Freight & Shipping Invoice Generator Malta
Create a Malta freight, shipping or forwarding invoice with BOL/AWB number, load/discharge location, weight and fuel surcharge — 0% VAT for international transport tied to export/import, standard 18% for domestic freight. Download a PDF free, no sign-up required.
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| Invoice Date | — |
| Description | Quantity | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freight charges — linehaul (origin → destination) | 1 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Fuel surcharge (FSC) — % of linehaul | 1 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Liftgate service (accessorial) | 1 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Residential delivery (accessorial) | 1 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Detention — driver waiting time | 2 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Demurrage / storage — per day | 1 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Customs clearance & documentation fee | 1 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Cargo insurance / declared-value charge | 1 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Subtotal | €0.00 |
| 18% (domestic) — international transport 0%, see FAQ (18%) | €0.00 |
| Total | €0.00 |
Freight & shipping invoice generator for Malta
Malta is Europe's largest ship registry and home to the Mediterranean's third-busiest transshipment port — create a freight, forwarding or ship-agency invoice with the BOL/AWB or CMR reference, load/discharge location, weight, fuel surcharge and correct VAT treatment.
International transport of goods and exports outside the EU are zero-rated (0%, exempt-with-credit); domestic/intra-Malta freight not tied to export/import defaults to the standard 18% rate.
Malta's freight narrative: flag state and transshipment hub
Malta is Europe's largest ship registry by number of vessels (over 10,000 registered) and ranks 1st in Europe, 6th globally, by registered tonnage (9,542 vessels, 81 million gross tonnes as of 2023). Transport Malta regulates the registry under the Merchant Shipping Act, and the Malta flag sits on the Paris MOU "White List"/Low-Risk Ship List. Since June 2025, Transport Malta issues electronic certificates to registered ship and yacht owners.
The Malta Freeport at Marsaxlokk Bay is the Mediterranean's third-busiest transshipment hub and the world's 66th-largest container port, handling 2.86 million TEUs in 2024 — 96% pure transshipment, reportedly the highest transshipment concentration of any major global port. It is the primary Mediterranean hub-and-spoke node for the Ocean Alliance (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL), connecting to 135 ports worldwide.
What a Malta freight invoice should include
- Carrier/forwarder/ship agent name, VAT number (if registered) and payment details.
- BOL/AWB or CMR reference, or vessel/voyage reference for shipping agency work.
- Load location (origin) and discharge location (destination), transport date.
- Weight/volume and container count, fuel surcharge and additional services (customs, demurrage, storage).
- 0% VAT for international transport tied to export/import; standard 18% for domestic freight.
VAT: domestic vs international
International transport of goods and exports of goods outside the EU are zero-rated (0%, exempt-with-credit) under the Fifth Schedule, allowing full input VAT recovery. Domestic/intra-Malta freight not tied to export/import defaults to the standard 18% rate. The specific Fifth Schedule item number for freight was not independently pinned down in this research — this is inferred by analogy to the general "exports and international transport" zero-rating rule, a mild hedge on the citation rather than the substance.