| AAA |
Association
of Average Adjusters |
| AAD |
Administrative Accompanying
Document |
| AAr |
Against all risks (Obsolete) |
| A/r |
All risks (Obsolete) |
| A/B |
Aktiebolaget(registered
company -Sweden) |
| ABI |
Association of British
Insurers |
| ABCC |
Association of British
Chambers of Commerce |
| A-BCC |
Arab-British Chamber
of Commerce |
| A/C |
Account |
| ACP |
African Caribbean andPacificStates |
| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ADR |
The European agreement
on the International carriage of dangerous goods
by road |
| Ad. |
Val Advalorem(according
to value) |
| ADP |
Automatic data processing |
| A/E |
Abbreviated Entry |
| AF |
Advance freight (i.e.
prior to shipment) |
| AG |
Aktiengesellschaft(public
company Germany) |
| AN |
Advice note |
| ANF |
Arrival notification
form |
| AP |
Additional premium |
| A/S |
"Account Sales, After
sight, alongside |
| ATA |
Admissiontemporaire
temporary admission |
| ATP |
"AccordeTransportsPerissable,
(European Agreement on the International Carriage
of Perishable Foodstuffs) |
| ATR |
Admissiontemporaireroulette
temporary admission on wheels |
| AV |
Advalorem. Average |
| AWB |
Air Waybill |
| BACAT |
Barge aboard catamaran |
| BACS |
Banker's Automated Clearing
System |
| BAF |
Bunker adjustment factor |
| BCN |
Bankers Cover Note |
| Bd |
Bond |
| B/D |
Banker's Draft |
| B/E |
Bill of Exchange |
| BEA |
British Exporters Association |
| BEF |
Belgian Franc |
| BIFA |
British International
Freight Association |
| Bkg |
Breakage |
| Bkge |
Brokerage |
| B/L |
Bill of Lading |
| BOTB |
British Overseas Trade
Board |
| B/P |
Bills payable |
| BR |
British Railways |
| BR} |
|
| B/rec} |
Bills receivable |
| B/S |
Bill of Sale |
| BSC |
British Shippers Council |
| BSI |
British Standards Institution |
| BSS |
British Standard Specification |
| BST |
British Summer time |
| BTN |
Brussels Tariff Number
(obsolete) |
| BV |
BureauVeritas |
| CA |
Compensatory Agreement |
| CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAAC |
Customs and Allied Affairs
Committee |
| CAB |
Civil Aeronautics Board
(USA) |
| CACM |
Central American Common
Market |
| CAD |
Cash against documents/Commercial
Agents Directive/Canadian Dollar |
| CAF |
Currency adjustment factor |
| CAN |
Customs Assigned Number |
| CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
| CARICOM |
CaribbeanCommunity |
| CBD |
Cash before delivery |
| CBI |
Confederation of British
Industry |
| cbm |
Cubicmetre |
| CC |
"Continuation clause,
Civil Commotions |
| cc |
"Current cost, cubic
capacity, customs clearance, cubiccentimetre,
carbon copy |
| CCC |
Customs Co-operation
Council |
| CCCN |
Customs Co-operation
Council Nomenclature (formerly (BTN) Brussels
Tariff Nomenclature) |
| CC/O |
Certificate of consignment/origin |
| CCLN |
Consignment note control
label number |
| CCT |
Common Customs Tariff
(within the EU) |
| C/D |
Commercial Dock or consular
declaration |
| CD |
Customs declaration |
| C & D |
Collected and delivered |
| CDV |
Current domestic value |
| C & E |
Customs & Excise |
| Cert |
Certificate |
| cf(cu. ft.) |
Cubic feet |
| C & F |
Cost & freight |
| CFR |
Cost and freight |
| CFS |
Container freight station |
| CFTC |
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (USA) |
