(    ) Bill of Landing number ID;

(   ) Consignee: Confirm that the information in the consignee field is in accordance with the information below, with full address including zip code, tax ID and corporate name:

CORPORATE NAME..
ADDRESS..
TAX ID..
PHONE..

(   ) Destiny/ Notify: Confirm if it is a direct import modality. If so, use the same information of the Consignee field. However, if it is “on behalf of” import modality or “under request” import modality, you need to request to importer the “acquirer” full information to include in this field:

CORPORATE NAME..
ADDRESS..
TAX ID..
PHONE..

(   ) Shipper: Full information of the shipper, including full address including zip code, tax ID and corporate name. Besides, check if the information is in congruency with the other documents (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Certificate of Origin, …).

(    ) Total Gross weight: make sure if this information is in congruency with the Packing List and with the sum of the unit gross weight and pallets, if used.

(    ) Incoterm: it must be mentioned in the BL, it defines the freight payment terms (prepaid or collect), usually its collect – incoterm FCA.

(    ) NCM code: it is required to include the first 4 digits of all the NCMs (customs tariff number for Mercosur) of the products in the shipment. Please, confirm it with importer. For air shipments this information is not required.

(    ) Freight cost and currency: make sure the freight cost and its currency are stated in the BL.

(    ) Quantity and Kind of volumes: describe how the products are stored in the container, i.e. corrugates, pallets, bags, etc and the quantity of these volumes.

(    ) Type of wood treatment: the BL needs to inform the type of wood treatment, according to IN 32/2015 MAPA. If the packaging is made of wood, we need to receive the Phytosanitary Certificate or the Treatment Certificate, any of them approved by the ONPF of the shipping country. If it is processed wood or it does not contain wood in the cargo, inform the bill of lading.

(   ) Volume of the cargo (in cubic meters): it is required to include this information in case unload is needed in the customs during clearance.

(    ) Description of the products: it may be generic, i.e. wines.

(    ) Origin and destination city/ country: it must be mentioned in the BL.

(    ) Customs frontier in Brazil: it must be mentioned in the BL.

(    ) Foreign Declaration (DE): it must be informed in the BL for cargos originating from Mercosur, alternatively include it in the MIC (international cargo manifest).

(    ) Cost of freight and insurance: it must be mentioned separately in the BL, furthermore, the value of international freight must be separated from national freight (within Brazilian territory).

(    ) Departure date: it must be mentioned in the BL.

(    ) Hand signature: it must be signed in blue ink, stamp/ seal does not replace it.