I-bill of lading (B/L noma i-BOL) idokhumenti yomthetho ekhishwe umthwali kumthumeli. Ihlanganisa imisebenzi emithathu emikhulu: njengerisidi eqinisekisa ukulayishwa kanye nesimo sezimpahla ezihloselwe ukuthunyelwa; njengenkontileka ecacisa imigomo nemibandela elawula inqubo yezokuthutha; futhi, njengombhalo wetayitela osungula ubunikazi bezimpahla.
Kuye ngohlobo lwebhili yempahla, kungase kuxoxwe noma kungaxoxiswana ngakho, kuvunyelwe noma kukhawulelwe ukudluliswa kobunikazi ngokudlulisela ibhili yempahla kwelinye iqembu. Isayinwa inkampani yenethiwekhi, umthumeli, noma abenzeli babo futhi ngokuvamile iqukethe imininingwane mayelana nokuthunyelwa, njengomsuka, indawo okuyiwa kuyo, incazelo, izindleko zempahla, nemiyalo ekhethekile.
Ekuqaleni kukhawulelwe kwezokuthutha zasolwandle, ukusetshenziswa kwe-Bill of Lading (BOL) kuye kwanda ezinhlotsheni ezihlukahlukene zezokuthutha. Ukubaluleka kwayo kusekelwe ekulandeleni umkhondo, ukunika amandla inkokhelo nge-Letters of Credit, kanye nokweseka izimangalo zomshwalense.
