{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"consignment note","description":"The consignment note is the core transport document that establishes the contract of carriage, confirms the carrier's receipt of the goods, and records all key particulars – shipper, consignee, commodity, weight, and conditions of transport. In international road freight, the CMR consignment note is the binding standard under the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road; rail transport uses the CIM consignment note, while air freight relies on the Air Waybill (A","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/consignment-note","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T09:58:41.737465","citation":"https://unece.org/transport/road-transport/cmr-convention","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/consignment-note","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"consignment note · The consignment note is the core transport document that establishes the contract of carriage, confirms the carrier's receipt of the goods, and records all key particulars – shipper, consignee, commodity, weight, and conditions of transport. · Quelle: https://unece.org/transport/road-transport/cmr-convention"}