regulatory Citations and Additional Information |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  | not known, report the address in the state where the commodities are consolidated for export. |\n| 5. | Forwarding Agent: | If you are not using a freight forwarder’s“Shipper’s Letter of Instruction” form, complete the name and address of the forwarding agent that you are authorizing (or that you buyer/FPPI has authorized) to transmit Electronic Export Information (EEI) . | FTR 15 CFR 30 .6(b)(1) (ii) and (iii) : Report the name and address of the authorized agent. The authorized agent is that person or entity in the United States that is authorized by the USPPI or the FPPI to prepare and file the EEI or the person or entity, if any, named on the export license. (See § 30.3 for details on the specific reporting responsibilities of authorized agents and Subpart B of this part for export control licensing requirements for authorized agents. ) |\n| 6. | USPPI EIN (IRS) No: | Report your 9 digit (numeric) company EIN. This must be the EIN of the party reported asthe USPPI. If your company utilizes a 2-character suffice (alpha-numeric) that you want reported, please include those characters. (Example 951234567AB) .\u003Cbr>When a foreign entity is in the United States at the time the items are purchased or obtained for export, the foreign entity is t","cbCaigvYF8XXCGT3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigvYF8XXCGT3","pdf",329678,13,"English","# HOW TO COMPLETE THE SHIPPER’S LETTER OF INSTRUCTION (SLI)\n## Box-by-Box Completion Instructions","[{\"question\":\"What should be entered in Box 1 (USPPI Name) for the SLI?\",\"answer\":\"Enter the full USPPI name and ensure it matches the company whose EIN is used. 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