What are the essential requirements in an commercial invoice?

1. No of Invoice
2. Date of invoice / Period of invoice..
3. To whom....
4. Breif Detail of Invoice as per services provided ( which period ) or Goods deliverd
5. Payment terms in case of Credit customers

some others

• VAT as per Govt rule
• Refrence  Code for Customers
• Quantity details as per customers requirment like Kg,QT,Boxes etc
• Valuation method

The essential requirements of a commercial invoice are :

1. Date of Invoice.

2. Name and address of customer.

3. Address to which goods are to be delivered.

4. Brief description of each product including weight or pack size.

5. Quantity of each product.

6. Unit Price of each Product.

7. Sales Value of each product broken into Excluding VAT / GST, VAT or GST Amount and Amount including VAT / GST.

1. Describe the item clearly

2. Date

3. Quantity

4. Price

5. Country of Origin (where the item was made)

6. Name of the business or person selling the merchandise

7. Location of the business or person selling the merchandise

8. Name and address of business or person buying the merchandise

9. Payment method

Agreed with the answer Professor Mohamed Ahmed

A commercial invoice is a form identifying the seller and buyer of goods or services, identifying numbers [invoice number] date, shipping date, mode of transport, port of entry, delivery and payment terms, and a complete listing and description of the goods or services sold including, quantities, prices, discounts.

Ten requirements respectively:

1- NO (  ): Number of the  invoice

2- Way of payment

3- Date of Invoice. 

4- Name of customer " some times more detail like adress  , tel number)

5- Detail of goods 

 name , amount , price, value 

6- Discount  value 

7- Net value (total- discount )

8-  Name of seller and his signature 

9- Signature of customer or reciever 

10-Signature of  sales accountant