The Bill of Lading skill is designed for extracting data from bills of lading. A bill of lading is a legal document used in both national and international trade. Bills of lading are issued to the shipper by the carrier as confirmation that the goods have been received and are as described, with the carrier undertaking to deliver it to the consignee in appropriate condition. This document should accompany the shipped goods along their entire freight route, regardless of the transport used.
A bill of lading contains all shipping-related information about the following: shipper, consignee, goods being shipped (for example, weight, size, and type), origin and destination of shipments, as well as shipping agreement terms. Various bill of lading types are used in international trade depending on the following: consignee type (named, order, bearer), shipping means (liner, charter, straight, through), additional descriptions of the goods (clean, dirty), and shipping period (on-board, received-for-shipment).
The Bill of Lading skill is a production skill. It has been fully trained on a large document set and provides high accuracy of data identification and extraction. The skill is ready to be used in production and does not require further training on your specific documents. Accuracy and straight-through processing (STP) rates can be further optimized in production through continuous learning from human-in-the-loop feedback.
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Asterisk (*) indicates a required field or field group. Values cannot be empty.
| Field | Description |
|---|
| BoL Number* | Bill of lading number. |
| BoL Date | The date on which the bill of lading was made. |
| PO Number | The purchase order number. |
| Sales Order Number | The sales order number. |
| Shipment ID | The shipment identifier. |
| Shipment Date | The date of the shipment. |
| Pro Number | A shipment identifier assigned by the carrier. This identifier together with the SCAC code may be used to track the shipment. |
| Vehicle Number | The number of the transport vehicle or carriage. |
| Seal Number | The seal number. |
| Terms | The freight payment terms. Specifies which party is liable for paying the freight bill. Can have one of the following values:
Prepaid. The transport expenses are charged to the shipper
Collect. The transport expenses are charged to the consignee
Third Party. The transport expenses are charged to a third party. |
| NMFC Code | National Motor Freight Classification shipment identifier. Applies to less-than-truckload shipping. |
| Class | National Motor Freight Classification shipment class. Applies to less-than-truckload shipping. |
| Port of Discharge | The destination of the shipment. The location where the shipment is handed over to the consignee. |
| Port of Loading | The origin of the shipment. The location where the shipment is handed over to the carrier. |
| Special Instructions | Special handling instructions for the carrier regarding the shipment. |
| Number of Packages | The total number of packages. |
| Package Type | The package type. The value of this field can either be a name in full (such as “Palett”) or a code (such as PLT). |
| Hazardous Material | Indicates whether the shipment contains any items classified as hazardous. If this field is checked, the shipment must conform to the Hazardous Material requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| Total Weight Nonmetric | The total weight of the shipment in non-metric units of measurement. When no unit of measurement is specified, the total weight is assumed to be in non-metric units and this field is used by default. |
| Total Weight UoM Nonmetric | The non-metric unit of measurement (for example, pounds or ounces) used for the total the weight of the shipment indicated in the Total Weight Nonmetric field. |
| Total Weight Metric | The total weight of the shipment in metric units of measurement. |
| Total Weight UoM Metric | The metric unit of measurement (for example, tons, kilograms, or grams) used for the total weight of the shipment indicated in the Total Weight Metric field. |
Shipper
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Name | Information about the shipper. |
| Address | Information about the shipper. |
Carrier
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Name | The name of the carrier. |
| SCAC Code | An SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code) code is used to identify transport companies. |
Consignee
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Name | Consignee information. |
| Customer ID | Consignee information. |
| Address | Consignee information. |
Bill to
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Name | Information about the organization or business unit responsible for paying the freight fees (if different from both the shipper and the consignee). |
| Address | Information about the organization or business unit responsible for paying the freight fees (if different from both the shipper and the consignee). |
Key Fields
- Shipper Name
- Consignee Name
- BoL Number
- BoL Date
- Pro Number
Validation Rules
| Rule | Description |
|---|
| Check Checkmarks | Defines the field value using the possible values for Terms/Prepaid, Terms/Collect, Terms/ThirdParty (if checked on the bill), as well as the following two additional values: Terms/PrepaidWordOrDefault if the Prepaid payment type is set by default or specified in the bill of lading as a word instead of a checkmark, Terms/CollectWordOrDefault if the Collect payment type is set by default or specified in the bill of lading as a word instead of a checkmark. |
