through bill of lading

I don't know that I can learn much other than the general profit-and-loss position - it would be an enormous job to go through bills of lading and check each individual consignment."

If we have no reason to doubt that the goods came straight from the preference country or country group without being split up en route, a through Bill of Lading will normally be sufficient.

Because the Carmack Amendment-which governs bills of lading issued by domestic rail carriers-does not apply to a shipment originating overseas under a single through bill of lading, the parties' agreement in that bill of lading to litigate these cases in Tokyo is binding.