(a) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.

(b) Upon request of any person entitled as against a carrier to control the goods while in transit and on surrender of possession or control of any outstanding bill of lading or other receipt covering the goods, the issuer, subject to § 36-7-105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 36-7-305

  • Carrier: means a person who issues a bill of lading. See South Carolina Code 36-7-102
  • Consignor: means the person named in a bill of lading as the person from whom the goods have been received for shipment. See South Carolina Code 36-7-102
  • Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See South Carolina Code 36-7-102
  • Issuer: means a bailee who issues a document of title or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person who orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See South Carolina Code 36-7-102