Unit Eleven Logistics Document

UnitElevenLogisticsDocument,Previewofthetext,Discussthefollowingquestionsinyourclass.1）Doyouknowthemainmarinetransportdocuments?2）Whatarethemainfunctionsoflogisticsdocument?,PartIMainMarineTransportDocuments,Marinetransportisthemostcommonlyusedformoftransportationintheinternationaltrade.Forinstance,morethan80%ofChinasexportsarecarriedbysea-goingships.ThemostimportantdocumentsofmarinetransportareBillofLading,SeaWaybill,ShippingNote,ShippingOrder,MatesReceipt,CargoManifest,andDeliveryOrder.,I.BillofLading(B/L),DefinitionB/ListheshortformofBillofLading,whichisthemostimportantshippingdocument.Itisissuedbyacarrieroritsagent,totheshipper,certifyingthatthegoodshavebeenreceivedfortransportationanddeliveryasspecifiedinthedocument.,Themainfunctions(1)Itisacargoreceiptsignedbytheshippingcompany(carrier)andgiventotheshipper(orconsignor);(2)Itistheevidenceofacontractofcarriagebetweentheshipper(orconsignor)andtheshippingcompany(carrier);(3)B/Lisalsoadocumentoftitletothegoods,thatistosay,thelegalowneroftheB/Listheownerofthegoods.,MainpartsofaB/L:Nameoftheshippingcompany;Shipperandconsigneesname;Orderandnotifyparty;Nameofthevessel,andthevoyageNo.;Thetwoports(namesoftheportsofdepartureanddestination);Descriptionofgoods;Numberandkindofpackages;Weightand/orvolumeofthecargo;Freightrateandamount;NumberoforiginalB/L;Thesignatureofthecarrier;Theissuingplaceanddate.,MaintypesofB/L(1)NegotiableB/LandNon-negotiableB/L(2)StraightB/L,OrderB/LandBearerB/L(3)OnBoardB/LandReceivedforShipmentB/L(4)LongFormB/LandShortFormB/L(5)CleanB/LandFoulB/L,SampleofB/L:,II.ASeaWaybill,FunctionsofSeaWaybillBasically,aSeaWaybillhasfollowingfunctions:1.Receiptforcargo2.Evidenceofcontractofcarriage3.TheSWBisnotadocumentoftitle,OriginalsandcopiesSeaWaybillsarenotissuedin“originals”and“copies”.Thecarrierwillissueareasonablenumberofcopies.CopiesoftheSWBmaybeusedforpurposessuchasproofofshipment,customs,payment,bankorLetterofCreditrequirementandsoon.,PurposesoftheSWBOftentheseawaybillisusedfortransportationfromhousetohousewithintheframeofamultinationalorforthetransportationofpersonalgoods.SeaWaybillcanalsobeusefulinotherareas.Itisappropriateforshorttraffics,becausetheB/Lwouldarriveafterthegoodshavereachedtheirdestination.,III.ShippingNoteandShippingOrder,AShippingNoteisalsocalledBookingNote.Itisissuedbytheshippertothecarrierrequestingallocationofshippingspace.ShippingNotegivesdetailsofgoodsbeingshipped.Iftheshippingcompanyacceptstheshipment,theywillissueaShippingOrder(S/O)toconfirmthespacebooking.TheShippingOrder(S/O)-shippingpermit-theshippingcompanyauthorizesthecaptaintoreceiveaspecifiedamountofgoodsfromthenamedshipper.S/Oisoneofthenecessarydocumentsforexportcustomsformalities.,IV.MATESRECEIPT,Whenthegoodsareloadedontheship,theChiefMatewillissueadocumenttotheshippertoconfirmtheloadingofthegoodsonboard.Thedocumentiscalledamatesreceipt.AmatesreceiptcanalsobeusedforsubsequentlyexchangefortheB/L.,V.CargoManifest,Whenmultipleshipmentsareloadedonasinglevessel,thecargomanifestlistsindividualinformationofeachshipment.ItisasingledocumentthatdefinestheoverallcontentsoftheloadwithoutrequiringreviewoftheindividualB/L.ItismadebasedonthereceiptorB/Lbytheshippingcompaniesaftertheshipmentisfinished.,Eachshipmentinformationonthecargomanifestincludes:DescriptionandquantityofgoodsloadingandunloadingportsTransportdocumentnumbersNameofthevesselshipperandconsigneesnameIdentifyingmarksandnumbersNumberandtypeofpackagesandsoon.butwithoutfreightandcharges.,VI.DeliveryOrder,WhentheconsigneesubmitstheoriginalB/Ltothecarrieroritsagentattheportofdestination,thecarrieracceptsthetransportdocumentandissueaDeliveryOrder(D/O)totheconsignee.DeliveryOrderisanauthorizationthatallowstheconsigneetocollectthecargofromthevesseloracertainplace(e.g.aninlandcontainerdepot).,NewWordsandExpressions,SeaWaybill海运单ShippingNote托运单ShippingOrder装货单MatesReceipt大副收据，又称收货单CargoManifest舱单DeliveryOrder提货单compensationkmpenseinn.补偿Hague-Visbyrules海牙-维斯比规则Haguerules海牙规则rightsraitn.