Bill of Lading

Nanonets is an AI-based workflow automation software centred around our revolutionary OCR engine. We have many pre-trained models to extract data from standard customer documents, Bills of Lading being one of them.

We can help extract structured information from Bills of Lading, including BL_Number, HS_Code, SCAC, Port of Loading, etc.

Note: Our pre-trained OCR model has been trained on an exhaustive set of data points occurring in Bills of Lading across the world. You can select the fields you want appearing in your final output.

Alternatively, in case you would want a different set of fields to be extracted, you can use our zero-training OCR model which can be set up to extract custom fields within minutes

The fields we support out-of-the-box for a Bill os Lading OCR model are as follows:

Field	Description
port_of_loading	Extracts the name of the port where the cargo was loaded.
billto_address	Extracts the address the cargo is being billed to.
bl_number	Extracts the number on the Bill of Lading which acts as the unique identifier.
total_packages	Extracts the total number of packages in the cargo.
consignee_address	Extracts the address of the consignee.
date_onboard	Extracts the date on which goods were received from a shipper and loaded onto the vessel.
hs_code	The Harmonised system is a standardised numerical method of classifying traded products. It is used by customs authorities around the world to identify products when assessing duties and taxes and for gathering statistics. Extracts the unique HS code on the BoL.
consignee_name	Extracts the name of the consignee.
total_gross_weight	Extracts the total gross weight of the cargo when loaded.
forwarding_agent_address	Extracts the address of the freight forwarding agent.
notify_party_name	Extracts the name of the party to be notified once the freight is received.
shipper_name	Extracts the name of the shipper.
freight_charges	Extracts the total charges levied for the freight.
carrier_name	Extracts the name of the carrier.
carrier_address	Extracts the address of the carrier.
total_num_containers	Extracts the total number of containers.
notify_party_address	Extracts the address of the party to be notified once the freight is received.
place_of_issue	Extracts the place where the bill of lading was issued, in some cases it is different from a loading port name.
vessel	Extracts the vessel carrying the freight.
shipper_address	Extracts the address of the shipper.
place_of_receipt	Extracts the place where the cargo is to be received.
billto_name	Extracts the name of the individual, the cargo is being billed to.
port_of_discharge	Extracts the name of the port where the vessel was loaded with the freight.
total_measurement	Extracts the total dimensions of the cargo.
total_net_weight	Extracts the total net weight of the cargo.
date_issue	Extracts the date the bill of lading was issued on.
seal_number	Seal Number is a unique identification alphanumeric number of a shipping container.
package_content	Extracts the contents of the package.
declared_value	Extracts the declared value of the consignment as it appears on Bill of Lading.
currency	Extracts the currency the Bill of Lading is in.
place_of_delivery	Extracts the place where the cargo is to be delivered.
forwarding_agent_name	Extracts the name of the forwarding agent.
container_number	Extracts the container number.
SCAC	The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a unique two-to-four-letter code used to identify transportation companies, which is captured by this field.