Trade documentation & compliance software

Africa TradeDocs

Create, validate, store and manage your international trade documents.

Africa TradeDocs helped importers, exporters, freight forwarders, customs professionals and distributors generate commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin and bills of sale, check them for discrepancies, and keep every shipment’s paperwork audit-ready in one vault.

Who it was for

Individual traders

Generate your first commercial invoice, packing list and certificate-of-origin paperwork without hiring a broker for every shipment.

Importers

Build an import-document checklist, work out your customs value, and track permit and bond renewal deadlines in one place.

Exporters

Run the rules-of-origin questionnaire, request AfCFTA certificates, and keep export documentation audit-ready.

Freight forwarders

Draft shipping instructions, organise documents by shipment folder, and share vault access with your team.

Customs professionals

Catch invoice and packing-list discrepancies before submission, and keep an audit log of every document change.

Distributors

Manage bills of sale and inbound shipment paperwork across multiple suppliers from a single branded workspace.

Document tools

Commercial invoice & packing list

Generate print-ready invoices and packing lists from reusable line items, parties and shipping details.

Certificate of origin workflow

Run the rules-of-origin questionnaire and request AfCFTA and standard certificates of origin.

Bill of sale generator

Draft compliant bills of sale for vehicles and equipment.

Customs value worksheet

Work out the declared customs value with freight, insurance and assist costs.

HS code suggestion & Incoterms selector

Get an HS-code shortlist for a product and pick the Incoterm that fits the deal.

Discrepancy checker

Cross-check invoice, packing list and shipping instructions for mismatches before submission.

Document checklist builder

Assemble the document set required for a given lane and shipment type.

Document vault & deadline tracker

Store every shipment's paperwork by folder, with alerts before permits, bonds and certificates expire.

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