| CgePd |
Carriage paid |
| CH |
Custom House |
| Ch of C |
Chamber of commerce |
| Ch Fwd |
Charges forward |
| Ch Pd |
Charges Paid |
| CHAPS |
Clearing House Automated
Payment System |
| CHIEF |
Customs handling of import/export
freight |
| CHIPS |
Clearing House Inter-bank
Payments System (USA) |
| C & I |
Cost and Insurance |
| C/I |
Consular Invoice/Certificate
of Insurance |
| CIE |
"Customs input entry,CorasIompairEirraen(Irish
Railways) |
| CIF |
"Cost, Insurance and
Freight |
| CIF & C |
"Cost, Insurance, Freight
& Commission |
| CIF & E |
"Cost, Insurance, Freight
& Exchange |
| CIF & I |
"Cost, Insurance, Freight
& Interest |
| CIFC & I |
"Cost, Insurance, Freight,
Commission & Interest |
| CIM |
ConventionInterationalMarchandisesCheminsdeFer(International
rail carriage receipt) |
| CIP |
Carriage/Freight and
Insurance paid to (named point) |
| CIPA |
ChartedInstituteofPatentAgents |
| CITHA |
Confederation of International
Trading Houses Associations |
| CKD |
Completely knocked down |
| CLECAT |
European Liaison Committee
of Common Market Forwarders |
| CMR |
Convention MerchandisesRoutiers(Conditions
for the International carriage of goods by road) |
| C/N |
"Consignment note, cover
note, case of need, combined nomenclature |
| C/nee |
Consignee |
| CO or C/O |
"Certificate of origin,
cash order |
| COCOM |
Co-ordinatingCommittee
on Export Controls (NATO) |
| COD |
"Cash on delivery, customers
own delivery |
| Cof |
Cost of funds |
| COFACE |
CompagnieFrancausepourl'AssuranceduCommerceExterieur(French
equivalent of ECGD) |
| Com/I |
Commercial invoice |
| COMECON |
Council for Mutual Economic
Aid |
| COMET |
Committee ofMiddle EastTrade |
| COMEX |
Commodity Exchange (New
York) |
| COT |
Customer's own transport |
| COU |
Clip-on unit |
| COMITEXTIL |
Co-ordination committee
for the textile industry in the EC |
| CP |
"Commonwealth Preference,
commercial paper |
| C/P |
Charter party |
| Cpa |
Claims payable abroad |
| CPC |
Customs Procedure Code |
| Cpd |
Chartererpays dues |
| CPF |
Clean Report of Findings |
| CPT |
Carriage paid to |
| CR |
"Current rate, Carriers
risk, Compound risk |
| CRF |
Clean Report of Findings |
| CRN |
Customs registered number |
| C/S |
Currency surcharge |
| CSC |
Container Safety Convention |
| CT |
"Countertrade, Community
Transport |
| CTO |
Combined Transport Operator |
| CTL(O) |
Constructive total loss
(only) |
| Ctge |
Cartage |
| C/V |
Certificate of value |
| C/VO |
Certificate of Value
and Origin |
| CWE |
Cleared without examination |
| cwo |
Cash with order |
| Cy |
Currency |
| D/A |
"Documents against acceptance,
days after acceptance |
| DAF |
Delivered at Frontier |
| DB |
DeustcheBundesbahn(German
Railways) |
| Dbk |
Drawback |
| D/C |
"Deviation clause, documentary
collection |
| dd |
Delivered |
| D/D |
days after date (of tenor
of bill of exchange) |
| DDA |
Duty Deferment account |
| DDP |
Delivered duty paid |
| DDU |
Delivered duty unpaid |
| DEM |
Deutschmark |
| DEPS |
Departmental Entry Processing
System |
| DEQ |
Delivered ex quay |
| DES |
Delivered ex ship |
| DESO |
DefenceExport ServicesOrganisation |
| DGN |
Dangerous Goods Note |
| DF |
Dead freight (shipper
orchartererpays for space booked but not occupied) |
| Dft |
Draft |
| DKR |
DanishKroner |
| D/O |
