Transport and Forwarding Terms
A
Aa - always afloat
a.a.r. - against all risks
AC - account current
A/C - for account of
acc. - acceptance; accepted
a.d. a/d - after date
Add-on ...tariff - (also proportional rate or
arbitrary [in USA]
ad val. (a/v) - ad valorem (according to value)
ADN - European Provisions concerning the-
International carriage of dangerous
On inland waterway.
ADP - automated data processing
ADR - European Agreement concerning the
International carriage of dangerous
goods By road.
AETR - European Agreement concerning the
work Of crew of vehicles engaged
in international Road transport.
AFRA - average freight rate assessment
Agcy - agency
Agt. - Agent
a.g.w.t. - actual gross weight
AMT - Air Mail Transfer
A.O. - account of
A/or - and/or
A/P - account paid
approx - approximately
A/R - all risks (insurance)
Arr. - Arrival
Arrd. - Arrived
a/s - after sight
A/S - alongside
asap - as soon as possible
ASCII - American Standard Code for
International intercharge
Ass. - Associate
ATA - actual time of arrival
ATD - actual time of departure
ATP - Agreement for the international Carriage
Of Perishable Foodstuffs.
Atty.- attorney
auth.- authorized
aux - Auxiliary
av - average
AWB - Air Waybill
B
B.A.C. - bunker adjustment charge
B.A.F. - bunker adjustment factor
Bags/Bulk - part in bags, part in bulk
B.C. - bulk cargo
B/D - bank (er’s) draft
b.d.i - both dates (days) inclusive
bdth. - Breadth
Bdy. - Boundary
B/G -bonded goods
Bkge - brokerage
B/L - bill of lading
blk. - bulk
brl. - barrel
BUP - Bulk Unit Programme
B.W. - bonded warehouse
Bxs. - boxes
C
CAC - currency adjustment charge
CAConf - Cargo Agency Conference (IATA)
CAD - cash against documents
CAF - currency adjustment factor
CAS - currency adjustment surcharge
CASS - Cargo Accounts Settlement System (IATA)
C.B. - container base
c.& d. - collection and delivery
c.b.d. - cash before delivery
cbm - cubic metre
cc - charges collect
CCL - customs clearance
CCS - consolidated cargo (container ) service
ccx - collect
C/D - custom declaration
CEM - European conference on goods train
Timetables
CEVNI - European Code for inland Waterways
CFR - Cost and freight (Incoterms)
CFS - container freight station
C.H. - carriers haulage
C.H.C. - cargo handling charges
Ch. fwd.- Charges forward
c.i.a. - cash in advance
CIF - cost, insurance and freight
(Incoterms)
c.i.f. & e. - cost, insurance, freight and exchange
c.i.f.i. & e. - cost, insurance, freight , interest and
exchange.
c.i.f.& i. - cost, insurance, freight and interest
c.i.f.& c. - cost, insurance, freight and commission
c.i.f.c. & e. - cost, insurance, freight, commission
and exchange
c.i.f.c. & i. - Cost, insurance, freight, commission
and interest
c.i.f.i. & c. - cost, insurance, freight, interest and
commission
c.i.f.L.t. - cost, insurance and freight, London terms
c.i.f.w. - cost, insurance and freight plus war risk
CIM - International convention on transport of
Goods by Railway
CIP - Carriage and insurance paid to (incoterms)
CIV - International Convention on the Carriage of
Passenger and Luggage by Railway
CKD - completely knocked down (unassembled)
CI. - Classification
Clean B/L - clean bill of lading
cm - centimeter(s)
cm3 - cubic centimeter(s)
CMR - Convention on the Contract for the
International carriage of Goods by road
C/N - consignment note
cnee - consignee
cnmt/consgt - consignment
cnor - consigner
C/O - certificate of origin
C.O.D - cash on delivery
C.O.F.C. - Container-on-Flat-Car (rail flatcar)
COP - customs of port
C.O.S - cash on shipment
COTIF - Convention concerning International
Carriage by Rail (CIM-CIV)
C.P. - Custom of Port
CP - carriage paid
C/P - charter party
C/P blading - charter party bill of lading
CPLTC - Conference Port Liner Term Charges
CPT - Carriage paid to (incoterms)
CSC - Container service charge
CSC - International Convention of the Safe
Transport of Containers (UN)
CSConf - Cargo Services Conference (IATA)
CST - Container Service Tariff
C/T - Container Terminal
C.T. - conference terms
CT - combined transport
CTD - combined transport document
