Abbreviations

Results for area 2.9 Enforcement actors

term
house bill of lading
definition

freight forwarder’s document which performs similar functions to the bill of lading but which is not a document of title, nor is it negotiable

NOTE A house bill of lading is used mainly as a control for the goods within the freight forwarder’s own service system.

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manifest
definition

document which lists complete specifications of the goods loaded for transport to various destinations by a vessel or other means of transport

NOTE As a rule cargo manifests are drawn up by the agents in the ports of loading and are based upon the bills of lading. For shipping, a manifest represents a cumulating of bills of lading for official and administrative purposes.

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term
waybill
definition

document made out by, or on behalf of, the shipper and which evidences the contract between shipper and carrier for carriage of cargo

NOTE A “through air waybill” covers the entire transportation from departure to destination of consignment. It is not a document of title.

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master bill of lading
definition

bill of lading issued by the master of a vessel (in actuality, the owner or charterer of the vessel)

NOTE A master bill of lading can cover a number of house bills.

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air waybill
definition

particular type of bill of lading, specifically a non-negotiable consignment

NOTE used to cover the transport of goods by airfreight

NOTE An air waybill serves as a receipt for the shipper, indicating that the carrier has accepted the goods listed therein, and obligates it to carry the consignment to the airport of destination according to specified conditions.

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house air waybill
definition

document made out by an agent/consolidator which evidences the contract between the shipper and the agent/consolidator for the arrangement of carriage of goods

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master air waybill
definition

air waybill covering a consolidated consignment, showing the consolidator as shipper

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certificate of origin
definition

international business document that certifies the country of origin of the shipment

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chain of possession
definition

identification and appropriate collection of a history of the party with possession of some unit of freight, such as a consignment, and relevant supporting data attributes about the party, the freight, and the assets involved in enabling the transport or distribution of that freight

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originality
definition

validity designed such that a compromise of the shipment through misrepresentation of the information on the shipment tag is not possible under the following circumstances: ⎯ any modification of the mandatory non-reprogrammable information; ⎯ any unauthorized modification of optional reprogrammable information

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customs manifest
definition

document itemising a list of cargo prepared by shipping companies from bills of lading which is presented to customs for formal report of cargo

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