Is Airway bill a documents of title?

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Is Airway bill a document of title?


Can Airway bill be used as a document of title in Letter of Credit? Can Air way bill be used as Bill of Lading in DP terms of payment? Can goods under an Airway bill be transferred to another party?

 

Airway bill is not a document of title by nature. However airway bill can be prepared such a way to treat as a documentary title. Airway bill is an evidence of meeting the contract terms of shipment. Also it is the receipt given by air carrier on receiving the goods.


Is Airway bill a documents of title

So, once after preparation of AWB to treat as document of title, such airway bill is treated as document of title and can be used to transfer goods to another party, not mentioned in Airway bill. Such transfer of consignee can be done by endorsing airway bill to such consignee. If an airway bill is made as document of title, such airway bill can be used under DP terms of payment also.

 

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Comments


KIRAN DHURI: what is the maximum date for issuing airwaybill? can AWB date after date of Let export date?

Atique Anwar: Bill of lading is negotiable document and awb is not why?

VENKATARAMANI: Q.No 1 . Is it possible to get switch Airway Bill like Switch Bill of lading? If so what is the procedure? Q. No 2. If my buyer is in Hong kong and consignee is in Africa and there is LC opened by the consignee to the buyer? The buyer pays in TT to the supplier in India. Since this is an Air shipment the airlines shall issues AWB in the name of Indian exporter only? Now how will my buyer in Hong kong get his payment without descrepancy when the airway bill itself is not as per LC terms? Kindly advise. (Switch AWB is the solution but airlines do not issue switch AWB) so what to do next??/ Any advise please

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