527 Placement of PFC, AES Downtime Citation, or Exemption and Exclusion Legend

When shipments require a PFC, AES Downtime Citation, or Exemption and Exclusion Legend, it is the customer’s responsibility to legibly write the PFC, AES Downtime Citation, or Exemption and Exclusion Legend on the applicable customs declaration form as follows:

1. On the May 2009 and January 2009 editions of PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note — CP 72 (large white form), customers should write one PFC, AES Downtime Citation, or applicable Exemption and Exclusion Legend in block 11.
2. On editions of PS Form 2976-A printed before January 2009, customers should write one PFC, AES Downtime Citation, or applicable Exemption and Exclusion Legend at the top of the form or in any clear space. Avoid writing over the barcode on the form.
3. On the September 2009 edition of PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN22 — Sender’s Declaration (green label), except for consumer communications devices, computers, and software (CCD) items sent to Cuba (see the Individual Country Listing for Cuba), customers should check “NOEEI § 30.37(a)” or “NOEEI § 30.37(h)” in block 7 of the form, depending on the applicable Exemption and Exclusion Legend. For CCD items sent to Cuba that require electronic filing, in block 7 of the form, customers should write one PFC or AES Downtime Citation and also completely obliterate the check boxes and text referring to NOEEI § 30.37(a) and NOEEI § 30.37(h).
4. On editions of PS Form 2976 printed before September 2009, customers should write one applicable Exemption and Exclusion Legend (“30.37(a)” or “30.37(h)”) in the margin on the green portion of the form. For CCD items sent to Cuba that require electronic filing (see the Individual Country Listing for Cuba), customers should write one PFC or AES Downtime Citation in the margin on the green portion of the form.
5. On editions of the Global Express Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping label, Item 11FGG1) printed before August 2008, customers should write “NOEEI 30.37(a)” next to the sender’s signature. Current versions of Item 11FGG1 have this exemption legend included on the mailing label.

Note: These standards also apply to mailers who produce privately printed customs declaration forms under 123.3.