Draft a commercial invoice in your browser for free, with no sign-up required. Enter shipment details below, then print or save as PDF, or export line items as CSV. Review the draft with your buyer or broker before sending.
Best for: Exporters, sourcing agents, and small teams preparing customs paperwork.
A commercial invoice records the seller, buyer, goods and transaction value for an international shipment. Customs authorities use it when reviewing the goods and assessing duties. The required form, language and supporting details vary by destination and shipment. This generator prepares a draft for review; it does not file a customs declaration or calculate duties.
Source: International Trade Administration — Common Export Documents. See the sources and scope below.
Use these groups to review the draft, then confirm the shipment's actual requirements with the importer or broker. This is not a universal list of mandatory fields.
The invoice carries prices and values; the packing list describes the packed goods, cartons and weights. Compare the product descriptions, quantities, parties and references so they describe the same shipment.
Continue this shipment in the packing list, or open the full document pack. Review the carton details there; invoice quantities alone do not say which goods are in each box.
For U.S. imports, use the China-to-U.S. invoice guide and the applicable official requirements. Add shipment-specific information that this form does not capture.
Review the invoice in Preview, then choose Print / PDF. Select your browser's Save as PDF option, check the paper size, scale and page breaks, and save the file. Open the saved PDF to confirm that the parties, item rows, totals and notes are complete. The PDF is produced through browser printing; saving it is not a customs submission.
Download CSV exports shipment fields and item rows, which you can open in Excel or another spreadsheet app. It is not a formatted invoice workbook or a Word document. Use Print / PDF for the formatted invoice. Copy summary gives you text for review. You can use these browser outputs without creating an account; saving a cloud copy is a separate action.
Sources checked: . Maintained by TradePaper's individual operator. This is a review of public guidance, not a professional review of your goods or transaction.
The date records this source check, not a regulatory effective date. Confirm the requirements for your destination and shipment before using the draft.
Use it when your buyer, forwarder, broker, or courier asks for a commercial invoice before international shipment.
Before you send the draft to a buyer, broker, courier, or freight forwarder, compare the invoice against the packing list and shipment instructions.
Use it as a structured draft. Final commercial invoice requirements depend on the product, destination country, buyer, forwarder, and broker.
Confirm exporter, consignee, invoice number, invoice date, incoterms, origin, destination, HS code, quantity, unit price, and total value.
Yes. Product descriptions, quantities, origin, shipment references, exporter, and consignee should stay consistent. The invoice adds value and price fields, while the packing list adds carton and weight details.
Confirm the code and level of detail requested for your shipment with the importer or broker. TradePaper flags an empty HS code field as a draft review item; that is not a determination of a legal requirement, and entering a code does not confirm its classification.
TradePaper catches common structure problems, but export requirements change by country, product, broker, and shipping method.
Move between the invoice, packing list, checklist, HS code, and incoterms pages that are usually reviewed together before a shipment leaves.