Air Waybill - Document Skill

Extract data from air waybills (AWB) — shipper, consignee, carrier, airports, flight details, line items, weights, and charges — with validation rules.

The Air Waybill skill extracts data from air waybills (AWB) — the document an air carrier issues to list the goods shipped along with sender, recipient, and carrier details. The AWB accompanies the goods, serves as a contract between carrier and shipper, and is not a document of title.

The Air Waybill skill is a production skill. It has been fully trained on a large document set and provides high accuracy of data identification and extraction. The skill is ready to be used in production and does not require further training on your specific documents. Accuracy and straight-through processing (STP) rates can be further optimized in production through continuous learning from human-in-the-loop feedback.

Countries and Languages

Countries	Languages
Any	English

Extracted Fields

Shipper

Field	Description
Account Number	The shipper’s account number.
Tax ID	The shipper’s international tax identification number.
Name	The shipper’s name.
Address	The shipper’s address.
Street	The shipper’s detailed address.
City	The shipper’s detailed address.
State or Province	The shipper’s detailed address.
Postal Code	The shipper’s detailed address.
Country	The shipper’s detailed address.

Consignee

Field	Description
Account Number	The consignee’s account number.
Tax ID	The consignee’s international tax identification number.
Name	The consignee’s name.
Address	The consignee’s address.
Street	The consignee’s detailed address.
City	The consignee’s detailed address.
State or Province	The consignee’s detailed address.
Postal Code	The consignee’s detailed address.
Country	The consignee’s detailed address.

Carrier’s agent

Field	Description
Account Number	The carrier’s account number.
IATA code	The carrier’s identification number.
Tax ID	The carrier’s international tax identification number.
Name	The carrier’s name.
Address	The carrier’s address.
Street	The carrier’s detailed address.
City	The carrier’s detailed address.
State or Province	The carrier’s detailed address.
Postal Code	The carrier’s detailed address.
Country	The carrier’s detailed address.

Airline

Field	Description
Name	The name of the airline engaged to carry the goods.
Address	The airline’s address.
Street	The airline’s detailed address.
City	The airline’s detailed address.
State or Province	The airline’s detailed address.
City	The airline’s detailed address.
Country	The airline’s detailed address.

Air Waybill Number

Field	Description
MAWB number	The master air waybill number.
HAWB number	The house air waybill number.

Air Waybill Date

Field	Description
Air Waybill Date	The date of the air waybill.

Airport of Departure

Field	Description
Airport Code	Information about the airport of departure. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.
City	Information about the airport of departure. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.
Country	Information about the airport of departure. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.
Name	Information about the airport of departure. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.

Airport of Destination

Field	Description
Airport Code	Information about the airport of destination. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.
City	Information about the airport of destination. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.
Country	Information about the airport of destination. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.
Name	Information about the airport of destination. If the air waybill contains the airport code even though other information it contains about it is incomplete, the other fields will be filled in based on the code.

Flight and Date (repeating group)

Field	Description
Flight	The number of the flight carrying the goods.
Flight Date	The date of the flight carrying the goods.

Amount for Insurance

Field	Description
Amount of Insurance	The amount of the insurance coverage on the goods.

Currency

Field	Description
Currency	The currency of the air waybill.

Declared Value for Carriage

Field	Description
Declared Value for Carriage	The value of the cargo declared to the carrier.

Declared Value for Customs

Field	Description
Declared Value for Customs	The value of the cargo declared to the customs.

Line Items (repeating group)

Field	Description
Quantity	The number of pieces.
Quantity UoM	The unit of measurement used for the goods (for example, pieces and packs).
Gross Weight (Kg)	The weight of the goods in kilograms.
Gross Weight (Lb)	The weight of the goods in pounds.
Rate Class	The rate class of the goods.
Commodity Item No.	The code of the goods.
Chargeable Weight	The chargeable weight of the goods.
Rate or Charge	Additional charges (master air waybill only).
Total	The total amount of charges (master air waybill only).
Length	The length of the package.
Width	The width of the package.
Height	The height of the package.
Dimensions UoM	The unit of measurement used for the dimensions.

