AGS | Aden Gulf Surcharge |
AMS | American Security Filing Surcharge |
ASF | American Security Filing |
ATF | Anti Terror Fee |
BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
BAS | Basic Oceanfreight |
BSC | Bunker Surcharge (see BAF) |
B/L | Bill of Lading |
CAD | Cash Against Delivery |
CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor |
CBM | Cubic Metre (1 cubic metre = 35,314 cubic feet) |
CDD | Submission of Cargo Declaration - Import |
C&F | Cost and Freight |
CFS | Container Freight Station |
CFR | Cost and Freight |
CH | Carrier`s Haulage |
CHB | Customs House Broker |
CIF | Cost, Insurance and Freight |
CISF | China Import Service Fee |
CITES | Committee on International Trade of Endangered Species |
C/N | Consignment Note |
CNY | Chinese Yuan / Renmimbi |
CNY | Chinese New Year = Lunar New Year |
CPT | Carriage paid to (named place of destination) |
CRC | Container repositioning contriburion (drop off) |
CSF | Congestion Surcharge Fee |
CUC | Chassis Usage Surcharge |
CU.FT | Cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches) |
CY | Container Yard |
DAF | Delivered At Frontier |
DDF | Destination Documentation Fee |
DDP | Delivered duty paid. Also known as "free domicile." |
DDU | Delivered duty unpaid. |
DEQ | Delivered Ex Quay (Duty Paid) and fees. |
DES | Delivered Ex Ship |
DGN | Dangerous Goods Note |
DGR | Dangerous Goods Regulation |
DHC | Destination terminal handling charge |
D/O | Delivery order fee / Drop off fee |
DTF | Documentation transfer fee |
EDS | Export Declaration Surchrge |
EMF | Equipment management service |
ENS | Entry Summary Declaration |
ERC | Equipment Repositioning Surcharge |
ERS | Emergency Risk Surcharge |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival. |
ETD | Estimated Time of Departure. |
ETS | Estimated Time of Sailing |
EUR | Euro |
EWB | Express Waybill |
FAS | Fuel Additional Surcharge |
FAS | Free Alongside Ship |
FAK | Freight All Kinds |
FBY | Free buyers yard |
FCA | Free Carrier |
FCL | Full container load |
FCR | Forwarders Certificate of Receipt |
FE | Far East |
FEU | Forty foot equivalent |
FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations |
FILO | Free in, liner out |
FIO | Free in and out |
FIOS | Free in and out and stowed |
FIOT | Free in and out and trimmed |
FOB | Free on Board |
FOC | Free of Charge |
FOD | Free of damage |
FOT | Free on truck |
FTL | Full Trailer Load / Full Truck Load |
GRI | General Rate Increase |
GRT | Gross Register Tons |
HAWB | House Airwaybill |
HB\L | House Bill of Lading |
H/C | High Cube (Container) |
H/C | Handling Charge |
HSC | Harmonized System Code |
HKD | Hong Kong Dollar |
IATA | International Air Transport Association. |
ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
IDR | Indian Rupiah |
IMO | International Maritime Organisation (IMCO) |
ISF | Import Security Filing |
ISO | International Standards Organization |
ISPS | International Security Port Surcharge |
JIT | Just in Time |
KFF | Koper Forwarding Fee |
KRW | Korean Won |
L/C | Letter of Credit |
LIFO | Liner in, Free out |
LILO | Liner in, liner out or full liner terms |
LOI | Letter of Indemnity |
LTL | Less than a truckload |
MED | Mediterran |
M/H | Merchant haulage |
MV | Motor Vessel |
M/W | Measurement / Weight |
MYR | Malaysian Ringgit |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
NAWC | North-America West Coast |
NVOCC | Non-Vessel Operation Common Carrier |
NWC | North West Coast |
O/C | On-Carriage |
ODF | Origin documentation fee |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development |
OF | Oceanfreight |
OHC | Origin terminal handling charge |
OPA | Transport arbitrary origin |
OT | Open Top (Container) |
OVW | Overweight |
OWS | Overweight Surcharge |
PAE | Port Additionals / Port Dues – Export |
POA | Power of Attorney |
POD | Port of Discharge |
POD | Proof of Delivery |
POL | Port of Loading |
POD | Port of discharge / Port of destination / Place of delivery |
POL | Port of loading |
PP | Charge Prepaid |
PPD | Prepaid |
PRS | Piracy Risk Surcharge |
PSE | Port Security Service – Export |
PSI | Port Security Service – Import |
PSS | Peak Season Surcharge |
PUP | Pick up fee |
REACH | Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals |
RRS | Rate Restoration |
RORO | Roll on - Roll off |
SBF | Standard Bunker Adjustment Factor |
SCS | Suez Canal Surcharge |
SER | Carrier Security Service |
STT | Suez Canal Fee |
SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications |
USD | U.S. Dollar |
TAD | Transport Additional |
TEU | Twenty foot equivalent unit |
THB | Thai Baht |
THC | Terminal Handling Charge |
TWD | New Taiwan Dollar |
VAT | Value-Added-Tax |
VATOS | Valid at time of shipment |
WFC | Wharfage fee |