Most commonly used abbreviations | Active Freight Management
Most commonly used abbreviations
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Active Freight Management
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| AEO | Authorized Economic Operator | Hallmark characterising cooperation between a company and Customs to promote the security of incoming and/or outgoing goods. | ||
| AMS Filing | Automated Manifest System | US Customs’ integrated system to reduce security risks in terms of type, quality and origin of goods. | ||
| AOG | Aircraft On Ground | Term meant to indicate that an aircraft cannot take off without repair. | ||
| AWB/HAWB/MAWB | AirWay Bill/ House AirWay Bill/ Master AirWay Bill | Transport document for carriage by air freight. | ||
| BL/ HBL | Bill of Loading/ House Bill of Loading | Transport document for carriage by sea freight. | ||
| CAO | Cargo Aircraft Only | Term intended to indicate that consignment may only be transported in a cargo aircraft due to the nature or packaging of the goods. | ||
| CCA | Corrective Charges Advise | Adjustment on Bill of lading/Airway Bill i.e. shipment details of NAW. | ||
| CMR | Convention relative au Contrat de Transport International de Marchandises par Route | Transport document used in road transport. | ||
| CoO/CvO | Certificate of Origin | A certificate of origin is an export document that proves in which country a product was made. KVK issues these certificates. | ||
| CW | Chargeable Weight | Volume weight (1:6 = L*W*H cm/6000) | ||
| DGD | Dangerous Goods Declaration | Form containing all information in terms of packaging, labelling and classification of the substances to be transported. | ||
| EORI nummer | Economic Operators Registration and Identification number | A unique registration number intended to identify companies in Customs data traffic within the EU. | ||
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | Expected arrival time. | ||
| ETD | Estimated Time of Departure | Expected departure time. | ||
| EUR 1 | EUR 1 document | Commercial document that achieves exemption or reduction of import duties in countries with which the EU has a treaty. | ||
| EX-A | Export douane document | Customs declaration/export document of freely tradable goods from the EU. | ||
| FCL | Full Container Load | Full container cargo this can be either a 20 ft or a 40 Ft container. | ||
| Fumigatie | Hitte/rook behandeling | Heat/smoke treatment of wood intended to prevent spread of harmful organism. | ||
| GDP | Goods Distribution Practice | Quality assurance system, which includes requirements related to purchase, receipt, storage and export of medicines. | ||
| ISF Filing | Importer Security Filing | Regulations requiring importing parties to declare a goods description to US customs before arrival in USA. | ||
| LCL | Less Container Load | Container part load delivered as general cargo and loaded into a container by a consolidator with other part loads. | ||
| LC | Letter of Credit | Documentary Credit. | ||
| MD/ LD | Main/LowerDeck | Upper/lower layer of an aircraft. | ||
| NRFC | Not Ready For Carriage | Form stating why an air cargo shipment cannot be offered for transport in a regular way. For example, due to size or weight. | ||
| PAX OK | Passenger Aircraft OK | Term used to indicate that consignments may be carried on both passenger and cargo aircraft due to the nature or packaging of the goods. | ||
| PFI | Pro Forma Invoice | This is an unofficial, provisional invoice that provides the buyer with information about the products or services that will be delivered. | ||
| PO | Purchase Order | Purchase order. A document issued by a buyer to a seller which details the terms of sale. | ||
| PoA | Power of Attorney | Authorisation form to carry out customs operations on behalf of an importer/exporter. | ||
| ULD | Unit Load Device | A standard size pallet or container used to transport air cargo. | ||
| UTB | Uitnodiging Tot Betaling | Post-clearance assessment/customs debt on imports. | ||
| RoRo | Roll On Roll Off | Ship intended for transportation of rolling stock (car/excavators/trailers/). | ||
| VAT | Value Added Tax | Value-added tax. | ||
| W/M | Weight/Measurement | Method to determine freight rates depending on the largest weighing unit. |
