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hii sir, I wants to know the Difference between House bill of lading and Master bill of lading will you please tell me ?

[Shaleen]

MBL : Bill of lading is a document issued by sea carrier of goods on receipt of cargo to him from the shipper. Bill of lading is issued to shipper after completion of export customs clearance procedures at load port customs location of the country.

HBL : HBL means House Bill of Lading issued by a freight forwarder on receipt of goods from shipper agreeing to deliver goods at destination.


Difference between House Bill of Lading and Master Bill of Lading

A Bill of Lading maybe issued as a House Bill of Lading or a Master Bill of Lading..
A House Bill of Lading (HBL) is issued by an NVOCC operator, or a Freight Forwarder to their customers..
A Master Bill of Lading (MBL) is issued by the Shipping Line (Carrier) to the NVOCC Operator, or Freight Forwarder..

When issued for a FCL shipment (non-groupage), a HBL should always be issued on a back to back basis with a MBL which means that the HBL should be an EXACT replica of the MBL issued by the actual Shipping line in respect of all details except the shipper, consignee and notify party details which will be different in the HBL and MBL..


In the HBL

the Shipper will usually be the actual shipper/exporter of the cargo (or as dictated by the L/C)
the Consignee will usually be the actual receiver/importer of the cargo (or as dictated by the L/C)
the Notify could be the same as Consignee (or any other party as dictated by the L/C)

In the MBL

the Shipper will usually be the NVOCC operator, or their agent or the Freight Forwarder..
the Consignee will usually be the destination agent or counterpart or office of the NVOCC operator, or the Freight Forwarder
the Notify could be the same as Consignee or any other party..