Among the mandatory bureaucratic formalities for shipping companies, customs formalities are often a major issue and can be a headache, especially for foreigners.
There are four main types of documents and formalities that companies exporting by sea are obliged to complete:
- Commercial documents
- Transport documents
- Transport insurance
- Certificates specific to your business sector
- Legalisation of documents
Regarding tax/customs formalities, the paperwork required to export within the European Union is the least complicated, however, our operations department will guide you and your team through any formalities, regardless of whether they involve special permits and documentation.
Cemesa, Maritime services
Belonging to the P&O Reyser group of companies, they provide a wide range of maritime services.
Commercial documents
- Pro forma invoice
- Commercial invoice
- List of contents
- Customs Invoice
- Consular invoice
- Certificates of origin
- ATA and CPD carnets
Transport documents
- Maritime Bill of Lading
- FIATA Multimodal Shipping Knowledge
- Air Bill of Lading and road consignment note, if required.
Legalisation of documents
- Single legalisation or Hague Apostille
- Legalisations of public documents
Source by the Global Window Department ICEX Spain Export and Investment: Guide to export formalities and documents 2021