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Item 5
Staff
Diana Gillis
Response/Comments

The identity of the customer is irrelevant.

If shipping from the US, count in Item 5.

If shipping from a foreign location to the US, don’t count in Item 5, unless the sale is booked by a US entity.

If shipping from a foreign location to a foreign location, don’t count in Item 5, unless the sale is booked by a US entity.

Question

From: Gillis, Diana L.
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 1:19 PM
To: [REDACTED]
Cc: [REDACTED]; Walsh, Kathryn E.; Berg, Karen E.; Whitehead, Nora; Storm, Evan; Shaffer, Kristin; Carson, Timothy
Subject: RE: HSR Item 5

The identity of the customer is irrelevant.

If shipping from the US, count in Item 5.

If shipping from a foreign location to the US, don’t count in Item 5, unless the sale is booked by a US entity.

If shipping from a foreign location to a foreign location, don’t count in Item 5, unless the sale is booked by a US entity.

From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 4:43 PM
To: Walsh, Kathryn E.; Berg, Karen E.; Gillis, Diana L.; Whitehead, Nora
Cc: [REDACTED]
Subject: HSR Item 5

Dear all,

We had a question concerning how to account for certain revenues in Item 5 of the HSR Form for a foreign multinational shipping company.   We reviewed informal interpretation 1408005 but the hypothetical addressed was limited to non-US customers.  Does the PNO have a general approach for revenue derived from shipping to and from the US  when a shipping company contracts with a US customer?

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

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