Important acronyms
ADR | Dangerous Goods by Road |
ATA | Actual time of arrival |
ATD | Actual time of departure |
AWB | Airway Bill |
BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
B/L | Bill of Lading |
BOND | Guarantee to customs for payment of duty or tax |
CAD | Cash Against Documents |
CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor |
CBM | Cubic meter |
CDV | Current Domestic Value |
CF | Cubic Feet |
C/I | Certificate of Insurance |
CFS | Container Freight Station |
CO | Certificate of Origin |
COC | Carrier Owned Container |
COLLI | Number of smallest packaging units |
CONFERENCE LINE | Shipowner which is the member of the conference |
CY | Container Yard |
C/S | Congestion Surcharge |
CSC | Container Service Charge |
DEMURRAGE | Penalty for late collection of the import container |
DETENTION | Penalty for late return to the terminal |
ECAC | European Civil Aviation Conference |
ECB | Express Cargo Bill of Lading |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
ETD | Estimated Time of Departure |
EX-1 | Export customs declaration |
FCL | Full Container Load |
FCL/FCL | Full container load shipment, service door to door |
FEU | Forty foot Equivalent Unit |
FCL/LCL | Shipments from one shipper for more consignees |
FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
INCOTERMS 2010 | International Commercial Terms |
IPC | International Post Corporation |
IRU | International Road Transport Union |
LCL | Less then Container Load |
LCL/LCL | Lees then ctr. load shipment in a collection container |
LCL/FCL | Shipments from more shippers for one consignee |
MS | Motor Ship |
MV | Motor Vessel |
M/W | Measurement/weight |
NON CONFER. LINE | Shipowner which is not a member of any conference |
NON NEGOT B/L | Unsigned B/L - copy which is not valid as original |
NOTIFY | Subject to whom the arrival of the container is advised |
POL | Port of Loading |
POD | Port of Discharge |
PPD | Prepaid |
SITA | Société Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronaitique |
SOC | Shipper Owned Container |
STRIPPING | Unloading of container |
STUFFING | Loading of container |
T1 | Transit customs declaration |
TAA | Trans Atlantic Agreement |
TARE | Weight of goods without container |
T-B/L | Through Bill of Lading |
TEU | Twenty foot Equivalent Unit |
THC | Terminal Handling Charge |
TIR | Transport International Routiers |
T/T | Transit Time |
ULD | Unit Load Device |
VAT | Value added Tax |
W/M | Weight Measurement |
WP | Weather permiting |