The meaning of the shipping mark is as follows:

1. The meaning of the trademark;

2. The marks made on the packages of import and export goods are taken from the English word "mark" and can be simply understood as labels.

the "shipping mark" in foreign trade is to facilitate the identification of goods and prevent the wrong delivery, and usually consists of model, figure or short name of receiving unit, destination port, number of pieces or batch number, etc. It is usually composed of a simple geometric figure, some letters, numbers and simple words, and its function is to make the goods easily recognized by the relevant personnel in the process of loading, unloading, transportation and storage, so as to prevent the wrong shipment.

1) For shippers and manufacturers, shipping marks are convenient for management, statistics and reasonable calculation of weight and volume, and transportation is arranged to prevent mistakes.

2) It can also be clear to supervisors, such as commodity inspection and customs, so as to facilitate the supervision of goods according to batches, inspection and release.

3) It is convenient and quick for the carrier to check the delivery according to the shipping marks from warehousing to delivery, transit, sea and air transport to the destination port. Especially when bulk cargo is mixed.

4) For the consignee, the contents can be known as soon as he looks at the outer box, and he can quickly enter the circulation link without unpacking. Generally, the consignee only looks at the side mark.

domestic trade also follows the rules of export trade, and shipping marks are often used on the packaging of goods, for the purpose of facilitating the storage, transportation and circulation management of goods.

Extended information:

In view of the fact that the contents of marks and numbers are quite different, and some of them are too complicated to meet the needs of the increase of freight volume, the change of transportation mode and the application of computers in transportation and document circulation, the Working Group on Simplifying International Trade Procedures of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, with the support of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Association for the Coordination of Cargo Handling, has formulated a marks and numbers which is recommended to all countries.

The standardized marks and numbers includes:

① English abbreviation or abbreviation of the name of the consignee or buyer;

② reference number, such as waybill number, order number or invoice number;

③ name of destination;

④ number of goods.

as for other contents that need to be written on the transport package according to certain needs, such as the license number, etc., it is not an essential part of marks and numbers.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Mark