Bill of Lading help
Do you attach a Bill of Lading to your pallet shipments into FC’s?
If so, what does your BOL look like?
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Seller_0pkMTMROIPEmY
This is done by the freight fowarder when they create a booking in slot for the vehicle and time with the FBA Pallet delivery which is booked through “Carrier Central” used by Approved Amazon freight forwarding companies , not the Seller.
Bill of Lading
When there are two or more orders shipping from the same pick-up location to the same Amazon fulfilment centre and the required delivery date is the same, consolidate orders into one shipment with one Bill of Lading.
Bill of Lading must reference all Amazon Reference IDs (POs) contained in the shipment. Amazon Reference IDs are found on the ‘View an Existing Shipment’ page.
The Bill of Lading must include carton and pallet quantities per shipment.
Whenever possible, the merchant should include the Bill of Lading number on the carton or pallet label. This allows for quick freight verification upon delivery at an Amazon fulfilment centre.
Do not combine Amazon and other customers’ orders in the same shipment.
Original Bill of Lading information must be made available to the carrier in order for the carrier to arrange an advanced delivery appointment.
Seller_mo5SjSFig3HO7
The assistant at our carrier didn’t understand this because in the UK it is actually a nautical term, but it just means Proof of delivery. In the US it’s more common to be used for overland freight.
Our carrier did provide this but also suggested that we could provide a document and they would get it signed. I knocked-up the following in MS-Word and it seemed to be suitable.
Hope this might help.
