Prior to Brexit a commercial invoice was a requirement for Non-EU deliveries, post Brexit as the UK is no longer a member of the EU a commercial invoice may be required.

Commercial Invoices make the import/export process easier by helping shippers and customs authorities assess duties, taxes and assess goods suitability for transportation in and out of the country.

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What information can be on a commercial invoice?

There is no legal format for a commercial invoice - it is a document that is often used to report the most common information needed when completing the most common import and export formalities. The following information is normally included in a commercial invoice:

• Your company address.
• The receiver's address.
• For each item being shipped, the commodity code, also known as the tariff code or harmonized code, and a description of the goods.
• The Incoterm that the goods are being moved under. There is no legal set of Incoterms but the most common are those maintained by the International Chamber of Commerce and these were updated in 2020. Incoterms means International Commercial Terms.
• The delivery terms
• The reason for export.
• The value of the goods in the relevant destination jurisdiction’s currency.
• Your VAT and EORI number.
• Space for the vendor’s agent’s signature.

CAUTION: Commercial invoices should not be confused with VAT invoices.

Can I generate a commercial invoice?

Sage 200 does not currently produce a commercial invoice; it produces a VAT invoice and this functionality should continue to operate as normal.

Due to the flexibility of the Sage 200 product its most likely that customised fields or 3^rd party solutions will already be in use to generate this information. However, that same level of flexibility will also allow new fields to be added for this purpose.

We’d recommend talking to your Sage Business Partner around your current implementation to ensure you find a solution suitable for your business.