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Commercial invoice template for international shipping for small businesses

Why is your commercial invoice so important?  Hi everyone it's Victoria at Bolst Global  and I hope you are doing really well.  So I'm back with another FAQ and this  topic, I wanted to really hone in on   the commercial invoice as a really important  document for your international trade. And when   you are supplying goods overseas. Let's not forget  the commercial invoice is really the guiding star   as far as I'm concerned with your whole host of  export documents that you may be asked to provide   for your customers overseas. So it's really  important to get it right as far as you   possibly can and make sure you put as much detail  into that document as you possibly can as well.  So basically the way that this differs from a  domestic invoice that you may issue for your   usual customers in your home market, there are  a number of ways in which this will be different   and to take note, so, what are they? Well first and foremost, they must include   on your invoice your commodity codes for the  specific products that you are selling overseas.   These are specific codes for your specific  products and these are so important   because they will determine the level of  duties and tariffs that are applicable   for your goods upon importation in the country of  destination. So it's really important to make sure   you get those right and that obviously they are  included on the invoice, something which is very   different from a UK or another domestic invoice  that you may be supplying around the world.  Another area is obviously when we talk  about international trade Incoterms,   this is basically a trading term that determines  the level of risk and responsibility that passes   between the buyer and the seller and at what  point that switches over. So you need to make   sure that again on your invoice you're stating  your Incoterms. We have another separate FAQ   actually at Bolst Global on INCO terms more  specifically, for you to have a look at.   Another aspect particularly for British providers  - upon leaving now the EU - is the EORI number   which is your economic operator registration and  identification number. An absolute mouthful hence   why we call it an EORI number. That needs to  be included also on your commercial invoice.   The other thing that now applies if you are  supplying into the EU is rules of origin,   which I know is quite a complex area, but if  you are looking at providing zero duties and   tariffs on your goods on a business to business  transaction, it's very important that you add in   your EORI number plus obviously the preferential  statement on your invoice as well, so, amongst   other things they are certainly the top things to  bear in mind and this is why from my perspective,   as far as I'm concerned, the commercial  invoice is king and getting it right and   putting as much detail in is crucial to your  success and to hopefully stopping any issues   upon importation of your goods overseas. We do have at Bolst Global a brand new   digital product available, which is not only a  short tutorial of about 20 minutes explaining   the commercial invoice templates that we offer,  which are downloadable as part of the tutorial,   and in-depth detail line by line as to what  to include on your commercial invoice and   why it's important, and explaining in a bit  more detail areas around commodity codes,   Incoterms, preferential statements etc as well. So do take a look at that if you're interested and   I hope this FAO has been useful. Thanks for listening!