| 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 |
