consignee

consignee
The party named in the bill of lading to whom delivery is promised and/or title is passed. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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The person to whom duty suspended goods are consigned and who accounts for those goods in the Member State of destination. This may be: a warehousekeeper who is approved to store the goods in duty suspension; a registered trader who accounts for duty on arrival or a non-registered trader who must have accounted for the duty to his fiscal authority before the goods are despatched. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary

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consignee con‧sign‧ee [ˌkɒnsaɪˈniː, -s- ǁ ˌkɑːn-] noun [countable] formal TRANSPORT
a person or organization that goods are sent to:

• The consignees in New York reported to London that the diamonds were overdue.

— compare consignor

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consignee UK US /ˌkɒnsaɪˈniː/ US  /kənˈsaɪniː/ noun [C] COMMERCE
the person or company to whom goods or documents are officially sent or delivered: »

A freight forwarder is an intermediate consignee - that is, they take possession of the goods before delivering them to the ultimate consignee.

Compare CONSIGNOR(Cf. ↑consignor)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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Synonyms:
, , (of goods shipped)


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