Basic-level English professional nouns commonly encountered in international trade
Chassis: refers to the container trailer frame, evolved from an ordinary flatbed truck, and is specially used to transport container frames.
C.F.S.: Container Freight Station, container station. The shipping company or the transporter disassembles the goods into the CFS, or collects the export goods in the CFS, and then loads them into the container together. In this case, most of the goods from many different cargo owners or consignees are loaded in the same container together.
Claim: claim. Payment requirements for the goods shipper to compensate for losses caused by the negligence of the shipper;
C.M.: is in capitalization, which refers to Cubic Meter, which can also be written as CBM, that is, cubic meters, and in lower case, it refers to Centimeter, that is, centimeter. 1 CBM = 35.315 Cubic Feet;
C/O: Certificate of Origin. Certificate of Origin. It is issued by the relevant government departments of the exporting country (Entry and Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau) to prove the origin of the goods and use them to enjoy preferential tariffs and quotas of the importing country.
Conference: Guild. A group of cargo transporters operating the same route. Everyone jointly sets freight standards and uniformly stipulates various carrier regulations, which are jointly abide by by all members. The purpose is to maintain freight rates and avoid vicious competition among peers.
Consolidation (consolidation service): will assemble the multi-ticket small batches of CFS or LCL in centralized transportation in various types of whole cabinets. Since the cost of transporting the entire cabinet is low, the consignee can save costs for the shipper.
CY: Container Yard is the abbreviation of storing goods, which means the site where goods are stored. Before exporting goods, the cargo owner must go to CY to lift the empty container to the factory to load the goods, and then send it back to CY. After customs inspection, it will be transported to the dock and then hoisted onto the ship. The same is true for imports, using CY as an intermediate station. The freight alliance of North American routes is formulating freight rules and regulations with CY as a synonym for (unloading containers).
DDC: Destination Delivery Charge. Transportation fee from destination terminal to warehouse.
Demurrage: Delay fee for goods. If the consignee fails to pick up the goods within the time specified by the shipper, such additional fees will be incurred. (Onsite)
Detention: delay fee for goods. If the cargo owner or consignee fails to return the empty container to the shipper within the time specified by the transporter, this additional fee should be paid. (Off-field)
Devanning: unboxing. The action of unloading the goods from the container.
DG: Dangerous Goods. Dangerous Goods.
D/O:Delivery Order. A bill of lading or bill of lading, a notice of delivery and pickup certificate issued by the ship owner and freight forwarder.
Dock Receipt: The transporter first gave the goods receipt to the cargo owner before coming to B/L to prove that the goods have been delivered to the dock designated by the transporter and the pickup container is coming to the station.
Dry Cargo: cargo does not require a frozen container to transport goods.
Door-to-Door: door-to-door transportation method, that is, after the goods are loaded into the container, the hands of the owner and the consignee are all in the same container.
Dunnage: Wood or other materials used to fix goods when loading containers.
Duty Drawback: Tax refund. The tax department will return the value-added tax and other tax payments collected by the customs when the enterprise is exported to the enterprise, or deduct it from the customs when the next export is exported to encourage exports.
Equipment Interchange Receipt(EIR): (Equipment Handover Order), a document issued when collecting or releasing the container, that is, the frame, can be used to control the inlet and exit of the container, and to record the situation when the container, that is, the frame is transferred to confirm the ownership of the responsibility.
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival. Expected arrival date.
ETD: Estimated Time of Departure. The estimated ship opening day.
FAF: Fuel Adjustment Factor Fuel adjustment fee
FAK: Freight All Kind abbreviation, which refers to the calculation unit of one container regardless of the type of goods in the container.
FCL: Full Container Load abbreviation, meaning (full container). Also known as CY.
Feeder Service: is transported into the containers of customs ports in smaller container ships, and transported them in a specific large port. The containers are unloaded and handed over to a large mother ship. The mother ship is transported for long-distance trans-ocean transportation. Therefore, Feeder Ship can be called a sub-boat.
