货代收据的法律性质及相关问题分析——以一起海上货物运输合同纠纷案为例

Legal Characteristics and Relevant Problems of Forwarders Certificate of Receipt:A Case Study of a Contract Dispute on Carriage of Goods by Sea

结合经办的案例,从货代收据的功能、目的出发,得出结论认为货代收据在法律性质上不应作为运输单证,而仅为收据的功能,并尝试从实践中将货代收据判定为运输单证的反面案例中进行归纳,总结货代收据会被认定为运输单证的原因所在,并以此为借鉴,进一步提出策略维护货代收据作为交付货物单证的功能,以期定分止争之用。

The function and aim of forwarders certificate of receipt was introduced. By analyzinga handledcase, the authors propose that forwarders certificate of receipt should not be treated as a transport document butonly as a receipt. Besides, the reasons for why forwarders certificate of receipt may be identified as a transportdocument are analyzed with practical cases. Accordingly, some measures to maintain the function of a documentof delivered goods of forwarders certificate of receipt are put forward.