The pro forma invoice must be attached to your shipment if you're shipping goods not intended for sale (gifts, samples, ...) from the European Union to a country outside the European Union.

It is a purely informative document with no accounting or legal value. It must be written in English (and French if possible) and must contain all the details of the transaction:

• Name, address of the seller.
• Name, address of the buyer.
• Date of issue of the invoice (shipping date).
• List and description of goods.
• Quantity of goods.
• Unit value of exported goods.
• Total value of exported goods.
• Means of transport and delivery conditions in accordance with the applicable Incoterm.

The mention “Pro forma” must clearly appear.

It must be attached in 2 copies to your shipment.