How to transfer the Bill of Lading ownership to another party?

Maersk offers the Transfer Bill of Lading service for customers to transfer ownership of the bill online. This service is available for Original Bill of Lading (i.e. negotiable bills). This service does not apply to Waybills.

Who can place the request?
1. Only the transport document receiver party (Bill of Lading owner) can place transfer B/L request.
When can the transfer request be placed?
1. Transfer request can be placed after the B/L has been issued.
2. Transfer B/L service is available to customers that have signed the Web printing agreement.
To which parties can the B/L be transferred?
1. The B/L can be transferred to Booked by, Price owner, Shipper, or Consignee.
What are the use cases where this service could be used?
1. Shipper can use this service to transfer the B/L ownership to consignee once the commercial invoice is paid.
2. This is convenient to both parties as it avoids handling physical B/L, risk of loss or theft, environmental impact, logistical blockages caused by pandemic or geopolitical issues and courier services and mitigates challenges for the customer on short transit shipments.
3. For the shipper it provides control over the B/L. The consignee could either collect the B/L from the local country counter or print the B/L online if they have a Web printing agreement with Maersk.
4. Export forwarder can use this service to transfer the B/L ownership to shipper once their invoice is paid.
What happens when the request is placed online?
1. The B/L is transferred immediately, to allow the Consignee to start the cargo release process.
2. Invoicing is completed within 20 minutes of placing the order.
3. The customer receives an email acknowledgement confirming the successful order processing. The order status can be viewed on Maersk.com.
4. The service charge is visible on the shipment and the invoice is available online for payment.
Are there any shipment types where this service is not available?
1. B/L cannot be transferred to the consignee if it is “to order” of shipper or bank.
Are there any countries where this service is not available?
1. B/L transfer service is not offered on shipments destined to - Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Monaco, Namibia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, Syria, Tonga, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands.
How is the charge identified?
1. Transfer Bill of Lading is a chargeable service. The charge is identified based on the new Bill of Lading owner’s country. The new Bill of Lading owner’s country is identified by their registered address.
2. E.g. If the shipment is from Chile to United Kingdom and the B/L is being transferred to the consignee party from United Kingdom then the charge is picked up from United Kingdom i.e. USD 50. However, if the shipment is from Chile to United Kingdom and the B/L is being transferred to a party from Singapore then the charge is picked up from Singapore i.e. SGD 140.
3. Listed below are the charges
  1. Afghanistan - USD 32
  2. Albania - USD 50
  3. Algeria - DZD 6744
  4. American Samoa - USD 30
  5. Angola - USD 100
  6. Argentina - USD 57
  7. Armenia - USD 50
  8. Australia - USD 30
  9. Austria - USD 50
  10. Azerbaijan - USD 50
  11. Belgium - USD 50
  12. Benin - XOF 15450
  13. Bosnia and Herzegovina - USD 50
  14. Botswana - USD 19
  15. Brazil - BRL 450
  16. Bulgaria - USD 50
  17. Cambodia - USD 60
