Shipper vs. Consignee — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Shipper and Consignee
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Shipper
One that consigns or receives goods for transportation.
Consignee
In a contract of carriage, the consignee is the entity who is financially responsible (the buyer) for the receipt of a shipment. Generally, but not always, the consignee is the same as the receiver.
Shipper
(archaic) A seaman; mariner; skipper.
Consignee
The one to whom something, such as goods or merchandise, is consigned.
Shipper
The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived.
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Consignee
The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.
Shipper
A box for shipping something fragile, such as bottled beer or wine.
Consignee
One to whom anything is consigned or entrusted.
Shipper
(fandom slang) A person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.
Consignee
The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; - correlative to consignor.
Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or otherwise.
Shipper
One who sends goods from one place to another not in the same city or town, esp. one who sends goods by water.
Consignee
The person to whom merchandise is delivered over
Shipper
Someone who ships goods
Shipper
A company in the business of shipping freight
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