Description

Field	Description
Description	A description of the goods.

Commodity Item Number

Field	Description
Commodity Item Number	The code of the goods.

Dimensions (repeating group)

Field	Description
Length	The length of the package.
Width	The width of the package.
Height	The height of the package.
Dimensions UoM	The unit of measurement used for the dimensions.

Totals

Field	Description
Total Quantity	The total number of pieces.
Total Quantity UoM	The unit of measurement used for the goods (for example, pieces and packs).
Total Weight	The total weight of the goods.
Total Weight UoM	The unit of measurement used for the weight.
Total Chargeable Weight	The total chargeable weight of the goods.
Rate or Charge	Additional charges.
Total	The sum of the Total fields in the Line Items group.
Volume	The volume of the goods.
Volume UoM	The unit of measurement used for the volume.

Charges

Field	Description
Weight Charges	The sum indicated in the air waybill exclusive of any additional charges.
Valuation Charges	Additional charges imposed on the shipper if the declared value of the cargo exceeds the carrier’s insurance coverage.
Tax	The taxes as stated in the air waybill.
Freight Advance	The amount paid as advance freight.
Other Charges	Additional charges (for example, freight charges, origin handling charges, and pickup charges). This is a repeating field.
Total Other Charges	The total amount of additional charges. This is a repeating field.
Pickup Charge	The pickup charge for the goods.
Total Prepaid	The prepaid amount, including all the additional charges.
Total Collect	The amount payable upon receipt.

Key Fields

• MAWB Number
• HAWB Number
• Date
• Airport of Departure/Code
• Shipper/Name

Validation Rules

Rule	Description
Check quantity total	Checks if the value in the Total Quantity field equals the sum of the values in the Quantity fields in the Line Items table, and displays an error if the values do not match. If the values are not the same, or some of the fields are missing, the rule prompts the user to populate fields with the calculated value.
Check weight total	Checks if the value in the Total Weight field equals the sum of the values in the Gross Weight fields in the Line Items table, and displays an error if the values do not match. If the values are not the same, or some of the fields are missing, the rule prompts the user to populate fields with the calculated value.
Check chargeable weight total	Checks if the value in the Total Chargeable Weight field equals the sum of the values in the Chargeable Weight fields in the Line Items table, and displays an error if the values do not match. If the values are not the same, or some of the fields are missing, the rule prompts the user to populate fields with the calculated value.
Check table Total amount	Checks if the value in the Total field equals the value of the Weight Charges field in the Charges group and/or the sum of the values in the Total fields in the Line Items group. If the values do not match, the rule prompts the user to populate fields with the calculated value.
Copy Quantity UoM	If the main Total Quantity UoM field is empty, copies the values from the Quantity UoM fields in the Line Items group.
Copy Weight UoM	If the main Total Weight UoM field is empty, copies the values from the Weight UoM fields in the Line Items group.
Check Other Charges	Checks if the amount of all the additional charges equals the sum of the values in the Charges fields.
Check Total Prepaid or Total Collect	Checks if the total amount of all the charges and additional charges equals the value in the Total Prepaid or Total Collect field.
Disambiguate Dates	Normalizes date text to date value. Ambiguous dates are assumed to be in European (date-month-year) format, as is the case on the majority of transport documents.
Document Type is Required	Checks if one of the following fields is filled in: MAWB Number (Master Air Waybill), HAWB Number (House Air Waybill). One of the to fields must have a value. If both are fields are empty, it displays an error message.
Process Currency	Moves currency information from money-type fields to the Currency field, if this field is empty and currency information is located elsewhere in the document. If information is absent or ambiguous, suggests possible currency values.
Process MAWB	Converts the value in the MAWB number field into a sequence of 11 digits. Checks that the value in MAWB number field is 11 characters long, with the last digit being the check digit. This rule is only applied to master air waybills.
Suggest Flight Date	If the value in the Flight Date field is not complete, suggests it using Air Waybill Date as reference in YYYY-MM-DD format.