PART I A Aa a.a.r. AC A/C acc. a.d.a/d Add-on ad val.(a/v) ADN ADP ADR AETR AFRA Agcy Agt. a.g.w.t. AMT A.O. A/or A/P Approx. A/R arr. arrd. a/s A/S asap ASCII ass. ATA ATD ATP	always afloat against all risks account current for account of acceptance ; accepted after date ..tariff (also proportional rate or arbitrary 【in USA】) ad valorem (according to value) European Provisions concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods on Inland Waterway automated data processing European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport average freight rate assessment agency Agent actual gross weight Air Mail Transfer account of and/or account paid approximately all risks (insurance) arrival arrived after sight alongside as soon as possible American Standard Code for Information Interchange associate actual time of arrival actual time of departure Agreement for the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs
Atty. auth. aux. av AWB	attorney authorized Auxiliary average Air Waybill
B B.A.C. B.A.F. Bags/Bulk B.C. B/D b.d.i. bdth. Bdy. B/G Bkge B/L blk. brl. BUP B.W. bxs.	bunker adjustment charge bunker adjustment factor part in bags, part in bulk bulk cargo bank(er's) draft both dates (days) inclusive breadth boundary bonded goods brokerage bill of lading bulk barrel Bulk Unit Programme bonded warehouse boxes
C CAC CAConf CAD CAF CAS CASS C.B. c.&d. c.b.d. cbm cc CCL	currency adjustment charge Cargo Agency Conference (IATA) cash against documents currency adjustment factor currency adjustment surcharge Cargo Accounts Settlement System (IATA) container base collection and delivery cash before delivery cubic metre charges collect customs clearance
CCS ccx C/D CEM CEVNI CFR CFS C.H. C.H.C. Ch.fwd. c.i.a. CIF c.i.f. & e. c.i.f.i. & e. c.i.f. & i. c.i.f. & c. c.i.f.c. & e. c.i.f.c. & i. c.i.f.i. & c. c.i.f.L.t. c.i.f.w. CIM CIP CIV CKD Cl. clean B/L cm cm3 CMR C/N cnee cumt/consgt. cnor C/O	consolidated cargo (container) service collect customs declaration European Conference on goods train Timetables European Code for Inland Waterways Cost and freight (Incoterms) container freight station carriers haulage cargo handling charges charges forward cash in advance cost, insurance and freight (Incoterms) cost, insurance, freight and exchange cost, insurance, freight, interest and exchange cost, insurance, freight and interest cost, insurance, freight and commission cost, insurance, freight, commission and exchange cost, insurance, freight, commission and interest cost, insurance, freight, interest and commission cost, insurance, freight, London terms cost, insurance and freight plus war risk International Convention on the Transport Of Goods by Railway Carriage and insurance paid to (Incoterms) International Convention on the Carriage of Passenger and Luggage by Railway completely knocked down (unassembled) classification clean Bill of lading centimetre(s) cubic centimetre(s) Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road consignment note consignee consignment consignor certificate of origin
C.O.D. C.O.F.C. COP C.O.S. COTIF C.P. CP C/P C/P blading CPLTC CPT CSC CSC CSConf CST C/T C.T. CT CTD CTO CTPC cu.ft. cu.in. cur. CVGK CVGP CWE cwt CWO CY cy	cash on delivery Container-on-Flat-Car (rail flatcar) customs of port cash on shipment Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (CIM-CIV) Customs of Port carriage paid charter party charter party bill of lading Conference Port Liner Term Charges Carriage paid to (Incoterms) Container service charge International Convention of the Safe Transport of Containers (UN) Cargo Services Conference (IATA) Container Service Tariff Container Terminal conference terms combined transport combined transport document combined transport operator Cargo Traffic Procedures Committee (IATA) cubic foot (feet) cubic inch(es) currency customs value per gross kilogram customs value per gross pound cleared without examination hundredweight cash with order container yard currency
D D/A DAF DAP D.A.S. DCAS	documents against acceptance Delivered at frontier (Incoterms) documents against payment delivery resp. delivered alongside ship Distribution Cost Analysis System
DDP DDU DES DEQ DFP dia dir. dm3 DOCIMEL D/O D/P DSTN DWCC DWT	Delivered duty paid (Incoterms) Delivered duty unpaid (Incoterms) Delivered ex ship (Incoterms) Delivered ex quay (duty paid) (Incoterms) duty-free port diameter direct cubic decimetre(s) Document CIM Electronique (Electronic CIM document) Delivery order documents against payment destination dead weight cargo capacity dead weight ton
