What is House Air Waybill (HAWB)?
The freight forwarderAn organization which provides logistics services ... offering a consolidationCombining two or more shipments in order to realiz... service will issue its own Air WaybillA bill of lading that covers both domestic and int... to the shipper1) The party that tenders goods for transportation.... This air waybillA document containing goods description that shows... called House Air WaybillA bill of lading issued by a forwarder to a shippe... (HAWB). This is also known as a Forwarder’s House Air Waybill. These act as contracts of carriageSee Transportation. between the shipper and the freightGoods being transported from one place to another.... forwarder, who in this case becomes a deemed carrierA company or a person who legally transports goods.... The freight forwarder in turn enters into contracts with one or more airlines, often using more than one modeSee Transportation Mode. of transportation. The contractAn agreement between two or more competent persons... of carriage between the freight forwarder and airline is called a Master Air WaybillGenerally, shipping process starts from a shipper ... (MAWBWhat is MAWB? MAWB stands for Master Air Waybill. ... More). A House Air Waybill (HAWB) could act as a multimodal transport document.
Therefore, HAWB or air consignment(1) A shipment that is handled by a common carrier... refers to a receipt issued by freight forwarder for goodsA merchandise or materials which are used to satis... and an evidence of the contract of carriage, but it is not a document of titleDocument that confers on holders right of ownershi... to the goods. Hence, the HAWB is non-negotiable. There are two reference numbers on HAWB, one is on the top left with eleven digits is the Master Air Waybill and another one is on the top right is the HAWB number. HAWB number is always different from one freight forwarder to another without limitation or standard digit. Customer1) In VMI, the trading partner or reseller, i.e., ... is to use this number to trace shipment1) Lot of freight tendered to carrier by consignee... with freight forwarder.
