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. Hong Kong trade declarations use 8-digit Hong Kong Harmonized System (HKHS) codes; confirm the current code with C&SD or your filing service provider.

The import or export trade declaration lodged with the Census and Statistics Department for non-exempt articles. Confirm the filing deadline and form for the movement.

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, which enforces customs controls, prohibited-article rules, and dutiable-commodity requirements.

Hong Kong Harmonized System: the 8-digit commodity classification used for import and export declarations and trade statistics.

The identifier shown on a Hong Kong business registration certificate and used to identify the trader in business and filing records.

Goods subject to Hong Kong excise duty and specific controls, including liquor, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol.

Hong Kong's electronic channel for specified trade documents and permits. The supported document type and filing route should be checked before submission.