NVOCC Terms and Abbreviations
| A - BCC | Arab-British Chamber of Commerce |
| ADR | Accord Dangerous Routers (Road transport) |
| AE | Abbreviated Entry - customs declaration |
| ASEAN | Association of South-East Asian Trading Nations |
| ATA Carnet | Document used for temporary export of exhibition goods from UK and admission into another country. Issued by Chamber of Commerce. |
| ATR1 | Movement Certificate for Turkey |
| AWB | Air Waybill |
| BACT | Barge Aboard Catmaran |
| BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| BSC | British Shipper Council |
| B / L | Bill of Lading |
| BIFA | British Inter nation Freight Association |
| BIMCO | Baltic and International Marine Conference |
| BSI | British Standards Institute |
| BTN | Brussels Tariff Nomenclature |
| CAA | Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAD | Cash Against Documents |
| CAF | Currently Adjustment Factor |
| CAP | The Common Agriculture Policy |
| CBM | Cubic Meter |
| CFR | Cost and Freight to named ports of destination (Incoterms 2000) |
| CFS | Container Freight Station |
| CHIEF | Custom Handling of Import and Export Freight |
| CIF | Custom Insurance and Freight |
| CIM | Consignment note used for Rail Freight |
| CIP | Carriage and Insurance Paid |
| CMR | Consignment note used for Road Freight |
| COD | Cash on Delivery |
| COI | Central Office of Information |
| C of O | Certificate of Origin |
| COTECNA | An Int'l company providing pre shipment inspection |
| COTIF | Regs, for Int'l carriage of dangerous goods by rail |
| CPT | Carriage Paid to named place |
| CRF | Clean Report of Findings |
| CRN | Custom Registered Number |
| CTO | Combined Transport Operator |
| CTU | Cargo Transport Unit |
| CWO | Cash with Order |
| D / A | Document against Acceptance |
| DA 59 | Declaration of Origin for exports of South Africa |
| DAF | Delivered at Frontier |
| DDP | Delivered Duty Paid |
| DDU | Delivered Duty Unpaid |
| DEQ | Delivered ex Quay |
| DES | Delivered ex Ship |
| DEPS | Departmental Entry Processing System |
| DGN | Dangerous Goods Note |
| DIC | Delivered-in Charge |
| D / P | Document Against Payment |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| ECE | Economic Commission for Europe |
| ECI | Export Consignment Identifier |
| ECGD | Export Credit Guarantee Department |
| ECSI | Export Cargo Shipping Instruction |
| EDI | Electronic Data In charge |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Agreement |
| EMS | European Monetary System |
| ERTS | Enhanced Remote Transit Station |
| ESL | European Sales Listing |
| EU | European Union |
| EURO | European Currency Unit |
| EUR1 | Movement Certificate for goods export to EFTA |
| EXW | Ex Works |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Authority |
| FAK | Freight All Kinds |
| FAS | Free Alongside Ship |
| FCA | Free Carrier |
| FCl | Full Container Load |
| FCR | Forwarder's Certificate of Receipt |
| FCT | Forwarder's Certificate of Transport |
| FIATA | Int'l Federation of Freight Forwarders Association |
| FIATAB / L | A Bill of Lading issued under the auspices of FIATA |
| FIO | Free In and Out |
| FIOS | Free In and Out, Stowed |
| FLIC | Forwarders Local Import Control |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| FMC | Federal Maritime Commission |
| FTA | Freight Transport Association |
| FTZ | Free Trade Gone |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
| GIT | Goods in Transport Policy |
| GSP | General System of Preference |
| HAWB | House Air Waybill |
| HOUSE B / L | A Bill of Lading issued by a Freight Forwarder converting and individual shipment within a consolidation |
| HMC&E | Her Majesty's Custom and Excise |
| HS | Harmonized System of Customs Tariffs |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICD | Inland Clearance Depot |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| ILU | Institute of London Underwriters |
| IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| IMF | International Monetary Funds |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| INCOTERMS | Terms of Trade for International Contracts |
| INTRASTAT | System used for collection of intra - EC statistics |
| INVOICE | Commercial, Invoice issued by exporter on buyer. |
| IPR | Inwards Processing Relief |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| LASH | Lighter Aboard Ship |
| LCL | Less than Container Load |
| LEC | Local Export Control |
| LIC | Local Import Control |
| LO / LO | Lift On / Lift Of |
| MAR | Marine All Risk Policy |
| MAWB | MasterAirWaybill |
| MFAG | Medical First Aid Guide |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade |
| NSSN | National Standard Shipping Note |
| NVOC | Non - Vessel Operating Carrier |
| NVOC (C) | Non - Vessel Operation (Common) Carrier |
| NVOC (C) B / L | A Bill of Lading issued by a NVOC (C) |
| OCTI | Central Office for International Rail Transport |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OPR | Outwards Processing Relief |
| PIRA | Packing Division of the Research Association |
| POD | Proof Of Delivery |
| PPI | Policy Proof of Interest |
| RED | Registered Excise Dealer |
| RHA | Road Haulage Association |
| RID | International regulations of carriage of goods by Rail |
| RO / RO | Roll On / Roll Of |
| RO / RO / DGN | Dangerous Goods not used instead of a NSSN, for movement of Hazardous Goods onto a ro / ro vessel |
| SAD | Single Administrative Document |
| SCP | Simplified ClarenceProcedure |
| SDR | Special Drawing Right |
| SGS | Society General de Surveillance |
| SITC | Standard International Trade Classification |
| SITPRO | Simple Trade Procedures Board |
| SLI | Shipper's Letter of Instruction |
| SPEX | SITPRO's software package for exporters |
| SR & CC | Strike Riot and Civil Commotion |
| SSN | Standard Shipping Note |
| SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Inter bank Financial Telecommunications |
| TAA | Transatlantic Agreement |
| TARIC | Community Integrated Tariff |
| TDA | Transportation Distribution Analysis |
| TDC | Total Distribution Cost |
| THE | Technical Help of Exporters |
| TIR | Transporters International Routers |
| TEU | Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit |
| TURN | Traders Unique Reference Number |
| UCP500ULD | Uniform Customs and Practice |
| ULD | Unit Load Device |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UN | United Nation |
| URC522 | Uniform Rules for Collection |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| WTO | World Trade Organizations |
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