UCP 600 - Article 23
Air
Transport Document
a. An air
transport document, however named, must appear to:
i. indicate
the name of the carrier and be signed by:
- the
carrier, or
- a
named agent for or on behalf of the carrier.
Any
signature by the carrier or agent must be identified as that of the carrier or
agent.
Any
signature by an agent must indicate that the agent has signed for or on behalf
of the carrier.
ii.indicate
that the goods have been accepted for carriage.
iii. indicate
the date of issuance. This date will be deemed to be the date of shipment
unless the air
transport
document contains a specific notation of the actual date of shipment, in which
case the date stated in the notation will be deemed to be the date of shipment.
Any
other information appearing on the air transport document relative to the
flight number and date will
not be
considered in determining the date of shipment.
iv. indicate
the airport of departure and the airport of destination stated in the credit.
v. be the
original for consignor or shipper, even if the credit stipulates a full set of
originals.
vi. contain
terms and conditions of carriage or make reference to another source containing
the terms and
conditions
of carriage. Contents of terms and conditions of carriage will not be examined.
b. For the
purpose of this article, transhipment means unloading from one aircraft and
reloading to another aircraft during the carriage from the airport of departure
to the airport of destination stated in the credit.
c.
i. An air
transport document may indicate that the goods will or may be transhipped,
provided that the
entire
carriage is covered by one and the same air transport document.
ii. An air
transport document indicating that transhipment will or may take place is
acceptable, even if the
credit
prohibits transhipment.
UCP 600 - Article 24
Road,
Rail or Inland Waterway Transport Documents
a. A road,
rail or inland waterway transport document, however named, must appear to:
i. indicate
the name of the carrier and:
- be
signed by the carrier or a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier, or
-
indicate receipt of the goods by signature, stamp or notation by the carrier or
a named agent for or on
behalf
of the carrier. Any signature, stamp or notation of receipt of the goods by the
carrier or agent must be identified as that of the carrier or agent. Any
signature, stamp or notation of receipt of the goods by the agent must indicate
that the agent has
signed
or acted for or on behalf of the carrier. If a rail transport document does not
identify the carrier, any signature or stamp of the railway company will be
accepted as evidence of the document being signed by the carrier.
ii. indicate
the date of shipment or the date the goods have been received for shipment,
dispatch or carriage at the place stated in the credit. Unless the transport
document contains a dated reception stamp, an
indication
of the date of receipt or a date of shipment, the date of issuance of the
transport document will be deemed to be the date of shipment.
iii. indicate
the place of shipment and the place of destination stated in the credit.
b.
i. A road
transport document must appear to be the original for consignor or shipper or
bear no marking
indicating
for whom the document has been prepared.
ii. A rail
transport document marked "duplicate" will be accepted as an
original.
iii. A rail
or inland waterway transport document will be accepted as an original whether
marked as an
original
or not.
c. In the
absence of an indication on the transport document as to the number of
originals issued, the
number
presented will be deemed to constitute a full set.
d. For the
purpose of this article, transhipment means unloading from one means of
conveyance and
reloading
to another means of conveyance, within the same mode of transport, during the
carriage from the
place
of shipment, dispatch or carriage to the place of destination stated in the
credit.
e.
i. A road,
rail or inland waterway transport document may indicate that the goods will or
may be
transhipped
provided that the entire carriage is covered by one and the same transport
document.
ii. A road,
rail or inland waterway transport document indicating that transhipment will or
may take place is acceptable, even if the credit prohibits transhipment.
UCP 600 - Article 25
Courier
Receipt, Post Receipt or Certificate of Posting
a. A
courier receipt, however named, evidencing receipt of goods for transport, must
appear to:
i. indicate
the name of the courier service and be stamped or signed by the named courier
service at the
place
from which the credit states the goods are to be shipped; and
ii. indicate
a date of pick-up or of receipt or wording to this effect. This date will be
deemed to be the date
of
shipment.
b. A
requirement that courier charges are to be paid or prepaid may be satisfied by
a transport document
issued
by a courier service evidencing that courier charges are for the account of a
party other than the
consignee.
c. A post
receipt or certificate of posting, however named, evidencing receipt of goods
for transport, must
appear
to be stamped or signed and dated at the place from which the credit states the
goods are to be
shipped.
This date will be deemed to be the date of shipment.
UCP 600 - Article 26
On
Deck", "Shipper's Load and Count", "Said by Shipper to
Contain" and Charges Additional to Freight
a. A
transport document must not indicate that the goods are or will be loaded on
deck. A clause on a
transport
document stating that the goods may be loaded on deck is acceptable.
b. A
transport document bearing a clause such as "shipper's load and
count" and "said by shipper to
contain"
is acceptable.
c. A
transport document may bear a reference, by stamp or otherwise, to charges
additional to the freight.
UCP 600 - Article 27
Clean
Transport Document
A bank
will only accept a clean transport document. A clean transport document is one
bearing no clause or notation expressly declaring a defective condition of the
goods or their packaging. The word "clean" need not appear on a transport
document, even if a credit has a requirement for that transport document to be
"clean on board".
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