noun
A person or entity designated to receive a shipment of goods. Used in logistics, shipping, and commercial contexts.
荷受人として、彼は貨物を受け取る責任がある。
As the consignee, he is responsible for receiving the cargo.
荷送人 means 'consignor' or 'shipper', the party that sends the goods, while 荷受人 is the receiving party.
Compound of 荷 (ni, 'cargo, freight') + 受け (uke, 'receiving') + 人 (nin, 'person'). The spelling 荷受人 is a standard Sino-Japanese compound, while 荷受け人 uses okurigana for the native Japanese verb 受ける.