This document discusses various types of documents used in international trade, including proforma invoices, commercial invoices, transport documents, packing lists, approvals, original certificates, shipment authorization requests, and shipping authorizations. It provides details on the information contained in each type of document, such as sender and receiver data, product descriptions, taxes, transportation details, certification requirements. The documents serve various purposes from declaring the value and contents of shipments to certifying quality and origin to authorizing the transport of goods.

1. Name Info Using party Requiring party
Proforma invoice : It is a documentof sale of
goodsor serviceswithoutfiscal oraccounting
validity.
*receiverdata
*issuerdata
*invoice date
*Detaileddescriptionof the invoiced
productsor services
*Subtotal or tax base
*VAT amountandwithholdingsto
apply
*Total bill.
Exporter Importer
Commercial invoice *The same infoof the proforma
*Due date Exporter
Custom authority
Transporting document: are contracts for
carriage of goods exchanged between
differentactors.Theydifferdependingonthe
method of carriage used.
Thype of documents
*Consigment note(Transport carretera ) :
certifies the carrier's taking of responsibility
for the merchandise and shipping upon
signature by the carrier. It documents a
carriage contract of the goods that exists
independently of them.
*Air waybill: constitutes the proof of the
carriage contract, the taking of responsibility
for the goods and the documentation of the
prices.Itcertifiesthe effective shipmentonce
the carrier has enteredthe date and number
of the flight.
*Bill of lading : is a contract for maritime
carriage that specifies the taking of
responsibility,orthe loading,of goodsbythe
carrier. It contains detailed information on
the goods, the boat and the port of
destination.
* Merchandise description
Carrier DIAN
Packinglist: list of contents or list of load, is
one of the necessarydocumentstobe able to
carry out an export.
*detaileddescriptionof merchandise
* exporterdata
*importerdata Exporter DIAN
Approvals (Certificadoclalidadsanitaria ) *certificatessanitary respective
certifying entity
INVIMA
ICA
DIAN
Original certificate : an international trade
document that certifies that the goods in a
particular export shipment are wholly
sourced, produced, manufactured, or
*product information
* your destinationandcountryof
export MIN (Ministerio
industria y
comercio )
customsentityin
the country of

2. processed in a particular country. It also
serves as the exporter's declaration.
destination (To
avoidpayingtaxes)
SAE( ShipmentAuthorizationRequest): This
documentisusedbycustomsto collectany
taxesandfees.
Shippingautorization : whichthe Contractor
isempoweredtoproceedwiththe shipping
of the equipmentomaterial objectof the
Contract,or part thereof.Document
issuedbyENEL, through
*