CommodityDescription Property
Complete and accurate description of this commodity line item.
Syntax
__property String CommodityDescription[int CommodityIndex] = {read=FCommodityDescription, write=FSetCommodityDescription};
Default Value
""
Remarks
Complete and accurate description of this commodity line item.
It is applicable to all international forms. Optional for Partial Invoice and required for the rest of form types.
Specific description of the type of equipment and its intended use is required. Clearance delays may result if the contents are not completely and accurately described. Vague description will not be accepted by Customs. Only a portion of this property will print on the label.
For FedEx, if the shipment contains documents only (i.e., Documents is set to True), then the CommodityDescription has to be set to an approved value. The following table lists document descriptions approved by U.S. Customs.
| Description | |
| Correspondence/No Commercial | Leases |
| Accounting Documents | Legal Documents |
| Analysis Reports | Letters and Cards |
| Applications (Completed) | Letter of Credit Packets |
| Bank Statements | Loan Documents |
| Bid Quotations | Marriage Certificates |
| Birth Certificates | Medical Records |
| Bills of Sale | Office Records |
| Bonds | Operating Agreements |
| Business Correspondence | Patent Applications |
| Checks (Completed) | Permits |
| Claim Files | Photocopies |
| Closing Statements | Proposals |
| Conference Reports | Prospectuses |
| Contracts | Purchase Orders |
| Cost Estimates | Quotations |
| Court Transcripts | Reservation Confirmation |
| Credit Applications | Resumes |
| Data Sheets | Sales Agreements |
| Deeds | Sales Reports |
| Employment Papers | Shipping Documents |
| Escrow Instructions | Statements/Reports |
| Export Papers | Statistical Data |
| Financial Statements | Stock Information |
| Immigration Papers | Tax Papers |
| Income Statements | Trade Confirmation |
| Insurance Documents | Transcripts |
| Interoffice Memos | Warranty Deeds |
| Inventory Reports | |
| Invoices (Completed) |
The size of the array is controlled by the CommodityCount property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
String