权利liabilitieslaiobilitin.义务,endorseind:svt.背书securitysikjuritin.抵押品bearerberddj.不记名的clausekl:zn.条款referencerefrnsn.参考copykpin.副本originalridnln.正本multinationalmltinnln.跨国公司allocationlkeinn.配给，分配shippingspace舱位authorize:raiZ:vt.援权，批准matemeitn.（商船上的）大副,PartIIOtherCommonlyUsedLogisticsDocuments,I.LetterofCredit(L/C)L/Cisthemostcommonmethodofmakinginternationalpayments.Itisawrittenpromisetopay,byabuyersorimportersbank(calledtheissuingbank)tothesellersorexportersbank(calledtheadvisingbank,negotiatingbank,orpayingbank).,L/Csequenceofevents,MainTypesofL/C,revocableorirrevocableConfirmedirrevocableandNot-confirmedirrevocableSightL/CandTimeorDateL/CDocumentaryL/CandCleanL/C,II.Draft（BillofExchange）,ABillofExchange,alsocalleddraft,isawritten,unconditionalorderbyoneparty(thedrawer)toanother(thedrawee)topayacertainsumofmoney,eitherimmediately(asightbill)oronafixeddate(atimebill),forpaymentofgoodsand/orservicesreceived.,ThemaintypesofDraftaresightdraftandtimedraftAsightdraftismorecommonlyused.Itmeansthatpaymentwillbemadeuponpresenting,oron“sight”ofthedraft.Atimedraftisapaymenttobemadewithinastipulatedtimeafterbeingpresented.,cleanordocumentarydraftAcleandraft,meansnootherdocumentsarerequiredbeyondthedraft.Documentarydraft,consistsofthefinancialdocument,plusspecifiedcommercialdocumentssuchasabilloflading,invoices,andcertificatesoforigin.Sometimes,othercertificatessuchasinspectionandinsuranceareneeded.,BillundertheDocumentaryLettersofCreditBILLOFEXCHANGE凭信用证Drawnunder.L/CNO.日期Dated支取Payablewithinterest.%.按.息.付款号码汇票金额上海NO.ExchangeforShanghai.20见票日后（本汇票之正本未付）付交At.sightofthisSECONDofExchange(FirstofExchangebeingunpaid)Paytotheorderof金额thesumof此致：To.,III.Commercialinvoice,Acommercialinvoiceisoneofthemostimportantdocumentsusedinforeigntrade.Itisissuedbytheexportertotheimporter,providesdetailsofatransactionandformsthebasisofthetransactionbetweentheimporterandtheexporter.Itshouldcontainthenamesandaddressesofthesellerandthebuyer;fulldetailsoftheconsignment,includingpriceandotherrelatedcosts,inordertofacilitatecustomsclearance;theportofshipmentandthedate;thetermsofsaleinvolvedsuchasCIF,andthetermsofpaymentsuchasbysightdraft.Itmustalsobesignedanddated.Acommercialinvoiceisusedtocalculatetariffs,internationalcommercialterms(liketheCostinaCIF)andiscommonlyusedforcustomspurposes.,IV.PackingList,PackingListisanextensionofthecommercialinvoice,assuchitlookslikeacommercialinvoice.Itisusuallyrequestedbytheimportertoconfirmthenameofcommodity、specification、quantity、marks、numberofcartonandthepackingconditions.Itisusuallyissuedbytheexporterandnotshowthevalueofthegoods、shipmentandconsignee.Theexporterorhisagentreservestheshippingspacebasedonthegrossweightorthemeasurementshowninthepackinglist.Customsusesthepackinglistasacheck-listtoverifytheoutgoingcargo(inexporting)andtheincomingcargo(inimporting).,V.Inspectioncertificate,Inspectioncertificateisadocumentcertifyingtheresultofcommodityinspectionissuedbyaninspectioninstitution.Internationally,importandexportcommodityinspectionsareexecutedbyathirdpartygenerallyknownassurveyor.Someofthesurveyorsaregovernmentalorganization,othersarerunbyindividualsortradeassociations.Inourcountry,theChinaExitandEntryInspectionandQuarantineBureau(CIQ)isthemaininstitutionauthorizedtoexaminethequality,quantity,packingetc.Thepurposeoftheinspectionistoensurethatthegoodsareinaccordancewiththerelativelawsanddecreesofthecountry.,1.ThefollowingInspectionCertificateareissuedbyCIQ:1)InspectionCertificateofQuality(质量检验证书).2)InspectionCertificateofQuantity（数量检验证书）.3)InspectionCertificateofWeight（重量检验证书）.4)InspectionCertificateofOrigin（原产地检验证书）.5)SanitaryInspectionCertificateorInspectionCertificateofHealth（卫生/健康检验证书),6)VeterinaryInspectionCertificate(兽医检验证)7)CertificateofValue(价值证明书)8)InspectionCertificateofDisinfection(消毒检验证书)9)InspectionCertificateofFumigation(熏蒸检验证书)10)InspectionCertificateonPhytosanitary(植物检验证书),2.Thefollowingdocumentsareissuedbynon-officialorganization:1)InspectionCertificateIssuedbyExporter/Ma