Delivery order |
| D/P |
"Documents against payment,
direct port |
| D/R |
Deposit receipt |
| D/S |
Days after sight |
| DSB |
DanskeStaatsbahn(Danish
Railways) |
| DTI |
Direct trader input/Department
of Trade and Industry |
| D/W |
"Dock Warrant, deadweight |
| dwc |
Deadweight capacity |
| dyor |
dely Delivery |
| EAPE |
Exchange as per Endorsement |
| EAR |
Export after repair |
| EC |
European Community |
| ECA |
Economic Co-operation
Administration |
| ECE |
Economic Commission forEurope |
| ECGD |
Export Credits Guarantee
Department |
| ECI |
Export Consignment Identifier |
| ECOFIN |
Economic and Financial
Affairs Council (EC) |
| ECPD |
Export Cargo Packing
Declaration |
| ECS |
Echantillonscommerciaux
commercial samples |
| ECSC |
European Coal & Steel
Community |
| ECSI |
Export Cargo Shipping
Instruction |
| ECU |
European currency unit |
| EDCS |
Electronic Data Capture
Service |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDIA |
Electronic Data Interchange
Association |
| EEA |
European Economic Area |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade
Association |
| EHA |
Equipment Handover Agreement |
| EHC |
Export Health Certificate |
| EIB |
European Investment
Bank |
| EIC |
European Information
Centre |
| EIMT |
Express International
Money Transfer |
| EIS |
Export Intelligence Service
(BOTB) |
| EMS |
Express money service |
| e&oe |
Errors &ommissionsexcepted |
| eohp |
Except as otherwise herein
provided |
| EPS |
Entry processing station |
| EPU |
"Entry processing unit,
European payments unit |
| ESC |
"European Shippers Council,
Portuguese Escudo |
| ESCAP |
Economic and Social
Commission forAsia& the Pacific |
| ESL |
Sales Listing |
| EC |
Eastern Standard Time
(USA) |
| ETA |
Estimated time of arrival |
| ETD |
Estimated time of departure |
| ETS |
Estimated time of sailing |
| EURATOM |
European Atomic Energy
Community |
| Ex |
"Examined, Exchanged,
Executed, Excluding, out of |
| EXBO |
Export Buying Offices
Association |
| Exd |
Examined |
| EXW |
Ex works |
| faa |
Free of all average |
| fac |
Forwarding agents commission |
| fak |
Freight all kinds |
| FAS |
Free alongside ship |
| FBL |
Forwarders Bill of Lading |
| FCA |
Free carrier |
| FCL |
Full container load |
| FC & S |
free of capture and
seizure |
| Fco |
Franco |
| FCR |
Forwarder's Certificate
of Receipt |
| FCT |
Forwarders Certificate
of Transport |
| fd |
"Free discharge, free
docks, free dispatch or free delivery |
| F & D |
Freight and demurrage |
| ffa |
Free from alongside or
free foreign agency |
| ffi |
for further instructions |
| FGA |
Free of General Average |
| FIATA |
International Federation
of Freight Forwarders Association |
| faa |
Free of all average |
| fac |
Forwarding agents commission |
| fak |
Freight all kinds |
| FAS |
Free alongside ship |
| FBL |
Forwarders Bill of Lading |
| FCA |
Free carrier |
| FCL |
Full container load |
| FC & S |
free of capture and seizure |
| Fco |
Franco |
| FCR |
Forwarder's Certificate
of Receipt |
| FCT |
Forwarders Certificate
of Transport |
| fd |
"Free discharge, free
docks, free dispatch or free delivery |
| F & D |
Freight and demurrage |
| ffa |
Free from alongside
or free foreign agency |
| ffi |
for further instructions |
| FGA |
Free of General Average |
| FIATA |
