Invoice example · Export and manufacturing

Commercial Invoice Template for Export Shipments

A 3-page commercial invoice for an export to Germany: HS codes, origin and weights per line, Incoterms, freight, packing list, shipment details and declaration.

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About this example

This example is the commercial invoice a US pump manufacturer issues for an ocean shipment to a distributor in Hamburg, Germany: six stainless process pumps with their control panels, spare impellers, seal kits and spare parts, shipped less-than-container-load on DAP terms under Incoterms 2020.

Customs officers and freight forwarders read a commercial invoice to value and classify the goods, so every line carries its HS code, country of origin and net weight beside the price. The first page names the exporter and the consignee with their tax and EORI numbers, the Incoterms, the customer's purchase order, the payment terms, the bill of lading and the export filing number. Freight and insurance to Hamburg are shown separately from the goods, and no US sales tax applies to an export. A packing list gives each crate's contents, size and weights with the shipping marks, the shipment details cover ports, export control and who pays import duties and VAT, and the invoice ends with payment terms, bank details and the exporter's signed declaration.

Who it is for

Manufacturers, wholesalers and exporters who ship goods abroad and need a commercial invoice that customs and freight forwarders accept.

Inside and how to use it

What this example contains, and how to make it yours

What's inside

  • Exporter and consignee with tax and EORI numbers
  • Incoterms, purchase order, bill of lading and export filing number
  • HS code, origin and net weight on every line
  • Freight and insurance shown apart from the goods
  • A packing list with weights, sizes and shipping marks
  • Shipment details, payment terms and the signed declaration

How to adapt it

  • Classify every line with its HS code before you ship
  • State the Incoterms and who pays import duties and VAT
  • Make the weights on the invoice match the packing list
  • Use the export control wording your shipment requires

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