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 a 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.

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 identifying where goods originate. It may support a preferential tariff claim or satisfy an importing-country evidence requirement.

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 or customs representative.

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 metres: 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 after the shipper surrenders it at origin.

An agreement that may lower tariffs when the goods meet its origin rules and the required proof of origin is available.

The Harmonized System code used to classify goods. Malaysian customs declarations use the national 10-digit tariff line under the current Customs Duties Order; confirm the final code with RMCD or your customs agent.

Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia), the authority responsible for customs and SST administration.

Common names for Malaysian customs declaration forms: K1 for import and K2 for export. Your agent should confirm the applicable declaration and system route.

Malaysia's Sales and Service Tax framework. Import sales-tax treatment depends on the goods, exemption status, and current RMCD rules.

An approval required for specified controlled goods and administered by MITI or another responsible agency, commonly routed through ePermit.

The access point for Malaysia's National Single Window services, including customs, permit, and certificate workflows supported by the platform.

The company or business identifier issued through the Companies Commission of Malaysia and used to identify the Malaysian trader.