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Even if the agreement expressly requires a full set:a\n\ndue tender of a single part is acceptable within the provisions of this title on cure of improper delivery (subsection (1) of § 8.2-508); andb\n\neven though the full set is demanded, if the documents are sent from abroad the person tendering an incomplete set may nevertheless require payment upon furnishing an indemnity which the buyer in good faith deems adequate.3\n\nA shipment by water or by air or a contract contemplating such shipment is “overseas” insofar as by usage of trade or agreement it is subject to the commercial, financing or shipping practices characteristic of international deep water commerce.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245341,"text":"Where the contract contemplates overseas shipment and contains a term C.I.F. or C. & F. or F.O.B. vessel, the seller unless otherwise agreed must obtain a negotiable bill of lading stating that the goods have been loaded on board or, in the case of a term C.I.F. or C. & F., received for shipment.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"next_prefix":"2"},"1":{"id":245342,"text":"Where in a case within subsection (1) a tangible bill of lading has been issued in a set of parts, unless otherwise agreed if the documents are not to be sent from abroad the buyer may demand tender of the full set; otherwise only one part of the bill of lading need be tendered. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2004, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73102,"section_number":"8.2-103","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-103\/"},{"id":82484,"section_number":"8.2-319","catch_line":"F.O.B. and F.A.S. terms","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-319\/"},{"id":67744,"section_number":"8.2-503","catch_line":"Manner of seller's tender of delivery","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-503\/"},{"id":67942,"section_number":"8.7-102","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.7-102\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76776,"section_number":"8.2-508","catch_line":"Cure by seller of improper tender or delivery; replacement","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-508\/"}],"permalink":{"id":282099,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67730,"identifier":"8.2-323","token":"8.2\/3\/8.2-323","url":"\/8.2-323\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2-323\/","token":"8.2\/3\/8.2-323","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form of bill of lading required in overseas shipment; “Overseas.”","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2-323","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Where the contract<\/span> contemplates overseas shipment and contains a term C.I.F. or C. & F. or F.O.B. vessel, the seller unless otherwise agreed must obtain a negotiable bill of lading stating that the goods have been loaded on board or, in the case of a term C.I.F. or C. & F., received for shipment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Where in a case within subsection (1) a tangible bill of lading has been issued in a set of parts, unless otherwise agreed if the documents are not to be sent from abroad the buyer may demand tender of the full set; otherwise only one part of the bill of lading need be tendered. Even if the agreement expressly requires a full set: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> due tender of a single part is acceptable within the provisions of this title on cure of improper delivery (subsection (1) of § 8.2-508<\/a>); and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> even though the full set is demanded, if the documents are sent from abroad the person tendering an incomplete set may nevertheless require payment upon furnishing an indemnity which the buyer in good faith deems adequate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A shipment by water or by air or a contract<\/span> contemplating such shipment is “overseas” insofar as by usage of trade or agreement it is subject to the commercial, financing or shipping practices characteristic of international deep water commerce. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORM OF BILL OF LADING REQUIRED IN OVERSEAS SHIPMENT; “OVERSEAS.”\n(\u00a7 8.2-323)\n\n1. Where the contract contemplates overseas shipment and contains a term C.I.F.\nor C. & F. or F.O.B. vessel, the seller unless otherwise agreed must obtain\na negotiable bill of lading stating that the goods have been loaded on board or,\nin the case of a term C.I.F. or C. & F., received for shipment.\n\n2. Where in a case within subsection (1) a tangible bill of lading has been\nissued in a set of parts, unless otherwise agreed if the documents are not to be\nsent from abroad the buyer may demand tender of the full set; otherwise only one\npart of the bill of lading need be tendered. Even if the agreement expressly\nrequires a full set:\n\n a. due tender of a single part is acceptable within the provisions of this\n title on cure of improper delivery (subsection (1) of § 8.2-508); and\n\n b. even though the full set is demanded, if the documents are sent from abroad\n the person tendering an incomplete set may nevertheless require payment upon\n furnishing an indemnity which the buyer in good faith deems adequate.\n\n3. A shipment by water or by air or a contract contemplating such shipment is\n“overseas” insofar as by usage of trade or agreement it is subject\nto the commercial, financing or shipping practices characteristic of\ninternational deep water commerce.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}