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Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Bill of lading | | English term or phrase: consignee name: unto the order of | | We are exporting bed sets to europe by see through Maersk line under export L/C. We always show in the column of consignee name: "unto the order of" xxxx (negotiating bank of Bangladesh) and endorse "to the order of applicant bank" but our customer wants to show "to the order" instead of "unto the order" of and endorse as like above. Pls tel me what can I do? |
| | | English translation:Your customer is correct | Explanation:
"To the order of" is normal English.
"Unto" is an archaic word rarely used these days, though it is commonly used in the King James version of the Bible and other literature of the period. |
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  Jack Doughty
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