Differences Between Master Air Waybill and House Air Waybill.
Master Air Waybill:
- Issued by the actual carrier, such as Korean Airlines, Emirates Airlines etc.
- Signed either by the carrier or an agent of the carrier.
- Issued on a pre-printed form of an actual carrier's air waybill.
- Always subject to IATA Rules and one of the the international air conventions (Warsaw Convention, Hague amendment, Montreal Convention, etc.)
- States the terms and conditions of the carriage, as a result consignee may have protection in case the goods are damaged or lost in transit.
- States only MAWB number.
House Air Waybill:
- Issued by the forwarder company, such as XYZ Forwarding Ltd, etc.
- Signed by the forwarding company without any agency indication of the carrier.
- Issued on a naturel form of an air waybill.
- May or may not be subject to IATA Rules and one of the the international air conventions (Warsaw Convention, Hague amendment, Montreal Convention, etc.)
- States the terms and conditions of the forwarding company, as a result consignee will not be having a legal protection in case the goods are damaged or lost in transit.
- States both MAWB and HAWB nu
