UCP Art 20

UCP600, Article 20
A presentation by
Kazi A. B. M. Bashir Ahmed CDCS
[email protected], 01712175979
Kazi A. B. M. Bashir Ahmed CDCS | 01712175979

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UCP600 Article 20
Bill of
lading (B/L)
Kazi A. B. M. Bashir Ahmed CDCS [email protected] | 01712175979

UCP600 Article 20
What is a Bill of
Lading (B/L)?
A document issued by a carrier, or its agent, to the

shipper as a contract of carriage of goods. It is also a
receipt for cargo accepted for transportation, and must
be presented for taking delivery at the destination.

UCP600 Article 20
What is a Bill of
Lading (B/L)?
Among other items of information, a B/L usually contains
(1) consignors and consignees name,

(2) names of the ports of departure and destination,
(3) name of the vessel,
(4) date of departure
(5) list of goods being transported with number of packages
(6) marks and numbers on the packages,
(7) weight and/or volume of the cargo,
(8) freight and amount and
(9) Other information related to cargo or the carriage

UCP600 Article 20
What is a Bill of
Lading (B/L)?
It serves as a proof of ownership (title) of the cargo, and may be
issued either in a negotiable (to order) or non-negotiable form
(straight). In negotiable form, it is commonly used in letters of
credit transactions, and may be bought, sold, or traded; or used
as security for borrowing money.
The rights, responsibilities, and liabilities of the carrier and the

shipper under a bill of lading (often printed on its back) are
governed generally either by the older Hague rules, or by the
more recent Hague-Visby rules.

UCP600 Article 20
What is a Bill of
Lading (B/L)?
The word "lading" means "loading", both words being derived
from the Old English word hladan. "Lading" specifically
refers to the loading of cargo aboard a ship. Loading under a
bill of lading may also be indicated by Shipped, On board,
Shipped on board and laden on board

UCP600 Article 20
How does a B/L look
like?

UCP600 Article 20
Negotiable or non-negotiable?
It is usual for the consignee to surrender original bill of

lading to gain the possession of the goods

UCP600 Article 20
When a B/L is issued in negotiable form the words to

order, or order, or unto the order of appear in the
consignee box either in the pre-printed heading or in the
box before or after the consignee name. This makes the B/L
negotiable in that title to the goods can be transferred from
one party to another by endorsement of the B/L
Negotiable B/Ls can be issued either

to the order of a named party OR to the order of shipper
UCP600 Article 20
When a B/L is consigned to the order of a named party,

the consignee can transfer title to the goods by endorsing
the B/L to another party
In the above case, Original Bank Ltd endorses the B/L to

ACME Diesel Engine Co. who can then take possession of
the goods at the port of discharge or transfer title to goods
to another party by adding their further endorsement

UCP600 Article 20
When a B/L is consigned to the order of shipper, the

shipper can transfer title to the goods by endorsing the B/L
to another party
In the above case, Prime Diesel Exports Ltd endorses the

B/L to the order of ACME Diesel Engine Co. who can then
take possession of the goods at the port of discharge or
transfer title to goods to another party by adding their
further endorsement

UCP600 Article 20
B/L compliant or not?
When a credit requires presentation of a B/L, the B/L must comply

the terms and conditions of the credit, the applicable provisions of
UCP600 and international standard banking practice

UCP600 Article 20
Among all the features of a
B/L, UCP emphasizes only
on the issues described in
Art20 and ISBP745 (E) to
enable a document checker
to determine compliance
under a credit

UCP600
a. A bill of lading, however named, must appear to:
Article 20
i. indicate the name of the carrier and be signed by:
the carrier or a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier, or
the master or a named agent for or on behalf of the master.
Any signature by the carrier, master or agent must be identified as

that of the carrier, master or agent.
Any signature by an agent must indicate whether the agent has

signed for or on behalf of the carrier or for or on behalf of the
master.

UCP600 Article 20
However named !
UCP600 sub-article 20(a) states that when a credit calls for a B/L, a
B/L is acceptable however named

UCP600 Article 20
Consignor/Shipper
The consignor or shipper shown on a B/L is usually the beneficiary

of the credit. However, a B/L indicating a party other than the
beneficiary as consignor or shipper is acceptable as per Art14(k)
that states The shipper or consignor of the goods indicated on
any document need not be the beneficiary of the credit.

UCP600 Article 20
Consignee
The consignee on the B/L is usually determined by the terms of the

credit

UCP600 Article 20
Name of the carrier

UCP600 Article 20
Signature on a bill of lading
The B/L must appear to have been signed by the carrier, master or
a named agent acting for or on behalf of the carrier or master
A signature by an agent must indicate whether the agent has

signed for or on behalf of the carrier or for or on behalf of the
master
An agent signing for or on behalf of the master need not indicate
the name of the master

UCP600 Article 20
Signature on a bill of lading
Masters name is not required

at all whether the B/L signed
by master or its agent
UCP600
Article 20
ii. indicate that the goods have been shipped on board a named
vessel at the port of loading stated in the credit by:
pre-printed wording, or
an on board notation
indicating the date on which the goods have been shipped

on board.
The date of issuance of the bill of lading will be deemed to be

the date of shipment unless the bill of lading contains an on
board notation indicating the date of shipment, in which case
the date stated in the on board notation will be deemed to be
the date of shipment.
If the bill of lading contains the indication "intended vessel" or

similar qualification in relation to the name of the vessel, an on
board notation indicating the date of shipment and the name of
the actual vessel is required.

