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dock receipt

 
 
noun [C] COMMERCE, TRANSPORT

Definition

a document that proves that goods have arrived at a port: When delivery is completed, the dock receipt is given to the carrier.
(Definition of dock receipt noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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