Blueprint

Why this one, and when not to use it

Export invoices carry a different payload to domestic ones: shipping bill number and date, port code, incoterm, country of origin, the exchange rate used and the date it was taken, plus a declaration about whether the supply is under LUT or with payment of IGST. Cram that onto a template designed for domestic billing and it becomes a mess.

Blueprint gives every one of those fields a labelled cell in a technical grid, so a customs broker or a bank processing your inward remittance can find what they need at a glance. The invoice total is also restated in your reporting currency at the declared FX rate, which is what your accountant needs for the books.

It is equally good for engineering and manufacturing invoices where part numbers, HSN codes and quantities do the talking.