Common Export & Shipping Abbreviations
COMMON EXPORT & SHIPPING ABBREVIATIONS.

AAA

Association of Average Adjusters

ABCC

Arab British Chamber of Commerce

A/C

Account

Act of God

Any act which could not have been prevented by humam care and forethought

ADR

EU agreement for international carriage of dangerous goods by road

AF

Advance Freight (such as prior to shipment)

AMT

Air Mail Transfer

AN

Advice Note

ANF

Arrival Notification Form

A/O

Account Of

AP

Additional Premium

ASEAN

Association of South East Asia Nations

ASWP

Any Safe World Port

ASSP

Any Safe Suitable Port

ATA

Admission Temporaire - Temporary Addmission

ATP

Accorde Transports Perissable (european agreement on the
international carriage of perishable foodstuffs)

ATR

Admission Temporaire Roulette - Temporary Admission on Wheels

AV

Freight rate based on value of goods shipped

AWB

Air Waybill

BAF

Bunkerage Adjustment Factor on shipping rates

BB

Bill Book

BD

Bond

B/D

Bankers Draft

BDI

Both Days Included

B/E

Bill of Exchange

BF

Back Freight for goods being returned to point of origin

BIFA

British International Freight Association

BKG

Breakage

BKGE

Brokerage

BL

Bulk Licence to cover a trading period, or value

B/L

Bill of Lading

BOND

guarantee to Customs for payment of duty or tax

BOTB

British Overseas Trade Board

BP

Bills Payable

BR

Bills Received

BS

Bill of Sight used for Customs declaration when the
importer is unable to furnish all documents

B/S

Bill of Sale

BSEC

Black Sea Economic Co-operation

BSI

British Standards Institution

BST

British Summer Time

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CAD

Cash Against Documents

CAF

Currency Adjustment Factor for sea freight rates

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

Carr Fwd

Carriage Forward

CB

Container Base

CBD

Cash Before Delivery

cbm

Cubic Metre

CCC

Customs Clearance Certificate

CCCN

Customs Co-Operation Council Nomenclature
(formerly BTN Brussels Tarriff Nomenclature)

CCM

Caribbean Common Market

CC/O

Certificate of Consignment/Origin

C&D

Collected & Delivered

CD

Customs Declaration

CDV

Current Domestic Value

C&E

Customs & Excise

CE

Community European - quality mark on goods

CET

Central European Time

CEN

European Standards Office

C&F

Cost & Freight (not in INCOTERMS 1990)

cf

Cubic Feet

CFR

Cost & Freight (named port of destination)

CHIEFS

The UK Customs electronic system for both export and
import transactions

ch pd

Carriage Paid

ch ppd

Carriage Pre-paid

C/I

Consular Invoice/Certificate of Insurance

CIF

Cost Insurance & Freight (named port of destination)

CIF&C

Cost Insurance & Freight & Commission

CIFC&I

Cost Insurance, Freight, Commission & Interest

CIM

Contract of movement by International Rail

CKD

Completely Knocked Down

CMR

Convention Merchandises Par Routes (conditions for the
international carriage of goods by road)

C/N

Consignment Note, Cover Note

C/NEE

Consignee

C/NOR

Consignor

CO or C/O

Certificate of Origin, Cash Order

COD

Cash On Delivery

COM/I

Commercial Invoice

COMET

Committee Of Middle East Trade

COMITEXTIL

Co-Ordination Committee for the Textile Industry in the EU

C of O

Certificate of Origin, note there are several different types

COI

Central Office of Information

COP

Certificate Of Posting

COTECHNA

A London based company engaged in pre inspection

CPA

Claims Payable Abroad

CPD

Charter Pays Due

CPT

Carriage Paid To (named destination)

CR

Current Rate, Carriers Risk, Compound Risk

CRN

Customs Registered Number

C/S

Currency Surcharge

CT

Community Transit

CTC

Customs Tarriff Code, now harmonised virtually world-wide

CTL

Constructive Total Loss

C/V

Certificate of Value

C/VO

Certificate of Value & Origin

CWO

Cash With Order

CY

Currency

D/A

Documents Against Acceptance, Days after Acceptance

DAF

Delivered At Frontier

DAN

Deferment Account Number

DDP

Delivered Duty Paid

DDU

Delivered Duty Unpaid

DEPS

Departmental Entry Processing System

DEQ

Delivered Ex Quay (named port of destination)

DES

Delivered Ex Ship (named port of destination)

DFT

Draft

DGN

Dangerous Goods Note, they vary according to transport mode

DK

Dock

D/N

Debit Note/Despatch Note

D/O

Delivery Order

D/P

Documents against Payment, Direct Port

DS

Days after Sight

DWT

Dead Weight Tonnage

DY or DELY

Delivery

E&OE

Errors & Omissions Excepted

ECA

Economic Co-Operation Administration

ECE

Economic Commission for Europe

ECGD

Export Credits Guarantee Department, now privatised and the major part of their former
role is now conducted by NCM, a Dutch Credit Insurance Company

ECI

Export Consignment Identifier

EDI

Electronic Data Exchange

EDP

Electronic Date Processing

EEU

European Economic Union

EFTA

European Free Trade Area

EIA

European Information Association

EIS

Export Intelligence Service

EOHP

Except as Otherwise Herein Provided

EOM

End Of Month

EOTA

European Organisation for Technical Approvals

EOTC

European Organisation for Testing & Certification

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival/European Technical Approvals

ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

ETS

Estimated Time of Sailing

EU

European Union

EX

Examined, Exchanged, Executed, Excluding, out of

EXD

Examined

EXW

Ex Works (named place)

FAA

Free of All Average

FAC

Forwarding Agents Commission

FAK

Freight of All Kinds

FAS

Free Alongside Ship

FCA

Free Carrier (named place)

FCL

Full Container Load

FCO

Franco

FCR

Freight Forwarders Certificate of Receipt

F&D

Freight & Demurrage

FIATA

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association

FIB

Free In Bunker

FIO

Free In and Free Out

FIW

Free In Wagon

FO

Firm Order

FOB

Free On Board

FOC

Free Of Charge

FOD

Free Of Damage

FOR

Free On Rail (no longer INCOTERMS 90)

FOT

Free On Truck (no longer INCOTERMS 90)

FOV

Free On Vehicle

FP

Floating open cover marine insurance Policy

FP-C

Flash Point Celsius

FR

Freight Release

FRANCO FREE

For example Franco London - all charges paid to arrival London

FTA

Freight Transport Association or Free Trade Agreements

GA

General Average

GA CON

General Average Contribution

GATT

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade, now known as
WTO (World Trade Organisation)

GRS WT

Gross Weight

GRT

Gross Registered Tonnage

GSP

Generalised System of Preferences

GV

Grand Vitesse

HAWB

House Airway Bill

HAZCHEM

Applicable in the UK - Dangerous Goods Rules of the
Road Haulage Association

HL

Heavy Lift

IATA

International Air Transport Association

IB

Invoice Book

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICB

International Container Depot

ICC

International Chamber of Commerce

ICD

Inland Clearing Depot

ICPO

Irrevocable Corporate Purchasing Order

ICS

International Chamber of Shipping or
Institue of Chartered Shipbrokers

ID

Import Duty

IFF

Institute of Freight Forwarders

I/L

Import Licence

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IMO

International Marine Organisation

IPR

Inward Processing Relief

IRC

International reply Coupon

IRD

Inland Rail Depot

ISO

International Standards Organisation

LAFTA

Latin American Free Trade Organisation

LASH

Lighter Aboard Ship

L/C

Letter of Credit, of which there are several forms

LCL

Less than full Container Load

LDG

Loading

LEC

Local Export Clearance

LO/LO

Lift On / Lift Off

MAWB

Master Air Waybill

MCD

Miscellaneous Cash Payment

MD

Malicious Damage

MIP

Marine Insurance Policy

MR

Mates Receipt

MT

Mail Transfer

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Area

NCV

No Commercial Value

NEI

Not Elsewhere Included

NES

Not Elsewhere Specified

NET WT

Net Weight

NSSN

National Standard Shipping Note

N/T

Net Terms

O/A

On Account of

OAU

Organisation of African Unity

O/C

Open Cover, Open Charter, Over Charge

OCTs

The Overseas Countries & Territories of member states
associated with the EU under Part 4 of The Treaty of Rome

O/D

On Demand or Overdrawn

OECD

Organisation for European Co-Operation & Development

OGL

Open General Licence

O/O

Order Of

OP

Open or floating cargo insurance Policy

OPR

Outward Processing Relief

O/R

Owner's Risk

ORD

Order

OSI

Open Systems Interconnection (Computer Standards)

OTAR

Overseas Tarriffs And Regulations

P/A

Private Account, Particular Average, Power of Attorney

P/C

Private Current, Percent

per pro

on behalf of

PIRA

Packing Industry Research Association

PKD

Partially Knocked Down

PL

Partial Loss

PLA

Port of London Authority

POA

Place of Acceptance

PO

Post Office

POD

Proof Of Delivery

Post Entry

UK Customs export declaration up to 14 days after shipment

PR

Parcel Receipt

Pre Entry

UK Customs export declaration prior to delivering to the carrier

QTY

Quantity

RHA

Road Haulage Association

RN

Removal Note

RO / RO

Roll-On / Roll-Off

SAD

Single Administrative Document

SAE

Stamped Addressed Envelope

SB

Short Bill, payable on demand or sight

SCP

Simplified Customs Procedure

SD

Sight Draft, Short Delivery

SDBL

Sight Draft, with Bill of Lading attached

SDR

Special Drawing Rights

SGS

Pre-Shipment Inspection Company Based in Switzerland

SITC

Standard International Trade Classification

SITPRO

Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board

S/N

Shipping Note

SOB

Shipped On Board

SR&CC

Strike Risk & Civil Commotion

STET

No Change

SWIFTAIR

Dedicated courier service operated by the Post Office (Royal Mail)

SWL

Safe Working Load

TARE

Weight of a container without goods

THE

Technical Help to Exporters (dept BSI)

TIR

Transport Internationale Routiers

TL

Total Loss

TMO

Telegraphic Money Order

TQ

Tarriff Quota

TT

Telegraphic Transfer

TURN

Trader Unique Reference Number (renamed DAN number)

U/D

Under Deck

ULD

Unit Load Device

UN

United Nations

UNCTAD

the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

U / W

Underwriter

VAT

Value Added Tax

WA

With Average

WB

Waybill, Wharehouse Book

W/M

Weight or Measure, basis for sea freight rates

WPA

With Particular Average

WR

Warehouse Receipt

WRO

War Risks Only

WTO

World Trade Organisation (formally GATT)

YAR

York Antwerp Rules (used in marine insurance)


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