Försändelsetyp

08:08 Jun 14, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
Swedish term or phrase: Försändelsetyp
This word is on an invoice/receipt that someone will recieve when they get goods posted by mail. It is has something to do with delivery but I am not sure if it is the delivery method or courier company or delivered by that is the appropriate translation.
NicholasGregory
Sweden
Local time: 16:53


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4Item type
Mats Andersson
4consignment type
trsk2000 (X)
4Type of mail
George Hopkins
3dispatch type
Diarmuid Kennan
3mode of delivery
lena helson
2type of postage
Tania McConaghy
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Does this DHL terminology help you?
Alison MacG

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type of postage


Explanation:
this could mean either type of postage delivery (ie express delivery, registered mail, economy delivery etc) or possibly the type of item being posted (letter or package)

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Note added at 15 mins (2011-06-14 08:24:19 GMT)
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instead of postage it might be appropriate to use delivery, shipment or freight if the goods being transported are larger than a letter

Example sentence(s):
  • Click on the type of postage you wish to calculate. Select "Domestic Postage" if you are not a business and are not shipping items globally
  • Please click on separate buttons for each type of postage
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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neutral  George Hopkins: Postage is the charge. Your own suggestion 'delivery' is correct.
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Item type


Explanation:
It is the type of item that you send - a letter, package, postcard &c.

Mats Andersson
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dispatch type


Explanation:
This is how I would say it. The 'Försändelse' could be any kind of shipment, letter, parcel etc., so I would keep it vague.
Also, 'delivery' implies that the dispatch has in fact been delivered, but 'Försändelsetyp' only entails that the dispatch has actually been dispatched.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
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consignment type


Explanation:
this term was used at my last permanent place of employment before I went freelance. I was working for an electronics manufacturer in logistics and this was the term used in SAP for expediting packages to/from the end user/customer etc


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trsk2000 (X)
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mode of delivery


Explanation:
maybe


lena helson
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Type of mail


Explanation:
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George Hopkins
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Reference comments


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Reference: Does this DHL terminology help you?

Reference information:
Spåra DHL Express-försändelser
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http://www.dhl.se/sv/express/godssoekning.html
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Alison MacG
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