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Air Waybill

This document is a bill of lading for air transportation. It identifies the pieces, weight, commodity,
shipper, and consignee. This document must be tendered to the airline with the cargo. It also serves as a
receipt of tender.

Airway Bill
The airline issues the transport document known as AIRWAY Bill (AWB) when it accepts the cargo for
transportation. Airway bill gives proof of the conclusion of the contract of carriage of goods by air.
The Airway Bill usually contains the following information:
General description of the nature of goods
Particular marks that are necessary for identifying the goods
Number of packages, and the quantity and weight of the goods
Place of discharge
Transit airports (where applicable)
A statement that the Warsaw rules (the provision in the 1929 Warsaw Convention), as amended will
apply to limit the carrier’s liability for loss of or damage to the goods

1. Commercial invoice
The first document needed is the commercial invoice, which contains much of the basic information
related to the shipment. It is a document that must be produced by the shipper.
Primarily it has a breakdown of all the items being shipped. Including key details such as quantity, unit
weight, unit value, origin location, and the number of packages. As part of the information on the cargo, it
will also need the commodity/HS code to be filled in. This is the unique number that distinguishes your
products from others. For businesses based in the UK, you can visit the government’s website here to find
the correct commodity code for your products.
The commercial invoice will also include the financials related to the shipment, shipping costs, insurance
costs, other costs and the incoterms being used. Then it will need the sender and receiver details too.
At the very bottom, it is always best to add your EORI number. EORI stands for Economic Operators
Registration and Identification number and is used to identify the business involved when exchanging
information with customs.
2. Packing list
The packing list is a document that contains more detailed information about the cargo; such as
dimensions, weight, description, and contents of each package. Once again, the responsibility for this
document is with the business sending the goods.
This document just makes the handling of the shipment a much easier process for the people involved and
is likely to speed up the process.
It also gives the loaders a much better understanding of the shipment’s contents. This is likely to improve
their handling of it, for example taking the upmost care if they know it is a fragile or high-value item.
It’s also wise to include the commercial invoice number on the packing list.
3. Airway bill (AWB)
The airway bill is another necessity. It’s basically the airfreight version of a bill of lading. That means it is
issued by the air carrier to the shipper to acknowledge the receipt of the goods for carriage.
Once received it should contain all the expected information. Name, address and contact details of the
shipper and consignee, the departure airport, destination airport, weight, value and number of pieces in
the shipment including any special instructions.
As it is published by the carrier, it should also contain information about their terms and conditions. Info
like their liability for damage and procedure for making claims.

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