UCP600 Article 20
Shipped on board

UCP600 Article 20
Shipped on board
Alternatively, shipped on board may be evidenced by an on

board notation indicating the date of shipment. In this case,
the date indicated in the on board notation will be deemed
to be the date of shipment

UCP600 20
Intended vessel Vs shipped on board
Article
The B/L must be specific as to the name of the vessel on

which the goods are shipped.
If the B/L contains a non-specific qualification in relation to
the vessel, such as intended vessel, then an on board
notation indicating the date of shipment and the name of
the vessel is required for compliance

UCP600
Article 20
iii. indicate shipment from the port of loading to the port of discharge
stated in the credit.
If the bill of lading does not indicate the port of loading stated
in the credit as the port of loading, or if it contains the
indication intended or similar qualification in relation to the
port of loading, an on board notation indicating the port of
loading as stated in the credit, the date of shipment and the
name of the vessel is required. This provision applies even
when loading on board or shipment on a named vessel is
indicated by pre-printed wording on the bill of lading.

UCP600
Intended port of loading
Article 20
The port of loading on a B/L must be the same as that stated in

the credit.
If the bill of lading does not indicate the port of loading as per
credit or has a qualification such as intended port of loading,
the B/L must contain an on board notation that includes port
of loading as stated in the credit, the name of the vessel (even
when the same vessel is named in the vessel field) and the
date of the shipment

UCP600
Article 20
iv. be the sole original bill of lading or, if issued in more than one
original, be the full set as indicated on the bill of lading.
Bills of lading are issued in sets of one or more originals

usually three
The bill of lading presented must be the sole original (with

clear indication on it) or, if issued in more than one originals,
be the full set as per indication or declaration on it

UCP600
Article 20
iv. be the sole original bill of lading or, if issued in more than one
original, be the full set as indicated on the bill of lading.
A bill of lading presented with no indication of how many

originals issued is a discrepancy
A bill of lading need not to state or indicate that it is an original.
Whether it is original or not, will be determined by Art 17

UCP600
Article 20
v. contain terms and conditions of carriage or make reference to
another source containing the terms and conditions of
carriage (short form or blank back bill of lading). Contents of
terms and conditions of carriage will not be examined.
A bill of lading must contain terms and conditions of carriage

or make reference to another source containing the terms and
conditions of carriage

UCP600
Article 20
v. contain terms and conditions of carriage or make reference to
another source containing the terms and conditions of
carriage (short form or blank back bill of lading). Contents of
terms and conditions of carriage will not be examined.
The contents of the terms and conditions will not be checked

for compliance
Terms and conditions may contain elements of data conflict

but those are not considered to be data conflict for compliance

UCP600
Article 20
vi. contain no indication that it is subject to a charter party.
A charter party is a contract under which the owner of a ship

hires it to another party for a specific time or purpose
In such a case the bill of lading will make reference to the fact
that it is subject to a charter party
But when a credit requires B/L, art20(a) says indicating that it

is subject to a charter party is a discrepancy as shown above

UCP600 Article
b. For the purpose of this article, transhipment means unloading from
20
one vessel and reloading to another vessel during the carriage from
the port of loading to the port of discharge stated in the credit.
c. i. A bill of lading may indicate that the goods will or may be

transshipped provided that the entire carriage is covered by
one and the same bill of lading.
ii. A bill of lading indicating that transhipment will or may take

place is acceptable, even if the credit prohibits transhipment, if
the goods have been shipped in a container, trailer or LASH
barge as evidenced by the bill of lading.
d. Clauses in a bill of lading stating that the carrier reserves the right
to transship will be disregarded.

UCP600
Transshipment
Article 20
Unloading and reloading between the ports stated in the

credit is transshipment
Unloading and reloading outside the ports stated in the credit

is not a transshipment

UCP600
Transshipment
Article 20
c. i. A bill of lading may indicate that the goods will or
may be transshipped provided that the entire
carriage is covered by one and the same bill of lading.
F: Transshipment : Prohibited
. BL 1: Southampton to Singapore by vessel A
F44E: Port of loading : Southampton BL 2: Singapore to Chittagong by vessel B
F44F: Port of Discharge : Chittagong

Discrepant
B/Ls
UCP emphasis on a single BL when there is a definite

transshipment, so that
1. only one carrier is involved as a safe custodian of the
goods until delivery &
2. Beneficiary does not also require to collect the second BL
issued from a different location for compliance

UCP600
C. ii.
Article 20
A bill of lading indicating that transhipment will or may take
place is acceptable, even if the credit prohibits transhipment, if
the goods have been shipped in a container, trailer or LASH
barge as evidenced by the bill of lading.
Even if a credit prohibits

transshipment, a B/L indicating that
transshipment will or may take place
is acceptable, provided the bill of
lading indicates that the goods have
been shipped in containers, trailers
or LASH barges

UCP600
Transshipment
Article 20
Complied BL, containerized shpt

UCP600 Article 20
d. Clauses in a bill of lading stating that the carrier reserves the right
to transship will be disregarded.
Even if a credit prohibits

transshipment, a B/L stating that
Carrier reserves the right to
transship is not a discrepancy
Carrier reserves this right purposely,

especially to move cargo to another
ship if the ship is in trouble.

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20

UCP600 ISBP745 for B/L at a glance
Article 20

UCP600
ISBP745, E1(a) says
Application of UCP600 Article 20
Article 20
A requirement in a credit for the presentation of a transport document,
however named, only covering a port-to-port shipment, i.e., a credit that
contains no reference to a place of receipt or taking in charge or place
of final destination means that UCP 600 article 20 is to be applied in the
examination of that document.
ISBP745, E1(b) says

A bill of lading is not to contain any indication of a charter party as
described in paragraphs G2) (a) and (b).
ISBP745, E2 says
A bill of lading need not be titled marine bill of lading, ocean bill of
lading, port-to-port bill of lading or words of similar effect even
when the credit so names the required document.

