Import & Export Documentation

The primary financial document of a trade transaction: describes goods, quantity, unit price, value, currency, payment terms and Incoterm. Customs uses it to assess duty.

Details every package by number, dimensions, weight and contents. Used by customs for physical examination and by the carrier for loading.

Receipt for cargo, evidence of the contract of carriage and, for original B/Ls, a document of title needed to collect the goods.

The air freight equivalent of a B/L. It is a non-negotiable waybill: the consignee is named and need not present an original to collect cargo.

Certifies the country where goods were produced. Required for preferential duty under FTAs and by many importing countries.

The Indian import customs declaration filed electronically on ICEGATE, declaring goods, value, HS code and duty payable.

The Indian export customs declaration used to obtain Let Export Order and to claim export incentives.

A bank's undertaking to pay the seller against compliant documents. Document accuracy is critical.

Evidence of marine cargo insurance, often required under CIF/CIP terms and by L/Cs.

Safety Data Sheet and Dangerous Goods Declaration required for hazardous cargo by air and sea.