Read & digitally capture CMR
Free CMR tool: capture and read out the international consignment note (CMR) in a structured way, fields explained box by box, check completeness and summarize cleanly. Pro AI version for automatic reading from photo/scan upon request.
How CMR reading works
"Reading out" means converting the consignment note details into structured, reusable data – instead of laboriously typing or searching for them. There are two ways to do this:
Now · free Manually structured
You enter the CMR fields below box by box. The tool explains each field, checks the completeness of the mandatory information and creates a clean summary to copy or print. Ideal for individual consignment notes and for a quick check.
On request · AI Read automatically
You photograph or scan the CMR – the AI recognizes the text (OCR), automatically assigns it to the CMR boxes (1–24) and delivers the fields ready-structured, including a plausibility check. Also for many consignment notes in batch. This extraction is exclusively on request and after approval provided (see below).
- Photo / scan
- Recognise text
- Assign fields
- Check
- In the form
From the photo to a cleanly captured consignment note – the AI reads, assigns and checks, you keep control.
What is a CMR?
The CMR consignment note is the international consignment note for cross-border road freight transport. It is based on the CMR Convention (Geneva, 1956) and accompanies the shipment as proof of the Freight contract, which takeover of the goods and their Condition. It is usually issued in three originals – for the sender, the consignee and the carrier.
The fields are numbered in a standardized way (boxes 1–24). This tool captures the most important boxes in a structured form; the following overview explains all fields:
- 1 Sender (name, address)
- 2 Consignee
- 3 Place of delivery of the goods
- 4 Place and date of taking over
- 5 Attached documents
- 6 Registration and numbers
- 7 Number of packages
- 8 Type of packaging
- 9 Description of the goods
- 10 Statistical number
- 11 Gross weight in kg
- 12 Volume in m³
- 13 Sender's instructions
- 14 Freight payment instructions
- 15 Cash on delivery
- 16 Carrier
- 17 Successive carriers
- 18 Reservations and remarks
- 19 Special agreements
- 20 Amounts payable
- 21 Issued in / on
- 22 Sender's signature
- 23 Carrier's signature
- 24 Receipt confirmation consignee
Read CMR automatically – with AI
- Text recognition (OCR/AI) from photo, scan or PDF – including stamps, handwriting and several languages
- Field mapping to CMR box (1–24) with plausibility and completeness checks
- Detection of reservations and damage (box 18), batch processing of several CMRs
- Output as machine-readable JSON
- Handover to ERP/TMS and platforms via open interfaces (interoperability)
- Automation of downstream steps (invoicing, customs and compliance pre-check)
- Audit-proof history and trail for changes to documents
Open-source project. The free calculator stays free; the additional functions are provided exclusively on request and after approval – no automatic access.