CTO - combined transport operator
CTPC - Cargo Traffic Procedures Committee (IATA)cu.ft.- cubic foot (feet)
cu.in.- cubic inch(es)
cur.- Currency
CVGK - customs value per gross kilogram
CVGP - customs value per gross pound
CWE - cleared without examination
cwt - hundredweight
CWO - cash with order
CY - container yard
cy - currency
D
D/A - documents against acceptance
DAF - Delivered at frontier ( Incoterms)
DAP - documents against payment
D.A.S. - delivery resp. delivered alongside ship
DCAS - Distribution Cost Analysis System
DDP - Delivered duty paid (Incoterms)
DDU - Delivered duty unpaid (incoterms)
DES - Delivered ex ship (incoterms)
DEQ - Delivered ex quay (duty paid ) ( incoterms)DEP - duty free port
dia - diameter
dir - deiect
dm3 - cubic decimeter (s)
DOCIMEL - Document CIM Electonique
(Electronic CIM documents)
D/O - delivery order
D/P - documents against payment
DSTN - destination
DWCC - dead weight cargo capacity
DWT - dead weight ton
E
E.& O.E.- errors and omissions excepted
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
EDIF -Electronic Design Interchange Format
EDIFACT - Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration,Commerce and Transport EDP - electronic data processing
e.g.- for example
EIR - equipment interchange receipt ( containers )
Encl. - enclosure
ETA - expected time of arrival
ETD - expected time of departure
ETS - expected time of sailing
excl. - excluding
EXW - Ex work (Incoterms)
F
FAA - free of all average
f.a.c.- fast as can (loading or discharge)
F.AC. - forwarding agent’ commission
FAK - freight all kinds
FALPRO - Special Programme on Trade Facilitation
(UNCTAD)
f.a.q.- fair average quality
FAS - Free alongside ship ( Incoterms )
FBL - negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport
Bill of Lading
FCA - Free carrier (Incoterms )
FCL - full container load
Fco. - franco; free
FFI - FIATA Forwarding Instructions
f.g.a.- free of general average
FHEX - Friday and Holidays expected
f.i.- free in
f.i.a.s. - free in and stowed
FIATA FCR - Forwarders Certificate of receipt
FIATA FCT- Forwarders Certificate of Transport
FIATA SDT - Shipper’s Declaration for the Transport
Of Dangerous Goods.
FIATA SIC - Shippers Intermodal Weight
Certification
F.I.B.- Free into barge
f.i.c.- freight, insurance, carriage
f.i.h.- free in harbour
f.i.o. - free in and out
f.i.o.s.- free in and out stowed
firavv - first available vessel
FIS - freight, insurance and shipping charges
f.i.w.- free into wagon
FLT - free out
f.o. - free out
FOB - Free on board (incoterms)
F.O.C - flags of convenience
F.O.D.- Free of damage
f.o.w - first open water
F.P.A. - Free of particular average
FPAD - freight payable at destination
FR - flat rack (container)
Frt. fwd. - freight forward
Frt. ppd. - Freight prepaid
Frt. ton - freight ton
ft - foot (feet)
FWB - non-negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport
Waybill
FWC - full loaded weight & capacity (container)
fwdr. - Forwarder
FWR - FIATA Warehouse Receipt
G
G.A. - general average
G.A.A. - General Average Agreement
G.A.C. - general average contribution
G.B.L - Government Bill of Lading
G.C. - general cargo
G.C.R. - general cargo rates
GDP - gross domestic product
gds - goods
GFA - General Freight Agent
GMT - Greenwich Meantime
GNP - gross national product
GRT - gross registered tonnage
gr wt - gross weight
GSA - General Sales Agent
GST - General Sales tax
Guatemala City - Protocol to amend the Convention
Protocol for the Unification of certain Rules
(1971) relating to international Carriage
by Air signed at Warsaw on 12
October 1929 as amended by the
Protocol at the Hague on 28
September 1955 ( not in force )Guadalajara - Convention Supplementary to the
Supplementary Warsaw Convention for the
Convention Unification of certain Rules
(1961) relating to International Carriage by
Air performed by person other
Carriage than the contracting carrier
H
Hague Port. - Protocol to amend the Convention for
the Unification of certain Rules
relating to the International Carriage
by Air signed at Warsaw On 12
October 1929.
