Glossary

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a
Air Waybill (AWB)
Airline Terminal Fee
Anti-dumping Duties (AD)
Automated Export System (AES)
Automated Manifest System (AMS)
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal
Arrival Notice
Anti-Dumping Duty
b
BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor)
Bill of Lading (BOL or B/L)
Break Bulk
Blind Shipping
Booking Confirmation
Bulk Cargo
Bill of Lading (BoL)
Beneficial Cargo Owner (BCO)
Binding Origin Information
Blank Sailing
Bonded Goods
Bonded Warehouse
Booking Fee
Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)
c
Cargo Insurance
Compound
Consignee
Customs Clearance
Customs Duty
Cargo Ready Date (CRD)
Co-Loader
Commerce Control List (CCL)
Commercial Invoice
Compliance Assessment
Consolidation
Contract of Carriage
Countervailing Duties
Country of Origin
Customs Bond
Customs Broker
Customs Entry
d
Dimensional Weight
Direct Transport
DAP (Delivered At Place)
DAT (Delivered At Terminal)
DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)
Demurrage Fee
e
Electronic Data Interchange
Expedited Freight
Export Declaration
Export License
Express Bill of Lading
EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge)
f
Freight Carrier
Freight Class
Freight Forwarder
Freight Invoice
Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt (FCR)
Fumigation Certificate
g
General Order
h
Harbor Maintenance Fees
House Bill of Lading
HC (High Cube) Container
i
Importer Security Filing (ISF)
Import Duty
Importer of Record
Inherent Vice
l
Lane Meters
Letter of Credit
LCL (Less than Container Load)
m
Manifest
Master Bill of Lading
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
n
Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier (NVOCC)
Notify Party
o
Onboard Bill Of Lading
Ocean Bill of Lading
Ocean Freight
p
Port of Entry
Port of Loading
Packing List
Port Filings
r
Roll-on-Roll-off (RoRo)
Rolled Cargo
s
Sea Waybill
Shipping Quote
Straight Bill of Lading
t
Terminal
Third-Party Logistics Services Provider (3PL)
Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU)
v
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Decoder