{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Surrendered Bill of Lading","description":"A surrendered bill of lading is a sea waybill-equivalent document where the shipper returns the original bill to the carrier at origin, allowing the consignee to take delivery at destination without presenting a physical original. Carriers endorse the document as \"surrendered\" and instruct their destination agents accordingly. The procedure is common in shipments between affiliated companies or on short-sea routes where documents would otherwise arrive after the cargo. Once surrendered, the bill","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/surrendered-bill-of-lading","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:53:52.496010","citation":"https://www.freightos.com/glossary/surrendered-bill-of-lading/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/surrendered-bill-of-lading","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Surrendered Bill of Lading · A surrendered bill of lading is a sea waybill-equivalent document where the shipper returns the original bill to the carrier at origin, allowing the consignee to take delivery at destination without presenting a physical original. · Quelle: https://www.freightos.com/glossary/surrendered-bill-of-lading/"}