Glossary Terms ACPActivity-Based-Cost (ABC)Ad ValoremAd valorem TariffADBAir FreightAir Freight ForwarderAir Waybill (AWB)Aircraft PalletAll-in CostAlterationAPECArbitrageArrival noticeAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)At-the-Money OptionAutomated Commercial Environment (ACE)Automated Export System (AES)Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA)BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor)Bill of LadingBilled WeightBlind ShippingBlocking or bracingBolsterBond portBonded TerminalBookingBreakbulkBrokerBulk CargoCAACargoCargo ManifestCarrierCartage AgentCartelCash Against Documents (CAD)Cash in Advance (CIA)Certificate of AcceptanceCertificate of Analysis/Certificate of InspectionCertificate of ManufactureCertificate of OriginCertificate of Product OriginChargeable WeightChassisClean Bill of LadingClean CollectionClearanceClearingCommercial InvoiceConsigneeConsignmentConsolidationContainerContainer Yard (CY)CustomsCustoms ClearanceCustoms DutyDangerous GoodsDeclared Value CoverageDeferred Air FreightDemurrage (DEM)Detention chargesDevanningDouble Blind ShipmentDutyElectronic Logging Device (ELD)EmbargoEmergency Bunker Surcharge (EBS)EndorsementEntryEquipment interchange receiptETAETCETDETRETSExW (Ex Works)Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)Free Trade Agreements (FTA)FreightFreight All Kinds (FAK)Freight ForwarderFull Container Load (FCL)Fulltruck Load (FTL)General OrderGeneral Rate Increase (GRI)Gross WeightHarbor Maintenance Fees (HMF)Harmonize Tariff Schedule (HTS)HaulageHazardous Materials (HazMat)HS CodeImporter Security Filing (ISF)IncotermsInland Haulage Charges (IHC)Inland PortInspection CertificateInterline ShippingInternational Air Transport Association (IATA)Less than container load (LCL)Less than Truck load (LTL)Letter of CreditLetter of Indemnity (LOI)Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF)Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA)Non-vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)Ocean Bill of LadingOffer RatesOn BoardOn DeckOrder Bill of LadingOrigin ChargeOriginal Bill of LandingPacking ListPalletPer Diem ChargePort of callPort of DischargePower of Attorney (POA)PRO number (Progressive number)Proforma InvoiceProof of Delivery (POD)QuotaQuotationReceived for Shipment – Bill of ladingRequest for proposal/quotation (RFP/RFQ)Revocable letter of CreditRolled CargoRules of OriginShip’s ManifestShipper’s letter of Instruction (SLI)Shipping OrderShipping QuoteStowage / StuffingStraight Bill of LadingStrippingTare WeightTariff-QuotaTariffsThrough bill of ladingTrademarkTramp SteamerTransit timeTransloadingTwenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)Ultimate consigneeUN numberUnique Identifier Number(UIN)Unit Load Device (ULD)Validated Export LicenseValue added Tax number (VAT)VesselVessel manifestVolume RateVoluntary Export Restraint (VER)War riskWeight NoteWharfWharfageYard rateZone Lot Number (ZLN)Zone rate
