Definition: Staggered consignments

Category: External trade

1 - Delivery of components of a complete item in an unassembled or disassembled state which is shipped during more than one reference period for commercial or transport-related reasons. 

2 - "Staggered consignments" means imports or exports of components of complete goods in an unassembled or disassembled state over several deliveries for commercial or transport-related reasons. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:037:0001:0011:EN:PDF European Union, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1949/2005 of 28 November 2005 amending Regulation (EC)