subject: 3 Documents For Overseas Shipping Of Industrial Equipment [print this page] As a customer and as a shipper of industrial equipment, you will need to get these documents in place and ready so that you don't face any problems later. Here are 3 documents that you shouldn't forget at any cost:
1.Commercial Invoice
An invoice or the bill of the internationally shipped industrial equipment is the declaration document that states the cost of the equipment that has been shipped and also the amount of money that you have paid for it. This piece of document also mentions the shipping charges and the duty fees that you have incurred on the industrial equipment (if any). This is particularly important owing to the fact that most countries have a strong check and import duties on the imported industrial equipment.
Failing to produce this document during the time of importing of the industrial equipment or later on might result in confiscating of the equipment in equation or worse, land you in legal trouble with the customs department. It is recommended that you keep multiple photocopies of this document with you along with a soft copy of the same so that you can prove that you purchased the equipment legally even if you lose the original invoice.
In short the invoice of the international equipment shipping is the proof that you legally purchased the equipment in question and have paid all necessary taxes, duties and other fees regarding the same.
2.Certificate Of Inspection
Every country has their own standards of health and quarantine that all shipments that are being imported must meet and the same applies for any form of internationally shipped industrial equipment. This is why it is necessary that your shipment comes along with a certificate of inspection (the inspection is usually carried out by an independent and competent body) which states in the native language of the importing country that the shipment is free from any form of malice or disease.
In case you are confused about how to go about doing this yourself, you can always contact one of the equipment shipping companies in order to help you out with the same. Don't ignore this necessity document of shipment of any form of good as falling to produce this document might lead the customs department of the importing country to destroy the good without any further ado.
Shipment of goods, especially industrial equipment is gaining momentum and also becoming a necessity with the passing years. This is why it is strongly recommended that you have these 2 documents in place and ready when you are shipping or importing any industrial equipment. This will make the whole process faster and more efficient.
