In plain English
This is a simple count, not a description. It tells how many separate packages make up one shipment. Each package is counted as its own unit.
In context
Here, it labels the field for the total count of individual packages in the shipment.
- Situation
- Completing customs, import, export, duty, declaration, and clearance administration
- What it communicates
- labels the field for how many packages are included in the shipment.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term states only the count and does not identify any other characteristics of the shipment.
Examples
“The number of packages rose from two to three when the spare parts were split into separate boxes.”
“On the waybill, the clerk wrote 4 under number of packages.”