UCP600 Application of UCP600 Article 20
Quiz
Article 20
Field 44E Port of Loading : China
Field 46F Port of Discharge : Chittagong
Field 46A Documents Required :
Full set of clean on board combined bill of lading

evidencing goods consigned to the order of .....
From the information available, UCP600

article 20 will be applied to examine any
transport document presented.
A. True
B. False

UCP600 Application of UCP600 Article 20
Quiz
Article 20
Field 44A Place of receipt : Gale beach
Field 44E Port of Loading : Colombo
Full set of clean on board multimodal bill of

lading evidencing goods consigned to the order of
.....
From the information available, UCP600

article 20 will be applied to examine any
transport document presented.
A. True
B. False

UCP600
Issuance, carrier, identification of
ISBP745, E3(a) says

the carrier and signing of a B/L Article 20
A bill of lading may be issued by any entity other than a carrier or master
(captain), provided it meets the requirements of UCP 600 article 20.
ISBP745, E3(b) says

When a credit indicates Freight Forwarders Bill of Lading is acceptable or
House Bill of Lading is acceptable or words of similar effect, a bill of lading
may be signed by the issuing entity without it being necessary to indicate the
capacity in which it has been signed or the name of the carrier.
ISBP745, E4 says
A stipulation in a credit that Freight Forwarders Bills of Lading are not
acceptable or House Bills of Lading are not acceptable or words of similar
effect has no meaning in the context of the title, format, content or signing of a
bill of lading unless the credit provides specific requirements detailing how the
bill of lading is to be issued and signed. In the absence of these requirements,
such a stipulation is to be disregarded, and the bill of lading presented is to be
examined according to the requirements of UCP 600 article 20.

UCP600
the carrier and signing of a B/L
Quiz
Article 20

issuing bank marked freight collect. House B/L
acceptable.
Who may issue the B/L In what capacity the B/L may be signed
Carrier Carrier or its agent
Master Master or its agent
Freight forwarder Freight forwarder or its agent
Owner Owner or its agent
Anybody Without showing capacity
Any of the above Any of the above

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20

issuing bank marked freight collect. House B/L
not acceptable.
Carrier or its agent Carrier or its agent
Master or its agent Master or its agent
Freight forwarder or agent Freight forwarder or its agent
Owner or its agent Owner or its agent

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20

issuing bank marked freight collect.
Carrier or its agent Carrier or its agent
Master or its agent Master or its agent
Freight forwarder or agent Freight forwarder or its agent
Owner or its agent Owner or its agent

UCP600
ISBP745, E5(a) says

the carrier and signing of a B/L Article 20
A bill of lading is to be signed in the form described in UCP 600 sub-
article 20 (a) (i) and to indicate the name of the carrier, identified as the
carrier.
ISBP745, E5(b) says

When a bill of lading is signed by a named branch of the carrier, the
signature is considered to have been made by the carrier.
ISBP745, E5(c) says

When an agent signs a bill of lading for [or on behalf of] the carrier, the
agent is to be named and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as
agent for (name), the carrier or as agent on behalf of (name), the
carrier or words of similar effect. When the carrier is identified
elsewhere in the document as the carrier, the named agent may sign,
for example, as agent for [or on behalf of] the carrier without naming
the carrier again.

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Bill of lading carrier - Blue line, UK
Shipper.
B/L no..
Consignee.. Del. Agent.
Notify..
Marks Desc. Of goods G/n weight
As carrier
Blue line, Singapore
Yes
Branch of Blue line, UK
Is the B/L complied?

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Is the name of the carrier enough
on a B/L without identification
that whose name is it?
Name & identification of the signer is

NO
always a must

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Is a House B/L acceptable when
credit requires Bill of lading or
Marine bill of lading without
prohibiting House B/L?
Yes
Due to the 20(a)i
however named
UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Is a Truck Receipt acceptable
when credit requires Bill of lading
or Marine bill of lading?
No
however named under 20(a)i is meant to cover various names under
which the shipping industry is used to issue a BL like marine b/l,
ocean b/l, port to port b/l, combined b/l, multimodal b/l, house b/l etc.
Truck receipt is not a B/L

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Is a Charter Party B/L acceptable
when credit requires Bill of lading
or Marine bill of lading?
Although however named under 20(a)i

No
covers the name, 20(a)iv prohibits it

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Is a Non Negotiable Seaway Bill
acceptable when credit requires
Bill of lading or Marine bill of
lading?
Depends
Although however named under 20(a)i looks like covers
the name, its acceptability will depend on whether the credit
requires the B/L in the negotiable form or not. A Non
negotiable seaway bill will be acceptable if credit asks for a
straight consigned B/L i.e. without negotiability. Similarly, a
non negotiable seaway bill is not acceptable if credit asks for
a negotiable B/L.

UCP600
ISBP745, E5(d) says
Article 20
When the master (captain) signs a bill of lading, the signature of the
master (captain) is to be identified as the master (captain). The
name of the master (captain) need not be stated.
ISBP745, E5(e) says

When an agent signs a bill of lading for [or on behalf of] the master
(captain), the agent is to be named and, in addition, to indicate that it is
signing as agent for the master (or captain), or as agent on behalf of
the master (or captain) or words of similar effect. The name of the
master (captain) need not be stated.