  18. Cameroon - XAF 20000
  19. Canada - USD 50
  20. Cape Verde Island - CVE 21000
  21. China - CNY 300
  22. Colombia - USD 30
  23. Congo - XAF 25000
  24. Cook Islands - USD 30
  25. Costa Rica - USD 30
  26. Croatia - USD 50
  27. Cuba - EUR 20
  28. Curacao - USD 30
  29. Cyprus - USD 50
  30. Czech Republic - USD 50
  31. Dem. Rep. of Congo - USD 38.14
  32. Denmark - USD 50
  33. Djibouti - USD 35
  34. Dominican Republic - USD 30
  35. Ecuador - USD 55
  36. Egypt - USD 50
  37. El Salvador - USD 50
  38. ESTONIA - USD 50
  39. Ethiopia - USD 32
  40. Fiji Islands - USD 30
  41. Finland- USD 50
  42. France - USD 50
  43. Gabon - XAF 30000
  44. Gambia - USD 79
  45. Georgia - USD 50
  46. Germany - USD 50
  47. Ghana - GHS 2
  48. Greece - USD 50
  49. Guadeloupe - USD 30
  50. Guatemala - USD 50
  51. Guinea - GNF 274694
  52. Guyana - USD 30
  53. Haiti - USD 30
  54. Honduras - USD 50
  55. Hong Kong - HKD 450
  56. Hungary - USD 50
  57. Iceland - USD 50
  58. India - INR 5100
  59. Indonesia - IDR 100000
  60. Iraq - USD 32
  61. Ireland - USD 50
  62. Israel - USD 50
  63. Italy - USD 50
  64. Ivory Coast - XOF 25000
  65. Jamaica - USD 30
  66. Japan - JPY 6000
  67. Jordan - USD 30
  68. Kazakhstan - USD 50
  69. Kenya - USD 50
  70. South Korea - KRW 40000
  71. Kuwait - KWD 32
  72. Kyrgyzstan - USD 50
  73. Latvia - USD 50
  74. Lebanon - USD 50
  75. Lesotho - USD 19
  76. Libya - USD 50
  77. Liechtenstein - USD 50
  78. Lithuania - USD 50
  79. Luxemburg - USD 50
  80. Macau - HKD 450
  81. Macedonia - USD 50
  82. Madagascar - EUR 64
  83. Malawi - USD 50
  84. Malaysia - MYR 200
  85. Malta - USD 50
  86. Martinique - USD 30
  87. Mauritius - USD 87
  88. Mexico - USD 50
  89. Mogadishu, SO - USD 100
  90. Moldova - USD 50
  91. Mongolia - CNY 300
  92. Montenegro - USD 50
  93. Morocco - MAD 505
  94. Mozambique - USD 368
  95. Myanmar (Burma) - USD 30
  96. Netherlands - USD 50
  97. New Caledonia - USD 30
  98. New Zealand - USD 30
  99. Nicaragua - USD 50
  100. Nigeria - NGN 6000
  101. Norway - USD 50
  102. Oman - OMR 53
  103. Pakistan - USD 77
  104. Panama - USD 30
  105. Papua New Guinea - USD 30
  106. Paraguay - USD 55
  107. Peru - USD 35
  108. Philippines - USD 30
  109. Poland - USD 50
  110. Portugal - USD 50
  111. Puerto Rico - USD 30
  112. Qatar - QAR 525
  113. Reunion - USD 50
  114. Romania - USD 50
  115. Rwanda - USD 38.14
  116. Samoa - USD 30
  117. Saudi Arabia - SAR 210
  118. Senegal - EUR 38
  119. Serbia - USD 50
  120. Seychelles - USD 82
  121. Sierra Leone - USD 158
  122. Singapore - SGD 140
  123. Slovakia - USD 50
  124. Slovenia - USD 50
  125. Solomon Islands - USD 30
  126. South Africa - USD 20
  127. Spain - USD 50
  128. Sri Lanka - USD 35
  129. Sudan - SDG 7438
  130. Suriname - USD 30
  131. Swaziland - USD 19
  132. Sweden - USD 50
  133. Switzerland - USD 50
  134. Syria - EUR 50
  135. Taiwan - TWD 1800
  136. Tajikistan - USD 50
  137. Tanzania - USD 45
  138. Thailand - THB 1500
  139. Togo - XOF 36750
  140. Tonga - USD 30
  141. Trinidad and Tobago - USD 30
  142. Tunisia - TND 159
  143. Turkey - USD 50
  144. Turkmenistan - USD 50
  145. Uganda - USD 50
  146. Ukraine - USD 50
  147. United Arab Emirates - AED 515
  148. United Kingdom - USD 50
  149. United States - USD 50
  150. Uruguay - USD 57
  151. Uzbekistan - USD 50
  152. Venezuela - USD 30
  153. Vietnam - VND 850000
  154. Zambia - USD 40
  155. Zimbabwe - USD 40