Glossary

A

Automated Export System (AES)

Air Waybill (AWB)

Anti-Dumping Duty

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal

Automated Manifest System (AMS)

Anti-dumping Duties (AD)

Airline Terminal Fee

B

Bonded Warehouse

Bill of Lading (BoL)

Bill of Lading (BOL or B/L)

Booking Confirmation

BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor)

Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)

Binding Origin Information

Beneficial Cargo Owner (BCO)

C

Customs Clearance

Country of Origin

Cargo Insurance

Compliance Assessment

Contract of Carriage

Commercial Invoice

Commerce Control List (CCL)

Cargo Ready Date (CRD)

Countervailing Duties

D

DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)

Direct Transport

Dimensional Weight

DAT (Delivered At Terminal)

DAP (Delivered At Place)

E

Express Bill of Lading

Export Declaration

Electronic Data Interchange

EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge)

Expedited Freight

F

Freight Carrier

Freight Forwarder

Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt (FCR)

Fumigation Certificate

Freight Invoice

G

H

H&H (High and Heavy)

House Bill of Lading

Harbor Maintenance Fees

HC (High Cube) Container

I

Importer Security Filing (ISF)

Importer of Record

L

LMSR (Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off)

LIM (Lanes In Metres)

LCL (Less than Container Load)

Letter of Credit

M

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Master Bill of Lading

N

Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier (NVOCC)

O

Onboard Bill Of Lading

Ocean Bill of Lading

P

PCC (Pure Car Carrier)

PCTC (Pure Car / Truck Carrier)

Port of Loading

R

RoLo (roll-on/lift-off)

Roll-on-Roll-off (RoRo)

RoPax (roll-on/roll-off passenger)

S

Straight Bill of Lading

T

Third-Party Logistics Services Provider (3PL)

Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU)

V

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Decoder