Glossary of Shipping Terms: (Bill of Lading): Clean B/L - Express B/L

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Glossary of Shipping Terms: (Bill of Lading): Clean B/L - Express B/L

Bill of Lading (B/L)
A document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company. It serves as a document of title, a contract of carriage and a receipt for goods.

* Clean B/L: A B/L which bears no superimposed clause or notation which declares a defective condition of the goods and/or the packaging.
* Combined B/L: B/L that covers cargo moving over various transports.
* Consolidated B/L: B/L combined or consolidated from two or more B/L's.
* Corrected B/L: B/L requiring any update which results in money or other financially related changes.
* Domestic B/L: Non-negotiable B/L primarily containing routing details; usually used by truckers and freight forwarders.
* Duplicate B/L: Another original Bill of Lading set if first set is lost. also known as reissued B/L.
* Express B/L: Non-negotiable B/L where there are no hard copies of originals printed.

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