E E. & O.E. EDI EDIF DEIFACT EDP e.g. EIR encl. E.TA ETD ETS excl. EXW	errors and omissions excepted Electronic Data Interchange Electronic Design Interchange Format Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport electronic data processing for example equipment interchange receipt (containers) enclosure expected time of arrival expected time of departure expected time of sailing excluding Ex works (Incoterms)
F FAA f.a.c. F.A.C. FAK FALPRO f.a.q. FAS FBL FCA FCL Fco. FFI f.g.a. FHEX f.i. f.i.a.s. FIATA FCR FIATA FCT FIATA SDT FIATA SIC F.I.B. f.i.c. f.i.h. f.i.o. f.i.o.s. firavv FIS f.i.w. FLT f.o. FOB F.O.C. F.O.D. f.o.w. F.P.A. FPAD FR Frt. fwd. frt. ppd. frt. ton ft FWB FWC fwdr. FWR	free of all average fast as can (loading of discharge) forwarding agent's commission freight all kinds Special Programme on Trade Facilitation (UNCTAD) fair average quality Free alongside ship (Incoterms) negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading Free carrier (Incoterms) full container load franco; free FIATA Forwarding Instructions free of general average Friday and Holidays excepted free in free in and stowed Forwarders Certificate of Receipt Forwarders Certificate of Transport Shipper's Declaration for the Transport of Dangerous Goods Shippers Intermodal Weight Certification Free into barge freight, insurance, carriage free in harbour free in and out free in and out stowed first available bessel freight, insurance and shipping charges free into waggon forklift truck free out Free on board (Incoterms) flags of convenience Free of damage first open water Free of particular average freight payable at destination flat rack (container) Freight forward Freight prepaid freight ton foot (feet) non-negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Waybill full loaded weight & capacity (container) Forwarder FIATA Warehouse Receipt
G G.A. G.A.A. G.A.C. G.B.L. G.C. G.C.R. GDP gds GFA GMT GNP GRT gr wt GSA GST Guatemala City Protocol (1971) Guadalajara Supplementary Convention (1961)	general average General Average Agreement (bond) general average contribution Government Bill of Lading general cargo general cargo rates gross domestic product goods General Freight Agent Greenwich Meantime gross national product gross registered tonnage gross weight General Sales Agent goods and services tax Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as amended by The Protocol at the Hague on 28 September 1955 (not in force) Convention Supplementary to thye Warsaw Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air performed by a person other than the contracting carrier
H Hague Prot. (1955)	Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to the International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929
Hague Rules Hague/ Visby Rules Hamburg Rules HAWB HAZCHEM hdlg HERMES hgt h/lift H.Q. HS	International Convention of the Unification of certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading (1924) Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Unification of certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels 1968) United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (1978) House Air Waybill Hazardous Chemicals Code handing Handling European Railway Message Exchange-System height heavy lift headquarters Harmonized System (CCC Convention)
I i.a.w. I.C.C. ICD IMDG in incl. INCOTERMS info INMARSAT ins. INTRM inv. I.P.A. ISDN	in accordance with Institute Cargo Clauses inland clearance depot International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code inch(es) including Standard conditions for sale and delivery of Goods (issued by ICC, Paris) information International Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization insurance intermediate point invoice including particular average Integrated Services Digital Network
K kg(s) km km.p.h. km2 kn kW kWh Kyoto Convention	kilogram(s) kilometre kilometres per hour square kilometre knot(s) kilowatt kilowatt-hour International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (1973) (CCC Convention)