Hague Rules - International Convention of the
Unification Of certain Rules relating to
Bills of Lading (1924)
Hague/ - Protocol to amend the International
Visby Rules Convention for the Unification of
certain Rules of Law relating
To Bills of Lading (Brussels 1968)
Hamburg Rules - United Nations Convention on the
Carriage of Goods By Sea (1978)HAWB - House Air Waybill
HAZCHEM - Hazardous Chemicals code
hdlg - handling
HERMES - Handling European Railway Massage
Exchange-System
hgt - height
h/lift - heavy lift
H.Q. - headquarters
HS - Harmonized System ( CCC Convention )
I
i.a.w. - in accordance with
I.C.C. - Institute Cargo Clauses
ICD - inland clearance depot
IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Code
in. - inch (es)
incl. - Including
INCOTERMS - Standard conditions for sale and
delivery of Goods
( issued by ICC, Paris)
Info - information
INMARSAT - International Convention on the
International Maritime Satellite
Organization
ins. - Insurance
INTRM - intermediate point
Inv. - Invoice
I.P.A. - including particular average
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
K
Kg (s) - kilogram (s)
Km - kilometer
Km.p.h. - kilometers per hour
km2 - square kilometer
kn - knot (s)
kW - kilowatt
kWh - kilowatt-hour
Kyoto Convention - International Convention on the
Simplification and Harmonization
Of Customs Procedure (1973 )
( CCC Convention )
L
L/A - Lloyd’s agent
LASH - lighter aboard ship
Lat.,lat.- Latitude
lb (s) - pound (s)
L/C - Letter of credit
l.& d. - loss and damage
l.& u. - loading and unloading
LCL - less than container load
(less than car load)
LEL - lower explosive limit
LFL - lower flammable limit
lgt. - Long ton; long tons
liq. - Liquid
Lkg/Bkg - leakage & breakage
L.O.A. - length over all
LO/LO - lift on, lift off
loc. - Local; location
Long., long. - Longitude
LPG - Liquefied petrochemical gas
LSD - landing, storage and delivery charges
L.T. - local time
L/T - liner terms
LTA - lighter than air system (airships)
ltr. - Lighter
lump - limp sum
M
M - minimum (rate classification)
m - metre (s)
m3 - cubic metre (s)
MACH - modular automated container handling
mat - material
MAWB - Master Air Waybill
Mdse - merchandise
MEGC’s - Multiple Element Gas Container
MFN - Most Favoured nation
M.H. - Merchants Haulage
M/R - mate’s receipt
M + R - maintenance and repair (center)
mi - mile (s)
Montreal - Convention for unification of certain
Convention Rules relating to International
Montreal Port. Carriage by Air (1999)Protocol to
No.4 (1975) amend the Convention for the
Unification of certain Rules relating to
International Carriage by Air Signed
at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as
amended by the Protocol done at the
Hague on 28 September 1955
msbl - missing bill of lading
mcsa - missing cargo
MT - motor tanker
MTD - multimodal transport document
MTO - multimodal transport operator
M/S - motor ship
M/V - motor vessel
N
N - normal ( rate classification )
NAOCC - Non Aircraft Operating Common Carrier
NAWB - Neutral Air Waybill (forwarders Air Waybill)
NCV - non customs (commercial) value
n.e.s. - not elsewhere specified
NGO - non government organization
n.l.t. - not later than
n/n - non-negotiable
N.,No,Nr. - Number
N/O - no order
n.o.e - not otherwise enumerated
n.o.p. - not otherwise provided
n.o.r. - not otherwise rated
n.o.s. - not otherwise specified
N/R - note of readiness
NRT - net registered ton
nt wt - net weight
n.v.d. - no value declared
NVOCC - Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier
O
O.B.S. - Oil Bunker Surcharge
OB/L - Ocean Bill of Lading
O/D - on deck
ODS - operating differential subsidy
OFA - ocean freight agreement
O.R.- owner ‘s risk
O.R.B. - owner ‘s risk of breakage
O.R.D. - owner’s risk of damage
O.R.F - owner ‘s risk of fire
OT - open top (container)
P
p.a. - per annum (per year)
P.A.- particular average
Para - paragraph
Payt. - Payment
P.B.A. - paid by agent
P & D - pick up and delivery
P.& I. - Protection and indemnity Association
P.& I.clause - Protection and indemnity clause
P.& L.- profit and loss
P/C - Paramount Clause
p.c.f. - pounds per cubic foot
pct - percent
P.chgs. - particular charges
Pd.- Paid
p.D. - partial delivery
p.h.d. - per hatch per day
pkg - package
P/L - partial loss
PLP - parcel post
PLTC - port liner term charges
Pmt - prompt
P/N - promissory note
P/O - purchase order
P.O.B. - post office box
P.O.D. - payment on delivery : Paid on delivery
POL - port of loading
Pp/ppd - prepaid/prepaid
p.t. - per ton
ptly pd - partly paid
p.t.w. - per ton weight
Q
Q - Quantity ( rate classification )
Q.c.o. - quantity at captain ‘s option
qlty - Quality
qty - Quantity
Qn - Quotation
q.v. - quod vide (which see)
R
R - reduced class rate ( rate classification )
rcpt - receipt
rcvd - received
r/c - return cargo
RCU - rate construction unit
red. - Reduced
ref - reference
rep - representative
Rentcon - rent-a-container
rest. - Restrict (ed)
retd. - returned or retired
R.I. - reinsurance
RID - International regulations concerning the
International carriage of dangerous goods
By rail.
