{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"packages","description":"When a shipment is tendered, packages appear as the first mandatory entry on the consignment note, bill of lading, and customs declaration: they are the individually marked, self-contained transport units – cartons, pallets, crates, bags, or parcels – each recorded, moved, and delivered as a discrete item. The term is closely related to 'colli' (singular: collo, from Italian), a widely used shorthand in freight forwarding and customs documentation across several European languages. Quantity, wei","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/packages","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:45:46.638572","citation":"https://www.fracht.de/logistik-lexikon/colli","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/packages","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"packages · When a shipment is tendered, packages appear as the first mandatory entry on the consignment note, bill of lading, and customs declaration: they are the individually marked, self-contained transport units – cartons, pallets, crates, bags, or parcels – each recorded, moved, and delivered as a discrete item. · Quelle: https://www.fracht.de/logistik-lexikon/colli"}