Trade Documentation

• Counterfeit or altered commercial invoices and bills of lading conceal actual values and quantities of shipped goods.
• Reusing the same documents across multiple transactions supports schemes like multiple invoicing and hides true shipment details.

• This service is central for preparing commercial invoices, bills of lading, and other paperwork that criminals may falsify to misrepresent goods or values.
• By submitting inaccurate documentation, offenders disguise the size or nature of transactions, effectively layering illicit funds within global trade flows.

• Manipulation of customs and shipping forms, including HS codes, to disguise cargo contents or real trade values.
• Counterfeit bills of lading or certificates of origin permit false cross-border transactions and conceal illicit funds.

• Fraudulent shipping manifests, invoices, and related paperwork are fabricated or altered to justify inflated or fictitious cross-border transactions.
• These documents are then submitted to financial institutions or authorities, appearing valid and bypassing routine checks.

• Criminals manipulate or fabricate official shipping and compliance records (e.g., bills of lading, certificates of origin) to falsify the legitimacy of goods or mask illicit commodities.
• These forgeries bypass standard controls, misrepresenting shipments and concealing the true nature of cross-border transactions.

• Fraudulent or distorted commercial invoices, bills of lading, and other paperwork mask the true nature and value of transactions.
• In Hot Transfer, mismatching goods and records allows parties to settle debts informally without direct fund movements.
• Comprehensive scrutiny of trade documents is critical to detect and disrupt such schemes.

• Fraudulent trade invoices and shipping documents are used alongside hawala transactions to conceal the true origin of funds.
• By manipulating or fabricating documentation, criminals justify cross-border payments with minimal scrutiny, bypassing formal banking alerts.
• These falsified records help obscure the transactional chain, making it challenging for regulators or investigators to trace illicit proceeds.

• Criminals may forge or manipulate bills of lading, certificates of origin, and other paperwork for imaginary jewelry shipments.
• These documents create a veneer of lawful trade, facilitating the layering of illicit funds.

• Falsified commercial invoices, bills of lading, or certificates of origin are used to obscure the real nature, value, or destination of goods.
• By altering documentation, criminals can seamlessly mask irregularities in shipping routes and hamper law enforcement efforts.

• Criminals falsify or manipulate invoices and shipping documents, claiming funds pertain to legitimate import/export transactions.
• Such fabricated paperwork masks the actual purpose of the transfers, allowing illicit proceeds to appear as routine trade settlements.

• Criminals can falsify shipping documents (e.g., bills of lading, invoices) to misrepresent the value or nature of goods, enabling covert smuggling.
• Inaccurate documentation hampers detection, allowing illicit cargo to pass customs unnoticed and obscuring the trail of funds.

• Enables preparation and submission of shipping documents, invoices, and certificates, which criminals can falsify to conceal actual value or origin.
• Forging or omitting Kimberley Process Certificates allows illicit diamonds to enter legitimate supply chains undetected.

• Offenders falsify key documents (e.g., bills of lading, invoices) to disguise the true nature and value of tobacco products, avoiding excise duties.
• Manipulated paperwork enables smugglers to claim shipments as duty-free or low-tax items, masking illicit profits and hindering law enforcement tracking.

• Falsified invoices, shipping manifests, and certificates of origin help criminals misstate actual quantities or the quality of precious metals or gemstones.
• Inaccurate paperwork masks funds’ true source and destination, enabling criminals to blend illegal trades with legitimate ones.

• Providing or handling trade paperwork that can be forged or manipulated to misrepresent product type, volume, or origin.
• These falsified documents enable the commingling of illicitly sourced environmental goods with legitimate supplies, masking the true source of revenue.

• Offenders can alter or fabricate trade documents (e.g., invoices, certificates of origin) to inflate shipment values or conceal nonexistent goods.
• Such manipulations facilitate the layering of illicit proceeds, as each falsified record creates an appearance of legitimate trade transactions.

• Criminals create or manipulate commercial invoices, bills of lading, and other paperwork to reflect phantom shipments, making the transfer of funds appear legitimate.
• The same set of doctored documents can be reused for multiple transactions, artificially inflating the appearance of trade volume and irretrievably intertwining illicit proceeds.

• Criminals forge or manipulate bills of lading, invoices, and shipping records to legitimize interlocking letters of credit.
• Banks relying on these falsified documents inadvertently validate circular transactions that have little or no actual merchandise behind them.

• Fraudulent or altered trading paperwork (e.g., purchase orders, pro forma invoices, shipping documents) is created to secure unwarranted pre-shipment loans.
• These documents overstate merchandise quantities or contract values, deceiving lenders about the viability of the export transaction.
• By masking minimal or nonexistent shipments behind seemingly valid documentation, criminals embed illicit proceeds into the trade cycle under the pretense of genuine export revenues.

