Background: Shipment Commercial Invoice

Use the Shipment Commercial Invoice (OSCI) 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. Unlike Commercial Invoice Print, a bill of lading is not required.

Printing

The shipment commercial invoice prints automatically (based on document output parameters) when the ship-from country is different from the ship-to country; it can be printed manually for any shipment.

The program prints this the following information, if specified:

  • 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

  • Shipment number

  • Date shipped

  • Incoterms

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

  • Sold to name and address

  • ECCN

  • Item number

  • Line weight

  • Shipper's export declaration number

  • Special instructions

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

  • Harmonized tariff schedule 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

  • 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 (from Branch Item Maintenance) 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

  • Total billing weight