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U.S. exports of minimum value shipments (export end-use code 60000) (End-Use 60000) totaled $4.9B in April 2026, traded with 218 countries.
Last updated: April 2026 dataLow-value export shipments that fall below the Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing threshold are aggregated in this Census Bureau end-use category, serving as a statistical placeholder for informal export transactions. Under current regulations, most shipments valued at or below the EEI exemption threshold do not require a Shipper's Export Declaration or EEI filing in the Automated Export System (AES), so their commodity-level detail is not captured in standard export statistics. This category's aggregate figures help analysts understand the volume of small-parcel and e-commerce export flows that are otherwise invisible in detailed trade data. Exporters should note that certain controlled commodities require EEI filing regardless of value.
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Yes. Shipments of items subject to export licenses, items controlled under ITAR or EAR with a license requirement, and certain other regulated goods require Electronic Export Information filing in AES regardless of shipment value. The standard value-based exemption does not override licensing or regulatory filing requirements.
The surge in direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce has increased the volume of sub-threshold export shipments that are not individually reported in AES, making this statistical category larger and less transparent over time. Trade analysts and policymakers have raised concerns that the aggregate nature of minimum-value export data understates the true commodity composition of small-parcel export flows, particularly for consumer goods.
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End-Use codes describe different products on the import and export sides. Cross-direction imports are not shown for this slug.
Monthly export values over time