CUSTOMS INFO

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

Use this subtask anytime before posting this invoice. In addition, you will need to run the Update Tax Report Tables utility in Costpoint General Ledger.

Transaction Values

Vendor

This field displays the vendor and vendor name from the main screen.

Currency

This field displays the currency for this invoice line from the main screen.

Voucher No

This field displays the voucher number from the main screen.

Invoice Date

This field displays the invoice date from the main screen.

Invoice Tax Amt

This field displays the tax amount for this invoice line from the main screen.

Value Added Tax Info

Tax ID

This non-editable field displays the VAT registration number of the customer entered in the main screen. To modify the VAT registration for this customer, use the VAT Info subtask of the Maintain Customer screen in Costpoint Accounts Receivable.

Tax Date

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

Tax Location

This field displays the tax location of the customer entered in the main screen. This field is not editable. 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 for 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. The items available for selection are those entered in the Maintain EC Mode of Transportation screen in Costpoint System Administration.

This code identifies the type of transportation used to deliver the item to its destination.

For VAT certification in the United Kingdom, nine codes are defined:

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. Initially, the invoice date will default into this field, but can be edited.

For most United States operations, the supply date is not used. Only the date of invoice (which is equal to 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

Enter, or use Lookup 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 field displays the invoice line from the main screen.

Ship from EC County

Use the drop-down box to select from which EC country 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. This field allows for 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 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 where a second quantity is indicated based on the Intrastat Reference No.

Correction

Use 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.