Electronic Bill of Lading. Legally recognised.
Fully on-chain.
Replace traditional originals with a cryptographically-secured, blockchain-anchored eBL. Transfer title to buyers, banks, and carriers in seconds, with an immutable audit trail no legacy process can match.
5 to 10 days
Average traditional BL transit time
Up to 50
Documents per shipment, across ~30 parties
3 originals
Required by a traditional BL, any one can release cargo
Why DocuShield eBL
Everything a traditional BL does.
None of the risk.
A legal Bill of Lading must serve as a receipt, a contract of carriage, and a document of title. DocuShield's eBL fulfils all three functions on-chain.
From 7 days to 10 seconds
Original bills of lading travel by courier for up to a week. DocuShield eBLs are issued instantly and transferred in a single blockchain transaction.
Tamper-proof cryptographic proof
Every eBL is wrapped with a SHA3 cryptographic Merkle hash. Any alteration to even a single field invalidates the proof, detectable by anyone.
Built on the MLETR standard
Compliant with the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR). Adopted into law in the UK, Singapore, France, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Bahrain, and a growing list of jurisdictions, and recognised in the US under UCC Article 7 with E-SIGN and UETA.
Endorsed & surrendered on-chain
Endorse to order, surrender to carrier, nominate new holders, every step is enforced by ERC-721 Title Escrow smart contracts, not manual email chains.
Bank-ready for trade finance
Structured fields align with UCP 600 and eUCP standards. Financiers can verify the eBL independently on verify.tradetrust.io, no DocuShield account required.
Open interoperability
Built on TradeTrust open standards. Your counterparty can verify on verify.tradetrust.io or any TradeTrust-compatible verifier. The cryptographic proof travels with the document.
Workflow
The full eBL lifecycle, on-chain.
From issuance to cargo release, every step enforced by the blockchain, every event permanently recorded.
Shipper issues the eBL
Fill the structured eBL form (shipper, consignee, notify party, port of loading, port of discharge, goods description, vessel details). DocuShield wraps the data with a cryptographic Merkle proof and mints an ERC-721 token on the XDC blockchain. The shipper receives a signed .tt file and PDF within seconds.
Carrier reviews and accepts
The carrier receives the eBL and verifies it on any TradeTrust-compliant platform. Three checks are confirmed: document integrity (hash match), issuer identity (DNS-TXT record at api.docushield.live), and token status (active on Token Registry). The carrier acknowledges receipt on-chain.
Endorsed or transferred to bank / buyer
The shipper endorses the eBL to the buyer or presents it to a bank for a Letter of Credit draw. The Title Escrow smart contract changes the beneficiary on-chain, atomic, instant, immutable. No courier, no risk of duplicate originals.
Surrendered at destination
The holder surrenders the eBL to the carrier by calling the smart contract. The ERC-721 token is burnt, confirming the original has been presented. The carrier releases the cargo. The full audit trail, every transfer, endorsement, and surrender, is permanently recorded on-chain.
Standard eBL Fields
These are the standard fields on a bill of lading. Custom fields can be added via API or the template editor.
Compliance & Standards
Technical note: Why XDC?
XDC Network is purpose-built for trade finance, 2-second finality, near-zero gas fees, EVM-compatible, and ISO 20022 aligned. Token Registry contracts are identical to TradeTrust's Ethereum deployments.
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Pilot program for freight forwarders · Running on a public test network, mainnet deployment in progress