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bill of lading
noun phrase
: a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport
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Based on the bills of lading, the digital receipts of ocean freight containers, among top companies exporting from Mexico into the U.S. are Tesla, tire companies Pirelli and Michelin North America, Hyundai and Kia affiliate Mobis Parts America, and industrials firm SFK USA.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
Through the third quarter, the CBP now estimates that 1 billion de minimis-eligible packages, tracked by bills of lading, entered the U.S. That matches the roughly 1 billion that entered American borders throughout all of 2023.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2024
Keep copies of all paperwork, especially the bill of lading, which is the contract between you and your mover.
◾ Consider liability options and valuation.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
Unfortunately for everyone, the date on the bill of lading is conveniently rubbed off.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024
Keep copies of all paperwork, especially the bill of lading, which is the contract between you and your mover.
Consider liability options and valuation.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents.
—Forbes, 1 June 2021
Iranian shippers have gone to increasing lengths to evade sanctions, switching off radio transponders to avoid tracking, while operators transporting Iranian crude have changed their ships’ names or doctored bills of lading.
—Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2020
According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks.
—Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 1 July 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1532, in the meaning defined above
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“Bill of lading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bill%20of%20lading. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
bill of lading
bill of lad·ing
-ˈlā-diŋ
: a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport
Note: A bill of lading serves as a receipt for the goods, a contract for the transport of the goods, and a document of title showing that the person in possession of the bill has title to the goods.
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clean bill of lading
: a bill of lading that does not have any notations written or otherwise marked on it that qualify or amend the bill
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negotiable bill of lading
: order bill of lading in this entry
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nonnegotiable bill of lading
: straight bill of lading in this entry
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order bill of lading
: a bill of lading under which the goods are to be delivered to the person named in the bill or to the named person's order or to the bearer of the bill
called also negotiable bill of lading
compare straight bill of lading in this entry
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straight bill of lading
: a bill of lading that names the only person to whom the goods may be delivered
called also nonnegotiable bill of lading
compare order bill of lading in this entryMore from Merriam-Webster on bill of lading
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