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title: "Commercial Invoice"
description: "A commercial invoice is a document used for customs declaration that identifies the value and quantity of the shipped products."
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dateModified: 2026-08-20T06:44:04Z
topics:
  - "Customs & Compliance"
  - "Classification"
  - "Customs Brokerage"
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# Commercial Invoice

A commercial invoice is a document used for customs declaration that identifies the value and quantity of the shipped products.

## What is a Commercial Invoice?

A commercial invoice is a document used for customs declaration that identifies the value and quantity of the shipped products.

### What must be included in a Commercial Invoice?

- **Country of origin / manufacture** (where the products were made)

- Full name and address of the **supplier / manufacturer**

- Full name and address of the **business or person buying the products** (noting if this person or business is different from the importer)

- Full name and address of the **person or business to whom the goods are being shipped**

- **Quantity of units** for each product

- **Unit value** for each product (both in US dollars and the supplier’s currency)

  - ***Note:*** *a declared value for every product imported is required, so a $0 value is not acceptable for Custom purposes. We suggest the fair market value of the product to be declared, even if you are receiving the goods free of charge.*

- A **complete description of the product** that includes: what the product is, what the product is used for, and what the product is made of

***Note:*** *A SKU is not a product description.*

![Blank commercial invoice form with fields for invoice number, supplier and importer of record info, and a line-item table for SKU, product, quantity, and value.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/a2e2c7d6f67ce0a6fd2ae431f7f0da5f099be6f4-500x469.png)

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