House Bill of Lading

A bill of lading is issued by a carrier (in the case of seafreight – referred to as Ocean Carrier). An ocean carrier is someone who has undertaken to provide the transportation of goods from point A to point B using the waterways as the primary mode but also combining rail and road services. A Bill of Lading, is an important transport document that has 3 basic purposes or roles: Evidence of Contract of Carriage, Receipt of Goods and Document of Title to the goods. A House Bill of Lading (HBL) is a bill of lading issued by an NVOCC operator or a Freight Forwarder to their customers.. An NVOCC is similar to an Ocean Carrier except that they don’t operate the vessels used for the transportation.