In China, freight forwarders can legally issue bills of lading. There are two ways. First, filing an international freight forwarding business with the Ministry of Commerce requires a registered capital of RMB 5 million before issuing a freight forwarding bill of lading. Second, filing NVOCC with the Ministry of Communications requires a deposit of 800,000 yuan before issuing NVOCC bills of lading. Both bills of lading are HOUSE bills of lading, which is the main bill of lading relative to the shipping company.
In addition, there is also the practice of playing the ball. For example, the agent of the destination port has filed a record with the relevant local authorities and can issue the bill of lading, then your company can issue the bill of lading on behalf of the port of departure. This kind of bill of lading has legal effect in the country where the port of destination is located, but it is illegal in China.