RMD - Rhine-Main-Danube Navigation System
RNR - rate not reported
R/O - routing order
R.O.G. - receipt of goods
RO/RO - roll-on/roll-off
round C/P - round charter party
r.t.b.a. - rate to be arranged
Ry. - railway
S
S - surcharge ( rate classification)
S/C - surcharge
s & c - shipping and carrier
S.& F.A. - shipping and forwarding agent
SCR - specific commodity rate
S.d. - small damage
S/d - sight draft
SDR - Special Drawing Right
SHEX - Sundays and Holidays excluded
sld - sailing date
s.l.&.c. - shipper s’ load and count
SLI - shippers letter of instruction
S.O.L. - shipowner’s liability
S.P.A. - subject to particular average
sq.cm(s) - square centimeter (s)
sq.in(s) - square inch (es)
SRCC - strike, riots, civil commotions
S/S - steamship
stvdrs - stevedores
sub L/C - subject to letter of credit being opened
sub license - subject to license being granted
T
t - ton
TACT - the air cargo tariff (IATA)
TBL - through bill of lading
TBN - to be named (ship)
T/C - time charter
TC - traffic conference area (IATA)
TD - time of departure
TEU - twenty foot equivalent unit (containers)
TIF - international transit by rail
TIR - Customs Convention on the international
Transport of goods under cover of TIR
Carnets (for international road transport)
TL - total loss
TLF - tariff level factor
tnge - tonnage
T.O.D. - time of dispatch
TOFC - Trailer on flatcar
T.O.R. - time of receipt
tot. - total
TOW - tier on weight ( container stacking
according to weight)
TPND - theft, pilferage, non delivery
tr - tare
T/S - transshipment
U
u.c. - usual conditions
U.D. - under deck
U.DK. - upper deck
ULCC - Ultra Large Crude Carrier (oil)
ULD - unit load device (aircraft)
U/w - Underwriter
V
Val. - Value
VAT - value added tax
V.C. - vessels convenience
Ves. - Vessel
VIC - Very Important Cargo
VIO - Very Important Object
VIP - Very Important Person
VLCC - Very Large Crude Carrier
VOCC - Vessel Operating Common Carrier
Vol - volume
v.v. - vice versa
W
Warsaw - Convention for the Unification of
Convention certain Rules relating to International
Carriage by Air (1929)
W.A. - with average ( Institute Cargo Clause)
W/B - Way-bill
w.b.d. - will be done
w.c.c.o.n. - whether cleared customs or not
W/d - working day (s)
wdt/wth - width
w.e.f. - with effect from
WG - weight
wgt - weight
whf - wharfage
Whse - warehouse
wk. - week
w/m - weight/measurement
W/O, w/o - without
w.p.a. - with particular average
W.R. - Warehouse Receipt
W.R.I. - War Risk Insurance
wt. - Weight
w/t - weight ton
w/v - weight/volume
WW - warehouse warrant
ww - world-wide
Wwd - weather working days
www - world wide web
Y
Yd - yard
yday - yesterday
y/l - your letter
y/o - your order
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS(OR BODIES INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN)
A
AACO - Arab Air Carriers Organization
AAPA - Association of Asia Pacific Airlines
ACAC - Arab Civil Aviation Commission
ACAMAR - Asociacion Centroamericana de
Armadores,Central American
Shipowners’Association
ACI - Airport Council International
ACP Group - African, Caribbean and Pacific Group
of States
ADB - Asian Development Bank
AEA - Association of European Airlines
AEGPL - European Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Association
AFCAC - African Civil Aviation Commission
AFOS - Arab Federation of Shipping
AFRAA - African Airlines Association
AFRASEC - Afro-Asian Organization for Economic
Cooperation
AICMR - Association International des
Constructeurs de Materiel Roulant ,
International Association of Manufacturers
of Rolling Stock
AIO - African Insurance Organization
AISAM - Association international des societes
d’ assurance mutuelle, International
Associationof Mutual Insurance Companies
ALACAT - Federation de Asociaciones Nacionales
de Agents de Carga de America Latina y
del Caribe, Federation of National
Associations Of Forwarding Agents of
Latin America and The Caribbean
ALADI - Asociacion Latinoamericana de
Integracion Latin America International
Association
ALAMAR - Asociacion Latinoamericana de
Armadores, Latin American Shipowners’
Association
AOCI - Airport Operators Council Internationa
APA - Asean Ports Association
APEC - Asia-Pacific Economics Cooperation Group
ASAPRA - Latin American Customs Broker and
Forwarders Association
ASEAN - Association of South-East Asian Nations
ASMAP - Association of International Road Carriers
B
BIAC - Business and Industry Advisory Committee
BIC - Bureau International des Containers,
