only if the customer confirms that he is williing to do close the inquiry by purchasing  the goods.

Performa invoice is to reconfim the trade terms, that are already agreed on. normally you first get the inquiry then you negotiate all the terms then you make the performa invoice to confirm all terms.

regards

Kumar

No, an inquiry is the starting point of a possible consumated sales. Inquiries in specifications, prices, leadtimes, minimum order quantities, etc....... These are all indications of a business transactions which should be given outright and careful response. 

While Proforma Invoice, as the word itself indicate that this is an invoice. The Porforma invoice is a document used in Import/Export business transaction. This will contain the quantity, descriptions of the goods, the price, point of origin, The terms of payment among others.

The sales invoice we encountered daily in our shopping is the same in nature as the proforma, however this is not honored in import/export sales.

ric 

I'm not sure we can replace the inquiry with the proforma invoice.

because it's so different each other.

you had better search other method, I think.

dynfendf wrote:

Can we replace the inquiry with the proforma invoice?

dynfendf wrote:

Can we replace the inquiry with the proforma invoice?

 

 

I want to know why you want to replace the inquiry with the PI. Normally, inquiry was used for quotation and PI used to be the confirmation before formal contract received. It's two different files during business trade for buyer and seller.

If you really want to replace the inquiry with the PI, maybe shoud make remark when you sent out, and give clear indication for this.