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Bill of lading Blue line, the carrier
Shipper.
B/L no..
Notify..
Abc ltd
As agent of the carrier

Yes
[email protected] | 01712175979
UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Shipper.
B/L no..
Notify..
Abc ltd
As agent for the master

Yes
[email protected] | 01712175979
UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Bill of lading issued by - Blue line
Shipper.
B/L no..
Notify..
Abc ltd
Kazi A. B. M. Bashir Ahmed CDCS [email protected]

No | 01712175979
UCP600
On board notation, date of shipment, pre-
carriage, place of receipt and port of loading
ISBP745, E6(a) says
Article 20
When a pre-printed Shipped on board bill of lading is presented, its
issuance date will be deemed to be the date of shipment unless it bears
a separate dated on board notation. In the latter event, such date will be
deemed to be the date of shipment whether that date is before or after
the issuance date of the bill of lading.
The on board date may also be indicated in a designated field or box.
Be it a pre-printed shipped on board or

Received for shipment B/L, the date of
the on board notation (if any) will always
be taken as the date of shipment be it
before or after the issuance date

UCP600
ISBP745, E6(b) says
Article 20
Notwithstanding that a credit may require a bill of lading to evidence a port-to-
port shipment:
i. when a bill of lading indicates a place of receipt that is the same as the port
of loading, for example, place of receipt Rotterdam CY and the port of loading
Rotterdam, and there is no indication of a means of pre-carriage (either in the
pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field); or
ii. when a bill of lading indicates a place of receipt different from the port of
loading, for example, place of receipt Amsterdam and port of loading Rotterdam,
and there is no indication of a means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage
field or the place of receipt field), then:
(a) when a bill of lading is pre-printed shipped on board, the date of

issue will be deemed to be the date of shipment, and no further on
board notation is required.
(b) when a bill of lading is pre-printed received for shipment, a dated

on board notation is required, and the date appearing in the notation
will be deemed to be the date of shipment. The on board date may also
be indicated in a designated field or box.

UCP600
ISBP745, E6(c) says
Article 20
Notwithstanding that a credit may require a bill of lading to evidence a port-to-
port shipment, when a bill of lading:
i. indicates a place of receipt different from the port of loading, for example,
place of receipt Amsterdam and port of loading Rotterdam, and there is an
indication of a means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place
of receipt field), regardless of whether it is pre-printed shipped on board or
received for shipment, it is to bear a dated on board notation which also
indicates the name of the vessel and the port of loading stated in the credit.
Such notation may also appear in a designated field or box. The date appearing
in the on board notation or designated field or box will be deemed to be the date
of shipment.
ii. indicates a means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place
of receipt field), no matter if no place of receipt is stated or whether it is pre-
printed shipped on board or received for shipment, it is to bear a dated on
board notation which also indicates the name of the vessel and the port of
loading stated in the credit. Such notation may also appear in a designated field
or box. The date appearing in the on board notation or designated field or box
will be deemed to be the date of shipment.

UCP600
Pre-carriage & place of receipt field
Article 20
Indication of a means of pre-

carriage, whether shown in
pre-carriage field or place of
receipt, leads to a mandatory
on board notation showing
vessel name & port of lading

UCP600
ISBP745, E6(d) says
Article 20
When a bill of lading indicates wording such as When the place of
receipt box has been completed, any notation on this bill of lading of
on board, loaded on board or words of similar effect shall be
deemed to be on board the means of transportation performing the
carriage from the place of receipt to the port of loading or words of
similar effect, and if, in addition, the place of receipt box is completed,
a bill of lading is to bear a dated on board notation. The dated on board
notation is also to indicate the name of the vessel and the port of
loading stated in the credit. Such notation may also appear in a
designated field or box. The date appearing in the on board notation or
designated field or box will be deemed to be the date of shipment.
Explains why an on board

notation is required when there is
a means of pre-carriage
UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Shipper.
Is a second on board
B/L no.. notation must for this
Notify.. B/L?
Pre-carriage
----
Place of receipt
Rotterdam CY (container yard)

Yes , due to its wording
Port of loading Port of discharge

What should be the
Rotterdam Chittagong
.
.
content of the second
Shipped on board: 5 May 2013 on board notation?
When the place of receipt box has been completed, any notation on this
bill of lading of on board, loaded on board or words of similar
1. Shipped
effect shall be deemed to be on board the means of transportation
performing the carriage from the place of receipt to the port of loading
Abc ltd
2. Date

3. Vessel name
4. Port of loading
UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Shipper.
B/L no.. 44F: Port of Loading : ROTTERDAM
Consignee.. Del. Agent. 44F: Port of Discharge : CHITTAGONG
Notify..
Pre-carriage Place of receipt
---- Rotterdam CY (container yard)

Rotterdam Chittagong
.
.
Is a second on board
Shipped on board: 5 May 2013 notation must for this
Received in apparent good order &
condition B/L?

No

Abc ltd

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Shipper.
B/L no.. 44F: Port of Loading : CHITTAGONG
Consignee.. Del. Agent. 44F: Port of Discharge : MUMBAI
Notify..
---- GAZIPUR
CHITTAGONG MUMBAI
.
.
Is an on board
notation must for this
SHIPPED in apparent good order &
condition B/L?

No

Abc ltd

UCP600
ISBP745, E6(e) says
Article 20
The named port of loading, as required by the credit, should appear in
the port of loading field on a bill of lading. However, it may also be
stated in the field headed Place of receipt or words of similar effect,
provided there is a dated on board notation evidencing that the goods
were shipped on board a named vessel at the port stated under Place
of receipt or words of similar effect.
ISBP745, E6(f) says

A bill of lading is to indicate the port of loading stated in the credit.
When a credit indicates the port of loading by also stating the country
in which the port is located, the name of the country need not be stated.
ISBP745, E6(g) says

When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of ports of loading
(for example, Any European Port or Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp
Port), a bill of lading is to indicate the actual port of loading, which is
to be within that geographical area or range of ports. A bill of lading
need not indicate the geographical area.

