Different country customs clear:Invoice requirements and required information for some countries
Requirements for original invoices "Notes on original invoices:
1. The sender's information needs to be filled in, and it must be detailed;
2. The country of origin needs to be filled in, such as MADE IN CHINA;
3. The reason for export needs to be filled in, such as FOR SAMPLE;
4. The customs code, gross weight, and net weight need to be filled in;
5. It needs to be stamped. The stamp needs to be in Chinese and English or pure English. It cannot be stamped by the freight forwarder. The stamp needs to be consistent with the sender's title.
6. Only commercial invoices (Commercial Invoice) are accepted, and proforma invoices (Proforma Invoice) are not accepted
7. The sender's title needs to be registered on the white list"
Lebanon
"Lebanese invoice requirements:
1. It must be an original commercial invoice. No copies or color printing are accepted.
2. It must be a commercial invoice (COMMERCIAL INVOICE), not just an invoice (INVOICE).
3. The invoice must reflect: detailed description of the goods, customs code of the goods, declared price per piece, currency, total declared price, gross weight, net weight, country of manufacture, reason for export (country name CHINA must be written, city names such as SEHNZHEN GUANGZHOU cannot be written.)
4. There must be a signature and a stamp consistent with the company name on the header. (It must be an English article or a Chinese and English stamp)
5. The sender's company name on the invoice header must be consistent with the sender's company name on the LABLE."
South Africa
"South Africa invoice requirements: commercial invoice is required, pro forma invoice is not accepted, the sender's company name should be at the top of the letterhead, handwritten invoice is not accepted, and detailed declaration and description of each product should be indicated. The customs code should also be indicated (the customs code is marked next to the product name) (In addition: DHL did not specify that the invoice must be signed and stamped)
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Philippines
"Philippines: New customs clearance requirements: The Philippine Customs has strengthened the review of imported duty-free goods. If the application for duty-free goods weighing 20KG or more, a correct and valid proof of value must be provided with the goods, otherwise the local customs will refer to the market price on the Internet to assess the value and collect goods taxes. Please remind senders to send duty-free goods weighing 20KG or more to the Philippines to declare all product information truthfully and declare the value correctly and provide proof of value. Philippine invoice requirements: It is reiterated that according to Customs Administrative Order No. 2 of 2016, all goods below the minimum limit of Php 10,000.00 and below must be accompanied by an invoice with a correctly declared value and must not contain any of the following phrases: Value is for customs use only, for customs clearance purposes only, no commercial value, or any other similar phrases. Customs is isolating all goods with these words on the invoice and conducting further valuation reviews and/or requiring additional documents to determine their customs value, causing customs clearance delays."
UK
"The following conditions must be met for shipment to the UK:
1. This country does not accept counterfeit goods;
2. Deliberate under-declaration is prohibited;
3. Billing address or EORI (tax number) is required.
If there is no tax number, insert a line of billing address in the address column of the invoice. This address can be the same as the recipient's address, and that's it."
Peru
"Peruvian commercial invoice requirements are as follows:
•Sender information
•Must be "Invoice" or "Commercial Invoice" (Proforma invoice/Proforma invoice is not accepted)
•Complete information of the recipient (including name & company name, recipient address, phone and email, tax number, etc.)
•Shipping date
•A complete description of the contents of each product (commercial name of the goods, not just the code)
•Quantity (unit of measurement: unit, meter, kilogram, dozen, thousand, etc.)
•The brand and model of each product must be registered on the invoice
•Country of production
•Unit value and total value (real value) of each item
Note: Goods shipped to Peru must provide a correct customs clearance invoice, correctly declare the contents of the shipment and the declared value.
The original invoice requirement for Peru has been updated. Please note.
