Import operations
Connect letters of credit, shipments, bank activity, customs costs, supplier payments, and landed inventory value in one complete import record.
eSolverBooks / Import & LC / Import & LC dashboard
One connected workflow
Imported goods pass through commercial, banking, shipping, customs, inventory, and accounting stages. eSolverBooks keeps those records connected so every cost and milestone remains visible from the proforma invoice through warehouse receipt.
The everyday problem
Freight, insurance, port charges, customs duty, clearing agent bills and bank charges come from different people on different days. Unless someone collects them, the item is stocked at invoice value and the margin looks better than it is.
A shipment opened at one rate and settled at another leaves a difference that has to land somewhere in the books. Spreadsheets rarely track it.
The bank has the LC, the clearing agent has the shipment and the accountant has neither. The owner asks where a consignment stands and the answer is a round of phone calls.
Advance payments and partial settlements to foreign suppliers are easy to lose track of over months.
Core capabilities
Record facilities, margin, amendments, charges, settlements, and the bank activity associated with each letter of credit.
Follow supplier documents, shipping references, arrival dates, customs activity, and goods receipt from one import file.
Collect freight, duty, insurance, port, clearing, and related charges before allocating the true cost to inventory.
Keep commercial invoices, packing lists, shipping documents, and supporting records connected to the transaction.
Track foreign supplier balances, advances, settlements, exchange effects, and associated payment history.
Compare complete acquisition cost with inventory value and subsequent sales information.
How it works
Capture the supplier, proforma invoice, currency, item, quantity, bank, and LC terms.
Update shipment progress and add every banking, freight, customs, and clearing expense.
Receive goods, allocate landed costs, update inventory, and close the financial position.
Business outcomes
A complete cost history for each shipment
Fewer disconnected import spreadsheets
More accurate imported inventory value
Clearer supplier and bank balances
Compliance
Import transactions touch customs, banks and VAT. eSolverBooks does not replace customs or bank systems; it keeps your own records of each shipment organised and traceable.
Day one
Questions
Landed cost is the full price of getting goods into your warehouse: the invoice value plus freight, insurance, duty, port and clearing charges and related bank costs. Stock valued at invoice alone overstates margin. eSolverBooks lets you allocate these charges to the received items.
Import and LC, with LC tracking, proforma and commercial invoices, landed cost analysis, customs and duty calculation and duty drawback claims, is part of the Enterprise plan.
Yes. The Enterprise plan includes multi-currency invoicing and forex management, so overseas suppliers and exchange differences are part of the books.
No. eSolverBooks keeps your own records and calculations; it does not file customs declarations or send instructions to banks. You continue to use your bank and clearing agent for that.
The Enterprise plan includes cheque and PDC management and loan and EMI tracking, which importers often use alongside LC facilities.
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