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