Glossary

 

A

A/N (Arrival Notice)

Air waybill

B

BAF(Bunker Adjustment factor)

Bonded warehouse

B/L(Bill of Landing)

C

CAF(Currency Adjustment Factor)

Carrier

Certificate

Certificate of Inspection

Certificate of Insurance

Certificate of Origin

C&F (Cost and Freight)

CFS(Container Freight Station)

CIF (Cost Insurance and Freight)

Commercial invoice

Customs

Customhouse Broker

C/O

D

DC(Dry Container)

E

EMS(Express Mail Service)

ETA(Estimate Time of Arrival)

ETD(Estimate Time of Departure)

F

FAF(Fuel Adjustment Factor)

FAS(Free Alongside)

FEU(Forty Foot Equivalent Unit)

FCL(Full Container Load)

FDA(Food and Drug Administration)

FOB (Free On Board)

Form A

G

Gross Weight

H

HLC(Heavy Lift Charge)

I

I/A(Independent action)

Import License

IPI(Interior Points Intermodal)

L

L/C (Letter of Credit)

LCL(Less Than Container Load)

L/G (Letter of Guarantee)

M

Manifest

Marine Insurance

MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)

N

NOVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier)

O

Open Insurance Policy

P

Packing List

Paypal

Perils of the sea

Pro forma invoice

R

Reefer Container

S

Shipment

SOC (Shipper Own Container)

S/I (Shipping Instructions)

T

Tare Weight

Tariff

TEU(Twenty foot Equivalent Units)

TT (Telegraphic Transfer)

TTS (Telegraphic Transfer Selling rate)

W

Warehouse receipt