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International Commercial Contract

Fill in the form — get a ready bilingual EN/RU document for the bank, customs, and your foreign partner. Import and export of goods and services.

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EN/RU
bilingual format
CISG
90+ countries
173-FZ
currency control
4 types
import & export

What the draft already fills

Parties, documents and specifics for every deal scheme

Import of goods

PartiesBuyer — Russia, seller — foreign company
Delivery termsFOB, CIF, EXW, DAP — your choice
DocumentsInvoice, packing list, export declaration, waybill
SpecificsHS code · Supplier's SWIFT details

Export of goods

PartiesSeller — Russia, buyer — foreign company
Delivery termsFCA, DAP, DDP — your choice
DocumentsInvoice, packing list, export declaration, waybill
SpecificsContract details for the 0% VAT register · Currency proceeds control

Import of services

PartiesCustomer — Russia, contractor — foreign company
SpecificsCompletion certificate · Service periods and stages · Late-delivery penalties

Export of services

PartiesContractor — Russia, customer — foreign company
SpecificsCompletion certificate · Milestone payments or advance · Late payment penalty

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Enter both parties' details, describe the subject of the deal, and choose payment and delivery terms. Built-in search across 13,000+ HS codes.

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4 types of international commercial contracts

A commercial contract covers all four deal types, each with its own set of sections

Why a generic blank form does not replace a commercial contract

A downloaded template is a blank. A ready international commercial contract is something else entirely

What matters
Template from the internet
Контракт.Онлайн
Both parties' details
✗ You fill in manually
✓ Filled in through the form
HS code
✗ You look it up yourself
✓ Search across 13,000+ entries
Bilingual EN/RU
✗ You need a translator
✓ Generated automatically
Governing law and arbitration
✗ You choose and write it in
✓ Russian law, ICAC at the CCI of Russia
Arbitration clause
✗ Often missing
✓ Included in the document
Time to prepare
2–4 hours
✓ 15 minutes

What's included in an international commercial contract

Contract sections and annexes the builder puts together

✓Both parties' details: tax ID, SWIFT/IBAN, legal address
✓Subject of the agreement with HS code and product description
✓Unit price, currency, and total deal amount
✓Delivery basis under Incoterms 2020 — 11 options
✓Payment schedule: advance, post-payment, instalments
✓Performance deadlines for each party
✓Quality and packaging requirements
✓Liability of the parties and claims settlement procedure
✓Force majeure circumstances
✓Russian governing law and ICAC arbitration

Questions about the international commercial contract

Governing law, the CISG and dispute resolution in a commercial contract

It is an agreement between parties from different states for the supply of goods or the provision of services for payment. Its sale-of-goods part is governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which does not apply to services, and it is also subject to national currency control legislation. It serves as the basis for the international payment and customs clearance.
There are four main types: import of goods — purchasing from a foreign supplier; export of goods — selling to a foreign buyer; import of services — engaging a foreign contractor; export of services — working for a foreign client. The generator covers all four types.
The standard form includes: a preamble with the parties' details, the subject of the contract, price and payment terms, delivery terms under Incoterms, performance deadlines, liability of the parties, force majeure, governing law, and an arbitration clause. The language is bilingual EN/RU with parallel columns.
Under Bank of Russia Instruction No. 181-I, a contract is registered with an authorized bank if its amount is 3 million RUB or more on import or 10 million RUB or more on export (at the Central Bank rate on the date of signing). The bank assigns a UNK — a unique contract number. Below the threshold the contract is not registered.
The parties may choose the governing law: the seller's country, a neutral jurisdiction, or CISG as a supranational standard. The builder's contract names Russian law and arbitration at the ICAC at the Russian CCI; the parties may agree on a different clause in the finished document.
Russian government authorities accept documents in Russian. The foreign counterparty works in English. The generator produces a bilingual international commercial contract with parallel EN/RU columns — both texts are originals, with the Russian text prevailing in case of discrepancy (clause 9.1), and no notarized translation is needed.

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International Commercial Contract: Structure and Requirements

An international commercial contract is the legal basis for any cross-border transaction between a Russian and a foreign party. Without it, the authorized bank won't process a currency payment, and customs won't clear the import or export declaration. A properly drafted international commercial contract protects both parties and opens the way to international settlements.

The form of an international commercial contract under CISG

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), ratified by more than 90 countries, does not prescribe a strict form, while an offer must indicate the goods, the quantity and the price (Art. 14). The standard form of an international commercial contract includes a bilingual EN/RU text, a governing-law section, and an arbitration clause. The generator builds the document in strict compliance with these requirements.

International commercial contracts and Russian currency control

Under Bank of Russia Instruction No. 181-I, the authorized bank checks every incoming and outgoing currency payment: the amount, currency, and purpose must match the terms of the international commercial contract. For deals worth at least 3 million RUB (import) or 10 million RUB (export), the bank opens a file and assigns a UNK (unique contract number).

Incoterms and risk allocation in an international contract

The delivery basis under Incoterms 2020 in an international commercial contract for the supply of goods determines who bears the freight and insurance costs, at what point risk passes from seller to buyer, and who handles customs formalities. The generator supports all 11 terms.

Bilingual format and the arbitration clause

A bilingual international commercial contract with parallel English / Russian columns is a document in which both texts are originals, with the Russian text prevailing in case of discrepancy (clause 9.1), and no notarized translation is needed. The arbitration clause specifies the court or arbitration body for resolving disputes. Options include the ICAC at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the ICC Arbitration Institute, or the court at one of the parties' place of business.