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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.

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Output
Structured output
Speed
Fast preview
Exports
JSON, CSV, Excel
Sample result Ready

Source documentBOL_MSCU9872341.pdf

Bill of Lading
Shipment parties
Shipper Consignee Notify party Carrier
Container data
B/L number Container IDs Seal numbers Equipment type
Movement details
Port of loading Port of discharge Gross weight VGM

OutputJSON

{
  "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"
}

What gets extracted

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

Shipper Consignee Notify party Carrier

Container data

B/L number Container IDs Seal numbers Equipment type

Movement details

Port of loading Port of discharge Gross weight VGM

From upload to export

  1. Upload a carrier PDF, scan, or image

  2. Extract B/L fields and line-level container tables

  3. Review low-confidence fields before export

  4. Download reviewed Excel, CSV, or JSON for downstream review

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

Next step

Parse air waybills too

Overview Logistics

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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?
Yes. Download reviewed JSON, CSV, and Excel files from the workstation after checking the extracted fields.
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.

Parse a bill of lading View logistics workflow