Documents involved in import and export business:

Import and export license: The import and export goods license is the legal document for the state to manage the export of goods. Import and export licenses include various certificates and documents that permit import or export as stipulated in laws and administrative regulations.

Contract: refers to an agreement reached by two or more parties for the purpose of creating, changing or eliminating a certain civil legal relationship.

Invoice: Invoice refers to the written proof of receipt and payment provided by all units and individuals to the other party when purchasing and selling goods, providing services or accepting services, and engaging in other business activities. It is a legal document of financial receipts and payments. Vouchers are the original basis for accounting and an important basis for law enforcement inspections by auditing agencies and tax authorities.

Extended information:

According to the direction of movement of goods, international trade can be divided into:

1. Import Trade: the transfer of goods from other countries or Services are introduced into the country’s market for sale.

2. Export Trade: exporting the country’s goods or services to other countries for sale.

3. Transit Trade: The goods of country A are transported to the market of country B for sale through the territory of country C. For country C, it is transit trade. Due to the hindering effect of transit trade on international trade, WTO member states do not engage in transit trade with each other.

Import trade and export trade refer to both parties in each transaction. For the seller, it is export trade, and for the buyer, it is import trade. In addition, when goods imported into the country are exported again, it is called re-export; when goods exported abroad are re-imported into the country, it is called re-import.

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