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Prepare Your Invoice

Follow the instructions on how to complete correctly a Commercial Invoice, Commercial Invoice with 3rd Party Billing or a Proforma Invoice.

All dutiable shipments sent through DHL need to be accompanied by an invoice.


Detailed Invoice Information (Commercial Invoice, Proforma and Commercial Invoice with 3rd Party Billing):

  • Shipper – Shippers full name and address including street, postal code, door number, phone number
  • Consignee – Consignee full name and address including street, postal code, door number, phone number
  • Shipper´s VAT number (Numero de contribuinte)
  • Date – Location, day, month, year when invoice was printed
  • Invoice Number
  • Harmonized code – optional
  • Country of origin
  • Product description – full description including, serial number, composition, new or used. Must avoid general descriptions like gifts/samples/etc..
  • Number of units – of each item
  • Unit value – and currency (USD, EUR etc..)
  • Subtotal
  • Number of packs (opcional)
  • Net weight/Brut (optional)
  • Total value – and currency. If its a Pró-forma Invoice must say “Without Payment”
  • Reason of export – Sample, gift, loan, etc..
  • Incoterms 2010 - EXW - Ex Works, FCA - Free Carrier, CPT - Carriage Paid To, CIP - Carriage and Insurance Paid To, DAP - Delivered At Place, DAT - Delivered At Terminal, DDP - Delivered Duty Paid
  • Truth statement – “I/We hereby certify that the information on this is true and correct and that the contents of this shipment are as stated above”
  • Signature and stamp – when shipper’s a company
  • All the invoices must have the following information: I”sento de Iva ao abrigo do artigo 14 do nº1 da alínea (A) do CIVA.“

Commercial Invoice with 3rd Party Billing:

If a shipment is not being paid by shipper or consignee (there’s a 3rd party company involved) the invoice must state who’s the buyer of goods (buyers address) and who’s the consignee (consignee address). All the other fields on the invoice are similar to commercial and proforma invoices.