Import Documentation Archives

Documentation involved in a sea freight shipment

November 24, 2018February 8, 2017
Hariesh ManaadiarDocumentation, Questions and Answers bill of lading, cargo, Commercial Invoice, Import Documentation, Marine Insurance, Purchase Order, Questions and Answers 42 Comments 3 minutes

An article discussing the various types of documentation involved in a sea freight shipment prepared by the various parties involved..

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How to read a UN Location Code – Update

May 13, 2013August 5, 2011
Hariesh ManaadiarShipping and Freight Import Documentation, port code, shipping education, shipping information, shipping knowledge, UN Locode 3 Comments 1 minute

Hi all, further to my previous post on How to read a UN Location Code, to view the full list of ports/locations in each country, please visit and bookmark below … Read more here..

Best articles of Shipping in South Africa

May 13, 2013February 7, 2011
Hariesh ManaadiarShipping and Freight Import Documentation, shipping, shipping education, shipping information, shipping knowledge, south africa 6 Comments 1 minute

Hey all.. I thought it would be good idea to recap on some of the best articles that i have written on this blog since 2008.. Of course, this is … Read more here..

Parts of a bill of lading – Part 3

March 13, 2021June 4, 2009
Hariesh ManaadiarBill of Lading, Documentation, Education, Trade bill of lading, Import Documentation, Parts of a Bill of Lading 1 Comment 3 minutes

3rd part of a 4 part article that dissects a bill of lading and discusses the different parts and the information that needs to be filled up in each part..

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Documents required by shipping lines for release of cargo

May 13, 2013February 8, 2009
Hariesh ManaadiarBill of Lading, Shipping and Freight Bill of Lading, cargo release, import, Import Documentation, shipping education, shipping information, shipping knowledge 2 Comments 1 minute

All shipping lines require certain documents prior to the shipment being released for imports or bill of lading being released for exports.. For normal containerised cargo release in south africa … Read more here..

Article 3 – Export process

December 9, 2017October 18, 2008
Hariesh ManaadiarDocumentation, Shipping certificate of origin, er, Export Documentation, Import Documentation, operations, place of delivery, place of origin, port of discharge, port of load, shipper, shipping education, shipping knowledge 20 Comments 4 minutes

Have you read Article 1 and Article 2 of this shipping blog..?? Before we start with Article 3 which is the export process, lets look at some definitions/explanations : Shipper … Read more here..