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A Commercial Invoice will need to be notarized by a Canadian Notary Public and certified by the local Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade. There may also be other country specific requirements. In many cases, the Certificate of Origin must be processed along with the Commercial Invoice. Contact us to discuss the apostille of your Commercial Invoice.

The steps involved with the apostille of a Commercial Invoice are as follows:

1. Prepare your document for submission to the appropriate authorities.
2. Have your document apostilled by the appropriate government authority in Canada.
3. If needed - Have your document legalized by the  diplomatic mission of the destination country.

Note, that the document legalization step is only required for documents going to non-apostille countries.

The links above can be used to find out more about each of the steps. We would welcome the chance to  discuss your documents and let you know how we can help. Contact our friendly staff who are ready to answer your questions. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011 or send us an online enquiry.

The process of obtaining an apostille of a Commercial Invoice can take a few days to several weeks to complete. By using our services, we ensure your Commercial Invoice meets the requirements of the apostille office, and if needed, the diplomatic mission of the destination country. The total timeline will depend on the offices in question.

Any mistakes or omissions in the preparation and submission of your Commercial Invoice may result is the refusal and return of the document unprocessed.

Contact an IDC expert for an estimate of how long it will take us to apostille your Commercial Invoice.

Yes! In most cases the Commercial Invoice, among other documents, will need to be apostilled to be recognized in other countries. You may want to confirm with the authority to which you are submitting the Commercial Invoice whether they require the apostille.

In some cases, when your commercial invoice is destined for a non-apostille country, you will need to also have the document legalized.

For more information on the apostille of your Commercial Invoice, please contact our friendly specialists.

No, you should not apostille a copy of a Commercial Invoice instead of the original. A Commercial Invoice should be an original that has been notarized by a Canadian Notary Public and certified by a Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade. In many cases, it must also be accompanied by the Certificate of Origin. Contact us to discuss your document in more detail and the specific requirements of the process. Feel free to call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011.

Yes! We can certainly handle the apostille of your Commercial Invoice and other export documents. Our team specializes in the apostille of commercial documents for use abroad. We will help you prepare the documents properly and ensure they are accepted for processing by the apostille office (and if applicable, the diplomatic mission). Contact an IDC expert to discuss your documents and find out how we can help!