Background: Commercial Invoice Print

Use the Commercial Invoice Print (BCI) program to print or reprint a document that can be used by customs officials to classify merchandise so that duties and taxes can be assessed. See Road Map for work flow.

Commercial Invoice Requirements

To read or download the current foreign trade regulations in PDF or HTML format, go to: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/

Printing

The program prints a commercial invoice regardless of the ship-to country if the Bill of Lading Print (BLP) the Print commercial invoice with BOL? program option is selected, otherwise the commercial invoice prints only when the ship-from country is different from the ship-to country.

The program prints this information:

  • COMMERCIAL INVOICE prints is the status is I or C, otherwise, PRO FORMA COMMERCIAL INVOICE prints

  • Branch address, phone number, and fax number or your logo if you entered a file name in the Header image name field for this document in the Document Output Parameters Maintenance (TDOC) program.

  • Page number

  • Order number assigned to the bill of lading

  • Date the bill of lading was entered

  • Incoterms

  • Control/Serial number and quantity

  • The EORI (Economic Operators' Registration and Identification) number if branch's country is different from the ship-to country

  • Sender's contact name, branch name, and address

  • Ship-to name, address, and contact details

  • PRO number

  • Shipper's export declaration number

  • Special instructions

The program prints this information for each item by harmonized tariff code:

  • Export Control Classification Number

  • Item number

  • (Conditional) Customer item number

  • Weight of each unit

  • Unit declared value specified on the order or, calculated based on the Declared value default specified in System Options Maintenance - Order Processing Options

  • Quantity

  • Sales unit of measure

  • Extended weight: Unit weight x Quantity

  • Extended value for this item and tariff code: Quantity UOM x Unit value

  • Currency

  • Item description: If you selected a language other than yours in this customer's record in the Customer Maintenance (CM) program and you entered a description for the item ordered in that language in the Language Codes Maintenance (TLM) program, the description prints in the foreign language.

  • Country of origin if different than the country to which the goods are being shipped

  • Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System number

  • Export license number or NLR print if no license is required

  • Item serial number ranges if you selected the Print serial number ranges? program option and the total quantity for serial number range

  • Total weight in pounds for this line

  • Extended value

  • Total weight in kilograms for this line (lbs. x 0.4536 = kilograms)

  • All note types

The program prints this information below line items:

  • Total quantity

  • Total shipping weight in pounds

  • Total shipping weight in kilograms (lbs. x 0.4536 = kilograms)

  • Total extended value

  • Customer purchase order number, sales order number, and carrier's tracking numbers if you selected the Print order summary? program option

  • Number of pallets and/or skids: if zero, the program prints a blank line

  • Number of loose boxes: if zero, the program prints a blank line