The Importance of a Waybill in International Shipping A waybill is quite global in terms of its meaning a waybill is an important document in international shipping which constitutes a receipt of the goods and outlines the other details concerning the shipment Most basic features include the sender, the receiver, the ports places where the goods came from and where they are being shipped as well as the details of the cargo These documents see to it that the shipment is constantly monitored from the onset up to the last stage of its movement in the entire supply chain Drucker 2001. Without waybills it would be rather impossible to relocate the position of goods as such any further movements might end up with either delay or total loss. Coverage of all the essential information considerably aids the carrier and the receiver within the scope of logistics management by enhancing the ability to guarantee distribution of the goods to the relevant customers.