L L/A LASH Lat.,lat. lb(s) L/C l. & d. l. & u. LCL LEL LFL lgt. liq. Lkg/Bkg LNG L.O.A. LO/LO loc. Long.,long. LPG LSD L.T. L/T LTA ltr. lump	Lloyd's agent lighter aboard ship latitude pound(s) Letter of credit loss and damage loading and unloading less than container load (less than car load) lower explosive limit lower flammable limit Long ton; Long tons liquid leakage & breakage Liquefied natural gas length over all lift on, lift off Local; location longitude Liquefied petrochemical gas landing, storage and delivery charges local time liner terms lighter than air system (airships) lighter lump sum
M M m m3 MACH mat MAWB Mdse MEGC's MFN M.H. M/R M + R mi Montreal Convention Montreal Prot. No.4 (1975) msbl msca MT MTD MTO M/S M/V	minimum (rate classification) metre(s) cubic metre(s) modular automated container handing material Master Air Waybill merchandise Multiple Element Gas Containers Most Favoured Nation Merchants Haulage mate's receipt maintenance and repair (centre) mile(s) Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air (1999) Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as amended by The Protocol done at the Hague on 28 September 1955 missing bill of lading missing cargo motor tanker multimodal transport document multimodal transport operator motor ship motor vessel
N N NAOCC NAWB NCV n.e.s. NGO n.l.t. n/n	normal (rate classification) Non Aircraft Operating Common Carrier Neutral Air Waybill (forwarders Air Waybill) non customs (commercial) value not elsewhere specified non governmental organization not later than non-negotiable
N.,No,Nr. N/O n.o.e. n.o.p. n.o.r. n.o.s. N/R NRT nt wt n.v.d. NVOCC	number no orders not otherwise enumerated not otherwise provided not otherwise rated not otherwise specified note of readiness net registered ton net weight no value declared Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier
O O.B.S OB/L O/D ODS OFA O.R. O.R.B. O.R.D. O.R.F. OT	Oil Bunker Surcharge Ocean Bill of Lading on deck operating differential subsidy ocean freight agreement owner's risk owner's risk of breakage owner's risk of damage owner's risk of fire open top (container)
P p.a. P.A. Para payt. P.B.A. P & D P. & I. P. & I.clause P. & L. P/C p.c.f. pct	per annum (per year) particular average paragraph payment paid by agent pick up and delivery Protection and Indemnity Association Protection and indemnity clause profit and loss Paramount Clause pounds per cubic foot percent
P.chgs. pd. p.D. p.h.d. pkg P/L PLP PLTC pmt P/N P/O P.O.B. P.O.D. POD POL pp/ppd p.t. ptly pd p.t.w.	particular charges paid partial delivery per hatch per day package partial loss parcel post port liner term charges prompt promissory note purchase order post office box payment on delivery; paid on delivery port of discharge port of loading prepaid/prepaid per ton partly paid per ton weight
Q Q Q.c.o. qlty qty Qn q.v.	Quantity (rate classification) quantity at captain's option Quality Quantity Quotation quod vide (which see)
R R rcpt rcvd r/c RCU red. ref rep	reduced class rate (rate classification) receipt received return cargo rate construction unit Reduced reference representative
Rentcon rest. retd. R.I. RID RMA RMD RNR R/O R.O.G. RO/RO round C/P r.t.b.a. Ry.	rent-a-container restrict(ed) returned or retired reinsurance International regulations concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail Return Material Authorization Rhine-Main-Danube Navigation System rate not reported routing order receipt of goods roll-on/roll-off round charter party rate to be arranged railway
S S S/C s & c S. & F.A. SCR S.d. S/d SDR SHEX sld s.l. & c. SLI S.O.L. S.P.A. sq.cm(s) sq.in(s) SRCC S/S stvdrs sub L/C sub licence	surcharge (rate classification) surcharge shipper and carrier shipper and forwarding agent specific commodity rate small damage sight draft Special Drawing Right Sundays and Holidays excluded sailing date shippers' load and count shippers letter of instruction shipowner's liability subject to particular average square centimetre(s) square inch(es) strike, riots, civil commotions steamship stevedores subject to letter of credit being opened subject to licence being granted
T t TACT TBL TBN T/C TC TC TD TEU TIF TIR TL TLF tnge T.O.D. TOFC T.O.R. tot tot. TOW TPND tr T/S	ton the air cargo tariff (IATA) through bill of lading to be named (ship) time charter traffic conference area (IATA) transcontainer time of departure twenty foot equivalent unit (containers) international transit by rail Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TER carnets (for international road transport) total loss tariff level factor tonnage time of dispatch Trailer on flatcar time of receipt terms of trade total tier on weight (container stacking according To weight) tjeft, pilferage, non delivery tare transshipment
