Bills of Lading extraction

Extract Shipper details from Bills of Lading

Pull every shipper details value out of any bills of lading — including scans and multi-page variants — into clean structured JSON. Each value carries a confidence score and a citation back to its source pixel.

The shipper and consignee blocks are the legal heart of a bill of lading, and they sit in different corners on every carrier form. Docusift reads both parties with their addresses so a shipment clears without re-keying the header.

Docusift reads the shipper, consignee, carrier, BOL number, container and seal numbers, and each line of freight into structured fields — the moment the document hits the dock — so operations can clear and track a shipment without re-keying the paperwork.

Each extracted value ships with a per-field confidence score and a citation back to the exact spot on the page it was read from, so low-confidence shipper details route to review automatically — and the clean data pushes to Google Sheets, a webhook, QuickBooks, or Xero.

Example: bill-of-lading shipper and consignee as JSON
{
  "bol_number": "MAEU-583104",
  "shipper": { "name": "Ironline Fabrication", "address": "Toledo, OH 43604, US" },
  "consignee": { "name": "Northwind Manufacturing", "address": "Reno, NV 89501, US" },
  "carrier": "Maersk Line",
  "confidence": 0.98
}

Why teams choose Docusift

Zero setup, zero training

No templates, no labeled data, no schema files. Drop the document in and Docusift returns clean structured data.

A confidence score on every field

Every value ships with a confidence score and a citation back to the source pixel in the original document, so low-confidence fields route to review instead of landing unchecked.

Fast turnaround

Seconds per document, not minutes. Built for production pipelines, not batch jobs.

Privacy first

Workspace-isolated processing, encrypted in transit and at rest, and one-click data deletion.

Frequently asked questions

How do I extract shipper details from bills of lading?

Upload the bills of lading to Docusift via the dashboard, the REST API, or by emailing it to your workspace inbox. Docusift returns structured JSON with every shipper details value, its confidence score, and a citation back to the source pixel — typically in under a second per page.

What is the best way to pull shipper details from bills of lading automatically?

The best way is a tool that reads layouts visually rather than matching templates. Template tools break when a vendor changes their format; Docusift parses each bills of lading from scratch, so it works on multi-page, multi-currency, and scanned variants without per-vendor configuration.

Does it work on scanned bills of lading?

Yes. OCR, layout analysis, and field extraction run in a single pass, so scans, mobile photos, and native PDFs use the same endpoint and reach the same accuracy bar.

Can I push the extracted shipper details into my own system?

Yes. Receive structured JSON via REST, hit a webhook, or sync directly into Google Sheets, your data warehouse, or your accounting tool.

How accurate is Docusift at extracting shipper details?

Docusift reads each bills of lading visually rather than matching a template, and every extracted value ships with a per-field confidence score and a citation back to the source pixel — so low-confidence shipper details route to human review automatically instead of landing unchecked.

Do I need to train a model first?

No. Docusift recognizes hundreds of document types out of the box. Custom fields are configured with a single sentence — no labeled training data required.

How is pricing calculated?

Pay per page processed. There is a free tier for evaluation and volume discounts for production workloads. No seat fees.

Can Docusift handle scanned or photographed documents?

Yes. The pipeline runs OCR + layout analysis + extraction in one pass, so scans, mobile photos, and native PDFs all flow through the same endpoint.

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