14400 Shippers and receivers

What this occupation covers

Shippers and receivers ship, receive and record the movement of parts, supplies, materials, equipment and stock to and from an establishment. They are employed in the public sector and by retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturing companies, and other commercial and industrial establishments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Determine method of shipment and arrange shipping; prepare bills of lading, customs forms, invoices and other shipping documents manually or by computer
• Assemble containers and crates, record contents manually or by computer, pack goods to be shipped and affix identifying information and shipping instructions
• Oversee loading and unloading of goods from trucks or other conveyances
• Inspect and verify incoming goods against invoices or other documents, record shortages and reject damaged goods
• Unpack, code and route goods to appropriate storage areas
• Maintain internal, manual or computerized record-keeping systems
• May operate forklift, hand truck or other equipment to load, unload, transport and store goods.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 14301 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks
• 75101 Material handlers
• 14403 Purchasing and inventory control workers
• 14401 Storekeepers and partspersons
• 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations

Excluded from this code

• Export clerk (See 14301 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks)
• Import clerk (See 14301 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks)
• Material handlers (See 75101 Material handlers)
• Purchasing and inventory control workers (See 14403 Purchasing and inventory control workers)
• Storekeepers and partspersons (See 14401 Storekeepers and partspersons)
• Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations (See 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

cargo location clerk · delivery clerk · distribution clerk · export traffic clerk · export-booking clerk · freight checker · freight forwarding clerk · freight receiver · freight receiver clerk · freight receiving clerk · freight shipper · import freight clerk · import traffic clerk · milk and cream receiver - food and beverage processing · produce shipper · receiver · receiving checker · receiving clerk · receiving clerk for returned merchandise · receiving room clerk · shipper · shipper-receiver · shipping agent · shipping and receiving clerk

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Experience in a related clerical occupation or as a warehouse worker may be required.
• A forklift certificate may be required.
• A driver's licence may be required.