Parties are the companies or individuals with whom you do export business. They include:
Shippers - your company or your clients who send exports;
Consignees - the customers who receive exports;
Freight Forwarders - the companies who arrange freight;
Shipping Lines - the shipping lines or airlines you use;
Carriers - the organisations taking the freight from the Shipper's place of business to the freight terminal;
Couriers - companies such as Fedex transporting small shipments fast
Customs Brokers - organisations whose purpose is to clear inbound shipments
Companies - any organisation having more than one function.
Other - use this for any special Party not falling into one of the categories above.
Before entering any information about a shipment, you will need to have the information about the parties to that shipment; you can add them to the Parties database before beginning the shipment, or you can add them as part of the creation of the shipment.