unclean bill of lading
noun[C]
COMMERCE,TRANSPORTukuspluralunclean bills of lading(alsofoul bill of lading);(alsodirty bill of lading)adocumentshowingthedetailsof theproductssentfrom asellerto abuyerthatstatesthat either theproductsortheircontainersaredamaged:
Anuncleanbillof lading isissuedwhen it isdeterminedthat thepackagesare not intheiroriginalcondition.