| Signal |
Meaning |
| AAA |
American Arbitration Association |
| AAEI |
American Association of Exporters |
| A/C |
Account Current |
| ACEP |
Advisory Committee on Export Policy |
| ACS |
Automated Commercial System |
| ACTPN |
Advisory Committee on Trade Policy
and Negotiations |
| ADS |
Agent Distributor service |
| AECA |
Arms Export Control Act |
| AEV |
Articles of Extraordinary Value |
| AFT |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms |
| AGX |
Agriculture Export Connections |
| AIES |
Automated Information Exchange System |
| AMF |
Airport Mail Facility |
| AMS |
Automated Manifest System |
| APEC |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
| APHIS |
Administrative Protective Order |
| APO |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATP |
Advanced Technology Products |
| A.V. or Ad Val |
Ad Valorem |
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| BAF |
Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| BATF |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms |
| Bbl |
Barrel |
| B/D |
Bank Draft |
| BDL |
Bundle |
| B/E |
Bill of Exchange |
| B/L |
Bill of Lading |
| Bls |
Bales |
| BOP |
Balance of Payments |
| BOT |
Balance of Trade |
| B/R |
Bills Receivable |
| BSA |
Bilateral steel Agreement |
| BX |
BOX |
| BXA |
Bureau of Export administration |
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| C.A.F. |
Currency Adjustment Factor |
| Cbm/C.B.M. |
Cubic Meter |
| CET |
Common External Tariff |
| C&f |
Cost and Freight |
| CFS |
Container Freight Station |
| Cft or CuFt |
Cubic Foot (Feet) |
| CG |
Consul General, Consulate General |
| C.I. |
Cost and insurance |
| C.I.F. & C. |
Cost, insurance, freight, and commission |
| C.I.F. I&E |
Cost, insurance, freight, interest and exchange |
| CIF |
Cost, Insurance and freight |
| CIMS |
Commercial Information Management System |
| CIP |
Carriage and Insurance Paid To / Commodity Improt
Program |
| CIT |
Court of International Trade |
| CITA |
Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements |
| C.K.D. |
Completely Knocked Down |
| C.L. |
(Shipping) Carload |
| C.M. |
Cubic Meter (Capital Letters) |
| C.O.D. |
Collect (Cash) on delivery |
| C.O.F.C. |
Container on flatcar |
| COGSA |
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act |
| COP |
Cost of Production |
| CPT |
Carriage Paid To |
| C.S.C. |
Container service Charge |
| CSS |
Cargo Selectivity System |
| Ctr |
Container |
| Cu. |
(measure) Cubic |
| C.Y. |
Container Yard |
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| D/A |
Documents Against Acceptance |
| DAF |
Delivered at Frontier |
| D/D |
Delivered |
| DDP |
Delivered Duty Paid |
| DDU |
Delivered Duty Unpaid |
| DEQ |
Delivered Ex Quay |
| DES |
Delivered Ex Ship |
| DL |
Distribution Licence |
| D/O |
Delivery Order |
| D/P |
Documents Against Payment |
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| Ea or ea. |
each |
| EAA |
Export Administration Act |
| EAR |
Export Administration Regulations |
| EC |
European Community |
| ECCN |
Export Control Classification Number, formerly:
Export commodity Clasification Number |
| ECU |
European Currency Unit |
| EDIFACT |
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration,
Commerce, and Transportation |
| EEA |
European Economic Area |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EFTA |
European free Trade Association |
| E&OE |
Errors and Omissions Excepted |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
| EXW |
Ex Works |
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| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| F.A.K. |
Freight all Kinds |
| FAS |
Free Alongside Ship |
| FBT |
Flatbed Trailer |
| FCA |
Free Carrier |
| F.C. &s. |
Free of Capture and seizure warranty |
| FDA |
Food and Drug administration |
| FEU |
Forty Foot Equivalent Units |
| FI |
Free In |
| FIO |
Free In and Out |
| F.I.O.S. |
Free in, Out and Stow |
| F.M.C. or FMC |
Federal Maritime Commission |
| FO |
Free Out |
| FOB |
Free On Board |
| FOR/FOT |
Free on rail / Free on Truck |
| FPA |
Free of Particular Average |
| FR |
Flat Rack |
| FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
| FIO |
Freign Trade Organization |
| F/X |
Foreign Exchange |
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| G/A |
General Average |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Traiffs and Trade |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GNP |
Gross National product |
| G.R.I. |
General Rate Increase |
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| HAWB |
House Air Waybill |
