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Industry Acronyms
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| ABCC |
Association of the British Chambers of Commerce |
| ADR |
Agreement on Dangerous Goods by Road (Europe) |
| AIMS |
American Institute of Merchant Shipping |
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B
| BAF |
Bill of Lading |
| B/L |
One who transacts business on behalf of a principal. |
| BIMCO |
Baltic and International Maritime Conference |
| BS |
Bunker Surcharge |
| BSC |
British Shippers’ Council |
| BSI |
British Standards Institution |
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C
| CAACE |
Committee of Shipowner’s Associations of the European Community |
| CAF |
Currency Adjustment Factor |
| CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy (of the EEC) |
| CBI |
Confederation of British Industries |
| CCC |
Customs Co-operation Council |
| CCCN |
Customs Co-operation Council Nomenclature (formerly BTN) |
| CENSA |
Council of European and Japanese National Shipowner’s Association |
| C & F |
Cost and Freight |
| C & I |
Cost and Insurance |
| CIF |
Cost, Insurance, and Freight |
| CIM |
Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Rail |
| CMR |
International convention for the international carriage of goods by road |
| CMS |
Cartage Management Services |
| CPT |
Customs New Import Entry Processing System |
| CRN |
Customs Registered Number |
| CTO |
Combined Transport Operator |
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D
| DGN |
Dangerous Goods Note |
| DoE |
Department of the Environment |
| DoT |
Department of Trade |
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E
| ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe (UN) |
| ECGD |
Export Credits Guarantee Department |
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
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F
| FAK |
Freight All Kinds |
| FAS |
Free Alongside |
| FCL |
Full Container Load |
| FCR |
Freight Forwarder Certificate of Receipt |
| FCT |
Freight Forwarders Combined Transport Bill of Lading |
| FIATA |
The International Federation of Forwarding Agents Association |
| FIO |
Free In and Out |
| FOB |
Free On Board |
| F/T |
Freight Tonne |
| FRT |
Freight |
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G
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| G/A |
General Average |
| GCBS |
General Council of British Shipping |
| GRT |
Gross Registered Tons/Tonnage |
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I
| IAPH |
International Association of Ports and Harbours |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| ICB |
International Container Bureau |
| ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICD |
Inland Clearance Depot |
| ICHCA |
International Cargo Handling Coordination Association |
| ICS |
International Chamber of Shipping |
| ICWP |
Inter-Conference Working Party |
| IMDG |
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| INSA |
International Shipowners Association (Gdynia) |
| IPG |
Inter-Governmental Preparatory Group on a Convention for International Multimodal Transport |
| IRU |
International Road Transport Union |
| ISF |
International Shipping Federation |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| ITI |
Customs Convention on International Transit of Goods |
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L
| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| LCL |
Less than a Full Container Load |
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N
| NPC |
National Ports Council |
| NRT |
Nett Registered Tonnes/Tonnage |
| NSSN |
National Standard Shipping Note (See Shipping Note) |
| NVOCC |
Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier |
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O
| OCN |
Out of Charge Note |
| OCTI |
Central Office for International Railway Transport |
| OBCD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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R
| RHA |
Road Haulage Association |
| RID |
Regulations Concerning the International Transport of Dangerous Good by Rail (Europe) |
| RKT |
Reichskratverkehstifif; the Official German Road Transport Tariff |
| ROB |
Remaining on Board |
| RO/RO |
Roll On, Roll Off |
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S
| SCP |
Simplified Clearance Procedure (Customs) |
| SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
| SITC |
Standard International Trade Classification |
| SITPRO |
Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board |
| SOL |
Shipowner’s Liability |
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T
| TIR |
Transport International Routier |
| TREMCARD |
Transport Road Emergency Card (Dangerous Goods) |
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U
| UIC |
International Union of Railways (Europe) |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade Development |
| UNCITRAL |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
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V
| VDR |
Verbank Deutscher Reeder; German Shipowners’ Association |
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