A
manifest or
custom's manifest or "cargo document" is a
document listing the
cargo,
passengers, and
crew of a
ship,
aircraft, or
vehicle, for the use of
customs and other officials. Where such a list is limited to identifying passengers, it is a
passenger manifest or
passenger list; conversely, such a list limited to identifying cargo is a
cargo manifest or
cargo list. The manifest may be used by people having an interest in the transport to ensure that passengers and cargo listed as having been placed on board the transport at the beginning of its passage continue to be on board when it arrives at its destination.