{"id":4447,"date":"2019-04-17T10:57:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2019-04-17T10:57:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:57:23","slug":"cy-cfs-reading-your-bill-of-lading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/cy-cfs-reading-your-bill-of-lading\/","title":{"rendered":"CY & CFS: Reading your Bill of Lading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Importing goods successfully means keeping track of a lot of moving parts at once (or having your <\/span>customs broker partner <\/span><\/a>do it!). You might get your invoice at one point, your bill of lading at another, your final landed costs months later\u2026 and wait, you did get your tariffs right\u2026 right?<\/span><\/p>\n

Here at Clearit, we take pride in taking some of the confusion out of importing. Today, we\u2019re going to go over one of the most important pieces you have to juggle \u2014 the bill of lading! As an essential piece of any commercial import process, new importers should consider getting to know the bill of lading a top priority.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a Bill of Lading?<\/span><\/h2>\n

A <\/span>bill of lading<\/span><\/a> is a legal document required for importing commercial goods into Canada; it is a contract that states you will purchase the goods, and the supplier will provide them. Like your Canadian Customs Invoice, it contains an itemized list of the goods being carried. For each item, the document needs to specify:<\/span><\/p>\n