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Simplified Freight Invoicing

Don’t you wish you could reduce your paperwork?

Maersk is pleased to introduce Simplified Freight Invoices making your freight invoicing process easier and more transparent. Are you curious what to expect and how to work with the new process? – Keep on reading!

To make sure that the new invoicing process matches your local needs, every country has its own release date, so please make so to scroll down and take a look at your personal market’s timings.

How does it work today?

If there is a change to the price of your shipment, previously we would cancel the original invoice, then issue a completely new invoice with revised charge and no explanation of how it is linked to the original invoice. Some customers also received a credit note.

Current process:

Original invoice + Credit Note + New adjusted invoice with no link to the original invoice

New Invoicing process

We are improving our freight invoicing process to serve you better. You will keep the original invoice and we will issue either a partial credit note or a supplementary invoice with improved information detailing the reason for the change.

New process:

Original Invoice + Supplementary invoice/credit note with clear reference to the original invoice

Example:Suppl-Billing-02-01

The above example shows an original invoice (left) where the Basic Ocean Freight was underbilled by $50.00. A supplementary invoice (right) for the $50 is then created. The supplementary invoice will reference the original invoice number and amount as seen on the right.

At any time you can find your invoice copies on Maersk.com. If you need assistance or should have any questions, your local collector, customer service team or sales partner is happy to support you.

Note: The above process is not yet available for EDI solutions, but will be available in future releases upon request.

Release dates: When will the Simplified Freight Invoices be available in my country?

Africa

Country Release date
Algeria 29th March 2019
Angola 25th March 2019
Benin 20th March 2019
Botswana 25th March 2019
Burkina Faso 29th March 2019
Cameroon 25th March 2019
Cape Verde Island 29th March 2019
Congo 25th March 2019
Congo, Dem. Rep. of 25th March 2019
Djibouti 20th March 2019
Ethiopia 20th March 2019
Gabon 25th March 2019
Gambia 29th March 2019
Ghana 20th March 2019
Guinea 29th March 2019
Guinea-Bissau 29th March 2019
Ivory Coast 29th March 2019
Kenya 20th March 2019
Lesotho 25th March 2019
Liberia 29th March 2019
Libya 20th March 2019
Madagascar 25th March 2019
Malawi 25th March 2019
Mali 29th March 2019
Mauritania 29th March 2019
Mauritius 25th March 2019
Morocco 29th March 2019
Mozambique 25th March 2019
Namibia 25th March 2019
Nigeria 20th March 2019
Senegal 29th March 2019
Sierra Leone 29th March 2019
Somalia 20th March 2019
South Africa 25th March 2019
Sudan 20th March 2019
Swaziland 25th March 2019
Tanzania 20th March 2019
Tunisia 13th April 2019
Uganda 20th March 2019
Zambia 25th March 2019
Zimbabwe 25th March 2019

Americas

Country Release date
Argentina 25th March 2019
Aruba 29th March 2019
Bahamas 29th March 2019
Brazil 25th March 2019
Canada 29th March 2019
Curacao 29th March 2019
Ecuador 25th March 2019
Guyana 29th March 2019
Haiti 29th March 2019
Jamaica 29th March 2019
Paraguay 25th March 2019
Peru 25th March 2019
Puerto Rico 16th March 2019
Suriname 16th March 2019
United States 29th March 2019
Uruguay 25th March 2019

Asia

Country Release date
Bahrain 16th March 2019
Bangladesh 16th March 2019
Iraq 16th March 2019
Jordan 16th March 2019
Kuwait 16th March 2019
Oman 29th March 2019
Pakistan 16th March 2019
Qatar 29th March 2019
Saudi Arabia 16th March 2019
Yemen 16th March 2019

Europe

Country Release date
Austria 25th March 2019
Bulgaria 20th March 2019
Croatia 16th March 2019
Cyprus 16th March 2019
Czech Republic 20th March 2019
Denmark 25th March 2019
Estonia 20th March 2019
Finland 20th March 2019
France 25th March 2019
Georgia 20th March 2019
Germany 25th March 2019
Greece 16th March 2019
Hungary 20th March 2019
Ireland 16th March 2019
Israel 20th March 2019
Italy 16th March 2019
Latvia 20th March 2019
Lebanon 20th March 2019
Lithuania 20th March 2019
Malta 16th March 2019
Netherlands 25th March 2019
Norway 25th March 2019
Poland 20th March 2019
Portugal 29th March 2019
Romania 20th March 2019
Russia 13th April 2019
Slovakia 20th March 2019
Slovenia 16th March 2019
Spain 29th March 2019
Sweden 25th March 2019
Switzerland 25th March 2019
Syria 20th March 2019
United Kingdom 16th March 2019

What if my country is not on the list?

If your market is not part of the release-lists above, nothing changes in your current finance process for now and your local process is likely under review. A release in Vietnam, Egypt, Ukraine, Turkey and Iran is currently not planned.

The dates above are subject to change in case we identify further potential for improvement as we conduct the release process.
Source: Maersk

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