What Is a Bilty? A Complete Guide for Pakistani Transporters
What a bilty is, what goes on it, who keeps which copy, how paid and to-pay freight work, and how agencies number and track bilties.
What a bilty is
A bilty is the receipt a goods transport company gives when it accepts goods for delivery. It names the sender and receiver, describes the goods, and records the freight and charges. It is the sender's proof of booking and the agency's basis for collecting freight.
What goes on it
Sender and receiver with phone numbers, goods description, quantity in bags or cartons or rolls, weight, destination city and office, the freight, and any extra charges — labour, loading, unloading, godam, local kiraya, delivery. Each charge is marked whether it is collected at the booking office or the delivery office.
Paid vs to-pay freight
Freight can be "paid" (the sender pays at booking, the agency collects cash up front) or "to-pay" (the receiver pays at destination, the agency collects later). Bilti tracks which side collects which charge, so the money always lands in the right office and the right account.
How agencies number bilties
Every office runs its own sequence — never reusing a number, even after a void. That is what makes "bilty KHI-000123" a reliable thing to ask for by phone.