S.L.I. Forms
Shipper's
Letter of Instructions
PURPOSE AND USE Form Profile:
The Shipper’s Letter of
Instruction (SLI) is not a regulatory agency form . Its purpose is to
convey
specific routing instructions from exporter to an agent who is usually
an
international freight forwarder. The SLI contains the Shipper Export
Declaration (SED) in the form set. The exporter known as the U.S.
Principal
Party in Interest (USPPI) therefore completes the initial data for the
SED via
the SLI. Subsequent required information is added by the designated
freight
forwarder. This set makes the primary documentation package needed by
the
forwarder to secure an export clearance via the Automated Export System
(AES).
The
six part snap set
contains the cover sheet, a blue receipt copy for the exporter and four
SED’s.
The SED’s remain together after initial preparation by the USPPI to
form a
convenient snap set for the forwarder to complete the required routing
details.
REGULATORY FACTS Form Facts:
Regulatory
Agencies:
None for SLI part of form
set
U.S. Dept. of Commerce Bureau of the
Census for Shipper’s
Export Declaration (Form 7525-V) part of form set
Unz Stock Nos. W15-305 ,
W19-305, W19-310
Form
Instructions:
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Letter of Instructions (.pdf
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Common Errors to Avoid:
- Block 1.b – Omit USPPI ‘s
EIN
- Block 4.a. and b. Confuse
Ultimate and Intermediate Consignee
- Block
5.b. – Omit Forwarding
Agent EIN
- Block
20 Col. 22 – Omit
appropriate Domestic (D), Foreign (F), or Foreign Military Sales (M)
designator
- Block
20. Col.
22 – Enter incorrect Schedule
B Number
- Block
20. Col.
24 – Shipping weight not
converted from pounds to kilograms
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