dispatched by vs dispatched through

Both "dispatched by" and "dispatched through" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Dispatched by" is used to indicate the person or entity responsible for sending something, while "dispatched through" is used to indicate the means or channel through which something is sent.

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dispatched by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the person or entity responsible for sending something.

Use "dispatched by" to indicate the person or entity who sent something. For example, "The package was dispatched by the courier service."

Examples:

The letter was dispatched by the sender.
The goods were dispatched by the manufacturer.
The order was dispatched by the online retailer.

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For the purposes of this authorisation, "a low-value shipment" means items which are comprised in a single export order and are dispatched by an exporter to a named consignee in one or more consignments the aggregate value of which does not exceed €5000.
and are dispatched by an exporter to a named consignee in one or more consignments the aggregate value of which does not exceed
According to the campaign plans, the public figures working for the campaign should not give the impression that they have been dispatched by the industry as ambassadors for genetic engineering.
Based on Articles 3 and 5 of the Interim Regulations on the Boards of Supervisors in Key State-owned Financial Institutions, the Commission established that Members of the Board of Supervisors are dispatched by and accountable to the State Council.
Experts dispatched by OCHA or other international organisations may be integrated in the team in order to strengthen cooperation and facilitate joint assessments.
How are we to account for the fact that the two hundred observers dispatched by the Union are being denied access to the scenes of conflict?
from the place of importation to any of the destinations referred to in point (a), where the goods are dispatched by a registered consignor.
one of the following documents, drawn up under the conditions laid down by the Member State of dispatch, for wine products not subject to excise duty and for wine products subject to excise duty dispatched by small producers, pursuant to Article 40 of Directive 2008/118/EC:
China has officially welcomed this in letters dispatched by the Foreign Trade Ministry.
But even if it's not, you can be certain the good doctor will be dispatched by someone.
They are then dispatched by the packing stations of the Pays de l'Adour.
A new handset is being dispatched by courier to you.
Products dispatched by the charitable organisations referred to in Article 10 as humanitarian aid shall not be eligible for export refunds.
The suspension shall take effect on the date on which the notification is dispatched by the European Parliament.
On 19 november 2001, four journalists, including the one dispatched by the Corriere della Sera newspaper, Maria Grazia Cutuli, were assassinated in Afghanistan, on the road between Jalalabad and Kabul.
Where the goods are dispatched by the trader to the consumer, disputes may arise, in the event of loss or damage, as to the moment at which the transfer of risk takes place.
Where the certificate holder is required to submit observations or information within a time-limit, it shall be sufficient for the submission to have been dispatched by registered post before the expiry of the time-limit.
When the goods are dispatched by the trader to the consumer, the moment of the transfer of risk could be, in case of loss or damage, a source of disputes.
The reports from our heads of mission in Nicaragua and the report from the electoral experts dispatched by the Commission have spoken of violations of electoral rules and of international conventions.
the seriousness of the prospect of there being 'liaison officers who are dispatched by the various Member States' without any monitoring by the police authorities;

Alternatives:

sent by
shipped by
delivered by
forwarded by
transmitted by

dispatched through

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the means or channel through which something is sent.

Use "dispatched through" to indicate the method or channel used to send something. For example, "The documents were dispatched through email."