Bill Of Lading Replace Date For Free

A Stale Bill of Lading is a unique type of bill of lading. Stale as the name suggests means expired, time period, or date is over. Therefore, a normal Bill of Lading converts into a Stale Bill of Lading if a beneficiary presents it to the nominated bank after the expiry of the presentation period.

Key Takeaways. If an original bill of lading is lost, destroyed, or stolen, a new bill generally cannot be obtained unless the original has been found.A bank guarantee financially protects the transporter for costs and liability of shipping without a bill of lading.

Under normal circumstances, shipping lines will not back date a bill of lading (even if there is a Letter of Indemnity from the shipper) as they do not want to be part of this fraudulent activity..

For example, if a container was shipped on board on April 2, 2018, its Bill of Lading date cannot be earlier than the Shipped On Board Date since a Bill of Lading can only be issued after a container has been physically shipped on board. The Bill of Lading Date has to be on, or after, the Shipped On Board Date.

A bill of lading is issued after loading of the goods and therefore the bill of lading date will usually be after the shipped on board date. Therefore, to avoid confusion or ambiguity, it is a good practice to show the shipped on board date separately on a bill of lading.

Typically, a bill of lading will include the names and addresses of the shipper (consigner) and receiver (consignee), shipment date, quantity, exact weight, value, and freight classification.

In summary, a bill of lading is a legal document that serves three vital purposes in the shipping process: as a receipt for shipping, as a title of goods, and as a contract of carriage. The carrier serves the bill of lading when they take control of the goods.