U u.c. U.D. U.D.K. ULCC ULD U/w	usual conditions under deck upper deck Ultra Large Crude Carrier (oil) unit load device (aircraft) Underwriter
V val. VAT V.C. Ves. VIC VIO VIP VLCC VOCC vol v.v.	value value added tax vessels convenience Vessel Very Important Cargo Very Important Object Very Important Person Very Large Crude Carrier (oil) Vessel Operating Common Carrier volume vice versa
W Warsaw Convention W.A. W/B w.b.d. w.c.c.o.n. W/d wdt/wth w.e.f. WG wgt whf Whse wk. w/m W/O,w/o w.p.a. W.R. W.R.I. wt. w/t w/v WW ww	Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air (1929) with average (Institute Cargo Clause) Way-bill will be done whether cleared customs or not working day(s) width with effect from Working Group weight wharfage warehouse week weight/measurement without with particular average Warehouse Receipt War Risk Insurance weight weight tons weight/volume warehouse warrant world-wide
Wwd www	weather working days world wide web
Y yd yday y/l y/o	yard yesterday your letter your order
PART II A AACO AAPA ACAC ACAMAR ACI ACP Group ADB AEA AEGPL AFCAC AFOS AFRAA AFRASEC AICMR AIO	Arab Air Carriers Organization www.aaco.org Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Arab Civil Aviation Commission Asociacion Centroamericana de Armadores, Central American Shipowners' Association Airport Council International www.airports.org African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States www.acpsec.org Asian Development Bank www.adb.org Association of European Airlines European Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association www.aegpl.com African Civil Aviation Commission www.afcac.cafac.sn Arab Federation of Shipping African Airlines Association Afro-Asian Organization for Economic Cooperation Association International des Constructeurs de Materiel Roulant, International Association of Manufacturers of Rolling Stock African Insurance Organization www.aio.co.za
AISAM ALACAT ALADI ALAMAR AOCI APA APEC ASAPRA ASEAN ASMAP	Association internationale des societes d'assurance mutuelle, International Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Federacion de Asociaciones Nacionales de Agentes de Carga de America Latina y del Caribe, Federation of National Associations of Forwarding Agents of Latin America and the Caribbean Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion, Latin American Integration Association www.aladi.org Asociacion Latinoamericana de Armadores, Latin American Shipowners' Association Airport Operators Council International Asean Ports Association Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Group www.apecsec.org.sg Latin American Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association Association of South-East Asian Nations www.aseansec.org Association of International Road Carriers
B BIAC BIC BIMCO	Business and Industry Advisory Committee www.biac.org Bureau International des Containers, International Container Bureau (ICB) Baltic and International Maritime Council www.bimco.dk
BIPAR BIS	Bureau international des producteurs d'assurance et de reassurances, International Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Intermediaries Bank for International Settlements www.bis.org
C CACM CAEU CARICOM CARIFTA CCC CCNR CD CE CEA CEAO CEFIC	Central American Common Market Council of Arab Economic Unity www.mbendi.co.za/cb14.htm Caribbean Community www.caricom.org Caribbean Free Trade Association Customs Co-operation Council Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhein, Zentralkommission fur die Rheinschiffahrt www.ccr-zkr.org Commission du Danube, Danube Commission, Council of Europe www.coe.fr Comite Europeen des Assurances, European Insurance Committee www.cea.assur.org Communaute Economique de I'Afrique de l'Quest, West African Economic Community European Chemical Industry Council www.cefic.org
CEFTA CEM CEMT CEN CENSA CEPAL CEPE CER CIA CIS CIT CLECAT	Central European Free Trade Agreement www.ufi.si/cefta Conference Europeenne du horaire des trains Marchandises, European Goods Train Timetable Conference Conference Europeenne des Ministres de Transport, European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) www.oecd.org/cem/index.htm European Committee for Standardization, Comite Europeen de Normalisation www.cenorm.be Council of European and Japanese National Shipowners' Associations Economic Commission for Latin America (UN) www.eclac.cl European Council of the Paint, Printing Inks and Artists' Colour Industry www.cepe.org Community of European Railways www.cer.be Central Intelligence Agency www.odci.gov/cia Commonwealth of Independent States Comite International des Transports par Chemins de fer, International Committee of Raiway Transports Comite de Liaison Europeen des Commission- naires et Auxiliaires de Transport du Marche Commun, European Liaison Committee of Common Market Forwarders, Europaisches Verbindungs- komitee des Speditions-und Lagereigewerbes
