What is a proforma invoice? I have a customer in IRAN asking for a Proforma Invoice.(I'm in Australia) I have sent him an Invoice but he says that it is incorrect. i dont understand why! he says he needs a Proforma invoice for formal affairs and registration of his order. What does a P/I have that an invoice hasn't?
Can anyone help?
2006-11-29 11:57:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Pro Forma Invoice or Sales Confirmation
A pro forma invoice is basically an advance copy of the final invoice. It is different from a quotation. The pro forma invoice is often used by the importer to apply for a letter of credit (L/C) and foreign exchange (import) allocation.
The term sales confirmation is used in lieu of the term pro forma invoice in some exporting countries. For purposes of explanation, the term sales confirmation is used here to refer to the pro forma invoice. Please see the sample Sales Confirmation below.
Some buyers, particularly from less developed countries, may not issue a formal purchase order (P.O.). They may simply give the item number, quantity and delivery time required in the order, without giving the order number and price. The exporter should prepare a sales confirmation complete with the price, based on the earlier negotiated or purchased price.
Following situations may occur in relation to the issuance of a sales confirmation:
Buyers may change the order more than once within a few days or weeks.
The delivery time required by some buyers can be relatively short---within one month.
The amount of export orders can be large or small.
2006-11-29 12:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by MaryinRed12 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the first person did give you text book answer to this question. It has been my past experience that the PI contains the country of origin, price of goods, and a few other items that would be necessary to ship goods to overseas locations. This is also to get his order through customs. It is Iran you know and I am sure the red tape there is as bad if not worse than trying to ship goods into the US. Hope this helps or at least sheds some light on the text book version.
2006-11-29 12:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by bigguy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok i could say its maximum probable too reliable to be real. you are able to attempt it out, yet i does no longer supply them any of your individual information like SS quantity and handle because of the fact they could scouse borrow your identity. additionally in the event that they ask you to inviest in something its probable a scam besides.
2016-12-29 16:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