High Sea Sale - Invoicing and Inventory

Animesh Jain (CA) (24 Points)

01 June 2011  

Dear All,

Please advice.

A Company has its ship carrying material to India after purchase from vendor. Now, A company has executed a High-Sea Sale agreement with B Company before the ship enters the Indian shores.

Queries

1.    On entering into sale agreement, should A company continue showing the purchased material as Inventory? If yes, how to show it as Goods in Transit/ Raw Material or any other form.

2.    Is it not mandatory for A Company to invoice the B Company along with the high sea sale agreement?

3.    How B Company will treat the said dealings? In other words, when B Company will record it as purchase in its book?