Understand trade terms in document workflow context.

The main commercial document that states seller, buyer, goods, quantity, price, currency, Incoterms, and payment terms.

A packing and logistics document that explains package count, quantities, gross weight, net weight, CBM, and marks.

Bill of Lading. A sea transport document often used for cargo release, bank submission, and shipment evidence.

Air Waybill. An air transport document used as carriage evidence and a shipment tracking reference.

A standard set of trade terms that allocates cost, risk, delivery point, insurance, and clearance responsibilities.

A bank payment arrangement where document wording, shipment dates, copies, signatures, and values are reviewed strictly.

The seller of record for checkout. For Documents Dock global billing, Paddle handles payment, tax, receipts, invoices, and refunds.

A preliminary invoice sent before shipment to confirm price, quantity, currency, and Incoterms, often used to arrange payment or an import permit.

A buyer-issued order that fixes the agreed items, quantities, price, and terms; its number is referenced across the shipment's documents.

A document identifying where goods originate. It may support a preferential tariff claim or satisfy an importing-country evidence requirement.

The party to whom the goods are shipped and released, named on the transport document (B/L or AWB).

The contact the carrier notifies when cargo arrives, often the consignee or its forwarder or customs representative.

Gross weight includes packaging; net weight is the goods only. Both appear on the Packing List and are cross-checked against the B/L or AWB.

Cubic metres: the shipment volume used for freight pricing and to verify the Packing List against transport documents.

An electronic cargo release that lets the consignee collect goods without an original paper B/L after the shipper surrenders it at origin.

An agreement that may lower tariffs when the goods meet its origin rules and the required proof of origin is available.

The Harmonized System code used to classify goods in the Philippines. Tariff lines are based on the AHTN with national detail beyond the shared WCO six digits; confirm the declaration code in the Tariff Finder or with BOC and your broker.

The authority that administers Philippine customs, collects border duties and taxes, and oversees goods declarations and cargo release.

The customs declaration lodged for imported goods. The entry may follow a formal or informal process depending on the shipment and current rules.

The Bureau of Customs electronic-to-mobile environment associated with customs entry processing and connected declaration workflows.

Client Profile Registration System: a BOC trader-registration reference used for importer, exporter, and broker profiles. Confirm the current registration route with BOC.

The Taxpayer Identification Number issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue and used to identify the Philippine business in tax and trade records.

Food and Drug Administration references for a License to Operate and, where applicable, a Certificate of Product Registration for regulated health products.