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What is Proforma invoice (PI)?

What is Proforma invoice (PI)?

A Proforma Invoice (PI) is a preliminary or estimated bill of sale sent to a buyer before the actual shipment or delivery of goods or services. It provides details about the goods or services being sold, including descriptions, quantities, prices, and other important terms. However, it is not a request for payment. It’s typically used for customs, budgeting, or confirming the terms of a potential transaction.

Key Characteristics of a Proforma Invoice:

  1. Not a Request for Payment: It serves as a quote, rather than a final bill. It outlines the details of the goods or services to be delivered but doesn’t require immediate payment.
  2. For Customs and Import/Export: Proforma invoices are commonly used for international shipments. Customs authorities may need a PI to assess taxes, duties, or determine the value of goods being imported or exported.
  3. Similar to a Quotation: It gives the buyer an idea of the price, quantity, and terms of the sale but isn’t a legally binding contract like a regular invoice.
  4. Contains Key Details:
    • Description of the goods or services
    • Quantities and prices
    • Terms of sale (such as delivery terms, shipping, etc.)
    • Estimated shipping costs
    • Buyer and seller information
  5. Used in Business Transactions: While not a legal invoice, it serves as a way to outline the agreed-upon terms and give both parties clarity before finalizing the sale.

When is a Proforma Invoice Used?

  • International Trade: When goods are being shipped internationally, especially for customs clearance.
  • Advance Payment: When a supplier asks for payment or deposit before providing the goods or services.
  • Confirming Terms: For a buyer who wants to ensure that the terms, quantities, and prices are correct before making the purchase.

Difference between Proforma Invoice and Regular Invoice:

  • Proforma Invoice: Used for quotes, not a request for payment. It's an estimate.
  • Regular Invoice: A formal request for payment, issued once the goods or services have been provided. 

 

Proforma invoice (PI) āĻ•ি?

āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏ (Proforma Invoice āĻŦা PI) āĻšāϞো āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻĒ্āϰাāĻĨāĻŽিāĻ• āĻŦা āφāύুāĻŽাāύিāĻ• āϚাāϞাāύ, āϝা āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŦিāĻ•্āϰেāϤা āϤাāϰ āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝেāϰ āĻŽূāϞ্āϝ āĻāĻŦং āĻ…āύ্āϝাāύ্āϝ āĻļāϰ্āϤাāĻŦāϞী āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻ•ে āĻ•্āϰেāϤাāĻ•ে āϜাāύাāϤে āĻĒাāĻ াāύ āĻāϟি āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•ৃāϤ āĻŦিāϞ āύāϝ়, āĻŦāϰং āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻĒ্āϰāϏ্āϤাāĻŦāύা āĻŦা āĻ•োāϟেāĻļāύ āĻšিāϏেāĻŦে āĻ•াāϜ āĻ•āϰে āϝা āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝেāϰ āĻĻাāĻŽ, āĻĒāϰিāĻŽাāĻŖ, āĻāĻŦং āĻ…āύ্āϝাāύ্āϝ āĻļāϰ্āϤাāĻŦāϞী āĻŦিāϏ্āϤাāϰিāϤāĻ­াāĻŦে āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āĻ•āϰে

āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏেāϰ (PI) āĻŦৈāĻļিāώ্āϟ্āϝāϏāĻŽূāĻš:

1.      āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āύāϝ়: āĻāϟি āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻ…āύুāϰোāϧ āύāϝ়। āĻāϟি āĻ•েāĻŦāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻĒ্āϰāϏ্āϤাāĻŦāύা āĻŦা āφāύুāĻŽাāύিāĻ• āϚাāϞাāύ

2.      āĻ•াāϏ্āϟāĻŽāϏ āĻāĻŦং āφāĻŽāĻĻাāύি/āϰāĻĒ্āϤাāύি: āφāύ্āϤāϰ্āϜাāϤিāĻ• āĻŦাāĻŖিāϜ্āϝে, āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏāϟি āĻĒ্āϰাāϝ়āĻļāχ āĻ•াāϏ্āϟāĻŽāϏ āĻ•āϰ্āϤৃāĻĒāĻ•্āώেāϰ āĻ•াāĻ›ে āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻ•āϰা āĻšāϝ়, āϝেāĻ–াāύে āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝ āĻŦা āϏেāĻŦা āĻ—āύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻĻেāĻļে āĻĒৌঁāĻ›াāύোāϰ āφāĻ—ে āĻ•াāϏ্āϟāĻŽāϏ āĻļুāϞ্āĻ• āĻāĻŦং āĻ•āϰ āύিāϰ্āϧাāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰা āĻšāϝ়

3.      āĻ•োāϟেāĻļāύেāϰ āĻŽāϤো: āĻāϟি āĻŦিāĻ•্āϰেāϤাāϰ āĻĒāĻ•্āώ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ•্āϰেāϤাāĻ•ে āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻ•োāϟেāĻļāύ āĻŦা āφāύুāĻŽাāύিāĻ• āϚাāϞাāύ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰাāĻš āĻ•āϰে, āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻāϟি āϚূāĻĄ়াāύ্āϤ āϚাāϞাāύ āύāϝ়

