C-5-5- The customs invoice


The customs invoice is a tool for international payments, like the consular invoice, the pro forma invoice, or the commercial invoice.

5-5-1- Customs invoice: definition

The customs invoice is a special commercial invoice. It is a document required by Canada and Commonwealth members amongst others. This document can be obtained from specialized printing services.

5-5-2- Canadian Customs invoice: content

Indeed:

"Pour toutes expéditions commerciales destinées au Canada, quelle que soit la méthode de dédouanement utilisé, l'agence des douanes et du réseau du revenu du Canada exige que soient fournis plusieurs renseignement jugés essentiels. Pour satisfaire à cette exigence, il faut présenter en anglais ou en français soit une facture commerciale complète, une facture des douanes canadiennes entièrement remplie, ou encore une facture commerciale jointe à une facture des douanes canadienne sur laquelle figurent les renseignement manquants".

It is with this invoice that Canadian customs establishes the import license or authorization from other ministries. It indicates the "value of duty," the classification of goods, the tariff classification and, depending on the country of origin, the origin certificate.

The information most often missing on the customs invoice include: the date of direct shipment to Canada, the goods' country of origin, the currency and the transport, insurance and packaging costs.

In cases of errors associated with the origin of goods, the customs has the right to seize the goods. The importer is then liable for the given information.

The customs invoice is composed of 25 fields.

5-5-3- The canadian customs invoice: exact content



Necessary content
Seller Name and address of the company
Recipient The name and address from the recipient Canadian company.
Purchaser This differs from the recipient
The shipping date The date the goods began uninterrupted transport to Canada.
Trans-shipment country The country from which the goods are being shipped in transit to Canada under Customs control.
Country of origin For each product
Transport Specify the mode of transport and where the uninterrupted transportation of goods to Canada began
Payment conditions Incoterms
Payment currency  
Number of packages  
Description of the articles Crates and boxes, etc.....
Quantity  
Unit price  
Total weight Gross and net
Total amount of the invoice