India
"For Indian shipments, the shipping company needs to do the following:
1. The invoice for India must be the original invoice
2. The waybill and invoice must clearly indicate the recipient's phone number, fax number or email address
3. The waybill and invoice must indicate the recipient's valid ID number, such as ID number, passport number, etc. If the company receives the shipment, the company's customs registration number must be provided
4. The waybill and invoice must be filled with the detailed information of the sender and recipient (company name, address, phone number, contact person, etc.). The information on the invoice and waybill must be consistent, and the sender information cannot be the name of the freight company! ! "
Brazil
"1. The consignee cannot be an individual
2. The declared value of the shipment destined for Brazil cannot be underreported, otherwise it will be "forced to be returned"
3. The number of shipments declared as product samples cannot exceed 2 pieces
4. The tax number must be written on the waybill and invoice:
CNPJ is the company tax number, format XX. XXX. XXX/XXXX–XX
CPF is the private tax number, format XXX. XXX. XXX/XX
Any tax number that does not conform to the above format is an incorrect tax number, and the sender must re-provide the correct tax number. (Of course, the tax number that conforms to the above format may not be the correct tax number. Customers need to be reminded that the tax number must be correct, otherwise it will be forced to be returned by the local government, and the cost will be borne by the sender)
According to the new regulations of the Brazilian Customs, the invoice must indicate the prepaid freight, otherwise it will be directly returned. Please remind customers that the original invoice provided must contain freight information in addition to the original invoice requirements to avoid the goods being forced to be returned by the destination customs due to missing invoice information. Thank you.
Note: The above requirements apply to both agent accounts and trade accounts. "
Turkey
"Notes on Turkey original invoices:
1. The sender's information needs to be filled in and detailed;
2. The country of origin needs to be filled in, such as MADE IN CHINA;
3. The reason for export needs to be filled in, such as FOR SAMPLE;
4. The customs code, gross weight, and net weight need to be filled in;
5. Stamps are required. The stamps need to be in Chinese and English or in pure English. The freight forwarder's stamp cannot be used. The stamps need to be consistent with the sender's heading.
Ecuador
"Notes on Ecuador original invoices:
1. The sender's information needs to be filled in and detailed;
2. The country of origin needs to be filled in, such as MADE IN CHINA;
3. The reason for export needs to be filled in, such as FOR SAMPLE;
4. The customs code, gross weight, and net weight need to be filled in;
5. Stamps are required. The stamps need to be in Chinese and English or in pure English. The freight forwarder's stamp cannot be used. The stamps need to be consistent with the sender's heading.
6. Only commercial invoices (Commercial Invoice) are accepted, not proforma invoices (Proforma invoice)"
Nice "Notes on Tunisian original invoices:
1. The sender's information needs to be filled in, and it must be detailed;
2. The country of origin needs to be filled in, such as MADE IN CHINA;
3. The reason for export needs to be filled in, such as FOR SAMPLE;
4. The customs code, gross weight, and net weight need to be filled in;
5. Stamps are required, and the stamps need to be in Chinese and English or pure English. The stamps cannot be stamped by freight forwarders. The stamps need to be consistent with the sender's heading.
6. Only commercial invoices (Commercial Invoice) are accepted, and proforma invoices (Proforma invoice) are not accepted
7. The sender's header needs to be registered in the white list"
Kuwait
"Kuwait invoice requirements:
1. It must be a machine-printed invoice (no handwriting)
2. The detailed address and contact number of the sender and the recipient must be provided
3. Detailed description of the goods (detailed list of goods)
4. Actual quantity
5. Unit declared price
6. Total declared price
7. Net weight and gross weight
8. Declared price currency
9. Country of origin
10. The invoice must be in English
11. The invoice cannot be marked with no commercial value or zero value or the declared price is only for customs clearance (value for custom purpose , zero value)
12. Customs code
13. If the goods require a certificate of origin, a note must be made on the invoice number.
In addition: If the declared price of goods within 100KG is less than or equal to US$1500, the invoice header should be a commercial invoice
If the declared price of goods within 100KG is between US$1501 and US$2999, the invoice must be an original commercial invoice (must be stamped and signed by the shipping company
If the declared price of the goods exceeds or equals US$3000 (regardless of the weight) or the weight of the goods exceeds 100KG (regardless of the declared price), the country of origin and certificate of origin must be provided"
Saudi Arabia
"Saudi Arabia shipment requirements: Have the following documents before arranging shipment.
Customs registration importer information receiver import of record (IOR) / Copy Commercial Registration (CR)"
