Clean On board Bill of Lading Vs. Shipped On board Bill of Lading

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Difference between Clean On Board Bill of Lading and Shipped On Board Bill of Lading.

 


Clean On board Bill of Lading Vs. Shipped On board Bill of LadingOne of the readers of this web blog requested recently to explain the term Clean On Board Bill of Lading and Shipped on board Bill of Lading.

 

This is one of the common doubts among the traders to differentiate Shipped on Board Bill of Lading and Clean On Board Bill of Lading.  Are shipped on board bill of lading and clean on board bill of Lading same? If different, what are the difference between Clean On Board Bill of Lading and Shipped On Board Bill of Lading?

What is Shipped On board Bill of Lading? How does Shipped On board Bill of Lading work?


I have discussed about the step by step movement of goods from seller’s premise to buyer’s premise in detail in a couple of articles in same website.  In an export trade, once after completion of necessary customs export formalities at exporter’s country, the goods are handed over to Carrier for transportation to buyer’s destination.  If cargo is moved by sea, the carrier issues a receipt of goods to the shipper which is called Bill of Lading.  If said goods have not been gone on board the vessel, the bill of lading shows ‘Received for shipment’, without mentioning ‘Shipped On Board’.   If the shipper needs to mention ‘Shipped On Board’ on Bill of Lading, such bill of lading is issued once after the shipment gone ‘On Board’ the vessel.    Shipped On Board bill of lading may be demanded by buyer as per mutually agreed contract of sale or it may be required for the exporter to claim different export benefits from various government agencies.

 

What is Clean On board Bill of Lading?   How does  Clean On board Bill of Lading work?


Clean On Board Bill of Lading is commonly mentioned under a contract of Letter of Credit between buyer and seller in terms of Transport Document under shipment of sale carries.


I have discussed about Clean Bill of Lading under my article on ‘different types of bill of lading’ in this web blog.


Let us discuss about Clean Bill of Lading and then Clean On board Bill of Lading.  A clean bill of Lading means, the carrier of goods receives cargo with good condition with proper packaging.    In other words, the cargo received under a clean bill of lading has no clause, notation or remarks on the quantity or quality of goods as well as packing.  Once after issuing a clean bill of lading by carrier, the responsibility on poor packing, damage of goods and other handling defective falls on carrier. 
Once the goods received with good conditions with proper packing gone on board the vessel, the carrier issues Clean On board Bill of Lading.  Clean On board Bill of Lading certifies that the cargo on board has no negative clause, notation or remarks on the quantity, quality or packaging of goods.   In other words, when issuing a clean on board bill of lading, the carrier certifies that the goods gone on board the vessel are in good conditions with proper packing.  You can also read Difference between SHIPPED ON BOARD and RECIEVED  FOR SHIPMENT.

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I hope, I have explained Clean On board Bill of Lading and Shipped On board Bill of lading in easy language.

Do you have different experience in handling Shipped on board bill of lading and clean on board bill of lading?

 

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Kareem: I had my household container after I moved to mainland US. Since it was used items and we wanted to recycle instead so we book our container from overseas. When it arrived to US territory first port was NY. Some federal officer specifically order to pre-mature discharge my container and then re-loaded for the port of destination Houston. This process caught me in bills over $7,000 while my actual shipping was $2500 and cargo was estimated to be $5000 after arrival to the port of destination I am again asked to go through the VACIS examination. Where should I go to complain and get justice.

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Hariesh Manaadiar: In response to Kareem.. Kareem, US customs or Federal officers will generally pull out containers only on any suspicion.. Your nominated customs broker in USA should be able to explain to you as to why a VACIS examination was required.. Was this cargo originally destined to be transhipped via NY to final destination Houston or was this ship calling Houston directly.. In my opinion, it shouldn't cost so much money for the inspection and reloading.. Usually a VACIS inspection is in the region of USD.800/-.. USD.7000/- seems quite excessive for the inspection and reloading.. Your customs broker should explain.. Hariesh Manaadiar http://shippingandfreightresource.com

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sivakumar D: Its really useful for me thank you soo much..you mean that is the carrier issue clean bill of lading with the package and quality is not good at that time it means carrier want to take care of the goods? sorry am very new to LC or bill of lading. please explain.. thank you..

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Mohammed: Dear Sir, What a brilliant explanation, no website teaches like you. Especially your way of simple step by step explanation it gives clear idea even for the beginners. Good job Sir hats off to you. Please keep continue the great work. Best regards, Mohammed Abdul Mateen

akinyemi: wonderful explanation. one clarification though, what if the goods at the process of being shipped on board the vessel(even though the vessel is yet to sail), over the ships railing drops on deck and gets damaged. who is liable?

Ahmed: Ineed clarification about what is the difference "CLEAN ON BOARD" OR just "ON BOARD" shipment clause on bill of lading because many of bill of lading showing these clauses ?

nAvEeN PaThAnIa: Respected Sir, Thanks for your valuable clarifications.

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Saju Nair: Can 'Shipped on Board Bill of Lading' be dated prior to ship sailing date. Or can a shipped on board bill of lading be issued earlier and stamped with 'Shipped on board date' later

OKOLIE TAGBO CAJETAN.: Please is there any other document that can invalidate,nullify,or render null and void records released from the EDI realease? Can we agree absolutely that all information in EDI at the time of release is unshakeble? Thank you.

baldev sahu : I m working here at Oman since march 2012 to till date I have plane to come India in Oct 2015 and I have 40inch LCD tv, which I bought nearly a year ago for worth of 95 OMR May I know how much amount do I have to pay to customs in India and moreover do I have to pay the custom percentage according to purchase bill or current price for the same tv in India right now. Please sir help me .

VIJAY JINDAL: Dear sir, we are pvt ltd co. manufacturer of solar battery & want open branch in USA. please advise in the matter please. Regards vijay jindal

Keloth P. Fysel: Documents presented under LC require clean on board bill of lading. Documents presented including Bill of Lading showing "clean on board" and the word "clean" have been cancelled and (cancellation have been authenticated) The issuing bank have pointed out discrepancies stating "Bill of Lading" not "clean". Does this action constitute a valid discrepancy and in what basis it is valid or not?. Please provide me your opinion to my above email.

Eunice Okonkwo : Thank you for this information, God bless you.

Kunal Kamboj: Thank you, very helpful article. Can you please share details on Negotiable and Non-Negotiable B/L?

Devansh: In Clean BL, does the carrier open the container and inspect goods ?

Enyinda C Albert: Good article, keep it up

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