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New to domestic delivery and have no idea what document should you prepare to ensure a smooth delivery? Fret not as we’re here to guide you on the 3 types of documents you should prepare for general domestic delivery within Malaysia – let’s read on!
The 3 Documents You Need For Domestic Delivery
#1 – Air Waybill (Unless You’ve Booked For Paperless Service)
An air waybill (AWB) is a transportation document issued by your selected courier, stating detailed information about the shipment of items. This includes the details of sender and receiver so delivery heroes know who to contact and where to deliver by looking at the air waybill.
At EasyParcel, we’ll auto-generated printed AWB once you paid for an order. All you need to do is just print and attach it to the surface of your parcel. With this, you can even choose the air waybill to be printed in A4 paper or sticker format at your convenience (format switching is free).
A4 Air Waybill
Sticker Air Waybill
#2 – Commercial Invoice For Shipment Involves East Malaysia, Labuan & Langkawi
A commercial invoice is a paper that includes the details of your parcel content which is required for customs clearance. The best part is EasyParcel will auto-generate a commercial invoice along with your air waybill when the order involves Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan and Langkawi. So, be sure to fill up the parcel content in detail accurately.
If you’re having 2 items or more to declare in your parcel, simply generate a new itemized invoice here and replace it with the default commercial invoice that we’ve prepared for you.
#3 – Courier Manifest As A Proof Of Collection
When handing shipments over to your selected courier, you generally need a shipment list that acts as proof of collection. This document is called “Courier Manifest” which clearly lists the tracking numbers and total volume of parcels picked up by your selected courier.
Having a courier manifest is important for your delivery as it can be used for investigation purposes, such as to file a claim for compensation due to loss or damage of parcels by courier partners. And now, you can download the courier manifest in EasyParcel!
Developing a thorough understanding of the parcel delivery documentation process will save you time in delivering your parcels and eliminate potential delays in your shipments. Whenever you’ve booked a parcel delivery via EasyParcel, be sure to attach air waybills and commercial invoices (if any) on each parcel and also get the delivery hero to sign the manifest – that’s simple!