International Federation
of Freight Forwarders Association |
| FIO |
Free in and out -chartererpays
for cost of loading and discharging cargo |
| FIO & stowed |
Free in and out -chartererpays
for cost of loading and discharging cargo plus
stowing |
| FIO & trimmed |
Free in and out -chartererpays
for cost of loading and discharging cargo plus
trimming |
| FIT |
Federation of International
Traders |
| fiw |
Free in wagon |
| F/L |
Freight liner |
| FLIC |
Forwarders local import
control |
| FMB |
Federal Maritime Board
(USA) |
| FMC |
Federal Maritime Commission
(USA) |
| Fo |
"For orders, free out
terms |
| FOB |
Free on board |
| foc |
Free of charge |
| fod |
Free of damage |
| forex |
foreign exchange |
| FP |
Floating (open) marine
policy/fully paid |
| FPA |
Free of particular average
(obsolete) |
| FP -C |
Flash pointcelsius |
| FR |
Freight release |
| FRA |
Forward Rate Agreement |
| Franco |
Free -e.g. Franco London-all
charges paid to arrivalLondon |
| fr& cc |
Free of riots and civil
commotions |
| FRF |
French Franc |
| frt |
Freight |
| FS |
Italian Railways |
| frof |
Fire risk on freight |
| FTA |
Freight Transport Association
or Free Trade Agreements |
| FTL |
Full Trailer Load |
| Fwd |
Forward |
| G/A |
"General Average, GeneralAuthorisation |
| GAC |
General Average Certificate |
| G/A |
con General Average contribution |
| GATT |
General Agreement of
Tariffs & Trade |
| GBP |
Pound sterling |
| GCBS |
General Council of British
Shipping |
| GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GmbH |
Registered Company (Germany) |
| GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
| gnp |
Gross national product |
| GRT |
Gross registered tonnage |
| Grwt |
Gross weight |
| gsm |
Good sound merchantable |
| GSP |
Generalisedsystem of
preferences |
| GUV |
General Utility Van (rail) |
| GV |
GrandVitesse(express
train) |
| HAWB |
HouseAirwaybill |
| HBL |
House Bill of Lading |
| H/c |
Held covered |
| HCS |
HarmonisedCommodity Section |
| HFL |
DutchFlorin |
| h/h |
Half-height (container) |
| HL |
Heavy lift |
| HMC |
Her Majesty's Customs |
| HMC&E |
Her Majesty's Customs
and Excise |
| HMSO |
HerMajestysStationery
Office |
| HVR |
Hague-VisbyRules |
| IATA |
International Air Transport
Association |
| IB |
In Bond or invoice book |
| IBAP |
Intervention Board for
Agricultural Produce |
| (x) IBOR |
InterbankOffered Rate |
| IBRD |
International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development |
| ICAO |
International Civil
AviationOrganisation |
| ICB |
International Container
Bureau |
| ICC |
"International Chamber
of Commerce, Institute Cargo Clauses |
| IC & C |
Invoice cost and charges |
| ICCH |
International Commodities
Clearing House |
| ICD |
Inland clearance Depot |
| ICHCA |
International Cargo
Handling Co-ordination Association |
| Icc |
Institute Cargo clauses |
| ICS |
International Chamber
of Shipping or Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
| ID |
Import Duty |
| IDA |
International Development
Authority |
| IDR |
Import Duty Relief |
| IFC |
International Finance
Corporation |
| IFF |
InstituteofFreightForwarders |
| I/L |
ImportLicence |
| ILO |
InternationalLabourOrganisation |
| ILU |
InstituteofLondonUnderwriters |
| IMB |
International Maritime
Council |
