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Get the document set right

Choose the documents a shipment needs, keep their fields consistent, and move existing goods data in without typing every line again.

Using FreightStow

Import spreadsheet lines into an export documentImport goods lines from a CSV or XLSX file, match spreadsheet columns, check number formats, and append or replace lines in an export document.

Document sets

Export document checklistStart with the common export documents, then check destination, product, transport, payment and buyer requirements before the goods move.Documents for an ocean freight shipmentThe commercial, packing, carrier, weight, origin and destination documents commonly assembled for an ocean shipment.Documents for an air freight shipmentThe invoice, packing, air waybill, origin and special documents commonly needed for international air cargo.

Getting fields right

Packing list against commercial invoiceA commercial invoice states the sale and customs value. A packing list states how the shipment is packed. See what belongs on each and what must match.Write a clear commercial-invoice goods descriptionWrite a specific commercial-invoice description that identifies what the goods are, what they are made from and how they are used.Gross weight, net weight and tare weightNet weight covers the goods, gross weight adds packaging, and container tare is the empty container. See which figure belongs on each document.Country of origin against country of exportCountry of origin follows the applicable origin rules. Country of export is where the shipment was dispatched. Transshipment does not normally change origin.Shipper, exporter and sellerThe seller makes the sale, the exporter carries the legal export role, and the shipper named in the transport contract presents the cargo for carriage.Consignee, buyer and notify partyThe buyer purchases the goods, the consignee is named to receive them, and the notify party receives the arrival notice. They may be different companies.