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§ 373.201 Bills of lading for freight forwarders.

Wording first on file in the 1998 annual edition, superseded by the 2009 annual edition.

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49 CFR § 373.201 — Bills of lading for freight forwarders.. Text in force on October 1, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to October 1, 2009. Source: govinfo, 1998 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1998-title49-vol4/CFR-1998-title49-vol4-sec373-201. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/373.201?asof=1998-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Every household goods freight forwarder (HHGFF) shall issue the shipper through bills of lading, covering transportation from origin to ultimate destination, on each shipment for which it arranges transportation in interstate commerce. Where a motor common carrier receives freight at the origin and issues a receipt therefor on its form with a notation showing the HHGFF's name, the HHGFF, upon receiving the shipment at the “on line” or consolidating station, shall issue a through bill of lading on its form as of the date the carrier receives the shipment.

[55 FR 11201, Mar. 27, 1990. Redesignated at 61 FR 54708, Oct. 21, 1996.]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998
  1. Oct. 1, 2009 → presentannual editions 2009–2016diff vs. previous
    [74 FR 15393, Apr. 6, 2009]
  2. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 1998–2008viewing
    [55 FR 11201, Mar. 27, 1990. Redesignated at 61 FR 54708, Oct. 21, 1996.]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.