Main customs documents

Main customs documents

1. Customs petition

   • Official form approved by Secretariat of Property and Public Credit
     • Number petition compose by 15 digits
       • 2 digits means year of validation
         • 2 digits Customs of clearance
           • 4 digits number of patent of the Customs Broker
             • 1 digit last digit of the year in course
               • 6 digits consecutive number assigned by each custom broker
   • Is made of original and three copies
     • Original : General Administration of customs
       • Copies to: carrier, importer or exporter, Customs Broker
   • The instructive of filling in en Annex 22 of the rules of General Character in Foreign Trade Market

2. Commercial invoice

   • Commercial document in which the merchandise to export or import are related

3. Air guide or Bill of lading

   • It mentions the terms and conditions that most be revalidated by carrier or shipping agent

4. Documents that credit the origin

   • Certificates of origin
   • Declaration
     • In invoice
     • Packing list

5. Nontariff regulation and restrictions

   • Art 17 of the Act of Foreign Trade
     • Permissions, certificates o quota, sanitary authorization, leaf of animal health requirements, certificates etc

6. Manifestation of value

   • Document where the value of the merchandise is indicated

7. Spreadsheet

   • It´s the worksheet in which they are based to determine the value of the merchandise

8. Conferred order

   • Document by means of which the importers or exporters entrust their operations of foreign trade to the Customs Agent