BEA's BE-125 Demands Quarterly Intel on US Service Deals Abroad
Published Date: 3/16/2026
Notice
Summary
The BE-125 survey asks U.S. businesses to report their trade in certain services and intellectual property with foreign folks every quarter. This helps the government understand how U.S. trade affects the economy at home and abroad. If you’re a U.S. person involved in these trades, expect to file your report within 30 days after each quarter, or 45 days after your fiscal year ends—it's mandatory and important!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory Quarterly BE-125 Reporting
If your U.S. business had combined reportable sales of services or intellectual property to foreign persons that exceeded $6,000,000 in the previous fiscal year (or are expected to exceed $6,000,000 in the current fiscal year), or combined reportable purchases from foreign persons that exceeded $4,000,000 in the previous fiscal year (or are expected to exceed $4,000,000 in the current fiscal year), you must complete the mandatory BE-125 survey. BEA will contact U.S. persons required to report; if BEA does not contact you, you have no BE-125 reporting responsibility.
Quarterly Filing Deadlines (30 and 45 Days)
Reports must be filed within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, except for the final quarter of the entity's fiscal year when reports must be filed within 45 days. These deadlines apply to every BE-125 filing cycle for entities that are required to report.
Estimated 21‑Hour Response Burden
The Office of Management and Budget approved an average public reporting burden of 21 hours per BE-125 response (OMB control number 0608-0067). That estimate is presented as the average time to complete each required filing.
Multiple Submission Options Provided
You can submit BE-125 reports electronically at www.bea.gov/efile, or download the form and submit by mail or fax to BEA. BEA will mail specific reporting notices to those U.S. persons required to complete the survey.
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