The importance and difference between commercial invoice and proforma invoice

Time:2017/7/12 14:57:35

Two the invoice is a document, not the same as with the domestic accounting invoice nature and format, imported items are needed after the national customs inspection is the basis of commercial invoice or invoice form provided by the supplier, in fact the two invoice is a document or the customs declaration, commodity inspection based on the inspection and other departments as the basis, without unpacking inspection, so as to provide help or commercial invoice for customs clearance, while the domestic accounting invoice is featured China home business also basis; differ in format, commercial and homemade invoice format, while domestic accounting is a uniform invoice printed.
The commercial invoice and the invoice form as there are also difference between import and export declaration documents, commercial invoice (COMMECIAL INVOICE) mainly for large documents for international trade, and the form of the invoice (PROFORMAL INVOICE) in the literal sense is just the form of filing for petty trade especially between private and online transactions gifts and samples etc..
The need to be reminded that many customers especially online sellers, not attached to the proforma invoice used in the mail items, indeed in many cases, not attached to the proforma invoice will be the customs clearance, but according to the requirements of the customs, the proforma invoice is the basic requirement of mail delivery, customs of different countries is not the same scale, but will affect the mail the customs in a certain extent. The actual situation: a lot of doing big online sellers, operation is standard, the mail delivery is normal, the problem is rarely the case, it is recommended that you just type the mail delivery items are attached invoice (put in the mail package, and bill put together, also can use small letter package good after sticking in the mail marked INVOICE package).
Which of the following countries do you need to provide commercial invoice? Which countries need the original invoice?:
1) no need to provide national commercial invoice:
South Africa South africa;
Brazil (CNPJ & CPF number (Brazil) and the need to provide tax);
Mexico Mexico;
Poland Poland;
Crezh Czech;
Afghanistan afghanistan;
Venezuela venezuela;
Gibraltar gibraltar;
Chile chile;
New regulations of Chile customs:
All imported to Chile samples must be marked in the VAT number waybill and the commercial invoice (VAT number), which is a national mandatory;
For import goods, the amount is limited from $500 to $1000.
Kuwait Kuwait;
Russia russia;
Bulgaria Bulgaria (more than 5 originals);
Ukraine Ukraine (need more than 3 originals);
Andorra Andorra (if the goods have cleared the customs, need to clear the customs again and need to provide commercial invoices);
Canary Islands Canary Islands;
Panama Panama (personal items need to provide commercial invoice);
Uruguay (no less than two original commercial invoices).
2) the country that needs the original invoice (the original invoice, the original invoice, may be in the form or commercial invoice, but must be stamped with the export invoice of the red chapter):
Turkey Turkey (more than 5 originals);
Mauritius Mauritius;
Albania Albania.