Exim Online (EOL) Guide for Exporters and Brokers: Reporting Shipments and Overdue Receivables
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Shipment Reporting Requirements and Best Practices
Check the Country Limitations Schedule (CLS) before shipping, and sign up for automatic
email notification of CLS changes
https://www.exim.gov/email-sign-up-cls
Review Article 3 of the multi-buyer and single buyer insurance policies describing what
constitutes an insured transaction
Review the definition of a “buyer obligation” in the Definitions section of the insurance
policy
Check the insurance policy parameters to make sure the shipment is within the
authorized amounts (SBCL, DCL) and payment terms
EOL will let you report certain shipments even if the shipment is not fully eligible
The appearance of a buyer on your buyer list does not automatically mean a
shipment to that buyer will be eligible
Record shipments as they are made
You cannot report a shipment date in the future
Submit shipment reports monthly but no later than the end of the month following the
month of shipment
Shipments reported afterwards will be considered late and coverage for that
shipment could be denied
You may submit shipment reports and pay premium each time you report
shipments. However, it may be more efficient to record the shipments as you
ship, but submit the shipment report and pay premium only once after the end
of the month
If there are no shipments for a month, affirmatively report no shipments in EOL; do not
skip reporting for that month
You may bundle multiple invoices to the same buyer together
You do not have to report and submit separately for each individual invoice to
the same buyer
You can only add a new buyer to its buyer list when you first go to ship to that buyer
You cannot add a buyer unless you immediately report a shipment after adding
the that buyer
Enter the buyer’s full legal name and use it consistently
Report overdues (if any) before you report shipments; EOL will automatically prompt
you to do this
Only required to report overdues of $25,000 or more AND that are more than 90
days past due
Update any previously-reported overdues before you report shipments
Stop shipment clause in the insurance policy requires the exporter to stop
shipping if buyer is past due by $2,000 or more and more than 90 days past due
You should open the link to the certification and read it before submitting the shipment
report
Brokers can help the exporter complete shipment reporting in EOL, but the exporter
must make the final submission and pay the premium. Credit card and ACH is preferred.