UCP600 carriage, place of receipt and port of loading Article 20
ISBP745, E6(h) says
When a bill of lading indicates more than one port of loading, it is to
evidence an on board notation with the relevant on board date for each
port of loading, regardless of whether it is pre-printed received for
shipment or shipped on board. For example, when a bill of lading
indicates that shipment has been effected from Brisbane and Adelaide,
a dated on board notation is required for both Brisbane and Adelaide.
ISBP745, E7 says
Terms such as Shipped in apparent good order, Laden on board,
Clean on board or other phrases that incorporate shipped or on
board have the same effect as the words Shipped on board.

UCP600 On board notation
Article
On board notation summary
20
(extracted from ICC opinion)
Continued to next page . . . .

UCP600 On board notation
Article
On board notation summary
20
(extracted from ICC opinion)
Continued from last page . . . .

UCP600
ISBP745, E8(a) says
Port of discharge
Article 20
The named port of discharge, as required by the credit, should appear
in the port of discharge field within a bill of lading.
ISBP745, E8(b) says

However, the named port of discharge may be stated in the field headed
Place of final destination or words of similar effect provided there is a
notation evidencing that the port of discharge is that stated under
Place of final destination or words of similar effect. For example,
when a credit requires shipment to be effected to Felixstowe, but
Felixstowe is shown as the place of final destination instead of the port
of discharge, this may be evidenced by a notation stating Port of
discharge Felixstowe.

ISBP745 Article
Port of loading & Port of discharge
20
The shipping company and its
agents seek to describe the entire
journey of the goods and, as a
result, the data does not appear in
corresponding boxes when the
entire journey covers other ports
of loading or other ports of
discharge than that of the credit

ISBP745 Article
Port of loading & Port of discharge
20
44F: Port of Loading : MUMBAI
44F: Port of Discharge : FELIXSTOWE
SHIPPER (complete name, address and phone no.)

LUXURY COSMATICS COMPANY
Bill of Lading
1752 NEW ROAD MUMBAI, INDIA For combined Transport or Port to Port Shipment
CONSIGNEE (Not negotiable unless consigned to order) B/L No: 345

TO ORDER OF DC IMPORT BANK Booking Ref:
Shippers Ref:
NOTIFY PARTY PLACE OF RECEIPT* GROSS WEIGHT NET WEIGHT
GARMENT INDUSTRY LTD MUMBAI 8909 SHIPPED ON BOARD
8901
30 DERBYLAND ROAD
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 1 MARCH 20XX
OCEAN QUEEN MUMBAI
PRE-CARRIAGE BY* PORT OF LOADING
OCEAN QUEEN DUBAI
VESSEL PLACE OF DELIVERY*

OCEAN KING FELIXSTOWE
PORT OF DISCHARGE PORT OF DISCHARGE

FELIXSTOWE

ISBP745 Article
Port of loading & port of discharge
20
44F: Port of Loading : ANY EUROPEAN PORT
44F: Port of Discharge : CHITTAGONG

Bill of Lading
1752 NEW ROAD MUMBAI, INDIA For combined Transport or Port to Port Shipment
SHIPPED ON BOARD
CONSIGNEE (Not negotiable unless consigned to order) B/L No: 345 1 MARCH 20XX
TO ORDER OF DC IMPORT BANK Booking Ref: OCEAN QUEEN
Shippers Ref:
ROTTERDAM
NOTIFY PARTY PLACE OF RECEIPT* GROSS WEIGHT NET WEIGHT
GARMENT INDUSTRY LTD ROTTERDAM & 8909 8901
30 DERBYLAND ROAD
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
HAMBURG SHIPPED ON BOARD
3 MARCH 20XX
PRE-CARRIAGE BY* PORT OF LOADING OCEAN QUEEN
OCEAN QUEEN DUBAI
HAMBURG
VESSEL PLACE OF DELIVERY*
OCEAN KING CHITTAGONG
PORT OF DISCHARGE PORT OF DISCHARGE

CHITTAGON
G

UCP600
ISBP745, E9 says
Port of discharge
Article 20
A bill of lading is to indicate the port of discharge stated in the credit.
When a credit indicates the port of discharge by also stating the
country in which the port is located, the name of the country need not
be stated.
ISBP745, E10 says

When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of ports of
discharge (for example, Any European Port or Hamburg, Rotterdam,
Antwerp Port), a bill of lading is to indicate the actual port of discharge,
which is to be within that geographical area or range of ports. A bill of
lading need not indicate the geographical area.

UCP600 Port of discharge
Quiz
Article 20
Shipper.
B/L no.. 44F: Port of Loading : ANY ASIAN PORT
Consignee.. Del. Agent. 44F: Port of Discharge : MONGLA
Notify..
---- KUALALUMPUR
ANY ASIAN PORT MONGLA

.
.
No
condition

Abc ltd

Quiz
Article 20
Shipper.
B/L no.. 44F: Port of Loading : ANY ASIAN PORT
Consignee.. Del. Agent. 44F: Port of Discharge : MONGLA
Notify..
---- KUALALUMPUR CITY

KUALALUMPUR MONGLA
Place of final destination
CHITTAGONG

condition

Abc ltd
Yes

Quiz
Article 20
A bill of lading
evidencing a place of
receipt different to the
port of loading is
allowed provided that
the port of loading
matches with the credit
UCP600
ISBP745, E11(a) says
Original bill of lading
Article 20
A bill of lading is to indicate the number of originals that have been
issued.
ISBP745, E11 (b) says

Bills of lading marked First Original, Second Original, Third
Original, or Original, Duplicate, Triplicate or similar expressions
are all originals.

