Taking care of all the factors that imply the delivery of goods is essential to ensure quality deliveries, safely and in a timely manner. One factor of great importance that can hinder delivery time is the correct issuance of transport documents. We list the main documents used for the shipment of the goods and definition of each one of them. In addition to the impact on the circulation of the goods complying with current legislation, insurance coverage in the event of an accident depends on the presentation of all documentation. These documents are mandatory, regardless of the type of shipment used, be it, road, rail, waterway, pipeline and air.

1. ELECTRONIC FISCAL NOTE (NF-E)

The invoice is a mandatory document and must be issued in the purchase and sale of any product or service. The fact that NF-e is emitted by the internet, has brought ease and agility in the sharing of information.

2. AUXILIARY DOCUMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC FISCAL NOTE (DANFE)

The virtual invoice has an auxiliary document, a printed version known as DANFE. This document has the function of facilitating access to information in the NF-e; however, it does not replace it, serving only for the transit of the commodity. That is, both must be issued or made available to the other participants. This printed document is important to confirm the delivery of the merchandise, because it is in him that the left-hand signed by the recipient is obtained.

3. ELECTRONIC TRANSPORTATION KNOWLEDGE (CT-E)

This document is the mirror gives a tax note, however it refers to the provision of cargo transportation service done by any modal. The CT-e must be registered / authorized, virtually, in the site of the Secretaries of the State Farms (Sefaz) and is subject to checks in checkpoints. Current legislation requires it to be valid in all states of the country.

4. AUXILIARY DOCUMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT (DACTE)

The CT-e also has an auxiliary document that acts as its physical representation. This document accompanies the cargo in transit and contains data enabling the CT-e conference on the Sefaz website. As in the case of the note, DACTE does not replace electronic transport knowledge (XML).

5. ELECTRONIC MANIFESTO OF FISCAL DOCUMENTS (MDF-E)

The MDF-e’s main purpose is to optimize taxpayers’ obligations while allowing for the monitoring of all commercial operations by the Treasury.
Therefore, MDF-e streamlines / centralizes the registration of tax documents, compiling various information in one place.

6. AUXILIARY DOCUMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC MANIFESTO OF FISCAL DOCUMENTS (DAMDFE)

The MDF-e also has an auxiliary record, a physical copy, that accompanies the merchandise. Likewise, this supporting document also does not replace the electronic document (XML).