diff --git a/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/IHandlingUnitsBL.java b/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/IHandlingUnitsBL.java
index e391f1f5251..a14d35cb7cd 100644
--- a/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/IHandlingUnitsBL.java
+++ b/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/IHandlingUnitsBL.java
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ public interface IHandlingUnitsBL extends ISingletonService
 	 */
 	boolean isTransportUnitOrVirtual(I_M_HU hu);
 
+	/**
+	 * @return true if the HU is a TU or an aggregated TU
+	 */
+	boolean isTransportUnitOrAggregate(I_M_HU hu);
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks if given handling unit is top level (i.e. it has no parents)
 	 *
@@ -409,5 +414,4 @@ public interface IHandlingUnitsBL extends ISingletonService
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	I_M_HU_PI getEffectivePI(I_M_HU hu);
-
 }
diff --git a/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/impl/HandlingUnitsBL.java b/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/impl/HandlingUnitsBL.java
index 8c95dff05b4..635ba038019 100644
--- a/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/impl/HandlingUnitsBL.java
+++ b/de.metas.handlingunits.base/src/main/java/de/metas/handlingunits/impl/HandlingUnitsBL.java
@@ -383,6 +383,12 @@ public void assertLoadingUnit(final I_M_HU hu)
 		throw new HUException("HU " + getDisplayName(hu) + " shall be a Loading Unit(LU) but it is '" + huUnitTypeStr + "'");
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isTransportUnitOrAggregate(final I_M_HU hu)
+	{
+		return isAggregateHU(hu) || isTransportUnit(hu);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean isTransportUnit(final I_M_HU hu)
 	{