Difference between master bill of loading and house bill of loading

The master bill of loading refers to the ocean bill of lading issued by the shipping company（MASTER BILL OF LOADING，Also called master order，abbreviation MBL），It can be issued to the direct cargo owner (at this time, the freight forwarder cannot issue the bill of lading)，It can also be issued to the freight forwarder (at this time, the freight forwarder sends the bill of lading to the direct owner).

HOUSE BILL OF LOADING（HOUSE BILL OF LOADING，Also called sub bill of lading，abbreviation HBL)，It is generally issued to the direct cargo owner；Sometimes a peer applies the bill of lading. At this time, the bill of lading is issued to the peer, and the peer will issue its own bill of lading to its direct cargo owner.Now exports are generally HBL, especially to Europe and America.

Difference:
1.The contents of shipper and signee columns on the bill of lading are different.The shipper shipper of the freight forwarder bill of lading is the actual exporter (direct cargo owner), and the signee consignee generally fills in the same column of the consignment note in accordance with the provisions of the letter of credit, usually to order; When MBL is issued to the actual exporter, shipper shipper shall fill in the exporter and signee consignee shall fill in according to the contents of the consignment note; When issuing to the freight forwarder, shipper shipper shall fill in the freight forwarder, and signee consignee shall fill in the agent of the Freight Forwarder at the port of destination.

2.The procedures for changing documents at the port of destination are different. As long as you hold the MBL, you can exchange the import bill of lading directly at the shipping agency at the port of destination. The procedures are simple and fast, and the cost is relatively fixed and cheap;The holder of HBL must exchange MBL at the Freight Forwarder at the port of destination before he can get the bill of lading and go through the customs declaration and pick-up procedures. The cost of changing the bill of lading is expensive and not fixed, which is all decided by the Freight Forwarder at the port of destination.

3.As a bill of lading, MBL is the most basic and real document of title. The shipping company will deliver the goods to the consignee indicated on MBL at the port of destination. If the exporter gets HBL, it means that the actual control of the shipped goods is in the hands of the freight forwarder (at this time, the consignee of MBL is the agent of the Freight Forwarder at the port of destination). If the freight forwarding company goes bankrupt, the exporter (importer) cannot pick up the goods from the shipping company with HBL.

4.For the full container cargo, both MBL and HBL can be delivered, and the LCL cargo can only be delivered in HBL, because the shipping company will not help the cargo owner LCL or distribute the cargo at the port of destination.

5.The bill of lading number of general freight forwarders does not enter the customs manifest management system, which is different from the bill of lading number on the import declaration form; The name and contact information of the document exchange company are on the freight forwarder document B / L. the contact company is not a port freight forwarder, such as foreign agent or outward transportation.

What if the bill of lading is lost?

If HBL is OK, communicate with your freight forwarder and issue a letter of guarantee to help you reissue the bill of lading.

If MBL is troublesome, you must:
1. Declare the loss in the newspaper;
2. For the declaration form of export goods, the ship owner needs to see the declared value to pay the deposit;
3. Pay a deposit (usually twice the value of the goods, for 1-3 years, depending on the owner);
4. The owner shall issue the corresponding letter of guarantee.