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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.
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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, weight, and dimensions per package are mandatory fields on core transport documents such as the bill of lading, air waybill (AWB), and CMR consignment note. In air freight, the package count feeds directly into rate calculations; in road transport, it serves as the primary check figure at collection and delivery. Packages are distinct from loading units such as containers or swap bodies, which may group multiple packages into a single unit.
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