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Bell Routing Guides must be used when Bell is responsible for paying the transportation provider directly OR for International shipments where Bell is responsible for import clearance as directed by Bell Purchase Order (PO) or Return Material Authorization (RMA) Terms and Conditions.

Include Bell part numbers, Bell contact name, Return Material Authorization (RMA) or Purchase Order (PO) number(s) on your shipping documents. Shipments missing this information will be delayed and may be returned to origin at customer/supplier expense.

Free Carrier (FCA) is Bell’s standard Incoterm ® Rule on all Bell PO’s and RMA’s unless legal has explicitly accepted and the change is reflected in the orders.

 

Transportation:

• Do NOT utilize “Prepaid and Add” when using Bell Textron’s Routing Guides.

• Every supplier or customer with a Bell contract, PO, or RMA must ensure their domestic or global shipping locations use this Routing Guide.

• When Bell is responsible for paying the transportation provider directly, shipments to a Bell address must be shipped FREIGHT COLLECT using the preferred Carrier listed on the Routing Guide.

• For Less-than-Truckload (LTL) or Truckload

  • Shipping Collect, DO NOT complete the Bill Charges To / 3rd Party section of the bill of lading (BOL). Marking the BOL “Freight Collect” is sufficient to ensure carrier invoices are charged to Bell.

  • If a true 3rd Party shipment where the shipper and consignee are not a Bell entity, you must complete the Bill Charges To / 3rd Party section of the BOL and mark the shipment as 3rd Party. In the Bill Charges To / 3rd Party section provide the following:
    
    (Insert the Bell location, Example - Bell Textron Texas, Bell Textron Broussard, Bell Textron Piney Flats, etc.) c/o USBank
    PO Box 3001
    Naperville, IL 60566
    
    Without this information, the freight charged to Bell may be rejected back to you by the carrier for payment due to unknown address as payer.

   

• Any deviation from the specific routing listed in this matrix for your shipping locations must be authorized by Bell personnel on an emergency, shipment – by – shipment basis.

US Imports:

• FedEx and BDP are the only brokers authorized to clear Bell imports.

• Broker Select Option (BSO) must be used for the following shipment situations and BDP International andrea.taylor@psabdp.com  or belldfw@psabdp.com  must be identified as the broker on the AWB (see routing guide):

   

  • Any non-FedEx shipments.

    Commercial Invoices with Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 9808.00.30XX and includes the following Clause for US Government Shipments:
    
    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DUTY FREE ENTRY TO BE CLAIMED PURSUANT TO ITEM NO(S) 9808, HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES. UPON ARRIVAL OF SHIPMENT AT THE PORT OF ENTRY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PLEASE RELEASE SHIPMENT UNDER 19 CFR PART 142 AND NOTIFY DCASR NEW YORK FOR EXECUTION OF CUSTOMS FORMS 7501 AND 7501A AND ANY REQUIRED DUTY FREE ENTRY CERTIFICATES.
     

  • FedEx cannot clear licensed ITAR shipments. In addition to BSO to BDP, you must also send your shipment documents to importcompliance@bellflight.com for pre-clearance.

  • International Priority and International Priority Freight are the only FedEx PRIORITY shipping methods that allow BSO. International First cannot be used for ITAR licensed shipments.
     

Sincerely,

Bell Textron Inc.

 

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