Customs Info Subtask

Use this subtask of the Manage Purchase Order Vouchers screen 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 at any time before posting this invoice. In addition, you must run the Update Tax Report Tables screen.

Value Added Tax Information

Field	Description
Tax Code	This non-editable field displays the Value Added Tax (VAT) registration number of the customer entered on the main screen.
Tax Date	Enter the tax date applicable for this invoice. Costpoint defaults the invoice date from the main screen into this field.
Tax Location	This field displays the tax location of the customer entered on the main screen. This field is not editable.

Customs Header Information

The information entered here applies to all rows of this invoice.

Field	Description
Destination Country	Enter, or click to select, the receiving country for the selected invoice. The countries available are those saved on the Manage European Community Countries screen.
Traffic Direction	Enter, or click to select, the traffic direction for the selected invoice. The directions available are those saved on the Manage Customs Traffic Direction Codes screen.
Permit/License	Enter any permit or license for the selected invoice.
Intrastat Reference	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	Enter, or click to select, the delivery terms for this invoice. The items available for selection are those saved on the Manage Shipping Methods screen.
Mode of Transportation	Enter, or click to select, the mode of transportation for this invoice. The items available for selection are those entered on the Manage European Community 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
Supply Date	Enter, or click to select, the supply date for this invoice. Initially, the invoice date defaults 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 click to select, the traffic direction for the selected invoice. The declaration points available are those saved on the Manage Customs Declaration Point screen.

Customs Line Information

The information entered here apply only to the selected invoice.

Field	Description
Line	This field displays the invoice line from the main screen.
Ship from EC County	Enter, or click to select, from which EC country the selected line item was shipped. The countries available are those saved on the Manage European Community Countries screen.
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 or Lb.
Country of Origin	Enter, or click to select, the country of origin for the selected invoice. The countries available are those saved on the Manage European Community Countries screen.
NOTC	Enter, or click to select, the Nature of Transaction Code (NOTC) for the selected invoice. The NOTCs available are those saved on the Manage EC Nature of Transaction Codes (NOTC) screen.
Commodity	Enter, or click to select, the EC commodity code for the selected invoice. The only commodity codes available are those saved on the Manage European Community Commodity Codes screen. Note: These Commodity Codes are different from those in 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.
Supplemental 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	Enter, or click 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/Services	Use the drop-down list to select the identifying code for the selected line item.