ISBP745
Original bill of lading
Article 20
Bill of Lading
For combined Transport or Port to Port Shipment
CONSIGNEE (Not negotiable unless consigned to order) B/L No: 345
TO ORDER OF DC IMPORT BANK
NOTIFY PARTY PLACE OF RECEIPT* GROSS WEIGHT NET
GARMENT INDUSTRY LTD MUMBAI WEIGHT
8909 8901
PRE-CARRIAGE BY* PORT OF LOADING NO OF ORIGINAL BL:
OCEAN QUEEN DUBAI
VESSEL PLACE OF DELIVERY* FIRST ORIGINALS :3
OCEAN KING FELIXSTOWE DUPLICATE ORIGINALS :2
THIRD ORIGINALS :1
PORT OF DISCHARGE
A. 3
B. 2
How many original B/Ls C. 1
must be presented? D. 5
E. 6

UCP600
Consignee, order party, shipper and
ISBP745, E12 says

endorsement, and notify party Article 20
When a credit requires a bill of lading to evidence that goods are
consigned to a named entity, for example, consigned to (named entity)
(i.e., a straight bill of lading or consignment) rather than to order or
to order of (named entity), it is not to contain the expressions to
order or to order of preceding the named entity, or the expression
or order following the named entity, whether typed or pre-printed.
ISBP745, E13 (a) says

When a bill of lading is issued to order or to order of the shipper, it
is to be endorsed by the shipper. An endorsement may be made by a
named entity other than the shipper, provided the endorsement is made
for [or on behalf of] the shipper.

When a credit requires a bill of lading to evidence that goods are
consigned to order of (named entity), it is not to indicate that the
goods are straight consigned to that named entity.

ISBP745 Article
Straight vs negotiable bill of lading & endorsement
20
LC requires B/L Issued
to order To
to To order
to To
to order To order
B/L Issued Endorsement by

to order
to order of the shipper Other than shipper
to order Other than shipper but on behalf of the shipper
to order of the shipper i.e. agent of the shipper signing for or on behalf of
the shipper
to order ABC Ltd
For XYZ Ltd (shipper) without showing ABC Ltds
capacity

UCP600
endorsement, and notify party
ISBP745, E14 (a) says
Article 20
When a credit stipulates the details of one or more notify parties, a bill
of lading may also indicate the details of one or more additional notify
parties.

i. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, a bill of
lading may indicate the details of any notify party and in any manner
(except as stated in paragraph E14) (b) (ii)).
ii. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, but the
details of the applicant appear as notify party on a bill of lading, and
these details include the applicants address and contact details, they
are not to conflict with those stated in the credit.

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
Shipper.
B/L no.. 46A: Doc required: B/L issued by blue line carrier
Consignee.. Del. Agent. to order blank endorsed notify ABC Ltd
Notify
1. Xyz Ltd
2. Pqr Ltd
3. ABC Ltd

----
Port of loading
KUALALUMPUR
Port of discharge
ANY ASIAN PORT MONGLA
.
..
condition

Abc ltd
Yes

UCP600
ISBP745, E15 says

endorsement, and notify party Article 20
When a credit requires a bill of lading to evidence goods consigned to
or to the order of issuing bank or applicant or notify applicant or
issuing bank, a bill of lading is to indicate the name of the issuing
bank or applicant, as applicable, but need not indicate their respective
addresses or any contact details that may be stated in the credit.
ISBP745, E16 says

When the address and contact details of the applicant appear as part of
the consignee or notify party details, they are not to conflict with those
stated in the credit.

UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
50: Applicant : GARMENT FACTORY LTD
28 DERBYLAND ROAD
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
46A: Documents required
FULL SET CLEAN ON BOARD BILLS OF
LADING MADE OUT TO ORDER OF
DC IMPORT BANK MARKED
FREIGHT PREPAID
SHIPPER (complete name,
address and phone no.) Bill of Lading
LUXURY COSMATICS COMPANY For combined Transport or Port to
1752 NEW ROAD MUMBAI, INDIA Port Shipment
CONSIGNEE (Not negotiable unless B/L No: 345

consigned to order) Booking Ref:
NOTIFY PARTY GROSS WT NET WT
GARMENT FACTORY LTD 8909 8901
256 BRUSSELS
BOULEVARD,
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Is the B/L complied? No , due to mismatched

applicant address
UCP600
Quiz
Article 20
50: Applicant : GARMENT FACTORY LTD
28 DERBYLAND ROAD
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
46A: Documents required
FULL SET CLEAN ON BOARD BILLS OF
LADING MADE OUT TO ORDER OF Is the B/L complied?
DC IMPORT BANK MARKED
FREIGHT PREPAID NOTIFY ABC LTD
SHIPPER (complete name,

No , due to mismatched
address and phone no.) Bill of Lading applicant address although

LUXURY COSMATICS COMPANY For combined Transport or Port to not required by the credit
1752 NEW ROAD MUMBAI, INDIA Port Shipment
CONSIGNEE (Not negotiable unless B/L No: 345

consigned to order) Booking Ref:
NOTIFY PARTY GROSS WT NET WT
1. ABC LTD 8909 8901
2. GARMENT FACTORY LTD

256 BRUSSELS
BOULEVARD,
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

UCP600 Transhipment, partial shipment and
determining the presentation period when
multiple sets of bills of lading are presented
Article 20
ISBP745, E17 says
Transshipment is the unloading and reloading of goods from one
vessel to another during the carriage of those goods from the port of
loading to the port of discharge stated in the credit. When a bill of
lading does not indicate unloading and reloading between these two
ports, it is not transhipment in the context of the credit and UCP 600
sub-articles 20 (b) and (c).
ISBP745, E18 says

Shipment on more than one vessel is a partial shipment, even if each
vessel leaves on the same day for the same destination.

