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Proforma Invoice

A preliminary invoice issued before supply, often to secure payment or clear customs.

A proforma invoice looks like an invoice but creates no accounting entry. It is issued so a buyer can arrange payment, open a letter of credit, obtain import approvals or process a prepayment.

Because it is not a tax document, it must not be treated as one. The tax invoice is raised separately when supply actually occurs.

Also called

  • pro forma
  • PI

Related terms

Invoice

A seller’s itemised request for payment for goods or services.

Quotation

A seller’s formal offer of prices and terms to a prospective buyer.

Import Declaration Form

IDF

A pre-shipment import authorisation required in Kenya and similar regimes.

Deferred Revenue

Money received before the goods or services have been delivered.

More in Sales

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