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Air waybills, similar to ocean bills of lading, also have front and back clauses, and different airlines also have their own unique air waybill formats. The difference is that the air waybills used by various airlines mostly refer to the standard format recommended by IATA, and the difference is not significant. So we will only introduce this standard format, also known as neutral waybill.

The following is a description of the columns that need to be filled in:

1. Airport of departure station: It is necessary to fill in the three character code of the airport or city of departure station uniformly formulated by IATA, and this column should be consistent with column 11.

1A: IATA's unified airline code, such as 999 for international airlines in China;

1B: Waybill number.

2. Shipper | sName and Address: Fill in the name, address, country of origin, and contact information of the shipper.

3. Shipper account: Only fill in if necessary.

4. Consignee | sName and Address: The consignee's name, address, country of origin, and contact information should be filled in. Unlike ocean bills of lading, words such as "to order" cannot appear because the air waybill is not transferable.

5. Consignee's account: Same as in column 3, only fill in when necessary.

6. The name and city of the carrier's agent (IssueingCarrier | sAgentName and City).

7. IATA code of the agent.

8. Agent account.

9. Airport of Departure and Requested Routing: The departure station here should be consistent with the one filled in column 1.

10. Accounting Information: This column is only filled in when using special payment methods.

11A (C, E). To: Fill in the IATA codes of the first (second, third) transfer station airport respectively.

11B (D, F). Carrier (By): Fill in the carrier for the first (second, third) segment of the transportation.

12. Currency: Fill in the ISO currency code.

13. Charge code: Indicates the payment method.

14. Freight and declared value fee (WT/VAL, weight charge/valuation charge):

At this point, there can be two situations: prepayment (PPD) or collect. If prepaid, fill in "*" in 14A, otherwise fill in 14B. It should be noted that the payment methods for freight and declared value fees in air cargo transportation must be consistent and cannot be paid separately.

15. Other expenses: There are also two payment methods: prepaid and collect.

16. Declared Value for Carriage: Fill in this column with the declared value required by the shipper for transportation. If the shipper does not require a declaration of value, fill in "NVD (Novalue declared)".

17. Declared Value for Customs: The shipper fills in the declared value to customs here, or fills in "NCV (Nocustomsvaluation)" to indicate that there is no declared value.

18. Airport of Destination: Fill in the full name of the final destination airport.

19. Flight/Date: Fill in the flight and date on which the goods are traveling.

20. Amount of Insurance: It should only be filled in when the airline provides agency insurance services and the customer also needs it.

21. Handling Information: Generally fill in the relevant precautions for the carrier's handling of the goods, such as "Shipper's certification for live animals".

22A-22L freight rates and shipping details.

22A. Number of Pieces RCP, RateCombinationPoint: Fill in the number of packages of the goods. If there are 10 packages, fill in '10'. When it is necessary to form a proportional or segmented fare, fill in the IATA code of the airport where the fare is composed in this column.

22B. Gross Weight: Fill in the total gross weight of the goods.

22C. Weight Unit: You can choose between kilograms (kg) or pounds (lb).

22D. RateClass: There are 6 codes for different air freight rates, including M (Minimum), C (Specific Commodity Rates), S (Surcharge), R (Reduced), N (Normal) Q (Quantity, the applicable freight rate for ordinary goods above 45 kilograms).

22E. Commodity Item No.: When using special rates, it is necessary to fill in the commodity code in this column.

22F. Chargeable Weight: Fill in this column with the billing weight used by the airline to calculate the freight, which can be the same as or different from the gross weight of the cargo.

22G. Rate/Charge: Fill in the applicable rate for the goods.

22H. Total Freight: The value in this column should be the minimum freight value or the product of the freight rate and billing weight.

22I. Product name, quantity, including size or volume (Nature and Quantity of Goodsincl. DimensionsorVolume): The size of the goods should be in centimeters or inches, based on the longest, widest, and highest sides of the goods. Volume is the product of the three sides mentioned above, expressed in cubic centimeters or cubic inches.

22J. The total number of goods under this waybill.

22K. The total gross weight of the goods under this waybill.

22L. The total freight cost of the goods under this waybill.

23. OtherCharges: Refers to other expenses other than shipping and declared value surcharges. According to IATA rules, each expense is represented by three English letters. The first two letters are the code for a certain expense, such as the waybill fee, which is represented as AW (AirWaybillFee). The third letter is C or A, indicating that the fee should be paid to the carrier or freight agent, respectively.

24-26. Record shipping costs, declared value fees, and tax amounts separately, with two methods available: prepaid and collect.

27-28. Record the total amount of other fees that need to be paid to the freight forwarder (DueAgent) and carrier (DueCarrier) separately.

29. Various expenses that require prepayment or collect payment.

30. The total amount paid in advance and on delivery.

31. Signature of the shipper.

32. Signing time (date), location, signature of the carrier or its agent.

33. Currency conversion and destination airport fee records.

All the above content does not necessarily need to be filled in the air waybill, and IATA does not object to including other required content in the waybill. But this standardized document has a positive significance for air freight operators to improve work efficiency and promote the air freight industry to move towards e-commerce.