Identifies the purpose of the export, such as sale, gift, or return. This information is useful for customs processing to determine the appropriate tariffs and requirements. If the carrier is associated with the Universal Postal Union (UPU), then the allowed reasons for export are the following:
• Gift
• Commercial Sample
• Documents
• Sale of Goods
• Ecommerce Sale of Goods
• Commercial Sale of Goods
• Return of Goods
• Mixed Content
• Other
Note: Before populating this field, keep in mind the following:
If the Sale of Goods value is selected, the system automatically determines whether the shipment is Ecommerce (B2C or D2C) or Commercial (B2B) based on the value provided in the BusinessTransactionType field in the create shipment request.
If this information is provided, it overrides the shipment's reason for export.