- US Customs requires a commercial invoice and a asking list for a commercial invoices when shipping to Israel and other overseas destinations

- US Customs may require a packing list for individual shipment if subject to inspection

- US Customs has the right to stop, and inspect any shipment shipping to India or other countries as they desire

- US Customs will view the paper work on the shipment and accordingly decide if shipment will be inspected

- If ordered for inspection, the customer may be responsible to pay for the inspection fees

- Even if the inspection was initiated by the US Customs, the client will always pay for the inspection fees (if any)

- Around 5% of our shipments are randomly stopped by US Customs for inspection

- First they are subject to review

- Then they may conduct an X-ray exam

- Then, they may ask for more inspection, depending on the shipment that is shipping to Germany or any international destinations.

- A tail gate exam is common for containers, if the suspected anything not up to standards

- Other smaller shipments like boxes, luggage or even pallets shipping to Australia and other countries may be subject to penning and inspection (only on rare occasions)

- If they still do not like what they see, they may ask for an intensive exam

- US Custom contracts a third party company to do all the logistics from moving the container to unloading to loading when and other

- The problem is the customer has to pay all the inspection exams to the third party company

6- What Documents do I need?

 

1- Commercial Invoice:

 

A Commercial Invoice is used when you ship anything that is not a document. For example a pencil that is worth $0.01 is not a document and still needs an invoice when you ship it international. Shipments that are non-documents are called dutiable (or subject to Customs Duty).

The invoice should have the following:

For companies:

- Complete on the shipper's company stationery in the English language

- Must contain the shipper's company complete address, telephone number and fax, and be signed by the shipper or its agent.

- An accurate and complete description of goods is necessary for Customs purposes.

 

For individual:

 

- Create your invoice on a blank white paper and include the following;

- Shipper's name, address, telephone number and email address in the English language

- Receiver's name, address, telephone number and email address in the English language

- Brief Description of the goods shipped

- The value of the goods, preferably broken down piece by piece

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