Transport Documents
Bills of lading, sea waybills, air waybills and what banks check on them.
- Bill of Lading Requirements Under a Letter of Credit
What a bill of lading must show to comply with a Letter of Credit under UCP 600 Article 20.
- Clean On-Board Bill of Lading: Meaning for Letter of Credit Payment
What 'clean' and 'on board' mean on a bill of lading presented under a Letter of Credit.
- Shipped On-Board Notation: Letter of Credit Date and Signature Checks
How banks read the shipped on-board notation on a bill of lading, and what it must contain.
- Air Waybill (AWB) Under a Letter of Credit
What an air waybill must show under UCP 600 Article 23 when goods are shipped by air under a Letter of Credit.
- Who Must Sign Transport Documents Under a Letter of Credit?
Who may sign a bill of lading or other transport document under UCP 600 and how the signature must be identified.
- How to Determine the Shipment Date From a Bill of Lading
How banks decide the shipment date from a bill of lading under UCP 600 Article 20.
- Charter Party Bill of Lading Under UCP 600
When a charter party bill of lading is acceptable and how UCP 600 Article 22 treats it.
- Sea Waybill Under a Letter of Credit: Key Differences
How a non-negotiable sea waybill differs from a bill of lading under a Letter of Credit.
- Multimodal Transport Documents Under a Letter of Credit
How UCP 600 Article 19 treats documents covering at least two modes of transport.
- CMR Consignment Note in Letter of Credit Transactions
How a road consignment note (CMR) is examined under UCP 600 Article 24.
- Rail Transport Documents Under Documentary Credits
How rail consignment notes are examined under UCP 600 Article 24: carrier, signature, places and the duplicate rule.
- Port of Loading and Discharge Mismatches Under a Letter of Credit
Why ports on the transport document must match fields 44E/44F, and how to avoid mismatches.
- Freight Prepaid vs Freight Collect on Letter of Credit Documents
How the freight notation on the transport document must reflect the credit and Incoterms rule.
- Consignee and Notify Party on a Letter of Credit Bill of Lading
How to complete the consignee and notify party boxes on a bill of lading exactly as the credit requires.
- Negotiable vs Non-Negotiable Transport Documents Under a Letter of Credit
Which transport documents give control over the goods, and why it matters for Letter of Credit security.
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