FEU: Forty Feet Equivalent Units abbreviation. Two 20-foot containers equal to one FEU.
Flat Rack Container: flat panel container, this type of container has all boundless boards, that is, the top board, and only four corner columns. Usually used to load cargoes that are too long, too wide and too high.
FMC: Federal Maritime Commission. United States Federal Maritime Association.
FOB:Free On Board. Flood price
Form A: format A. A certificate of origin under the Universal Preferential System (GSP) is issued by the relevant government departments of the beneficiary/exporting countries to enjoy preferential tariffs and quotas to the beneficiary/importing countries. The mainland and the United States adopt Form A under GSP, which is issued by the International Trade Promotion Commission or the entry and exit inspection and quarantine agency.
Freight Forwarder: can be referred to as (comprehensive transporter). Most of the international comprehensive transporters are organized by companies. The services provided are to receive small receipts from LCL, which are centrally grouped into a whole cabinet and handed over to the shipping company to the destination. International transporters can issue bills of lading , covering the parts of sea, land and even air transportation, but usually do not own the means of transportation themselves.
Full set of B/Ls: full set of bills of lading. (Three originals, three copies.) letter of credit is represented by 3/3.
GSP: Generalized System of Preferences. Universal preferential system. It is a universal, non-discriminatory, non-reciprocal tariff preferential system that developed countries give to developing countries exported finished and semi-made products (including certain primary products).
HBL:House Bill of Lading. Freight forwarding bill of lading.
HMF: Harbor Maintenance Fee. US port maintenance fee 0.125% of the collected value of US customs, which is used for port construction and maintenance. Shipping is only available. (It will be involved under the terms of DDP)
IMO: International Maritime Organization. International Maritime Organization
L/C: Letter of Credit. Letter of Credit.
L/B:Land Bridge. Land Bridge service.
LBS: Pounds Pounds
LCL: Less than Container Load. Bulk/Link.
MLB: Mini-Land Bridge. Mini Land Bridge.
M/N: Marks and Numbers. Logo and encoding.
M3:Cubic Meters cubic meter
MPF: Merchandise Processing Fee A fee levied by the US Customs, 0.3464% of the amount of the goods invoice, the minimum fee is $25, and the maximum limit is $480 (which will be involved under the DDP clause)
N/p: Notify Party. Notify.
NVOCC: Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier.
OBL: Ocean Bill of Lading. Sea Bill of Lading .
O/F: Ocean Freight(charges).Sea freight.
Open-Top Container: (open-top container). This type of container uses canvas as the cabinet roof. When loading, the cabinet roof can be lifted and loaded from the top, which is suitable for loading large and heavy goods.
Packing List: Packing List. Important documents describing the cargo loading status in the container, involving the number of pieces, weight size, wheat head, cargo model and other contents for customs audit and consignee acceptance of the goods. The amount of goods is not marked.
Pallet: tray. The pads on which goods can be stacked are usually made of wooden boards to facilitate stacking and operation.
Payload: goods that pay for freight by weight or material amount. It also refers to the capacity of goods that can be loaded in the container.
Per Diem: means For One Day: When renting containers or frames, the rental fee is calculated based on one day.
POD: Port of Discharge, also proof of Delivery. Port of Transport or Freight Arrival Certificate.
POL:Port of Loading.
PPD: Prepaid Charges. Prepaid fee.
Pre-Cooling: (pre-cooling) a necessary measure when shipping fresh goods. It can be divided into pre-cooling of goods and pre-cooling of frozen goods.
Prepaid: Shipping conditions for prepaid freight.
Reefer: is called Refrigeration Container, which is called a refrigeration container.
Relay: transfer the goods from one ship to another ship of the same company.
Roll-on/Roll-off(RO/RO): A specially designed and manufactured cabin. Container trailers, trucks and pile heights can be loaded and unloaded directly from the dock, so it is called (walk on and off the ship).
Route: The method of cargo transportation is the route.
SLC: Shipper Load and Count. The cargo owner loads it himself and calculates the quantity.
