From the declarations you have to file to the invoices your supplier has to provide and beyond, getting the details right on all your required importing paperwork is crucial to success at the border.<\/p>\n
Your Canada Customs Invoice (CCI) is a crucial part of your imports \u2014 you\u2019re going to need to get it right. Without a proper commercial invoice for importing, your goods will get delayed at the border. Don\u2019t forget that Clearit<\/a> is just a click away if you want any help!<\/p>\n It is important to note that your CCI is not <\/i>a preliminary invoice, which is used to obtain a letter of credit. Preliminary invoices are issued before the actual importing process has begun. A Canada Customs Invoice \u2014 or a commercial invoice equivalent \u2014 is issued after you\u2019ve paid for your goods.<\/p>\n Any commercial import into Canada requires a commercial invoice<\/a>, as per the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Your CCI can be in English or French, and it can be handwritten or typed (make sure it\u2019s legible either way). As an alternative to preparing your own, you can fill out Form CI1.<\/p>\n Your CCI is one of four key documents CBSA needs to release your goods:<\/p>\n You don\u2019t have to use the Canada Customs Invoice template \u2014 Form CI1<\/a> \u2014 if you already have a commercial invoice. That said, a scrap of paper with the names of the supplier and buyer isn\u2019t going to be enough. Your CCI needs to be a little more detailed than that.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll find it easiest to fill out your Canada Customs Invoice if you\u2019ve been keeping clear records from the start. Details you\u2019ll need to know include the date of the final sale, country of origin, exact price, and more.<\/p>\n Make sure your Canada Customs Invoice is prepared as soon as possible, because it can be a valuable supporting document for more than just importing. Insurance claims will want a detailed commercial invoice, and a bank may want to see it before reimbursing funds under a letter of credit.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to try filling yours out yourself, you start by recording the vendor of the goods (including a full address), the date of shipment, and your name and address as the purchaser.<\/p>\n Next, you\u2019ll need to record any relevant order codes or invoice numbers. Make sure you clearly label each. You\u2019ll also need to make sure you specify the country of origin of your goods.<\/p>\n Your Canada Customs Invoice will need to specify the method of transport your goods take to Canada, and what country they\u2019re being shipped from. If you\u2019ve done any importing before, you\u2019ll know that the country of origin and country of shipment aren\u2019t always the same thing.<\/p>\n This is an invoice, so you\u2019re going to need to detail the terms of sale at some point, of course. Include the currency that you paid for your goods in and the number of packages they\u2019re being shipped to you in. You should also have a detailed description of the goods in the package on the invoice as well.<\/p>\n In addition to all these details, you\u2019ll need to record if you have a consignee, what countries your shipment passed through, and more \u2014 like we said, you\u2019ll need to keep good records! If at any point you want advice on how to fill your Canada Customs Invoice, get in touch with us. We can even prepare your CCI for you, if you\u2019d like<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the declarations you have to file to the invoices your supplier has to provide and beyond, getting the details right on all your required importing paperwork is crucial to success at the border. Your Canada Customs Invoice (CCI) is a crucial part of your imports \u2014 you\u2019re going to need to get it right. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4478,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4476\/revisions\/4478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When do I Need a Canada Customs Invoice?<\/h2>\n
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Canada Customs Invoice Instructions<\/h2>\n