全英文国商务单证.ppt

International Trade Documentation What is a document? “document” comes from the Latin “documentum” meaning official paper. The word also carries meanings of “proof” and “evidence”. A document is an official paper that serves as proof or evidence of something. What are international trade documents Official papers that serve as proof or evidence of international transactions. Official papers has been expanded to include non-paper proof or evidence, such as faxes and pure electronic transmissions that are never actually printed (electronic data interchange) The purpose of documents  in international trade To the exporter An accounting record of a transaction A receipt for goods shipped The means for export clearance of the goods To the importer An accounting record of transaction Assurances that the goods ordered are the goods shipped The means for clearing goods through customs at the destination To the shipping company and freight forwarder An accounting record of a transaction Instructions on where and how to ship the goods To the banks Instructions and accounting tools for collecting and disbursing payments To the insurer A means of evaluating risks Valuing a shipment Tracing the point of loss in a coverage claim To the country of export and its regulatory agencies Proof of the right to import Statistical and census information regarding the goods exported An accounting tool for assessing duties and fees To the country of import and its regulatory agencies Proof of the right to import Statistics and census information regarding the goods imported Evidence that the goods imported will not harm the health and safety of its citizen An accounting tool for assessing duties and fees To all of the above Proof of ownership of goods at any time and place throughout the transaction The key documents of international trade Commercial invoice Key transaction or accounting documents description of the goods Quantity Price Total amo