International Container Bureau (ICB)BIMCO - Baltic and International Maritime Council
BIPAR - Bureau international des producteurs
d’assurance et De reassurance and
Reinsurance International
BIS - Bank for International Settlement
C
CACM - Central American Common Market
CAEU - Council of Arab Economic Unity
CARICOM - Caribbean Community
CARIFTA - Caribbean Free Trade Association
CCC - Customs Co-operation Council
CCNR - Central Commission for the Navigation on
The Rhine, Zentralkommission fur die
Rheinschiffahrt
CD - Commission du Danube, Danube Commission,
CE - Council of Europe
CEA - Comite Europeen des Assurances, European
Insurance Committee
CEAO - Communaute Economique de l’ Afrique de I’
Quest, West African Economic Community
CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council
CEFTA - Central European Free Trade Agreement
CEM - Conference Europeenne du horaire des trains
Marchandises, European Goods Train
Timetable Conference
CEMT - Conference Europeenne des Ministres de
Transport, European Conference of Ministers
of transport (ECMT)
CEN - European Committee for Standardization,
Comite Europeen de Normalistion
CENSA - Council of Eurorean and Japanese National
Shipowners’ Associations
CEPAL - Economic Commission for Latin Amaric
(UN)
CEPE - European Council of the Paint, Printing Inks
and Artists’ Colour Industry
CER - Community of European Railways
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States
CIT - Comite International des Transports par
Chemins de fer, International Committee
Of Railway Transports.
CLECAT - Comite de Liaison Europeen des
Commissionaires et Auxiliaries de
Transport du Marche Commun,European
Liaison Committee of Common Market
Forwarder, Europaisches
Verbindungskomitee des Speditions-und
Lagereigewerbes
CLEPA - European Association of Automotive
Suppliers
CMI - Comite MaritimeInternational, International
Maritime Committee
CN - Commonwealth of National
COE - Council of Europe
COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa
CPCM - Comite permanent consultatif du Maghreb,
Permanent Consultative Council of the
Maghreb
CSA - Caribbean Shipping Association
CSG - Consultative Shipping Group
CUEA - Conseil de Unite Economique Arabe,
Council of Arab Economic Unity
CPCM - Comite permanent consultatif du Maghreb,
Permanent Consultative Council of the
Maghreb
CSA - Caribbean Shipping Association
CSG - Consultative Shipping Group
CUEA - Conseil de Unite Economique Arabe,
Council of Arab Economic Unity
E
EASC - European Air Shippers Council
EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
EC - European Commission
ECA - Economic Commission for Africa (UN)
ECAC - European Civil Aviation Conference,
Conference Europeenne de l’Aviation Civile
ECAFE - Economic Commission for Asia and the
Far East (UN)
ECASBA - European Community Association
of Shipbroker and Agents
ECCM - East Caribean Common Market
ECE - Economic Commission for Europe,
Commission Economique pour l’ Europ
(CEE) (UN)
ECLAC - Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (UN)
ECME - Economic Commission for the Middle
East (UN)
ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council (UN)ECOWAS - Economic Community of West African
States
ECS - European Shipper’ Council
ECSA - European Shipper’s Council
EDIFICE - EDI Forum for Companies with Interest
in Computing And Electronics
EFMA - European Fertilizer Manufacturers
Association
EFTA - European Free Trade Association
EGTTC - European Goods Train Timetable
Conference
EIA - European International Association
EIB - European Investment Bank
ELA - European Logistics Association
EOQC - European Organization for Quality Control
EPA - European Packing Association
ERA - European Region Airline Association
ERF - European Union Road Federation
ESC - European Shipper’ Councils
ESCAP - Economic and Social Commission for Asia
And the Pacific
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (UN)
ESPO - European Sea Ports Organization
ESTA - European Association for the Transport of
heavy lifts
ETA - European Tallying Association
EU - European Union
EUI - European Insurance Committee
EURO-CHAMBER - Association of European
Chambers of Commerce
and Industry
EUROCONTROL - European Organization for the
Safety of Navigation
F
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FANAF - Federation des Societes d’ Assurance de
Droi National African, Federation of
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