{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"CMR consignment note","description":"A CMR consignment note is the standardised transport document required for international road shipments under the CMR Convention (Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road). The sender issues it and hands it to the carrier; it simultaneously serves as evidence of the transport contract, acknowledgement of receipt of the goods, and record of the agreed terms of carriage. Unlike a bill of lading, the CMR note is not a negotiable instrument – it carries no title to ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cmr-consignment-note","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:42:53.905109","citation":"https://unece.org/transport/road-transport/cmr-convention-and-protocols","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cmr-consignment-note","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"CMR consignment note · A CMR consignment note is the standardised transport document required for international road shipments under the CMR Convention (Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road). · Quelle: https://unece.org/transport/road-transport/cmr-convention-and-protocols"}