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2             This includes the responsibility of the packer to identify all packages packed  packed into a CTU and to include them in all appropriate documentation.

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5             The functions of the supply chain are discussed in chapter 4 of this Code and can be summarized in the graphical representation shown in figure 1.1.

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6             Within the terms of this Code the principal contracts are between the shipper and the carrier. Others parties such as the terminal or haulier, though actively involved, are responsible to one of these parties.

7             Figure 1.2 shows the relationship of functions at the start of the supply chain. A sender and consignor may be considered as the same function and under certain circumstances may be also referred to as the shipper. However the shipper may act as the processor of information receiving information about the cargo and the packing details from the consignor / sender and packer / consolidator respectively.

Figure 1.2 Relationship of functions

7.1          The shipper may also be the packer / consolidator receiving goods from the consignor and packing them into the CTU before despatching it to the carrier.

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8             The shipper will arrange the transport of the goods and may arrange the cargo insurance cover. In some contracts there is an agreed location, terminal or destination where the responsibility of the shipper ends. Thereafter responsibility is transferred to the consignee or another party who may undertake the function of a shipper.

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