Customs Info

This non-editable field displays the VAT registration number of the vendor entered in the VAT Info subtask of the Vendors screen.

This non-editable field displays the tax date applicable for this voucher. The system defaults the invoice date from the main screen into this field.

This non-editable field displays the tax location of the vendor entered in the VAT Info subtask of the Vendors screen. To modify the tax location, use the VAT Info subtask of the Vendor User Flow screen.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the receiving country for the selected voucher. The available countries are defined in the Maintain EC Countries screen.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the traffic direction for the selected voucher. The available directions are defined in the Maintain Customs Traffic Direction Codes screen.

Enter any permit or license for the selected voucher.

If this voucher 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 import and export trade of each EU country.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the delivery terms for this voucher. The available terms are defined in the Shipping Methods screen.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the mode of transportation for this voucher. The available modes are defined in the Maintain EC Mode of Transportation screen. 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

Enter, or use the Calendar Lookup to select, the supply date for this voucher. Initially, the invoice date will default into this field, but you can edit it.

For most United States operations, the supply date is not used. Only the date of invoice (which is the same as the date 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).

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the declaration point for the selected voucher. Declaration points are defined in the Maintain Customs Declaration Point screen.

This field displays the voucher line number from the main screen.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the EC country from which the selected line item was shipped. The countries are defined in the Maintain EC Countries screen.

Enter the weight of one item on the selected voucher line. This field allows one digit to the right of the decimal.

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

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the country of origin for the selected voucher line. Countries are defined in the Maintain EC Countries screen.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the NOTC (Nature of Transaction Code) for the selected voucher line. NOTCs are defined in the Maintain EC Nature of Transaction Codes screen.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the EC commodity code for the selected voucher line. These commodity codes are saved in the Maintain EC Commodity Codes screen.

The name of the commodity displays in the unlabeled field to the right.

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, which 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.

Enter the number of supplemental units for the selected voucher line. Supplemental units are required when the Intrastat Reference indicates a second quantity.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, a code for correcting a previously recorded transaction. For example, an omission in a previous month would be added to the current month with a correction code of 4.

Enter the monetary value of the selected line item.

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