{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"electronic Air Waybill (eAWB)","description":"An electronic Air Waybill (eAWB) is the fully digital equivalent of the traditional paper AWB: all shipment data is exchanged via standardised electronic messages between freight forwarder, airline, and customs authority, with no paper document required to accompany the cargo. IATA established the eAWB as the binding industry standard through its Multilateral e-AWB Agreement and has rolled it out progressively across the global air freight network. Paperless processing requires a valid data exch","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/electronic-air-waybill-eawb-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:25:49.846830","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/e/eawb/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/electronic-air-waybill-eawb-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"electronic Air Waybill (eAWB) · An electronic Air Waybill (eAWB) is the fully digital equivalent of the traditional paper AWB: all shipment data is exchanged via standardised electronic messages between freight forwarder, airline, and customs authority, with no paper document required to accompany the cargo. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/e/eawb/"}