Shipment vs Export - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between shipment and export

is that shipment is a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship while export is something that is exported.

of or relating to exportation or exports.

to carry away.

(en noun)

a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)

:* We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.

the act of transporting goods

:* Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.

(-)

of or relating to exportation or exports

(wikipedia export)

(countable) something that is exported

Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.

(uncountable) the act of exporting

The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

* (the act of exporting ): exportation

* (something that is exported ): import * (the act of exporting ): import, importation

(en verb)

to carry away

* Francis Bacon

[They] export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy.

to sell (goods) to a foreign country

Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.

to cause to spread in another part of the world

(computing): to send (data) from one program to another

to put up (a child) for international adoption.

* (to carry away ): remove

* (to sell (goods) to a foreign country ): import

* exportability * exportable * exportation * exporter