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Submission of Inward and Outward Manifest
The inward and outward manifests contain all particulars of the goods such as marks, numbers and content of each packages, landed or shipped , names of shippers and consignees name.

The inward manifest must be lodged to the customs within a specified time after the arrival of the carrier. The owner or agent or person in control of the carrier or of the goods is made responsible for all the goods so reported until the customs declaration has been duly processed and the goods are released form customs control.

Consular Invoice
This is a form, usually obtainable only from the Consulate of the importing country, on which the exporter or its agent must enter a detailed description of the goods being shipped. Such a form is required by certain countries.

On the consular invoice, there is space not only for the name of the goods but also for any marks carried, the number of the items, their weight, the value and origin of the goods and a declaration that the information given is correct. There must be no erasures or "strike-over" in typing, pen-and-ink changes, or additions. In some countries, the goods must be described in terms of the customs.

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