4.      āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻŦিāϏ্āϤাāϰিāϤ āϤāĻĨ্āϝ:

o    āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝেāϰ āĻŦিāĻŦāϰāĻŖ

o    āĻĒāϰিāĻŽাāĻŖ āĻāĻŦং āĻĻাāĻŽ

o    āĻŦিāĻ•্āϰāϝ় āĻļāϰ্āϤাāĻŦāϞী (āϝেāĻŽāύ āĻĄেāϞিāĻ­াāϰি āĻļāϰ্āϤ, āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ–āϰāϚ, āχāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি)

o    āĻ•্āϰেāϤা āĻāĻŦং āĻŦিāĻ•্āϰেāϤাāϰ āϤāĻĨ্āϝ

5.      āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāϏাāϝ়িāĻ• āϞেāύāĻĻেāύেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ: āĻāϟি āĻāĻ•āϟি āφāύুāώ্āĻ াāύিāĻ• āĻŦা āϚূāĻĄ়াāύ্āϤ āĻŦিāϞ āύা āĻšāϞেāĻ“, āϞেāύāĻĻেāύেāϰ āĻļāϰ্āϤাāĻŦāϞী āϏ্āĻĒāώ্āϟ āĻ•āϰাāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻāĻŦং āĻĒাāϰāϏ্āĻĒāϰিāĻ• āĻŦোāĻাāĻĒāĻĄ়া āύিāĻļ্āϚিāϤ āĻ•āϰাāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšāϝ়

āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏেāϰ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰেāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ:

·         āφāύ্āϤāϰ্āϜাāϤিāĻ• āĻŦাāĻŖিāϜ্āϝ: āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝ āφāύ্āϤāϰ্āϜাāϤিāĻ•āĻ­াāĻŦে āĻĒাāĻ াāύো āĻšāϝ়, āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻ•āϰে āĻ•াāϏ্āϟāĻŽāϏ āĻ•্āϞিāϝ়াāϰেāύ্āϏেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ

·         āĻ…āĻ—্āϰিāĻŽ āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟ: āϝāĻĻি āĻŦিāĻ•্āϰেāϤা āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝ āĻŦা āϏেāĻŦা āϏāϰāĻŦāϰাāĻšেāϰ āφāĻ—ে āĻ•িāĻ›ু āĻĒāϰিāĻŽাāĻŖ āĻ…āĻ—্āϰিāĻŽ āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟ āϚাāύ

·         āĻļāϰ্āϤাāĻŦāϞী āύিāĻļ্āϚিāϤāĻ•āϰāĻŖ: āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ•্āϰেāϤা āύিāĻļ্āϚিāϤ āĻšāϤে āϚাāύ āϝে āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϤ āĻļāϰ্āϤাāĻŦāϞী āϏāĻ িāĻ•āĻ­াāĻŦে āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āĻ•āϰা āĻšāϝ়েāĻ›ে

āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏ āĻāĻŦং āϏাāϧাāϰāĻŖ āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏেāϰ āĻŽāϧ্āϝে āĻĒাāϰ্āĻĨāĻ•্āϝ:

·         āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏ: āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻ•োāϟেāĻļāύ āĻŦা āφāύুāĻŽাāύিāĻ• āϚাāϞাāύ, āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āύāϝ়

·         āϏাāϧাāϰāĻŖ āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏ: āĻāϟি āĻāĻ•āϟি āϚূāĻĄ়াāύ্āϤ āϚাāϞাāύ āϝা āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝ āĻŦা āϏেāĻŦা āϏāϰāĻŦāϰাāĻšেāϰ āĻĒāϰে āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻĒাāĻ াāύো āĻšāϝ়



 āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏ: āϧাāϰāĻŖা āĻ“ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ
āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏ (PI) āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻ•ে āφāϞোāϚāύা āĻ•āϰে, āϝা āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻĒ্āϰাāĻĨāĻŽিāĻ• āĻŦা āφāύুāĻŽাāύিāĻ• āϚাāϞাāύ। āĻāϟি āĻŦিāĻ•্āϰেāϤাāϰ āĻĒāĻ•্āώ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ•্āϰেāϤাāĻ•ে āĻĒāĻŖ্āϝেāϰ āĻŽূāϞ্āϝ āĻāĻŦং āĻļāϰ্āϤাāĻŦāϞী āϜাāύাāϤে āĻĒাāĻ াāύো āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤāĻŦে āĻāϟি āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻ…āύুāϰোāϧ āύāϝ় āĻāĻŦং āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•ৃāϤ āĻŦিāϞāĻ“ āύ⧟। āĻĒ্āϰāĻĢāϰ্āĻŽা āχāύāĻ­āϝ়েāϏ āϏাāϧাāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ•োāϟেāĻļāύ āĻšিāϏেāĻŦে āĻ•াāϜ āĻ•āϰে āĻāĻŦং āφāύ্āϤāϰ্āϜাāϤিāĻ• āĻŦাāĻŖিāϜ্āϝে āĻ•াāϏ্āϟāĻŽāϏ āĻ•্āϞিāϝ়াāϰেāύ্āϏেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻāϰ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻ—ুāϰুāϤ্āĻŦāĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖ। āĻāϟি āϚূāĻĄ়াāύ্āϤ āĻŦিāϞ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ­িāύ্āύ, āĻ•াāϰāĻŖ āϚূāĻĄ়াāύ্āϤ āĻŦিāϞ āĻĒেāĻŽেāύ্āϟেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻĒাāĻ াāύো āĻšāϝ়।


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