BILL_OF_LADING_PARSER
Bill of Lading parser for PDF scans and carrier documents
Turn ocean bills of lading into structured JSON, CSV, or Excel without rebuilding tables by hand.
{
"document_type": "bill_of_lading",
"bl_number": "MSCU9872341-001",
"carrier": "MSC",
"container_id": "MSCU9872341",
"gross_weight_kg": 28459,
"port_of_loading": "CNSHA",
"port_of_discharge": "USLGB"
}FIELD_SCHEMA
Fields built for freight operations
The parser is tuned for operational documents where IDs, tables, weights, and routing details must stay attached to the right shipment.
Shipment parties
Container data
Movement details
Handles the messy freight-document cases
Container tables split across pages
Carrier scans with rotated or faint stamps
Multiple notify parties and consignee addresses
Weight and package totals buried in dense text blocks
From upload to export
Upload a carrier PDF, scan, or image
Extract B/L fields and line-level container tables
Review low-confidence fields before export
Send clean data to Excel, CSV, JSON, or your TMS
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FAQ
Common questions
Can PDF2TEXT parse scanned bills of lading?
Yes. The OCR workflow handles scanned PDFs and image files, then returns structured fields and container tables.
Can I export bill of lading data to an API?
Yes. You can export to JSON through the API or download CSV and Excel files from the workstation.
Does it support house and ocean bills of lading?
The parser is designed for ocean BOL, house BOL, sea waybill, and carrier-issued shipment documents.
Turn freight PDFs into structured data today
Turn ocean bills of lading into structured JSON, CSV, or Excel without rebuilding tables by hand.