13.1.2.5 Customs invoice海关发票

13.1.2.5 Customs invoice海关发票

A customs invoice is an invoice in a standard format required by the customs of some importing countries for import clearance.The blank form can be downloaded from the website of the importing country.It contains almost the same elements with a commercial invoice and is used for the similar purposes in clearance—compiling customs statistics,verifying country of origin,examining components of the import price,calculating duties and taxes,etc.,but with a standard format,it relieves the workload of customs officers and speeds up clearance.Figure 13-6 is a sample customs invoice of Canada.

Figure 13-4 A Sample Commercial Invoice

Figure 13-5 A Sample Proforma Invoice

Figure 13-6 A Sample Customs Invoice of Canada