The

commercial documents are those which by

customs of trade, are required for effecting
physical transfer of goods and their title from
the exporter to the importer and the realization
of export sale proceeds.
14 out of the 16 commercial documents have
been standardized and aligned to one another.
Shipping order and bill of exchange could not
be brought within the fold of the aligned
documentations system because of their very
different date elements and having very little
documents in common with other commercial
documents.

COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS

EXPORT DOC.

AUXILIARY DOC.

-COMMERCIAL INVOICE

- PERFORMA INVOICE

-PACKING LIST
-BILL OF LADING
-INSURANCE CERTIFICATE
-CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
-BILLS OF EXCHANGE

-INTIMATION FOR INSPECTION

-SHIPPING INSTRUCTION
-INSURANCE DECLARATION
-MATE RECEIPT

A commercial invoice is a bill for the goods

from the seller to the buyer. These invoices
are often used by governments to
determine the true value of goods when
assessing customs duties.
Governments that use the commercial
invoices to control imports will often specify
its form, content, number of copies, and
language to be used, as well as other
important details

The Packing List is refers to the particular of the

contents of an individual pack, while the packing
list is a consolidated statement of the contents of a
number of cases or packs.
It should include the packing note number, date of
packing, name and address of the exporter , name
and address of the importer , order number, date,
shipment , bill of lading number and date, marking
number, and the contents of the goods in terms of
quantity and weight.
Normally ten copies of the packing note/list should
be prepared . The first is to be sent with the
shipping document , two copies in advance to the
buyer , one to the shipping agent and the
remaining retained by the exporter.

Bill of Lading is the official document

prepared by the carrier duly accepting the
goods for shipment containing information
like item, quantity, value, vessel details,
date, port, consigner , consignee etc. Bill of
lading is a contract to carry the goods to the
said destination based on which seller can
claim consideration and buyer can take
delivery of the goods

Insurance is a policy from a large financial

institution that offers a person, company, or
other entity reimbursement or financial
protection against possible future losses or
damages.

Documents that certifies a shipment's

country of origin. It is used member of a
trading block where special privileges are
granted to goods produced in certain
countries. Certificates of origin is commonly
issued by a trade promotion office, or a
chamber of commerce in the exporting
country. Also called declaration of origin.

A bill of exchange is a written order by the

drawer to the drawee to pay money to the
payee. The most common type of bill of
exchange is the cheque, which is defined as
a bill of exchange drawn on a banker and
payable on demand. Bills of exchange are
used primarily in international trade, and
are written orders by one person to his bank
to pay the bearer a specific sum on a
specific date sometime in the future.