In plain English
It is a shipment document used to show what is inside the shipment. It names the goods and states how much of each is included, along with how they are packed.
In context
Here, PL identifies the packing-list document that the paperwork checklist is requesting.
- Situation
- Coordinating freight quotes, booking, consolidation, handoff, and transport documents
- What it communicates
- labels the packing-list document requested in the paperwork checklist.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say who prepared the document or whether it includes any shipment information beyond the goods, their quantities, and packaging details.
Examples
“The PL for the shipment listed six pallets of tiles and twelve boxes of trim, but it gave no prices.”
“The paperwork checklist asks for the PL with the other shipment documents.”