| IMCO |
International Maritime
ConsultativeOrganisation |
| IMDG |
International Maritime
Dangerous Goods code |
| IMF |
International Monetary
Fund |
| IMO |
International MaritimeOrganisation |
| IMT |
International Money
Transfer |
| INR |
Indian Rupee |
| INSA |
InternationalShipowners'
Association |
| INTRASTAT |
Intra EC Statistics |
| IOE |
InstituteofExport |
| ipa |
Including particular
average |
| IPR |
Inward Processing Relief |
| IRD |
Inland rail depot |
| IRN |
Import Release Note |
| IRU |
UnionInternationaledes
TransportsRoutiers |
| ISC |
Institute Strike Clauses |
| ISF |
International Shipping
Federation |
| ISO |
International StandardsOrganisation |
| ITI |
Customs Convention on
the International transit of goods |
| ITMA |
InstituteofTradeMark
Agents |
| IUPIP |
InternationalUnionfor
the Protection of Intellectual Property |
| IWC |
Institute War Clauses |
| J & WO |
Jettison & washing overboard |
| JLCD |
JointLiasonCommittee
on Documents |
| LJPY |
JapeneseYen |
| LAFTA |
Latin American Free Trade
Association |
| LASH |
Lighter aboard ship |
| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| LCL |
Less than full container
load |
| LAB |
Lloyds Average Bond |
| L/A |
"Lloyds Agent, letter
of authority |
| ldg |
Loading |
| Ldg&Dly |
Landing and delivery |
| Lds |
Loads |
| LDC |
Less-developed country |
| LEC |
Local export control |
| LI |
Letter of Indemnity |
| LIBID |
LondonInterbankBid Rate |
| LIBOR |
LondonInterbankOffered
Rate |
| LIC |
Local import control |
| LIFFE |
LondonInternational
Financial Futures Exchange |
| LIMEAN |
LondonInterbankMean
Rate |
| LIT |
Italian Lira |
| Lkg & bkg |
Leakage & breakage |
| Lkge |
Leakage |
| L/L |
Long length |
| LO/LO |
Lift on/lift off |
| LOR |
Lender's Offered Rate |
| LR |
Lloyds Register |
| ls |
Lumpsum(freight) |
| LT-EUR1 |
Long-term movement certificate
(EC) |
| LVI |
Local Veterinary Inspector |
| LVP |
Low Value Procedure |
| MAT |
"Marine, aviation and
transport (insurance) |
| MAWB |
Master Air Waybill |
| MDHB |
MerseyDocks andHarbourBoard |
| MFN |
MostFavouredNation |
| mgr |
Merry-go-round (rail);
manager |
| Min |
Minimum |
| Min wt |
Minimum weight |
| MIP |
Marine Insurance Policy |
| MR |
Mate's receipt |
| mst or msmt |
Measurement |
| MT |
"Mail Transfer, metrictonne;
empty (to describe container) |
| M3 |
Cubicmetre |
| MV or mv |
Motor vessel |
| n/a |
"no account (banking),
not applicable |
| N/A |
No advice |
| NCM |
NederlandscheCredietverzekeringMaatschappij |
| NCV |
No commercial value |
| ND |
No discount |
| NDPS |
National Data Processing
Service |
| ne |
Not exceeding |
| Nei |
Not elsewhere included |
| Nes |
Not elsewhere specified |
| NIR |
Northern IrelandRailways |
| NMB |
National Maritime Board |
| NOK |
NorwegianKroner |
| nop |
Not otherwise provided |
| NPC |
National Ports Council |
| nr |
No risk until confirmed
or net register |
| nrad |
No risk after discharge |
| NRT |
Nettregistered tonnage |
| ns |
NerdlandseSpoorwegen(Dutch
Railways) |
| nspf |
Not specially provided
for |
| N/t |
Net terms |
| NVOCC |
Non vessel owning common
carrier |
| NYPLR |
New YorkPrime Lending
Rate |
| o/a |
On account of |
| OBO's |
Oil/Bulk/Ore carriers |
| O/C |
"Open cover, open charter |
| o/c |
Overcharge |
| OCN |
Out-of-charge note |
