Customs - your invoice

Your commercial invoice for the products you’re shipping is the absolute cornerstone to getting your imports and exports correct and friction free.

Boarder Force and customs inspectors need a clear understanding of what they are looking at – layman product descriptions, easy to understand table of your shipments details. (Not just your product codes)

Export from UK – Commercial invoices must contain the information below:

• Date
• Consignee(buyer) & Consignor(seller) Name and Address
• EORI number both, exporter, and consignee
• Product description (in language of country where customs take place or translation)
• Commodity codes for all products
  (if more than one product we will require net weight per each commodity code)
• Gross and Net weights (for each commodity code item)
• Quantities of products
• Value – in specified currency
• Country of origin
• Number and type of packaging
• Defined Incoterm (DAP etc)
• Office of Destination Code (If under T1)
• VAT number

Import to UK – Commercial invoices must contain the information below:

• Date
• Consignee(buyer) & Consignor(seller) Name and Address
• EORI number both, exporter, and consignee
• Product Description (in language of country where customs take place or translation) Layman’s Terms
• Commodity codes for all products
  (if more than one product we will require net weight per each commodity code)
• Quantities of goods
• Value – in specified currency
• Country of Origin
• Gross and Net weights
• Number and type of packaging
• Defined Incoterm
• VAT number
• EAD (Export Accompanying Document)
• Certificate of origin
• Clarification statement if claiming preference duty rates
• Deferment account number (if using one).

FLS is your customs agent of choice.

• UK based service with customs teams in South Wales and the Midlands
• Dedicated transport services
• Mitigates requirement for EU EORI or fiscal
  representation in EU member states
• Increased transit guarantee
• UK and Belgium facilities
• Integrated system into Belgium & the UK customs
• No deferment fee for any duties payable
• Legally endorsed model
• No requirement to prefinance any import VAT
  

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