FUNCTIONS OF AN AWB

Contract of Carriage.
Evidence of Receipt
of Goods

Freight Bill

Certificate of Insurance

Guideline for employees Customs Declaration

of the airline and freight
forwarder
 CLASSIFICATION OF AIR WAYBILLS
Airline AWB Master AWB
This type of AWB has pre-
• The contract of carriage between the
printed issuing carrier
forwarder and the air carrier is
identification. Issuing carrier is
called a Master Air Way Bill
an airline.
• MAWB is an airline AWB issued to
a freight forwarder who acts as an
Neutral AWB
• The same format and layout like Airline air carrier under HAWB.
AWB.
• Does not bear any pre-printed individual
name, head office address, logo and serial Electronic AWB
number of the issuing carrier in any form.
The parties may use simplified
electronic records to facilitate
House AWB shipments instead of paper air
serves as a contract of carriage by waybills.
air between the shipper and the
forwarder, who in this case becomes
a contracting air carrier.
 ISSUING AWB
AWB is issued in a set of
3 originals and 6-11
copies. The three
originals of different
colours have pre-printed
terms and conditions.
The copies have only
one page with blank
reserve side. Except for
copy 4 of yellow colour,
other copies are white.
AWB is made out and
completed by the carrier,
as an agent of the
consignor and on the
consignor’s instructions
responsibility of the
consignor to ensure in
the air waybill, and the
consignor is ultimately
liable for the accuracy of
any particulars provided
to the carrier.
 ISSUING AWB

Original 1 Original 2 Original 3

“for the “for the “for the
carrier” consignee” consignor”

Copy 4 (yellow colour) is the delivery receipt.

Copy 5 – for airport of destination
Copy 6 – for the third carrier
Copy 7 – for the second carrier
Copy 8 – for the first carrier
Copy 9 – for agent of the carrier
Copies 10 and 11 are extra copies for the carrier
Copy 12 – for customs authority