UCP600
Transhipment, partial shipment and
determining the presentation period when
multiple sets of bills of lading are presented
ISBP745, E19(a) says
Article 20
When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original bills
of lading are presented covering shipment from one or more ports of loading (as
specifically allowed, or within a geographical area or range of ports stated in the
credit), each set is to indicate that it covers the shipment of goods on the same
vessel and same journey and that the goods are destined for the same port of
discharge.
ISBP745, E19(b) says

When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original bills
of lading are presented in accordance with paragraph E19) (a) and incorporate
different dates of shipment, the latest of these dates is to be used for the
calculation of any presentation period and must fall on or before the latest
shipment date stated in the credit.
ISBP745, E19(c) says

When partial shipment is allowed, and more than one set of original bills of
lading are presented as part of a single presentation made under one covering
schedule or letter and incorporate different dates of shipment, on different
vessels or the same vessel for a different journey, the earliest of these dates is
to be used for the calculation of any presentation period, and each of these
dates must fall on or before the latest shipment date stated in the credit.

Shpt date determination
ISBP745
B2c) When the tenor refers to, for example, 60 days after the bill of lading
date, the on board date is deemed to be the bill of lading date even
when the on board date is prior to or later than the date of issuance of
the bill of lading.
B2ei) When a credit requires a bill of lading and drafts are to be drawn, for
example, at 60 days after or from the bill of lading date and a bill of
lading is presented evidencing unloading and reloading of the goods
from one vessel to another, and showing more than one dated on board
notation and indicating that each shipment was effected from a port
within a permitted geographical area or range of ports, the earliest of
these dates is to be used for the calculation of the maturity date. For
example, a credit requires shipment from any European port, and the
bill of lading evidences on board vessel A from Dublin on 14 May,
with transhipment effected on board vessel B from Rotterdam on 16
May. The draft should reflect 60 days after the earliest on board date in
a European port, i.e., 14 May.

Shpt date determination
ISBP745
B2eii) When a credit requires a bill of lading and drafts are to be drawn, for
example, at 60 days after or from the bill of lading date, and a bill of
lading is presented evidencing shipment of goods on the same vessel
from more than one port within a permitted geographical area or range
of ports, and shows more than one dated on board notation, the latest
of these dates is to be used for the calculation of the maturity date. For
example, a credit requires shipment from any European port, and the
bill of lading evidences part of the goods loaded on board vessel A
from Dublin on 14 May and the remainder on board the same vessel
from Rotterdam on 16 May. The draft should reflect 60 days after the
latest on board date, i.e., 16 May.
B2eiii) When a credit requires a bill of lading and drafts are to be drawn, for
example, at 60 days after or from the bill of lading date, and more than
one set of bills of lading is presented under one draft, the on board date
of the latest bill of lading will be used for the calculation of the maturity
date.
B3) While the examples in paragraphs B2) (e) (i-iii) refer to bill of lading
dates, the same principles apply to any basis for determining a maturity
date.

UCP600
ISBP745, E20 says
Clean bill of lading
Article 20
A bill of lading is not to include a clause or clauses that expressly
declare a defective condition of the goods or their packaging.
For example:
a. A clause on a bill of lading such as packaging is not sufficient for

the sea journey or words of similar effect is an example of a clause
expressly declaring a defective condition of the packaging.
b. A clause on a bill of lading such as packaging may not be sufficient

for the sea journey or words of similar effect does not expressly
declare a defective condition of the packaging.
ISBP745, E21 says

a. It is not necessary for the word clean to appear on a bill of lading
even when the credit requires a bill of lading to be marked clean on
board or clean.
b. Deletion of the word clean on a bill of lading does not expressly

declare a defective condition of the goods or their packaging.

UCP600
ISBP745, E22 says
Goods description
Article 20
A goods description indicated on a bill of lading may be in general
terms not in conflict with the goods description in the credit.

UCP600
Indication of name and address of
delivery agent at port of discharge
ISBP745, E23 says
Article 20
When a credit requires a bill of lading to indicate the name, address and
contact details of a delivery agent or words of similar effect, at or for
the port of discharge, the address need not be one that is located at the
port of discharge or within the same country as that of the port of
discharge.

UCP600
ISBP745, E24 says
Corrections & alterations
Article 20
Any correction of data on a bill of lading is to be authenticated. Such
authentication is to appear to have been made by the carrier, master
(captain) or any one of their named agents, who may be different from
the agent that may have issued or signed a bill of lading, provided they
are identified as an agent of the carrier or the master (captain).
ISBP745, E25 says

Non-negotiable copies of a bill of lading need not include
authentication of any corrections that may have been made on the
original.

UCP600
ISBP745, E26 says
Freight & additional costs
Article 20
A statement appearing on a bill of lading indicating the payment of freight need
not be identical to that stated in the credit, but is not to conflict with data in that
document, any other stipulated document or the credit. For example, when a
credit requires a bill of lading to be marked freight payable at destination, it
may be marked freight collect.
ISBP745, E27 says

a. When a credit states that costs additional to freight are not acceptable, a bill
of lading is not to indicate that costs additional to the freight have been or will
be incurred.
b. An indication of costs additional to freight may be made by express reference

to additional costs or by the use of trade terms which refer to costs associated
with the loading or unloading of goods, such as, but not limited to, Free In (FI),
Free Out (FO), Free In and Out (FIO) and Free In and Out Stowed (FIOS).
c. Reference in a bill of lading to costs which may be levied, for example, as a

result of a delay in unloading the goods, or after the goods have been unloaded
(demurrage costs) or costs covering the late return of containers (detention
costs) is not an indication of costs additional to freight.

