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2. Bill of lading - Wikipedia

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   The word "lading" means "loading", both words being derived from the Old English word hladan. [15] "Lading" specifically refers to the loading of cargo aboard a ship. [16] The Dutch word "lading" has exactly the same meaning (freight, cargo, an amount of transportable goods) as it has in the English "bill of lading", but is not restricted to ...

3. Manifest (transportation) - Wikipedia

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   In some cases, a single document may serve both purposes. In general, a bill of lading serves as a legal instrument focusing on and documenting such issues as ownership, whereas a cargo manifest is often more concerned with physical aspects of the cargo, such as weight and size. When the cargo is being shipped by several different shipping ...

4. Uniform Bill of Lading Act - Wikipedia

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   The Uniform Bills of Lading Act was adopted in 1909 and passed by the U.S. Uniform Law Commission.The act addressed the judicial and legislative treatment of issues such as the extent of the carrier's liability to the consignee of the goods or to the buyer of the bill of lading based upon the carrier's issuance of the bill. [1]

5. Customs declaration - Wikipedia

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   The traveller is required to fill out the form, sign and submit to the customs or border protection officer before entering the country. [ 3 ] When an individual or an organization ships goods across the borders, one must use other customs declaration forms, such as a commercial invoice , or a proforma invoice , an import declaration form, an ...

6. Transport document - Wikipedia

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   A transport document is a kind of document used to convey information about cargo that is being transported. Kinds of transport documents include: Air Waybill, a transport document used for air freight; Bill of Lading, a transport document for sea freight

7. Air waybill - Wikipedia

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   The air waybill is the most important document issued by a carrier either directly or through its authorized agent. It is a non-negotiable transport document that covers the transport of cargo from airport to airport. An air waybill (AWB), also known as an air consignment note, is a type of bill of lading.

8. Delivery order - Wikipedia

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   A delivery order (abbreviated D/O [1]) is a document from a consignee, or an owner or his agent of freight carrier which orders the release of the transportation of cargo to another party. [2] Usually the written order permits the direct delivery of goods to a warehouseman , carrier or other person who in the course of their ordinary business ...

9. Universal Business Language - Wikipedia

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   Added document types for fulfillment: Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin, Forwarding Instructions, Packing List, Transportation Status, Waybill Added document types for billing: Credit Note, Debit Note, Freight Invoice, Reminder, Self Billed Credit Note, Self Billed Invoice Added document types for payment: Remittance Advice, Statement