Commercial Invoice Generator
Build a complete export commercial invoice — parties, Incoterms, HS codes, declaration — and download a clean PDF.
Sources & references
- WCO / national customs invoice requirements
- ICC — Incoterms 2020 (terms of sale on invoices)
Documents are generated entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded. Templates follow common international practice; verify country-specific and contract-specific requirements (and any LC text) with your broker, bank or counsel before use.
Disclaimer: This tool is for general informational and estimation purposes only and is not professional financial, tax, accounting or legal advice. All figures are estimates — verify with a qualified professional before making decisions. Read the full disclaimer.
The commercial invoice is the master document of international trade: customs assesses duty from it, banks pay letters of credit against it, and every other document (packing list, certificate of origin, B/L) must agree with it. This generator builds a complete, correctly-structured invoice — parties with their tax IDs, Incoterm with named place, line items with HS codes, the origin statement and the signed declaration — and exports a clean PDF.
About Commercial Invoice Generator
The fields encode what customs officers actually check: the Incoterm plus named place (it defines what your price includes, which changes the dutiable value math at destination), per-line HS codes (entries without them invite reclassification queries), and a true origin statement (preferential duty claims and trade-remedy screening both hang on it). The declaration paragraph at the bottom is not boilerplate — most regimes require a signed truthfulness statement, and the 'no other invoice' line guards against the dual-invoice fraud pattern officers are trained to probe. One canonical description per product, used identically across invoice, packing list and shipping instructions, prevents the cross-document mismatches that cause more holds than missing paperwork does. For LC shipments, go further: lift the goods description verbatim from the LC text — banks reject over abbreviations, and a rejected presentation converts guaranteed payment into a negotiation.
How to use Commercial Invoice Generator
- 1Fill in the fields on the left — the document preview updates live as you type.
- 2Review the rendered text until every line reads exactly as you want it.
- 3Click “Download PDF” for a print-ready copy, or “Copy text” to paste it elsewhere.
- 4Keep the file with your shipment records — generation happens locally in your browser.
Why use Commercial Invoice Generator?
- ✓Live preview that updates with every keystroke
- ✓One-click print-ready PDF export, generated entirely client-side
- ✓Structured fields so nothing required gets forgotten
- ✓Free, private and reusable — your entries never leave the browser
Frequently asked questions
What must a commercial invoice include for customs?+
Seller and buyer with addresses (and tax/registration IDs), invoice number and date, a precise goods description with HS codes, quantities and unit prices, the currency and total, the Incoterm with named place, country of origin, and a signed declaration of truthfulness. Some destinations add requirements (e.g., importer's tax ID formats, consularization) — your buyer's broker knows the local list.
How is a commercial invoice different from a proforma invoice?+
Timing and legal weight: the proforma is a pre-shipment quotation used to open LCs, arrange import licenses and approve purchases — it commits nobody to a shipment. The commercial invoice documents the actual transaction for the goods actually shipped and is the legal basis for customs valuation and payment. The two should match closely; material differences between them invite valuation questions.
Does the Incoterm on the invoice change the duty my buyer pays?+
It can. Most countries assess duty on CIF value (goods + freight + insurance), the US on FOB-ish transaction value (freight excluded). If your invoice says CIF, customs at a CIF-basis country takes the total as the dutiable base; if it says EXW or FOB, freight gets added separately. Stating the term and place precisely — 'FOB Nhava Sheva', not just 'FOB' — keeps the math clean and disputes short.
Can I show a lower value on the invoice to reduce duty?+
No — that's customs fraud in every jurisdiction, with penalties ranging from fines and seizure to criminal prosecution, and modern risk engines compare declared values against import databases automatically. Legitimate duty reduction exists: correct HS classification, FTA preferential rates with proper origin certification, and duty drawback on re-exports. Undervaluation is the one route that converts a tax into a crime.
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