December 2012
CANADA CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS
Commercial Invoice or the Canada Customs Invoice (CCI)
It is highly important that we provide Canada Customs the necessary information they
need to ensure your shipment isn’t delayed at the border, costing time and money.
The Commercial Invoice must include:
Vendor/ Exporter full legal name, address and country (seller of goods)
Consignee full name and address (recipient of the goods)
Purchaser full name and address (the billed party, if other than the recipient)
Detailed description and HS Code of each item being shipped. Must indicate the
SKU/ TSC Item No. provided on The Shopping Channel Purchase Order.
Country of Origin for each item. If a Kit includes items with various countries of
origin, a breakdown must be provided.
Net and gross weight (net weight excludes the packaging)
Unit price of each item – for Samples, indicate value for customs purposes, items
cannot show zero value
Total value of the goods – for Samples, indicate value for customs purposes,
items cannot show zero value
Currency of settlement – USD or CAD
Terms of delivery and terms of payment – e.g. DDU, DDP, EXW
Date on which goods began continuous journey to Canada
Reference Numbers – The Shopping Channel PO Nos.
Customs Broker Information – Livingston International
If your commercial invoice can’t supply the required information, you must complete a
Canada Customs Invoice for your shipments. The CCI contains all the information fields
required by Canada Customs.
Following this page, please find a sample invoice for your reference; a blank CCI form
you can fill out and print; and a guide on how to fill out your CCI.
Please ensure to send copies of the Commercial Invoice/ CCI to:
1. The Shopping Channel upon booking
2. The driver/ carrier upon pick-up of the goods
Any charges at the border as a result of improper Customs documentation will be your
responsibility and a non-compliance charge will be assessed.