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The international Trade documents may be classified as under:

a. Commercial documents
b. b. Official documentsc.
c. Insurance documentsd.
d. Transport documentse.
e. Financial and financing documents
a. Commercial documents:
Invoice: An invoice is a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer,
indicatingthe products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services with
which theseller has already provided the
Buyer.An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the
buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms. Invoices areoften called Bills.
a) Proforma Invoice: It is a memorandum of the terms of a contract of salewherein
the seller gives the quotation to the potential buyer. If the buyer approves itsterms,
he sends a definite order for supply. Such an invoice is marked with the
wordProforma Invoice.
b) Commercial Invoice: A commercial invoice is a bill for the goods from theseller to
the buyer. Commercial invoice are utilized by customs officials to determinethe
value of the goods in order to assess customs duties and taxes.
c) Certified Invoice: An invoice bearing a signed statement by someone in
theimporters country who has inspected the goods and found that the goods
are inaccordance with the specific contract of the proforma and that the goods are
of aspecific country of origin.
Certificate of origin: It is a specified document certifying the country of origin of themerchandise
required by certain foreign countries for tariff purposes. This certificate isissued by Chamber of
Commerce, Trade Association or any other authorized body of t h e e x p o r t i n g c o u n t r y
a n d i t s o m e t i m e s r e q u i r e s t h e s i g n a t u r e o f t h e c o n s u l o f t h e country to which it is
destined.
Weight notes or certificates: This certificate indicates the weight of the goods issued b y a p u b l i c
a g e n c y. I t c a n b e e v i d e n c e d b y m e a n s o f a s e p a r a t e d o c u m e n t , o r b y a weight
stamp/declaration of weight superimposed on the transport document by the carrier or his
agent.
Packing List: The exporter must prepare a packing list showing description of items,number of
containers/boxes with specification of net weight & gross weight etc. to enable the importer of
the goods to check the shipment.
Quality or Inspection certificate This is a certificate declaring that the goods have been
examined and found to be in accordance with the contract of sale. It is signed by
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