Documents in international trade

🦁:Purchase order

🍾CMR document

🌷 Commercial invoice

🔥Airway bill AWB

🐯Packing list

✍🏻Bill of lading

✅silhouettes:Irrevocable letter of credit L/C

💟Multimodal bill of lading

💋 Certificate of origin

an international consignment note used by drivers, operators and forwarders alike 🖊

Often the main contract form

Constitutes first legally binding offer

Exchange of information between exporter and importer

governs the responsibilities and liabilities of the parties to a contract for the carriage of goods 🖊

Product's price, quality, quantity

International transaction base on purchase order

Administrative document 🖊

contains information about international sale 🖊

both receipt for merchandise and a contract to deliver it as freight

The importer declares to the tax authority of his country the amount of payments 🖊

there are different types

document issues by the agent of a carrier to a shipper

signed by the captain,agent or owner of a vessel

non-negotiable transport document covering transport of cargo from airport to airport

international transport document covering two or more modes of transport(such as shipping by road an by sea)

also used as a carriage contract and receipt that the goods have been received

only authorized forwarders integrated into FIATA(international Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) can issue this document

Includes taxes and other expenses

it its addressed to the exporter,Multimodal Transport Operator on destination country and the importer

payment conditions 🖊

Detailed version of the commercial invoice but without price info

It must include inter alia, The following: Invoice number, quantity and description of the good, weight of the good, number of packages and shipping marks.

Copy of P/L is sent to the shipment itself and another copy is send directly consignee to assist in checking

Types of certificates of origin

Non-preferential and preferential 🐯

Regional declinations 🐘

Electronic certificates of origin 🐧

Importer's bank agrees to the exporter (the beneficiary)

🍎Inspection Certificate

authority indicating that goods have been inspected ✏

Exporter will get paid if it can provide the document required

obtain from neutral testing organizations ✏

Cannot be cancelled without the consent of all parties

IC can come from the manufacturer or shipper ✏

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