The bill of landing is one of the key documents in transport services both domestic and international.It is a document that specifies the term of the contract of carriage of goods.Typically the shipper and the carrier construct it together which states on the reception of the consignment for transport and then give the sender a copy of this letter. Most often it would be drawn up in four copies -original ,for the carrier to be issued to the recipient - ridge ,for the carrier,remains the forwarding station -quotation,for the carrier,used for confirmation of receipt -repeater,for the sender Oftentimes the bill of landing shall be the basis for customs control and toll collection for the transported goods.