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Transferable Document · ERC-721 Title Escrow

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.

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

Shipper name & address
Consignee (named or 'to order')
Notify party
Port of loading
Port of discharge
Place of delivery
Vessel name & voyage number
Bill of Lading number
Container / seal numbers
Goods description
Gross weight & measurement
Freight & charges
Number of originals
Place & date of issue
Carrier signature

Compliance & Standards

MLETRUNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
eUCP v2.0ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits
TradeTrustIMDA / TradeTrust open standard for transferable documents
UCC Article 7US documents-of-title basis, with E-SIGN and UETA
TradeTrust formatCryptographic document wrapping

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