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GB/T 45532-2025Specification for international trade business process — Multi-modal transport waybill (English PDF)

国际贸易业务流程规范多式联运运单

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

April 25, 2025

Implementation date

August 1, 2025

Scope

GB/T 45532-2025 is the English-translated version of 国际贸易业务流程规范多式联运运单.

GB/T 45532-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the waybill as it passes between shipper, carrier and consignee in international multimodal transport — the waybill types of air waybill, sea waybill, CMR consignment note and rail consignment note, the list of business terms and the list of business processes, the waybill processing and its process flow, and the common model that lets one consignment carried by two or more modes keep a single document trail instead of several. The technical content follows the UN/CEFACT business requirements specification for the multimodal transport waybill message. First edition, in force from 1 August 2025. Issued on 25 April 2025, it has been in force since 1 August 2025.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 35.240.30
Classification: A 80

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

PrefaceIII
1 Scope1
2 Normative references1
3 Terms and Definitions1
4 Abbreviations2
5 Waybill Type2
6 Waybill Business Process2
6.1 Business term list2
6.2 Business Process List3
6.3 Waybill Processing3
6.4 Waybill Processing Business Process7
References8

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

The technical content of this document refers to the Business Requirements Specification published by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT).

Model International Transshipment and Transport Message Waybill.

Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was proposed and coordinated by the National Technical Committee for Electronic Business Standardization (SAC/TC83).

This document was drafted by: China National Institute of Standardization, Chuzhou Xiduoduo New Food Technology Co., Ltd., China Electronic Port Data Center, National Port Management Office, Xiamen Xiduoduo Marketing Management Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Quzhou Shangpin Machinery Co., Ltd., Chongqing Dongyu Feed Co., Ltd.

Ltd., Reckitt Medical Devices (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Microsense Information Technology Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Yishu Paper Group Co., Ltd.

Sichuan Ruihua Hezong Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Hengqin Kuaidishuo Network Technology Co., Ltd., Hubei Huazhong Electric Power Technology Development Co., Ltd.

Company, Chongqing Changzu Feiyue Technology Co., Ltd., North China University of Technology, China University of Metrology, Fujian University of Technology, Shenzhen Kunxin International Freight Agency Co., Ltd., China Cybersecurity Review Certification and Market Supervision Big Data Center.

The main drafters of this document are: Zhang Yinfen, Zhou Jinping, Xu Qingchun, Sui Yuan, Zhang Ying, Chu Zhiqiang, Yu Min, Liu Yan, Zhao Heng, Cheng Guohua, Wang Yilei, Zhou Yunxian, Lai Mengcheng, Shi Yuntao, Zhang Yueyi, Qing Guiting, Xu Guibin, Wang Zhimin, Lin Zhong, Yao Shuhong.

International trade business process specification multimodal transport waybill

1 Scope

This document specifies the requirements for the business process of waybill-related operations in international trade multimodal transport.

This document applies to the use of waybills between shippers, carriers and consignees in international trade.

2 Normative references

This document has no normative references.

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Multimodal transport

Transportation of goods by at least two different modes of transport, transportation of goods by various modes of transport within a single system, and loading and unloading Serve.

[Source. GB/T 39458-2020, 2.153, modified]

3.2 airwaybill;AWB

The contract between the shipper and the airline that sets out the terms and conditions of carriage (IATA).

Note. An Air Waybill (AWB) or Airway Bill is a document issued by an airline for the goods and is evidence of the contract of carriage, but it is not a document of title to the goods.

Therefore, an airway bill is non-negotiable.

[Source. GB/T 39458-2020, 2.9]

3.3 Seaway Bill

A document that proves the existence of a contract for the carriage of goods by sea and the carrier's acceptance of the goods, whereby the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods to A non-negotiable document consigned to the person specified in the consignment.

[Source. GB/T 39458-2020, 2.174]

3.4 CMR consignment note

In order to facilitate international road transport and international trade, the consignor, road transport operator and consignee shall be responsible for the use of documents and the responsibilities of the carrier.

A legal contract document signed between two parties using the standard terms and conditions of the international road transport contract.

Note. To use the CMR consignment note, at least one of the countries involved in the international transport (origin or destination) must be a party to the CMR Convention.

[Source. GB/T 39458-2020, 2.50]

3.5 Railway consignment note

A document in which the shipper entrusts a carrier (railway) to transport goods.

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Edition	Title	Revision	Status
GB/T 45532-2025	Specification for international trade business process - Multi-modal transport waybill	current edition	Current

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