Rosewood Case Study: Form CI1, Canada Customs Invoicing

Rosewood Case Study: Form CI1, Canada Customs Invoicing

Sending a sample:

A sample Form CI1, Canada Customs Invoice may be accessed at the Canada Border Services Agency website. I would first send this link and instruct the Brazilian exporter to print their required number of copies for practice and to be used as a guide in writing first and then type the necessary form out online which may then be printed in typed form all of which requires possible download of pdf adobe acrobat software reader.

Information on completing it:

This Form CI1 may be submitted together with commercial invoice and includes similar information in 25 points:

1. Vendor (name and address).
2. Date of direct shipment to Canada.
3. Other references (includes purchaser's order No.).
4. Consignee (name and address).
5. Purchaser's name and address (if other than consignee).
6. Country of transhipment.
7. Country of origin of goods.
8. Transportation: Mode and place of direct shipment to Canada.
9. Conditions of sale and terms of payment (i.e. sale, consignment shipment, leased goods, etc.).
10. Currency of settlement.
11. 12. Specification of commodities (kind of packages, marks and numbers, general
description and characteristics, i.e., grade, quality).
13. Unit price.
14. 15. Total packages.
16. Total weight - Invoice total.
17. Net Gross weight.
18. If any of fields 1 to 17 are included on an attached commercial invoice, check this box Commercial Invoice No.
19. Exporter's name and address (if other than vendor).
20. Originator (name and address).
21. Agency ruling (if applicable).
22. If fields 23 to 25 are not applicable, check this box.
23. If included in field 17 indicate amount:
i. transportation charges ii. construction charges iii. export packing
24. If not included in field add:
i. transportation charges ii. construction charges iii. export packing
25. Check (if applicable): i Royalty payments ii Purchaser supplied goods of services for production

Following completion of the form I would make a request for the Brazilian exporter to forward a copy to me for review of any possible discrepancies prior to documentary submission.