外贸提单（Foreign bill of lading）.doc

外贸提单（Foreign bill of lading） I. Basic knowledge of bill of lading 1. definition and relation of bill of lading Marine bill of lading (Marine Bill of Lading Ocean Bill of Lading), or referred to as B/L of (Bill Lading), is one of the most important documents in international settlement. The Hamburg Rules to define the bill of lading is: Bill of lading, means a document which evidences a contract of carriage by sea and the taking over or loading of the goods by the carrier, and by which the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods against surrender of the document. A provision in the document that the goods are to be delivered to the order of the document. A provision in the document that the goods are to be delivered to the order of a named person, or to order, or to bearer, constitutes such an undertaking. Peoples Republic of China maritime law (July 1, 1993) article seventy-first: bill of lading refers to proof of the contract of carriage of goods the sea and the loading of the goods by the carrier or the carrier, and undertakes to deliver the goods Documents. A bill of lading indicating the delivery of the goods to the named party, or in accordance with the instructions of the bearer, or the delivery of the goods to the bearer of the bill of lading constitutes the carriers guarantee for the delivery of the goods. The principal relation of the bill of lading is the shipper and the carrier who signed the contract of carriage. Shipper or cargo carrier that ship. 2. function of bill of lading B / L has the following three main functions: (1) Bill of lading is a receipt to prove that the carrier has taken over the goods and the goods on board For the shipper who delivers the goods to the carrier, the bill of lading has the function of receipt of the goods. Not only for the goods shipped, the carrier has the obligation to issue bills of lading, and according to the demand of the shipper, even if the goods have not shipped, as long as the goods have been in charge of the