BDd Databases Bill of Lading Terminology • Documentary Credit • Foreign Trade (Multilingual documentation: english, spanish, french and deustch) • The Euro • Customs • Intrastat • Foreign Trade Terms (Glossary) • Combined Nomenclature • Incoterms (Sharing of expenses) • Incoterms WORLD TRADE DOC's > Bill of Lading Bill of lading is the written transportation contract between shipper and carrier (or their agents). It identifies the freight, who is to receive it and the place of delivery and gives the terms of the agreement. All goods going to a receiver at one destination in a single shipment or on one truck must be on a single bill of lading. The Order Bill of Lading is negotiable. Its purpose is to enable a shipper to collect for the shipment before it reaches its destination. The shipper sends an original bill of lading and a draft for the charges through a bank. The receiver pays the carrier's agent the amount of the draft and then can receive the goods. With this method, the shipper customarily consigns the shipment to himself. The person or company to be notified at destination is specified. The shipment may be released to the receiver only upon the order of the shipper. The order bill of lading must be surrendered with delivery of freight. Always printed on yellow paper. Either straight or order bills of lading may be designated as "through." A Through Bill of Lading covers shipment be more than one transportation company at a fixed rate for the entire service. More than one type of transportation company (such as truck and rail) may be utilized. The Bill of Lading is your contract. Its terms will determine your rights if anything goes wrong. The bill of lading is the contract between you and the moving company. The contract used by most moving companies was drafted by the industry, but must still contain certain basic information about your move. The bill of lading must tell you: • The name and address of the household goods carrier actually doing the move • The points of origin and destination • The name, address, and telephone number of the household goods carrier that should be contacted in relation to the transportation of the shipment • The agreed date or period of time for pickup of the shipment and the agreed date or period of time for the delivery of the shipment; the maximum amount required to be paid at the time of delivery to obtain delivery of the shipment when the transportation is to be performed on a COD basis • Evidence of any insurance coverage sold to or procured for the shipper, including the amount of the premium for such insurance. If anything on the contract is not what you expected, discuss it with the mover before the move because once the goods are shipped the contract is in effect. INIT´s ENGLISH SPANISH A.F. Advanced Freight Flete adelantado Ad. Val. Ad Valorem Según Valor BAF Bunker Adjustement Factor Ajuste Combustible B/L Bill of Lading Conocimiento de Embarque B.S. Bunker Surcharge Sobrecarga por Combustible b.t. Berth Terms Términos de Línea Regular C.A.D. Cash Against Documents Documentos al Contado contra documentos C.A.F. Currency Adjustement Factor Factor Ajustable por Divisa CBF Cubic Feet Pies Cúbicos CBM Cubics Meters Metros Cúbicos CLd Cleared Despacho de Aduana CI Consular Invoice Factura Consular CO Certificat of Origin Certificado de Origen C.O.B. Cargo on Board Mercancía a Bordo C.O.D. Cash on Delivery Entrega contra reembolso C.O.S. Cash on Shipment Pago Contado al Embarque C.S. Congestion Surcharge Recargo Congestión Puerto CS Collection Surcharge Recargo Cobro Flete Destino C.T. Combined Transport Transporte Combinado CWE Cleared Whitout Examination Despacho sin Inspección dd Delivered Entregado d.f. Dead Freight Falso Flete Dis. Discount Descuento D.O. Delivered order Nota de Entrega D/P Documnents against payment Entrega de Documentos contra pago Dy. Delivered Entregado E.L.S. Extra Lenght Surcharge Recargo de Bultos Extralargos E.W.S. Extra Weight Surcharge Recargo por Bultos Pesados FBL FIATA Combined Transport Bill of Loading Conocimiento de Embarque Combinado FIATA FCL Full Container Load Contenedor Completo FILO Free In Liner Out Flete [no gastos carga, sí descarga] Frt. Freight Flete L/C Letter of Credit Carta de Crédito LCL Less than Container Load Menos de Contenedor Completo LIFO Liner In Free Out Flete [sí gastos carga, no descarga] LT Liner Terms Condiciones de Línea [Flete si carga/descarga] LT Long Ton Tonelada Larga [1.016 Kg] M.R. Mates Receipt Recibo de Piloto m/s Motor Ship Moto-nave m/v Motor Vessel Moto-nave MT Metric Ton Tonelada Métrica O/D Over Deck Sobre Cubierta o/o Order Of A la Orden de o/a Overall Medidas Máximas Extremas ppd Prepaid Prepago r.o.b. 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