Important Acronyms.

ADR               

Dangerous Goods by Road

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ATA               

Actual time of arrival

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ATD             

Actual time of departure

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AWB             

Airway Bill

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BAF             

Bunker Adjustment Factor

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B/L

Bill of Lading 

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BOND

Guarantee to customs for payment of duty or tax 

 

CAD

Cash Against Documents 

 

CAF

Currency Adjustment Factor 

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CBM

Cubic meter 

 

CDV

Current Domestic Value 

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CF

Cubic Feet

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C/I

Certificate of Insurance 

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CFS

Container Freight Station

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CO

Certificate of Origin

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COC

Carrier Owned Container 

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COLLI

Number of smallest packaging units

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CONFERENCE LINE

Shipowner which is the member of the conference

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CY

Container Yard

 

C/S

Congestion Surcharge

 

CSC

Container Service Charge

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DEMURRAGE

Penalty for late collection of the import container

 

DETENTION

Penalty for late return to the terminal

 

ECAC

European Civil Aviation Conference

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ECB

Express Cargo Bill of Lading

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ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

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ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

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EX-1

Export customs declaration

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FCL

Full Container Load

 

FCL/FCL

Full container load shipment, service door to door

 

FEU

Forty foot Equivalent Unit 

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FCL/LCL

Shipments from one shipper for more consignees

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FIATA

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association

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IATA

International Air Transport Association

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ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

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ICC

International Chamber of Commerce

 

INCOTERMS 2010

International Commercial Terms

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IPC

International Post Corporation

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IRU

International Road Transport Union

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LCL

Less then Container Load

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LCL/LCL

Lees then ctr. load shipment in a collection container 

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LCL/FCL

Shipments from more shippers for one consignee

 

MS

Motor Ship

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MV

Motor Vessel

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M/W

Measurement/weight

 

NON CONFER. LINE

Shipowner which is not a member of any conference

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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

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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