Documents Used in International Trade

A detailed summary of all bills of lading and cargo that a ship is carrying

• Bill of Lading

• Certificate of Origin

• Manifest

• Shipping Note

This document proves that a policy has been taken out for goods in transit

• Certificate of Origin

• Insurance Certificate

• Import Licence

• Letters of Credit

An official document needed by customs for goods leaving or coming into a country

• Bill of Exchange

• Bill of Lading

• Certificate of Origin

• Custom Specification

A legal document between the shipper and carrier detailing the type, quantity and destination of the goods being carried.

• Airway Bill

• Bill of Exchange

• Bill of Lading

• Documentary Bill

A document issued by a government authorizing the importation of certain goods into the country

• Export Licence

• Import Licence

• Letters of Credit

• Manifest

A letter from a bank guaranteeing that a buyer's payment to a seller will be received on time and for the correct amount

• Bill of Exchange

• Insurance Certificate

• Letters of Credit

• Manifest

A document which accompanies the invoice for goods shipped by air

• Airway Bill

• Bill of Exchange

• Bill of Lading

• Documentary Bill

A document that a government issues to an exporter granting permission to sell certain goods to a given country

• Export Licence

• Import Licence

• Letters of Credit

• Manifest

A document declaring in which country a commodity or good was manufactured

• Bill of Lading

• Certificate of Origin

• Custom Specification

• Export Licence

A written order used in international trade that binds one party to pay a fixed sum of money to another party on demand or at a predetermined date

• Airway Bill

• Bill of Exchange

• Bill of Lading

• Documentary Bill