Transport and cargo
Bill of Lading
A bill of lading is the transport document that a carrier issues for cargo. It names the shipper and the consignee and describes the goods.
What does Bill of Lading mean?
A consolidated ocean shipment has a master bill of lading from the vessel carrier and a house bill of lading for each shipment inside it. The ISF data goes at the house bill level when one exists (19 CFR 149.3).
The vessel carrier sends CBP its cargo declaration 24 hours before the cargo is laden aboard the vessel at the foreign port (19 CFR 4.7). The carrier transmits it through the Automated Manifest System (AMS) or another approved system. The manifest reports the shipper and the consignee from each bill of lading (19 CFR 4.7a).
The holder of the bill of lading, properly endorsed when the law requires it, has evidence of the right to make entry. A named consignee cannot endorse a nonnegotiable bill to give that right to another party (19 CFR 141.11).
What does it mean for your shipment?
Send us the master and the house bill of lading numbers as soon as the carrier issues them. We file the ISF and the entry against the same bill numbers.
Allied CHB, licensed customs broker, CBP filer code 9AJ.
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All glossary terms · General information, not legal advice.