Trade · 6 pages · 12 min

How a bill of lading does its job

A bill of lading is the carrier's receipt, evidence of the carriage contract, and often the key to the goods.

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A bill of lading is the paper or electronic record a carrier issues when it takes goods for shipment. It works as a receipt for what was loaded, as evidence of the contract of carriage, and, when it is negotiable, as the document that controls delivery. The opening covers receipt of goods shipped, evidence of the carriage contract, and an original can control delivery.

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Receipt of goods shipped
Evidence of the carriage contract
An original can control delivery
A waybill is not title
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Negotiable bill of lading
Document of title in carriage

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How a bill of lading does its job

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