2. Commercial invoices
invoice рахунок
to issue an invoice виписувати рахунок
shipping documents вантажні документи
vessel судно
port of destination порт призначення
Commercial invoices are usually issued by sellers or sellers' banks after the goods are shipped. Together with shipping documents invoices are usually sent to the buyers' bank for payment. Commercial invoices generally contain the following information:
number and date of the invoice
number and date of the contract
date of delivery
number and date of the transport document
description of the goods
price per unit
quantity
total amount to be paid
Here is a part of a specimen invoice: Invoice No R04-22 date: 27 November, 1994
Contract Reference: Contract 32-1 of 4 September, 1994
Payment terms: by letter of credit
Sold to: Petro Co., Liverpool, England
Shipped: by Hafta Co., Liverpool, England
Vessel: Alexander Pushkin
Date of shipment: 20 November, 1994
Port of shipment: Riga
Port of destination: Liverpool
Description: Chemicals ST cif Liverpool
Quantity: 5000 kgs.
Unit price: GBP 175.00 per kilo
Total amount: GBP 875, 000. 00
Currency: English Pound Sterling
Bank: United Bank, Liverpool
3. Transportation documents
to attach прикладати
to enable надавати можливисть
road carriage bill автомобільна накладна
mode of transportation спосіб перевозки
consignor/shipper вантажовідправник
consignee вантажоодержувач
measurement розмір
case ящик
contents вміст
damage пошкодження
master капітан (судна)
port of loading/shipment порт навантаження
port of discharge/destination порт розвантаження
gross weight вага брутто
apparent видимий
Transportation documents are usually attached to commercial invoices as a proof of shipment which also enables the buyers to receive the goods. Transportation documents include bills of lading, air waybills, railway bills, road carriage bills and others depending on the mode of transportation used. Since sea and river shipments are considered most economical, they are most often used and bills of lading are thus most popular transportation documents.
Bills of lading usually contain the following details:
• name of consignor
• name of consignee
• name of vessel
• shipping date
• weight
• measurement
• marking
• number of cases
• contents of the cases
Sometimes, when the packing is bad or the cases are damaged, the master of the ship makes a certain note of it on the bill. It makes the bill dirty then. If no notes are made on the bill it is clean. Usually the contracts say that only clean bills of lading can be attached to the commercial invoices and thus considered a proof of shipment.
Here is a part of a specimen bill of lading: Bill of Lading No 156
Shipper: Morflot
Consignee: Petro Co., Liverpool, England
Ocean vessel: Alexander Pushkin
Port of loading: Riga
Port of discharge: Liverpool
Freight payable at: Riga
Description of goods: Chemicals ST
Gross weight: 5100 kgs
Net weight: 5000 kgs
Number of bags: 100 bags
Shipped on board in apparent good order and condition.
Place and date of issue: Riga
19 November, 1994
For the Master: Morflot