{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Damaged packaging","description":"The driver opens the trailer, finds crushed cartons, and writes 'packaging damaged' on the consignment note – that annotation formally opens the claims process. Damaged packaging refers to any physical impairment of a package's outer shell or structural integrity caused by external forces such as impact, compression, moisture, or abrasion, typically visible as tears, dents, deformations, or punctures. Once the protective function is compromised, the condition of the contents can no longer be ass","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/damaged-packaging","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T06:58:21.802790","citation":"https://www.thefreedictionary.com/damaged+packaging","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/damaged-packaging","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Damaged packaging · The driver opens the trailer, finds crushed cartons, and writes 'packaging damaged' on the consignment note – that annotation formally opens the claims process. · Quelle: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/damaged+packaging"}