A forwarder clearing a sea freight shipment without complete origin documents at the port of destination learns first-hand what the documentation obligation in transport means: the legal and contractual duty to create, retain, and produce all transport-related records on request by authorities or business partners.
Source: https://www.unece.org/transport/standards/doc-glossary.html
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