Bill of lading extractor: from B/L to ERP without rekeying

The document ocean freight runs on

Bills of lading carry the facts every import and export workflow depends on: who shipped what, on which vessel, in which containers, under which terms. The bill of lading extractor reads B/Ls and related commercial invoices from carriers worldwide and turns them into structured records.

Fields captured

Parties

• Shipper, consignee, and notify party

Voyage

• B/L number
• Vessel name and voyage number
• Port of loading and port of discharge
• Place of receipt and place of delivery

Cargo

• Container numbers and seal numbers
• Marks and numbers
• Package count and package type
• Description of goods
• Gross weight and measurement (volume)

Terms

• Freight terms (prepaid / collect)
• Number of original B/Ls issued

Why structure matters here

Container and seal numbers must be exact. One transposed character breaks a customs filing or a terminal release. Per-field confidence scores route uncertain reads to review, while verified data flows into ERP, customs, and accounting systems automatically.