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Number that identifies the consignment. (In case consignment consists of one shipment, it coincides with the shipment number).
The Consignment Number, AI (401), is allocated by a freight forwarder, (or a carriers acting as a freight forwarder), or a consignor, but only if the prior agreement of the freight forwarder is given.
Consignment: A logical group-ing of goods (one or more physical entities) that is intended to be transported as a whole from a Shipper (Consignor) to a Receiver (Consignee) by a carrier or freight forwarder. |
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