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packing list

A packing list is a document that lists the packages or items in a shipment and their quantities.

In plain English

It is a shipment inventory in document form. It shows which packages or items are included and the quantity of each.

In context

Here, it names the shipment inventory document that lists the included packages or items and their quantities, which is the document being requested for upload before customs review.

Situation
Completing customs, import, export, duty, declaration, and clearance administration
What it communicates
names a document to upload before customs review.

Meaning limits

The term itself only identifies a document listing contents and quantities; it does not by itself establish any status or decision about the shipment.

Examples

“The packing list showed six cartons, but only five were on the truck.”

Core meaning

“Before customs review, upload the packing list with the shipment documents.”

In context