Certificate of origin
The certificate of origin is issued by the Chamber of Commerce as proof of where the goods were produced. There are 2 reasons why it can be necessary:
1. When there is a trade agreement between the exporting and importing countries. If it can be proved that the goods were made in the exporting country, duty is charged at a lower rate or possibly not charged at all
2. For political reasons, to prove that importers aren’t importing goods from countries with wich trading relations are not desired
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Bill of lading
Bills of lading usually contain the following details:
- name of consignor
- name of consignee
- name of vessel
-shipping date
-weight
-measurement
-marking
-number of cases
-contents of the cases
Sometimes, when the packing is bad or the cases are damaged, the master of the ship makes a certain note of it on the bill. It makes the bill dirty then .If no notes are made on the bill it is clean. Usually the contracts say that only clean bills of lading can be attached to the commercial invoices and thus considered a proof of shipment.
Here is a part of a specimen bill of lading:
Bill of Lading No 156 Shipper: Morflot Consignee: Petro Co., Liverpool, England Ocean vessel: Alexander Pushkin Port of loading: Riga Port of discharge: Liverpool Freight payable at: Riga Description of goods: Chemicals ST Gross weight: 5100 kgs Net weight: 5000 kgs Number of bags: 100 bags Shipped on board in apparent good order and condition. Place and date of issue: Riga 19 November, 1998 For the Master: Morflot |
There are also various other types of the bill of lading
1. The received bill of lading – issued when the goods have been inspected but haven’t yet been loaded onto the ship
2. The on-board bill of lading - – issued for the goods which have already been loaded onto the ship
3. The straight bill of lading – can’t be negotiated