CLEPA CMI CN COE COMESA COMLOSA CPCM CSA CSG CUEA	European Association of Automotive Suppliers www.anfia.it/eng/clepa.htm Comite Maritime International, International Maritime Committee Commonwealth of Nations www.thecommonwealth.org Council of Europe Common Market for Esatern and Southern Africa www.comesa.int Committee of Liner Operators to South America Comite permanent consultatif du Maghreb, Permanent Consultative Council of the Maghreb Caribbean Shipping Association Consultative Shipping Group Conseil de l'Unite Economique Arabe, Couneil of Arab Economic Unity
E EASC EBRD EC ECA	European Air Shippers Couneil European Band for Reconstruction and Development www.ebrd.com European Commission www.europa.eu.int/comm Economic Commission for Africa (UN) www.un.org/depts/eca
ECAC ECAFE ECASBA ECCM ECE ECLAC ECME ECOSOC ECOWAS ECS ECSA EDIFICE EFMA EFTA EGTTC EIA	European Civil Aviation Conference, Conference Europeenne de l'Aviation Civile www.ecac-ceac.org Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (UN) European Community Association of Shipbrokers and Agents East Caribbean Common Market Economic Commission for Europe, Commission Economique pour l'Europe (CEE)(UN) www.unece.org Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN) www.eclac.org Economic Commission for the Middle East (UN) Economic and Social Council (UN) Economic Community of West African States European Shipper's Council European Community Shipowners' Association EDI Forum for Companies with Interest in Computing and Electronics European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association www.efma.org European Free Trad Association www.efta.int European Goods Rtain Timetable Conference European Intermodal Association www.eia-ngo.com
EIB ELA EOQC EPA ERA ERF ESC ESCAP ESCWA ESPO ESTA ETA EU EUI EURO- CHAMBRES EUROCONTROL	European Investment Bank www.eib.org European Logistics Associations European Organization for Quality Control European Packaging Association European Regions Airline Association www.eraa.org European Union Road Federation European Shippers' Councils Economic and Social Commission for Asia And the Pacific (UN) www.unescap.org Ecomomic and Social Commission for western Asia (UN) www.escwa.org.lb European Sea Ports Organization www.espo.be European Association for the Transport of Heavy lifts European Tallying Association European Union www.europa.eu.int European Insurance Committee Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation www.eurocontrol.be
F FAA FANAF FAO FAPAA FASA FEA FECC FEDEMAC FELACUTI FIA FIATA	Federal Aviation Administration www.faa.gov Federation des Societes d'Assurance de Droit National Africain, Federation of African National Insurance Companies Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) www.fao.org Federation of Asia-Pacific Aircargo Associations Federation of Asean Shipowner's Association Federal Energy Administration European Federation of Chemical Distributors, Federation Europeenne du Commerce Chimique www.fecc.org Federation of European Movers Association www.fedemac.com Federacion Latinoamericana de Consejos de Usarios del Transporte Internacional, Latin American Federation of International Transport Users' Councils Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, International Automobile Federation www.fia.com Federation Internationale des Associations de Transitaires et Assimiles, International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, Internationale Foderation der Spediteur- organisationen www.fiata.com
FIDES FIDI FITAP FMC FONASBA FTAA	Federacion Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros, Interamerican Federation of Insurance Companies Federation Internationale des Demenageurs Internationaux, Federation of International Furniture Removers www.fidi.com International Federation of Independent Air Transport Federal Maritime Commission Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents www.fonasba.com Free Trade Area of the Americas, Area de