In the fall of 2000, the U. S. Census Bureau updated the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) and replaced the term Exporter with the term U.S. Principal Party in Interest or USPPI.
Even though this change was made nearly two decades ago, some companies are still confused by this change especially when it comes to their responsibilities, even if they are only shipping the goods to a domestic location.
In this blog post, I'll try to clarify the responsibilities of a USPPI and use a series of case studies to identify the exporter and USPPI in each of the scenarios.