CUSTOMS INFO

Use this subtask to record customs and excise information for the customer invoice from the main (Maintain Vendor History) screen. Because all fields are optional on this subtask, you can use only those fields that are necessary for the selected invoice on the main screen.

Use this subtask any time before posting this invoice. In addition, you will need to run the Update Tax Report Tables utility (in the Sales and Value Added Tax Reporting menu in Costpoint General Ledger).

Transaction Values

Customer

These fields display the customer and customer name from the Enter A/P Vouchers screen.

Currency

This field displays the currency for this invoice line from the Enter A/P Vouchers screen.

Invoice

This field displays the invoice number from the Enter A/P Vouchers screen.

Invoice Date

This field displays the invoice date from the Enter A/P Vouchers screen.

Invoice Tax Amt

This field displays the tax amount for this invoice line from the Enter A/P Vouchers screen.

Value Added Tax Info

Tax ID

This non-editable field displays the VAT registration number of the customer entered in the Enter A/P Vouchers screen. To modify the VAT registration for this customer, use the VAT Info subtask of the Maintain Customer screen (Customer Info menu in Costpoint Accounts Receivable).

Tax Date

Enter the tax date applicable for this invoice. The system defaults the Invoice Date from the main screen into this field.

Tax Location

This non-editable field displays the tax location of the customer entered in the Enter A/P Vouchers screen. To modify the tax location for this customer, use the VAT Info subtask of the Maintain Customer screen in Costpoint Accounts Receivable.

Customs Header Information

The information entered here will apply to ALL rows of this invoice.

Destination Country

Use the drop-down box to select the receiving country for the selected invoice. The countries available are those saved in the Maintain EC Countries screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Traffic Direction

Use the drop-down box to select the traffic direction for the selected invoice. The directions available are those saved in the Maintain Customs Traffic Direction Codes screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Permit/License ID

Enter any permit or license for the selected invoice.

Intrastat Reference No

If this invoice requires an intrastat reference, enter the number here. Intrastat declarations are required goods and services sold between European Union countries. These reference numbers help to keep statistical records about the importing and exporting of each EU country.

Delivery Terms

Use the drop-down box to select the delivery terms for this invoice. The items available for selection are those saved in the Shipping Methods screen in Costpoint Accounts Receivable.

Mode of Transportation

Use the drop-down box to select the mode of transportation for this invoice. This code identifies the type of transportation used to deliver the item to its destination. The items available for selection are those entered in the Maintain EC Mode of Transportation screen in Costpoint System Administration.

There are nine codes for VAT certification in the United Kingdom:

1

Sea

2

Rail Transport

3

Road Transport

4

Air Transport

5

Postal

6

Not Allocated

7

Fixed (Installations)

8

Inland Waterway - noncreditable in UK

9

Own Propulsion

Supply Date

Enter the supply date for this invoice. The invoice date will default into this field.

For most United States operations, you will not use the supply date. Only the date of invoice (which matches the date of value of the shipment) is used for calculating the shipment value (via currency exchange rates).

For European and other overseas operations, the supply date is the same as the date of merchandise arrival and is used for the calculation of the value of the shipment (via currency exchange rates).

Declaration Point

Use the drop-down box to select the traffic direction for the selected invoice. The directions available are those saved in the Maintain Customs Traffic Direction Codes screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Customs Line Information

The information entered here will apply ONLY to the selected invoice.

Line

This non-editable field displays the invoice line from the Enter A/P Vouchers screen.

Ship from EC Country

Use the drop-down box to select the EC country from which the selected line item was shipped. The countries available are those saved in the Maintain EC Countries screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Mass

Enter the weight of one item in the selected invoice. You can enter only one digit to the right of the decimal separator.

Unit of Measure

Enter the unit of measurement for the Mass field. Use abbreviations such as Kg, Lb, etc.

Country of Origin

Use the drop-down box to select the country of origin for the selected invoice. The countries available are those saved in the Maintain EC Countries screen in Costpoint System Administration.

NOTC

Use the menu from this drop-down box to select the Nature of Transaction Code (NOTC) for the selected invoice. The NOTCs available are those saved in the Maintain EC Nature of Transaction Codes screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Commodity

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the EC commodity code for the selected invoice. The only commodity codes available for lookup are those saved in the Maintain EC Commodity Codes screen in Costpoint System Administration.

Note:  These Commodity Codes are different from those in Costpoint Purchasing. These codes are a listing of "Harmonized Descriptions and Coding" as defined by the Custom Cooperation Council in Brussels. These codes were adopted by the United States in 1989 and are nearly identical in all countries. Please check the requirements of the countries to which you are selling.

Suppl Units

Enter the number of supplementary units for the selected invoice. Supplementary units are required when a second quantity is indicated based on the Intrastat Reference Number.

Correction

Use this drop-down box to select the code for correcting a previously recorded transaction. For example, an omission in a previous month would be added into the current month with the correction code of 4.

Value

Use this field to enter the monetary value of the selected line item.

Goods/Service

Use the drop-down box to select the identifying code for the selected line item.