Bill of Lading

[JAYANTA BANDYOPADHYAY]

1. Legal acceptance of express Bill of Lading in case of Letter of Credit, where Transport Docs not in bank's favour

2. Other than CIF/CFR shipment- China exporter hands over cargo to Indian Importer 's freight forwarder. Customs query is raised and it misses vessel and put to warehouse for next essel. Who will bear warehouse cost- Shipper refuses having handed over to Importer's FF .

3. FF issues House BL. Liner sends Master BL. Delivery order to be issued at Destination port against HBL or MBL- as both are in practice and endorsed in importer's favour.

Sir-please clarify

AI Summary

Questions on Bill of Lading Validity and Warehouse Costs in Missed Shipment from China to India under L/C A participant in a discussion forum raises questions regarding the legal acceptance of an express Bill of Lading when transport documents are not in the bank's favor under a Letter of Credit. They inquire about responsibility for warehouse costs when a shipment from China to India misses its vessel, as the shipper claims no responsibility after handing over the cargo to the importer's freight forwarder. Additionally, clarification is sought on whether the delivery order at the destination port should be issued against the House Bill of Lading or the Master Bill of Lading, as both are endorsed in the importer's favor.