- International Mail Manual > 5 Nonpostal Export Regulations > 520 Foreign Trade Regulations — U.S. Census Bureau
Subchapter 520 describes the various U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of the Census requirements when shipping goods internationally. In certain circumstances, customers are responsible for entering information on the hard copy PS Form 2976-R or on an electronically generated PS Form 2976, 2976-A, or 2976-B. Customers may be subject to civil and criminal penalties if they fail to electronically file their export information when required or if they fail to comply with the Foreign Trade Regulations in any other way.