| OCTs |
The Overseas countries
and territories of member states associated with
the EEC under part 4 of the Treaty of Rome |
| o/d |
On demand or overdrawn |
| OECD |
Organisationfor Economic
Co-operation & Development |
| OEEC |
Organisationfor European
Economic Co-operation |
| OFT |
Office of Fair Trading |
| OGL |
Open GeneralLicence |
| OJEC |
Official Journal of the
European Communities |
| on |
Official number |
| O/o |
Order of |
| oog |
Out of gauge |
| OP |
Open or floating cargo
insurance policy |
| OPEC |
Organisationof Petroleum
Exporting Countries |
| OPR |
Outward Processing Relief |
| O/R |
Owner's risk |
| P/A |
"Private account, particular
average, power of attorney |
| PBA |
PortofBristolAuthority |
| P/C |
"Price current, per cent |
| Pd |
Paid or passed |
| PD |
Port dues |
| PE |
Period entry |
| PEP |
Projects and Export Policy
Division (BOTB) |
| pkge |
Package |
| P&I |
Protection and Indemnity |
| PKD |
Partially knocked down |
| P/L |
Partial loss |
| PLA |
PortofLondonAuthority |
| pm |
Premium |
| PMS |
Permanent Manual System |
| P/N |
Promissory note |
| POA |
Place of acceptance |
| PO |
"Post Office, purchase
order, payment order |
| POD |
Paid on delivery/Proof
of delivery |
| Ppd |
Prepaid |
| PR |
Parcel receipt |
| PSD |
Pre-shipment document |
| PSI |
Pre-shipment Inspection |
| PT |
Preferential Treatment |
| PTL |
Partial total loss |
| PUCC |
Port Users Consultative
Committee |
| PV |
PetiteVitesse(slow goods
train) |
| Qn |
Quotation |
| Qty |
Quantity |
| RAFT |
Revolving Acceptance
Facility by Tender |
| RAPR |
Refer to acceptor please
re-present |
| R & CC |
Riots and Civil Commotions |
| CC & S |
"Riots, Civil Commotions
& Strikes |
| RDPR |
Refer to drawer please
represent |
| REDS |
Registered Excise Shippers
and Dealers |
| Reefer |
Refrigerated box or vessel |
| RENFE |
Spanish Railways |
| RES |
Retail Export Scheme |
| RHA |
Road Haulage Association |
| RN |
Removal Note |
| R/O |
Routing Order |
| Ro/Ro |
Roll-on/Roll-off |
| RP |
P "Return premium, reply
paid, return of post |
| ROD |
"Rusting,oxidisation,
denting (discolouration) |
| RTK |
Revenuetonnekilometres |
| RTP |
Restrictive trade practices |
| S/a |
"Safe arrival or subject
to approval,SocieteAnonyme(limited company France) |
| SAD |
Single Administrative
Document |
| sae |
Stamped addressed envelope |
| Sar |
Limited company (Italy) |
| sanr |
Subject to approval no
risk |
| SB |
"Short Bill, payable
on demand or sight |
| SCP |
Simplified Clearance
Procedure |
| SD |
"Sight Draft, Short Delivery |
| SDBL |
Sight Draft with attached
Bill of Lading |
| SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
| SEA |
Single European Act |
| SEK |
SwedishKroner |
| SEM |
Single European Market |
| SFR |
Swiss Franc |
| S & H/exct |
Sundays and Holidays
excepted in lay days |
| IECA |
"General Treaty of Economic
Integration, Central American States |
| SITC |
Standard International
Trade Classification |
| SITPRO |
Simplification of International
Trade Procedures Board |
| SGS |
SocieteGeneralede Surveillance |
| SNCB |
SocieteNationaledeCheminsdeFerBelgique(Belgian
Railways) |
| SNCF |
SocieteNationaledeCheminsdeFer(French
Railways) |
| SSN |
Standard Shipping Note |
| SO |
Seller's option |
| SOB |
Shipped on board |
