Export and Import Documents in the Apparel Industry

Export and Import Documents in the Apparel Industry 

Noor Ahmed Raaz
Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing
Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising
Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering
Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology
Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com

 

Export and Import Documents:

Price quotation Documents are an essential issue in the apparel manufacturing process. There are different types of processes to prepare a price quotation for buyers. Before the price quotation process, we need a few important documents. Those documents are also required for the export and import process. Now I would like to talk about the necessary documents for garments export, import and also the preparation of price quotation.

Necessary Documents for Garments Export and Import:

The necessity of garments export and import of are as follows-

Import Documents:

In order to release imported goods from the port, the following documents are necessary for the execution a garments order process. They are as follows-

• Bill of entry
• Copy of bill of lading (BL)
• Copy of invoice.
• Letter of credit authorization(LCA)
• Packing list
• Certificate of origin(CO)
• UD/UP(Utilization Declaration/ Utilization Permission)
• Copy of master L/C
• Commercial Invoice
• Proforma invoice
• Copy of insurance cover note
• PSI(Pre-shipment inspection)S
• Any other documents.
  

  Commercial Invoice

Export Documents:

According to the import documents, we also need to export documents also for execute a garments order. An exporter has to submit the following documents to the customs authority-

• Shipping bill of entry.
• Export L/C
• UD (Utilization Declaration)
• Packing list
• Insurance
• VBF-QA Form to be supplied by the C & F AGENT
• Export permission form (EXP)
  

  Packing List

How to Prepare a Price Quotation for Buyers:

There are three processes for the fixation of export prices in garments, which are as below-

1. FOB (Free on board):

FOB is the short form of Free on Board. FOB is the value of the product which is claimed or fixed without the cost of transportation of eh goods.

2. C&F value (Cost &Freight):

C and F are denoted by Cost and Freight. It is the value of the product which is claimed or fixed including the cost of transportation of the goods.

FOB (Cost) +Freight=C&F

3. CIF (Cost, insurance & freight):

CIF means the cost, insurance, and freight. It is the value of the product that is claimed or fixed, including the cost of transportation and insurance.

C&F + Insurance=CIF