Let’s learn more about Certificate of Origin and Shipment Advice. On receipt of the above documents, the exporter makes an application to the chamber of commerce and obtains a ‘Certificate of Origin’ in duplicate. In case of export shipment to countries offering GSP concession, the GSP Certificate of Origin will have to be procured by the exporter from the concerned authority like Export Inspection Agency.
Once after shipping goods from your (seller’s) place, You need to send shipping details with complete details of carriers and expected time of arrival at your buyer’s place. Shipping advice helps to track the goods as per details and importer can plan import clearance procedures accordingly. If buyer not received documents in time, from their bank for taking delivery of goods he can keep an alert to get the documents and make sure, all documents are in order to customs clear the goods and take delivery
The exporter then sends ‘Shipment Advice’ to the importer intimating the date of shipment of the consignment by a named vessel and its expected time of arrival (ETA) at the destination port. The following documents are also sent along with the shipping advice so that the importer may start making arrangements for taking delivery of the consignments.
- A non-negotiable copy of the Bill of Lading
- Commercial Invoice
- Packing List
- Customs Invoice
