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Direct Air Waybill

Air waybill on which the actual cargo owner is named as shipper while a freight forwarder tenders the shipment to the airline as an intermediary.

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Last updated: 1 October 2026

Source: https://www.iata.org/contentassets/e9cb5a72b88f4f68a5cfc572a50b60c9/cacrm-805zz-en.pdf

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