To transmit a large amount of pieces of information concerning an article with the article from a carrying source to a carrying destination while maintaining its confidentiality in a distribution system to carry the article together with pieces of information from the carrying source to the carrying destination.
Information concerning an article (s) to carry is written in a non-contact type IC card 1 by a reader/writer 2 on the side of a forwarder A, the information written-in IC card 1 is stored in a bag main body 30 of a carrier bag 6 furnished with a tag 31 and with a paper slip 32 attached to it and is affixed the carrier bag 6 on the article (s) to carry. A carrier B collects the article (s) with the carrier bag 6 affixed on it and transports it to the side of a desired receiver C. The information written in the IC card 1 delivered with the received article (s) is read out by a reader/writer 4 at the side of the receiver C.