ISBP745
Costs additional to freight
Article 20
LC B/L shows
Silent on additional cost Port demurrage charge
Silent on additional cost Terminal handling charge
Silent on additional cost Loading cost
Silent on additional cost Container detention cost
Silent on additional cost CFRFI
LC B/L shows
Prohibited costs Port demurrage charge
additional to freight
Prohibited costs
additional to freight Terminal handling charge
Prohibited costs
additional to freight Loading cost
Prohibited costs
additional to freight Container detention cost
Prohibited costs
additional to freight CFRFI

UCP600
Release of goods with more than one
ISBP745, E28 says

bill of lading to be surrendered Article 20
A bill of lading is not to expressly state that goods covered by that bill
of lading will only be released upon its surrender together with one or
more other bills of lading, unless all of the referenced bills of lading
form part of the same presentation under the same credit.
For example, Container XXXX is covered by B/L No. YYY and ZZZ and
can only be released to a single merchant upon presentation of all bills
of lading of that merchant is considered to be an express statement
that one or more other bills of lading, related to the referenced
container or packing unit, must be surrendered prior to the goods
being released.

ISBP745 Article
Release of goods surrendering more than one B/L
20
Buyer or consignee sometimes seeks to release
full container or full consignment coming from
several exporters in the same vessel under
different B/Ls. Such a case, when buyer
controls the activities of the shipping company
especially on FOB cases, leads a B/L issuer to
incorporate a clause in the B/L as described in
ISBP745 E28 and considered to be a
discrepancy unless all the related B/Ls are
presented under the same presentation under
the same credit.

Copies of transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles 19-25
ISBP745
A6)
a. When a credit requires the presentation of a copy of a transport
document covered by UCP 600 articles 19-25, the relevant article is
not applicable, as these articles only apply to original transport
documents. A copy of a transport document is to be examined only
to the extent expressly stated in the credit, otherwise according to
UCP 600 sub article 14 (f).
b. Any data shown on a copy of a transport document, when read in
context with the credit, the document itself and international
standard banking practice, need not be identical to, but must not
conflict with, data in that document, any other stipulated document
or the credit.
c. Copies of transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles 19-25 are
not subject to the default presentation period of 21 calendar days
stated in UCP 600 sub article 14 (c) or any presentation period stated
in the credit, unless the credit explicitly states the basis for
determining such presentation period. Otherwise, a presentation may
be made at any time, but in any event no later than the expiry date of
the credit.

Documents for which the UCP 600 transport articles do not apply
ISBP745
A18)
a. Documents commonly used in relation to the transportation of goods, such
as but not limited to, Delivery Note, Delivery Order, Cargo Receipt,
Forwarders Certificate of Receipt, Forwarders Certificate of Shipment,
Forwarders Certificate of Transport, Forwarders Cargo Receipt and Mates
Receipt are not transport documents as defined in UCP 600 articles 19-25.
These documents are to be examined only to the extent expressly stated in
the credit, otherwise according to UCP 600 sub-article 14 (f).
b.i. For documents referred to in paragraph A18) (a), a condition of a credit that
presentation is to occur within a certain number of days after the date of
shipment will be disregarded, and presentation may be made at any time, but
in any event no later than the expiry date of the credit.
ii. The default presentation period of 21 calendar days stated in UCP 600 sub-
article 14 (c) only applies to a presentation including one or more original
transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles 19-25.
c. For a presentation period to apply to a document referred to in paragraph A18)
(a), the credit should specify that presentation is to be made within a certain
number of days after the issuance date of the respective document, or a date
that is to be mentioned in the document (for example, when a credit requires
the presentation of a document titled cargo receipt, documents to be
presented no later than 10 days after the date of the cargo receipt).

Shipping marks
ISBP745
A32) When a credit specifies the details of a shipping mark, documents
mentioning the shipping mark are to show those details. The data in a
shipping mark indicated on a document need not be in the same
sequence as those shown in the credit or in any other stipulated
document.
A33) A shipping mark indicated on a document may show data in excess of
what would normally be considered a shipping mark, or which is
specified in the credit as a shipping mark, by the addition of
information such as, but not limited to, the type of goods, warnings
concerning the handling of fragile goods or net and gross weight of the
goods.
A34) a. Transport documents covering containerized goods often only show a
container number, with or without a seal number, under the heading
Shipping mark or similar. Other documents that show a more detailed
marking will not be in conflict for that reason.
b. The fact that some documents show additional information as
mentioned in paragraphs A33) and A34) (a), while others do not, will not
be regarded as a conflict of data under UCP 600 sub-article 14 (d).

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What is a Bill of Lading (B/L)?

What is a Bill of Lading (B/L)?

What information does a typical B/L contain?

What information does a typical B/L contain?

UCP600, Article 20

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A document issued by a carrier, or its agent, to the

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(1) consignors and consignees name,

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The rights, responsibilities, and liabilities of the carrier and the

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It is usual for the consignee to surrender original bill of

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When a B/L is issued in negotiable form the words to

Negotiable B/Ls can be issued either

When a B/L is consigned to the order of a named party,

In the above case, Original Bank Ltd endorses the B/L to

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When a B/L is consigned to the order of shipper, the

In the above case, Prime Diesel Exports Ltd endorses the

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When a credit requires presentation of a B/L, the B/L must comply

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Any signature by the carrier, master or agent must be identified as

Any signature by an agent must indicate whether the agent has

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The consignor or shipper shown on a B/L is usually the beneficiary

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The consignee on the B/L is usually determined by the terms of the

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A signature by an agent must indicate whether the agent has

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Masters name is not required

indicating the date on which the goods have been shipped

The date of issuance of the bill of lading will be deemed to be

If the bill of lading contains the indication "intended vessel" or

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Alternatively, shipped on board may be evidenced by an on

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The B/L must be specific as to the name of the vessel on

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The port of loading on a B/L must be the same as that stated in

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Bills of lading are issued in sets of one or more originals

The bill of lading presented must be the sole original (with

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A bill of lading presented with no indication of how many

A bill of lading need not to state or indicate that it is an original.

Whether it is original or not, will be determined by Art 17