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Date of Packing List & Commercial Invoice

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:04 pm
by consultant2b
Hi

I was wondering should the dates on packing list and commercial invoice be after the "On Board" date of BL? The LC is silent on this. What is the standard practice? I have been adviced it should be after the BL Date, but what is the logic behind this?

Date of packing list & invoice

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:23 pm
by thanhminh
Unless otherwise stated by LC, there's no requirements for invoice and p/l to be dated. If they have issue date, it need not to be after BL date but must not later than presenting date.

Thanhminh

Date of packing list & invoice

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:00 pm
by nemishjain
if there is no specific provision in LC about the date then these docs can be dated on any date before the presentation date

Date of packing list & invoice

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:40 pm
by webbizgold
Logically, documents could be dated after shipment date since in all likelihood, they could be prepared after the beneficiary ships the goods. But definitely no later than the presentation date, as documents cannot possibly be dated or prepared after the date of presenting these documents.

Date of Packing List & Commercial Invoice

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:07 pm
by kamaljaya
Nothing has been mentioned under UCP for packing list so we will count as per condition stated in the DC and accept packing list if it is as per DC..
And as per Article 18 invoice need not to be dated...

Invoice and Packing List need not be dated

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:43 pm
by Sweta
Hi

Invoice and Packing List need not be dated.

In case L/C is calling for dated Invoice and Packing List then as per ISBP para 14 both must not indicate that they were issued after the date they are presented.

Thanks

Date on Invoice Packing List

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:01 am
by Veerla
consultant2b wrote:Hi

I was wondering should the dates on packing list and commercial invoice be after the "On Board" date of BL? The LC is silent on this. What is the standard practice? I have been adviced it should be after the BL Date, but what is the logic behind this?
As per ISBP there's no need 4 dates on Invoice n Packing List unless LC asks 4 it.