1. The original bill of lading refers to the bill of lading signed and sealed by the carrier, the captain or his agent and marked with the date of issue.

2. Electronic Bill of Lading refers to that after the shipper applies to the carrier (shipping company) and provides an electronic guarantee, the shipping company at the port of departure or its agent notifies its destination agent by telex by email or other means-the goods under the bill of lading need not be released by the original bill of lading, and the consignee can pick up the goods by scanning/faxing the electronic bill of lading (which should be stamped by the consignee company) or by proof of identity.

3. The electronic bill of lading saves the link that the original bill of lading needs to transfer the documents to the consignee by bank or express delivery, so it can solve the problem of "goods and other documents", especially suitable for near-ocean transportation. Because of the short shipping time near the ocean, it is easy to have the problem that the goods have arrived at the destination port, but the original bill of lading has not arrived, which leads to the consignee's inability to pick up the goods-delay time, and may also cause additional expenses such as port pressing fee and storage fee.

4. The original bill of lading can be negotiable under certain conditions, but the electronic bill of lading cannot be negotiable. After electrification, the original bill of lading loses the function, fluidity and transferability of the document of title, so it is very different from the original bill of lading, but its function and use are very similar to the sea waybill.