| When a company or sole proprietor is preparing to | | | | assist you in filling out correctly, are outlined below: |
| participate in the exciting and fast paced international | | | | - Customs Invoice: This invoice is required in the USA, |
| import and export business, they need to keep | | | | Canada and Australia and must be properly prepared |
| something in mind. Import and Export is not so easy | | | | in the required format directed by the custom |
| as simply loading up a shipping container and | | | | authorities of the importer's country. |
| contracting with a sea freight services company to | | | | - Consular Invoice: When a Commercial Invoice is duly |
| deliver it to the final destination. Both the United | | | | signed by the Embassy/Consulate of the importing |
| States government and foreign destination | | | | country based in the country of exporter, such an |
| government will require thoroughly and correctly | | | | invoice becomes a legalized/ consular invoice. This |
| completed import and export documentation in order | | | | kind of invoice is necessary in countries like Mexico |
| for your shipment to be allowed to both leave the | | | | and the Middle East countries. |
| United States, as well as to enter the foreign national | | | | - Legalized Invoice : The same as a consular invoice, |
| final destination, or vice versa. | | | | this term is utilized in countries including Latin |
| When the time comes for the novice firm or sole | | | | American countries, Liberia, Taiwan, and Turkey. |
| proprietor to obtain and complete such import and | | | | - Packing List : These documents contain all of the |
| export documents, they will likely be plagued by | | | | information concerning the gross weight of the |
| several questions. How do they ensure that they get | | | | goods, net weight of the goods, packing type, and |
| all of the needed forms? Perhaps most importantly, | | | | number of boxes, etc. |
| they will likely wonder did they fill the forms out | | | | - Certificate of Inspection/ Quality control : This is the |
| correctly and properly at all? Although an individual or | | | | document where certification is made concerning the |
| business representative will likely feel the temptation | | | | good condition of the merchandise right before the |
| to simply arrange this themselves, one statistic to | | | | shipment. The buyer typically specifies the inspecting |
| keep in mind, courtesy of the U.S. Customs and | | | | organization; generally this is a governmental body or |
| Border Protection agency, or CBP, is that for any | | | | an independent inspection agency. This is commonly |
| single product imported into the U.S., five hundred | | | | done by a third party and often obtained from |
| pages of customs rules and regulations exist, along | | | | independent testing organizations. |
| with literally thousands of tariff considerations that | | | | - Certificate of Insurance : This provides evidence |
| must be dealt with properly. This is where a good | | | | that an exporter covers the damage to or loss of |
| sea freight services company comes in to the | | | | the cargo during shipping. |
| picture, in order to assist with this process, or in | | | | - Mate Receipt: - This is a receipt issued by the |
| some specific cases, to handle the process entirely. | | | | shipping firm when the goods are loaded aboard the |
| Documents used and required in the export | | | | ship. This receipt states the state in which the goods |
| procedures, which they will provide you with and | | | | are received by the shipping firm. |