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

Maersk offers the Transfer Bill of Lading service for customers to transfer or change 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.

Is there a pre-requisite to place the request?
1. Only the transport document receiver party (Bill of Lading owner) can place this request once the Original Bill of Lading document has been issued online.
To which parties can the BL be transferred?
1. BL can be transferred to Booked by, Price owner, Shipper and Consignee.
What are the use cases where this service could be used?
1. Shipper can use this service to transfer the BL ownership to consignee once the commercial invoice is paid. This is convenient to both parties as it avoids courier delays. For the shipper it provides control over the BL. The consignee could either collect the BL from the local country counter or print the BL online if they have a Web printing agreement with Maersk.
2. Export forwarder can use this service to transfer the BL ownership to shipper once their invoice is paid.
3. Mitigates challenges for the customer on short transit shipments.
What happens when the request is placed online?
1. The BL 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 countries where this service is not available?
1. Service is not available in 18 final delivery countries - 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 BL 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 BL 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. Chile - USD 30
  22. China - CNY 300
  23. Colombia - USD 30
  24. Congo - XAF 25000
  25. Cook Islands - USD 30
  26. Costa Rica - USD 30
  27. Croatia - USD 50
  28. Cuba - EUR 20
  29. Curacao - USD 30
  30. Cyprus - USD 50
  31. Czech Republic - USD 50
  32. Dem. Rep. of Congo - USD 38.14
  33. Denmark - USD 50
  34. Djibouti - USD 35
  35. Dominican Republic - USD 30
  36. Ecuador - USD 55
  37. Egypt - 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. Guinea - GNF 274694
  51. Guyana - USD 30
  52. Haiti - USD 30
  53. Hong Kong - HKD 450
  54. Hungary - USD 50
  55. Iceland - USD 50
  56. India - INR 5100
  57. Indonesia - IDR 100000
  58. Iraq - USD 32
  59. Ireland - USD 50
  60. Israel - USD 50
  61. Italy - USD 50
  62. Ivory Coast - XOF 25000
  63. Jamaica - USD 30
  64. Japan - JPY 6000
  65. Jordan - USD 30
  66. Kazakhstan - USD 50
  67. Kenya - USD 50
  68. Korea, South - KRW 40000
  69. Kuwait - KWD 32
  70. Kyrgyzstan - USD 50
  71. Latvia - USD 50
  72. Lebanon - USD 50
  73. Lesotho - USD 19
  74. Libya - USD 50
  75. Liechtenstein - USD 50
  76. Lithuania - USD 50
  77. Luxemburg - USD 50
  78. Macau - HKD 450
  79. Macedonia - USD 50
  80. Madagascar - EUR 64
  81. Malawi - USD 50
  82. Malaysia - MYR 200
  83. Malta - USD 50
  84. Martinique - USD 30
  85. Mauritius - USD 87
  86. Mexico - USD 50
  87. Mogadishu, SO - USD 100
  88. Moldova - USD 50
  89. Mongolia - CNY 300
  90. Montenegro - USD 50
  91. Morocco - MAD 505
  92. Mozambique - USD 368
  93. Myanmar (Burma) - USD 30
  94. Netherlands - USD 50
  95. New Caledonia - USD 30
  96. New Zealand - USD 30
  97. Nigeria - NGN 6000
  98. Norway - USD 50
  99. Oman - OMR 53
  100. Pakistan - USD 77
  101. Panama - USD 30
  102. Papua New Guinea - USD 30
  103. Paraguay - USD 55
  104. Peru - USD 35
  105. Philippines - USD 30
  106. Poland - USD 50
  107. Portugal - USD 50
  108. Puerto Rico - USD 30
  109. Qatar - QAR 525
  110. Reunion - USD 50
  111. Romania - USD 50
  112. Rwanda - USD 38.14
  113. Samoa - USD 30
  114. Saudi Arabia - SAR 210
  115. Senegal - EUR 38
  116. Serbia - USD 50
  117. Seychelles - USD 82
  118. Sierra Leone - USD 158
  119. Singapore - SGD 140
  120. Slovakia - USD 50
  121. Slovenia - USD 50
  122. Solomon Islands - USD 30
  123. South Africa - USD 19
  124. Spain - USD 50
  125. Sri Lanka - USD 35
  126. Sudan - SDG 7438
  127. Suriname - USD 30
  128. Swaziland - USD 19
  129. Sweden - USD 50
  130. Switzerland - USD 50
  131. Syria - EUR 50
  132. Taiwan - TWD 1600
  133. Tajikistan - USD 50
  134. Tanzania - USD 45
  135. Thailand - THB 1500
  136. Togo - XOF 36750
  137. Tonga - USD 30
  138. Trinidad and Tobago - USD 30
  139. Tunisia - TND 159
  140. Turkey - USD 50
  141. Turkmenistan - USD 50
  142. Uganda - USD 50
  143. Ukraine - USD 50
  144. United Arab Emirates - AED 515
  145. United Kingdom - USD 50
  146. United States - USD 50
  147. Uruguay - USD 57
  148. Uzbekistan - USD 50
  149. Venezuela - USD 30
  150. Vietnam - VND 850000
  151. Zambia - USD 40
  152. Zimbabwe - USD 40