• Criminals exploit these services to produce or manipulate commercial invoices, bills of lading, and related documents.
• Such falsified paperwork underpins the illusion of valid cross-border transactions involving goods overstated in value or never shipped.

• Criminals create falsified invoices, bills of lading, and export/import paperwork, inflating values or concealing phantom shipments.
• These documents underpin fraudulent bills of exchange, enabling illicit funds to be funneled through purported trade settlements.

• Offenders falsify or overstate cargo volumes on trade documents to support inflated invoice amounts under red/green clause letters of credit.
• These manipulated documents enable fraudulent justifications for early or partial payments, masking the absence or understatement of actual goods shipped.
• Collusive shippers and forged paperwork exacerbate the opacity, hindering AML checks and facilitating layered fund movements.

• By producing and managing fraudulent shipping documents (e.g., altered bills of lading or commercial invoices), criminals disguise actual cargo details.
• This misrepresentation hinders effective oversight, allowing them to present seemingly valid paperwork despite discrepancies in goods, quantities, or values.

• Falsified trade documents (e.g., invoices, bills of lading) underpin the inflated or fabricated transactions in syndicated trade loan schemes.
• By manipulating documentation, criminals justify higher loans than actual trade volumes, enabling them to launder funds under the guise of legitimate trade.

• By issuing multiple commercial invoices, shipping records, or bills of lading for the same goods, criminals fabricate varied valuations.
• This document manipulation clouds transactional clarity, allowing repeated or misstated shipments to go undetected across jurisdictions.

• Criminals can submit doctored commercial invoices, bills of lading, or certificates of origin to misstate prices, quantities, or product quality.
• Tampered trade records impede workshops, audits, and enforcement efforts, enabling trade-based laundering schemes.

• Criminals forge or alter commercial invoices, packing lists, and customs declarations, misrepresenting goods and values.
• Through repeated amendments and cross-border filings, they introduce uncertainty that masks the true source of proceeds.

• Forged bills of lading, certificates of origin, or other required paperwork can disguise actual shipment details, enabling criminals to manipulate oil trade records and conceal the true quantity or value.
• Inconsistent or doctored documentation across jurisdictions makes it difficult for authorities to detect discrepancies in oil and fuel transactions.

• Criminals routinely forge or excessively amend shipping and trade documents to misrepresent the contents, value, or owners behind goods stored in bonded warehouses.
• By modifying bills of lading, certificates of origin, and other records, they conceal the true nature of contraband shipments, frustrating customs oversight and complicating beneficial ownership tracing.

• Falsified or amended shipping and commercial invoices conceal real transaction values or commodity details.
• Missing or inconsistent information across multi-party deals masks illicit financial flows within legitimate trade.

• Manages commercial invoices, bills of lading, and other customs paperwork where criminals misreport goods’ value or nature.
• Contributes to concealing artificial pricing differentials by appearing to comply with standard trade requirements.

• Involves creating and handling invoices, shipping records, and certificates, which can be falsified to hide sanctioned parties.
• Over- and under-invoicing tactics leverage false documents to route funds undetected.

• Criminals may utilize complicit or fraudulent document services to produce falsified invoices and shipping records, masking the true nature or value of precursor chemicals.
• Mislabeling or under-invoicing goods avoids attention from financial institutions and customs, enabling continued illicit imports and avoiding detection.

• Permits fake or altered commercial invoices, bills of lading, and other records to mask illegal commodities and their real value.
• Over-invoicing and under-invoicing techniques facilitate layering, disguising the sources of criminal proceeds in cross-border transactions.

• Criminals forge or falsify import/export paperwork, including customs declarations and invoices, allowing counterfeit goods to enter legitimate supply chains.
• Misrepresentation of product origin or quantity conceals the counterfeit nature, undermining authorities' ability to detect illegal shipments.

• Perpetrators furnish forged shipping documents or customs declarations to support fictitious or overstated trade transactions.
• Such documents justify unwarranted rebates, refunds, or credit lines, masking the true origin of newly generated criminal proceeds.

• Key documents like bills of lading, certificates of origin, and invoices are falsified to hide the real source or volume of natural resources.
• Such deliberate misrepresentation underpins trade-based laundering by blending illicit goods with lawful commerce.

• Traffickers forge or alter bills of lading, certificates of origin, and other paperwork to disguise illicit shipments as ordinary trade.
• Misrepresentation of cargo details complicates financial institutions’ efforts to identify and flag suspicious transactions tied to wildlife trafficking.

• Criminals can forge or alter export licenses, permits, and shipping documents, legitimizing illegally extracted minerals on paper. • Conceals pivotal details such as origin, production capacity, or authenticity of mineral shipments, thwarting effective due diligence and AML checks.

• Preparation of invoices, bills of lading, and related records at inflated prices helps criminals legitimize fictitious export values.
• Altered or forged documents are submitted to authorities and financial institutions, leading to undetected misrepresentations of shipment worth.