Billing Party Configuration¶

Overview¶

The Billing Party on a transport order defines who pays the freight charge. Three options are available: the sender pays, the recipient pays, or a nominated third party pays. Configure a global default in setup. Business Central applies it to all new transport orders. You can override it per shipment.

Billing Party Options¶

Option	Description
Consignor	Your company (the sender) pays the freight charge (most common for B2B outbound)
Consignee	The recipient pays freight on delivery
Third Party	A nominated third party pays freight (e.g., a parent company or broker)

Setting the Global Default¶

Open Consignment Management Setup.
Set Default Billing Party to Consignor, Consignee, or Third Party.
This value is copied to every new transport order at creation time.

Overriding on a Transport Order¶

To change the billing party for a specific shipment:

Open the transport order before it is dispatched.
Change the Billing Party field to the required option.
If Consignee or Third Party is selected, specify the paying party via Billing Party's Customer No. and the Billing Party's Address to use.

Billing Party in the Consignment XML¶

Business Central serialises the billing party value into the consignment XML and sends it to Cargonizer when you dispatch the transport order. Cargonizer passes this information to the carrier. The carrier invoices the designated payer.

Notes¶

Consignee billing requires the carrier to support freight-collect arrangements. Check with your carrier or Cargonizer account manager if recipient billing is not working as expected.
Third-party billing requires a valid paying party to be identified. This is distinct from the recipient's delivery address.
You cannot change the billing party after a consignment is sent to Cargonizer. The transport order is locked after dispatch.