Understand trade terms in document workflow context.

The main commercial document that states seller, buyer, goods, quantity, price, currency, Incoterms, and payment terms.

A packing and logistics document that explains package count, quantities, gross weight, net weight, CBM, and marks.

Bill of Lading. A sea transport document often used for cargo release, bank submission, and shipment evidence.

Air Waybill. An air transport document used as carriage evidence and shipment tracking reference.

A standard set of trade terms that allocates cost, risk, delivery point, insurance, and clearance responsibilities.

A bank payment arrangement where document wording, shipment dates, copies, signatures, and values are reviewed strictly.

A party that may prepare and submit customs declarations. Documents Dock prepares handoff materials but does not act as a declaring agent.

The seller of record for checkout. For Documents Dock global billing, Paddle handles payment, tax, receipts, invoices, and refunds.

A preliminary invoice sent before shipment to confirm price, quantity, currency, and Incoterms, often used to arrange payment or an import permit.

A buyer-issued order that fixes the agreed items, quantities, price, and terms; its number is referenced across the shipment's documents.

A document certifying where goods were produced. Needed for preferential FTA tariffs or when the importing country requires proof of origin.

The Harmonized System code that classifies a product for tariffs and import requirements. Singapore uses the 8-digit ASEAN Harmonised Tariff (AHTN).

The party to whom the goods are shipped and released, named on the transport document (B/L or AWB).

The contact the carrier notifies when cargo arrives — often the consignee or its forwarder/declaring agent.

Gross weight includes packaging; net weight is the goods only. Both appear on the Packing List and are cross-checked against the B/L or AWB.

Cubic meters — the shipment volume used for freight pricing and to verify the Packing List against transport documents.

An electronic cargo release that lets the consignee collect goods without an original paper B/L, once the shipper surrenders it at origin.

A treaty that lowers or removes tariffs between member countries. Claiming FTA benefits usually requires a matching Certificate of Origin.

Singapore's Goods and Services Tax, charged on most imports and collected at clearance. Administered by IRAS and Singapore Customs.

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore — the tax authority that administers GST, including the import GST relevant to trade documents.

Singapore's national authority for customs and trade facilitation. Import and export permits are applied for through the TradeNet system.

Singapore's single electronic window for submitting customs permit declarations to multiple agencies. Declaring agents file through it.

The customs permit issued via TradeNet that authorizes the import, export, or transhipment of goods through Singapore.

Unique Entity Number — the standard identifier for a Singapore-registered business, used on official and customs paperwork.