FIATA-FORWARDER

Worldwide forwarders federation, FIATA docs.

Definition

FIATA documents: FBL (FIATA Multimodal Bill of Lading), FCR (Forwarders Certificate of Receipt), FCT (Forwarders Certificate of Transport), FWR (Warehouse Receipt). FIATA eFBL v1.0 published 2021 in JSON-LD via TradeLens (before its 2023 shutdown) then REST API. Adopted ~150 countries.

Origin

FIATA founded 31 May 1926 in Vienna ; FBL standardised since 1970.

Example in context

Kuehne+Nagel issues a FIATA eFBL for a Mumbai-Antwerp multimodal shipment (sea + rail) ; document accepted by banks in documentary credit.

Related terms

• DCSA eBL — carrier twin.