consignor

{{short description|Party who sends a good in a contract of carriage}}

{{See also|Consignment}}

{{for|the party who receives the shipment|consignee}}{{Globalize|date=December 2010}}{{Admiralty law}}

The consignor is the party to a contract that dispatches goods to another party on consignment.{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=Henry Campbell |last2=Garner |first2=Bryan Andrew |title=Black's law dictionary |date=2009 |publisher=West |location=St. Paul, Minn |isbn=978-0314199492 |page=350 |edition=9th}} In a contract of carriage, is the party sending a shipment to be delivered whether by land, sea or air.{{cite journal |last1=Cotutiu |first1=Aurelia |title=The Essential Conditions for the Validity of the Contract of Carriage |journal=Journal of Legal Studies |date=1 June 2015 |volume=16 |issue=29 |pages=48–55 |doi=10.1515/jles-2015-0005|doi-access=free }} Some carriers, such as national postal entities, use the term "sender" or "shipper" but in the event of a legal dispute the proper and technical term "consignor" will generally be used.