Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-2-323
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Form of bill of lading required in overseas shipment -
Official statutory text
"Overseas".
Form of Bill of Lading Required in Overseas Shipment;
"Overseas".
(1) Where the contract contemplates overseas shipment and
contains a term C.I.F. or C. and F. or F.O.B. vessel, the seller
unless otherwise agreed must obtain a negotiable bill of lading
stating that the goods have been loaded on board or, in the case of
a term C.I.F. or C. and F., received for shipment.
(2) Where in a case within subsection (1) a tangible bill of
lading has been issued in a set of parts, unless otherwise agreed if
the documents are not to be sent from abroad the buyer may demand
tender of the full set; otherwise only one part of the bill of
lading need be tendered. Even if the agreement expressly requires a
full set.
(a) due tender of a single part is acceptable within the
provisions of this article on cure of improper delivery (subsection
(1) of Section 2-508); and
(b) even though the full set is demanded, if the documents are
sent from abroad the person tendering an incomplete set may
nevertheless require payment upon furnishing an indemnity which the
buyer in good faith deems adequate.
(3) A shipment by water or by air or a contract contemplating
such shipment is "overseas" insofar as by usage of trade or
agreement it is subject to the commercial, financing or shipping
practices characteristic of international deep water commerce.
Form of Bill of Lading Required in Overseas Shipment;
"Overseas".
(1) Where the contract contemplates overseas shipment and
contains a term C.I.F. or C. and F. or F.O.B. vessel, the seller
unless otherwise agreed must obtain a negotiable bill of lading
stating that the goods have been loaded on board or, in the case of
a term C.I.F. or C. and F., received for shipment.
(2) Where in a case within subsection (1) a tangible bill of
lading has been issued in a set of parts, unless otherwise agreed if
the documents are not to be sent from abroad the buyer may demand
tender of the full set; otherwise only one part of the bill of
lading need be tendered. Even if the agreement expressly requires a
full set.
(a) due tender of a single part is acceptable within the
provisions of this article on cure of improper delivery (subsection
(1) of Section 2-508); and
(b) even though the full set is demanded, if the documents are
sent from abroad the person tendering an incomplete set may
nevertheless require payment upon furnishing an indemnity which the
buyer in good faith deems adequate.
(3) A shipment by water or by air or a contract contemplating
such shipment is "overseas" insofar as by usage of trade or
agreement it is subject to the commercial, financing or shipping
practices characteristic of international deep water commerce.
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