| H/H |
House to House |
| H/P |
House to Pier |
| HS |
Harmonized System |
| HTS |
Harmonized Tariff schedule |
| HTSUS |
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. |
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| IATA |
International air Transport Association |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IN. |
Inch |
| INC. |
Incorporated |
| IPI |
Inland Point Intermodal |
| ISC |
Intermodal sercvice Charge |
| ISO |
Internation Standards Orgainzation |
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| JEIC |
Japan Export Information Center |
| JICA |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
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| K.D. |
Knocked Down |
| K.D.F. |
Knocked Down Flat |
| KGS or Kilo (s) |
Kilogram(s) |
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| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| LCL, L.C.L. |
Less Than Container Load |
| L.O.A. |
Length overall |
| LOI |
Letter of Indemnity |
| L.S. |
Lump sum |
| L.T. |
Long Ton ( 2240 pounds) |
| Ltd. |
Limited |
| Ltda. |
Limitada |
| Ltee |
Limitee |
| L.T.L |
Less than Truckload |
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| M |
Measurement |
| MAX |
Maximum |
| MBF or MBM |
One Thousand Board feet |
| MFN |
Most Favored National Treatment |
| MFT |
Per Thousand Feet |
| MIN |
Minimum |
| MLB |
Mini-Land Bridge |
| M.O. |
Money Order |
| MOFTEC |
Ministry fo Foreign Economic Trade and Economic
Cooperation |
| MOFERT |
Ministry of Foreign economic Relations and
Trade |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MT |
Marine Terminal |
| MTN |
Multilateral Trade Negotiations |
| MTO |
Multilateral Trade Organization |
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| N/A |
Not Applicable |
| NAFTA |
North Americal Free Trade |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| N.B. |
Note below |
| N.E.S. |
Not Elsewhere Specified |
| NIPA |
National Income and Product Accounts |
| NO |
Number |
| N.O.S. |
Not Otherwise Specified |
| NT |
Net Ton |
| N.V. |
Naamloze Vennotschap |
| NVOCC |
Nov-Vessel Operating Common Carrier |
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| O.B.L. |
(Shipping) Ocean Bill of Lading |
| O/C |
Overcharge |
| OCP |
Overland common Point |
| O.D. |
Overside Diameter |
| O/S |
Out of Stock |
| OT |
Oper Top |
| O/T |
Overtime |
| Oy |
Osakeyhtiot |
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| P/A |
Power of Attorney |
| PCS |
Piece of Pieces |
| P/H |
Pier to House |
| Pkg or Pkgs |
Package(s) |
| P&L |
Profit and Loss |
| PLC |
Pre-License Check |
| P/N |
Promissory Note |
| PP |
Purchase price |
| P.P. |
Prepaid (Freight must be Prepaid) |
| P/P |
Pier to Pier |
| PSV |
Post-Shipment Vwertification |
| Pte.Ltd. |
Private Limited |
| PT/PC |
Per Trailer / per Container |
| Pty.ltd |
Proprietary Limited |
| PU&D |
Pick Up and Delivery |
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| QRs |
Quantitative Restrictions |
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| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RIPI |
Reverse Inland point Intermodal |
| R.R. |
Railroad |
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| S.A. |
Sociedad anonima / Societe Anonyme |
| SDRs |
Speical Drawing Rights |
| SDU |
Special Drawing Unit |
| S.G.L. |
Societa a Garanzia Limitata |
| SLI |
Shipper's Letter of Instruction |
| S.N.C. |
Societe on Nom Collectif |
| SOD |
Shipped on Deck |
| S.p.A. |
Societa per Azioni |
| S.P.R.L. |
Societa de Personnes a Responsabilite Limitee |
| S.Q. |
Sociedad por Quota |
| S.R. & C.C. |
Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Warranty
(all risk Insurance) |
| S.R.L. |
Societa a Responsabilita Limitada / Societe
a Responsabilite Limitee |
| S.T.C. |
Said to contain |
| Ste. |
Societe |
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| T or Ton |
Ton of 2240 lbs |
| TACM |
Transit air Cargo manifest |
| TEU |
(Shipping) Twenty foot equivalent unit. A Forty
foot container is equal to two (2) Teus |
| T.L. |
(Shipping) Truckload |
| TM |
Trademark |
| T.O.F.C. |
Trailer (On Wheels) Flat Car |
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| UBO |
Ultimate Beneficial Owner |
| UCP |
Uniform Customs and Practices |
| UN |
United Nations |
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| VAT |
Value-Added Tax |
| Viz |
Namely |
| VP |
Vice President |
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| W |
Ton of 1000 kilos |
| WA |
With Average |
| WB |
Waybill |
| WTO |
World Tourism Organization / World Trade Orgainization |
