外贸单证5则范文.docx

外贸单证5则范文

第一篇：外贸单证EnglishversionLessonfourbillofladingShippingisthemostextensivelyusedformoftransportationintheinternationaltrade.Forinstance,morethaneightypercentofChina’sexportsarecarriedbysea-goingships.Themostimportantshippingdocumentisthebilloflading,orB/Lforshort,whichisadocumentsignedbyoronbehalfofthemasterofacarryingvessel,certifyingthatthegoodshavebeenreceivedonboardingoodorderfortransportationanddeliveryasspecifiedinthedocument.TheBillofLadingfulfilsatleastthreeimportantfunctions:first,itservesasareceiptforgoodssignedbytheshippingcompany(carrier)andgiventotheshipper(consignor);second,itisalsoevidenceofacontractofcarriagebetweenthecarrierandtheconsignor;andthird,itconveysadocumentoftitlebecausethelegalownerofthebillofladingistheownerofgoodsitcovers.Forthisreasonthebillofladingcanbeusedtotransferthegoodsfromoneownertoanother.whentheexportercompletesit,hecanwritethebuyer'snameinthespace“consignee”.thismeanstheconsignee(receiverofthegoods)isthelegalownerofthegoods,asnamedonthebilloflading.otherwise,theexportercanwrite“toorder”intheconsigneespace.underneath“toorder”hewritesthenameandaddressoftheagent.thentheagentintheimportingcountrycanendorsethebillofladingtothebuyer.inthiswaytheimporterscantransfertheconsignmenttotheircustomers.thismeansthattherehastobeaseparatebillofladingforeachconsigneeandseveralconsignmentscannotbeconsolidatedontoonebilloflading.Thebillofladingisthecentraldocumentofaseaexporttransportation.Theshipperfillstheformprovidedbytheshippingcompanyassoonashehasallthedetailsofthegoods.Thenhesendsthebilltotheshipwhereanofficeroftheshippingcompanychecksthatthegoodsare”Ingoodorderandcondition”andsignsthebillwhenthegoodsareloadedovertheship’srail.Thebillmustbeinthehandsetoftheshippingcompanyortheiragentsbythetimetheconsignmentisreadytobeloaded.Whenaconsignmentisloaded,anofficeroragentoftheshippingcompanysignsthebillofladingthatthegoodshavebeen“receivedinapparentgoodorderandcondition”.Inotherwords,theconsignmentmustbeexactlyaswrittenonthebillofladingand