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Ensuring Seamless Export Documentation

Export documentation can seem like a never ending mountain of paperwork, from the export declaration number to the pre-receival advice. These are very important documents that are mandatory for any export company. Whether it is exports in the food sector or exports in electronic goods, every company has to have the pre-receival advice and export declaration number ready before shipping the materials. It is easy to get overwhelmed with all the export documentation necessary in the international trade sector. Not having the relevant documents or even missing out on any one document can lead to the shipment getting delayed or postponed. This leads to further complications along the way as well as financial losses for the company.

The pre-receival advice, also called PRA, has substituted the Export Receival Advice, or ERA. The PRA is an electronic document while the ERA was a paper document. The conversion of the paper format to the electronic mode has definitely served to speed up the export process for businesses all over the world. It has helped to streamline many processes that were connected to the previous ERA document.

With the PRA being made mandatory from the year 2004, it is something that has to be taken very seriously and cannot be missed. This is essentially the document that informs the relevant shipping terminal about the eminent arrival of a shipping container at that terminal for export purposes. This helps the relevant officials to prepare themselves and the facility for that particular shipment. This has to reach the relevant terminal much before the shipment arrives. So any delay in the PRA will lead to complications with the entire process of receiving and accepting the shipment, which can easily be avoided if export documentation is made to be more organized and streamlined.

The export declaration number, of EDN, is issued by the Australian Customs Service. It provides all the relevant information regarding any materials that are to be exported. This is a combination of nine different alphanumeric characters. This can be applied for up to six months before the date of export. The declaration will have a description of the materials being exported, either generally or a description of each part of the shipment individually. It is important to provide a clear and accurate description of the materials being exported and to do this within the required deadline in order to avoid any complications with the customs department later.

All the processes that are mandatory for the export business can now be made automated with software. This generates the necessary documentation without any hassle. This software, being cloud-based, also provides businesses with added security as well as the convenience of being able to download and access documents from anywhere on earth with an internet connection.

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