This article contains examples of acceptable master bill of lading formats.
Master bill of lading numbers for most international shipping companies follow the same format of SCAC + master bill of lading number. If your bill of lading number does not follow this format it may be a house bill of lading number (not supported by Vizion) and not the master.
| Carrier | SCAC + Master BOL | Examples |
| COSCO | (CCLU, CSLU, COSU or CBHU) 10 Numbers | CCLU1234567890 |
| Evergreen | EGLV (12 Numbers) | EGLV123456789012 |
| OOCL | OOLU (10 Numbers) | OOLU1234567890 |
| Maersk | MAEU or MRKU (9 Numbers) | MAEU123456789 |
| MSC | MSCU or MEDU (A or 1) (Followed by 6 Numbers) | MSCUAA123456 |
| Hapag-Lloyd | HLCU AA(A or 1) (Followed by 9 Numbers) | HLCUAAA123456789 |
| CMA CGM | (CMAU or CMDU) AAA (Followed by 7 Numbers) | CMAUAAA1234567 |
| Hyundai | HMDU AAAA (Followed by 7 Numbers) | HMDUAAAA1234567 |
| Yang Ming | YMLU(E, B, T or W) (Followed by 9 Numbers) | YMLUE123456789 |
| ZIM | ZIMU or SSPH AAA (Followed by 4-7 Numbers) | ZIMUAAA1234567 |
| MOL | MOLU (11 Numbers)A | MOLU12345678901A |
| Hamburg Suud | SUDU55555 (7-Alphnumeric) | SUDU12345AAAAAAA |
| APL | APLU (Sometimes has a 0) (Followed by 8 Numbers) | APLU012345678 |
| SM Lines | (SMLM) + 4 letters + 8 Numbers | SMLMNJPE70038700 |
| ONE | ONEY + 4 letters (Followed by 7-9 Numbers) | ONEYHAMA71223610 |