STC:Said to Contain.
THC: Terminal Handling Charge. Terminal processing fee.
TEU: Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit.20ft
W/M:Weight or Measure; whichever is greater. The weight or material volume is charged for the larger one.
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Act of God: refers to various situations that cannot be controlled by humans. For example, lightning, floods, earthquakes, etc. If the cause of the damage to the goods is Act of God, the transporter is usually not legally responsible.
Actual Gross Weight: The weight of the container itself plus the total weight of the goods contained in the container.
Actual Pay Load: The weight of the goods (total weight minus the tare weight of the container)
Advise on Shipment: A notice sent to the buyer that the goods have been loaded, including the packaging list, route description, and invoice video. At the same time, if necessary, copies of bills of lading will also be attached.
Airway bill: Air waybill. 1) The receipt certificate issued by the carrier; 2) The transportation contract between the carrier and the shipper; 3) It is a non-transferable bill of lading. The Consignee column needs to be called the specific consignee.
Airport Code: Airport /Airport Code. It consists of three letters to represent each airport, such as ORD, which represents CHICAGO
All Water(A.W.): The transportation method used by the transporter is completely via sea route, and is not transferred by road or railway.
AMS: Automated Manifest System Automatic manifest declaration system
Any-Quantity(A.Q.): The term used in terms of sea freight, refers to the classification of freight according to the nature of the goods, rather than priced based on the amount of goods.
Arrival Notice: The goods arrival notice is usually sent by the shipper to the consignee to inform the goods that have arrived so that the consignee can complete the pick-up procedures.
BAF: Bunker Adjustment Factor. Fuel adjustment fee.
Bill of Lading(Ocean): Sea Bill of Lading
is a valuable document, usually signed by the captain, agent bank or ship owner representative.
provides a bill of receipt of the cargo owner; proves the type, quantity of the cargo, the date of loading, the destination, and the port through which the cargo passes. Sea bill of lading is not only a receipt for goods, but
is also a formal delivery contract.
bill of lading itself is also liquid.
Clean B/L: When the shipper does not indicate the packaging of the goods and any shortcomings of the goods on the bill of lading, we may call this bill of lading a clean bill of lading.
Straight B/L: This kind of bill of lading directly fills the consignee in the consignee column, and does not use the bank as the consignee, so this kind of bill of lading cannot be deposited.
Order B/L: This kind of bill of lading is issued to a specific legal person, usually the shipper, and it must be signed or endorsed before the deposit can take effect.
Through B/L: Multimodal Bill of Lading. If the delivery person is not a family, he or she must issue such a bill of lading. For example, first shipped by sea, then shipped to a port, and then transported by railway to the final destination. In this case, the shipping person usually issued a Through B/L, and a bill of lading will sign all other transporters such as railways, road trailers and sub-ships.
BSC: Bunker Surcharge. Fuel surcharge
Bonded Warehouse: (Bonded Warehouse) The inlet and exit of goods are controlled by customs personnel. All imported goods stored in such warehouses are exempt from customs duties before leaving the warehouse.
Broken stallage(Space): When picking up the container, the space in the container cannot be fully utilized due to different sizes and shapes of the goods or improperly loading the cabinet, resulting in the space in the container being unable to be fully utilized. It is called Broken stallage.
Bull Rings: An iron circular ring device for fixing goods, which is usually placed on the floor of the container. The cabinet ropes for fixing the goods can pass through it, and there is no need to nail other fixing objects on the floor.
Bunker Charge: Fuel surcharge. Additional to sea freight costs, which are used to reflect the cost of oil prices. For example, when oil prices rise, Bunker Charge will rise, and when it falls, it will fall.
CAF: Currency Adjustment Factor. Exchange Rate Adjustment Fee.
Cellular Vessel: refers to a ship designed specifically for carrying containers. The design of the ship's compartment is determined based on the size of the container.
CFT: Cubic Feet. cube foot
Chargeable Weight: Billing weight. Generally, in air freight and LCL business, the maximum weight taken after weighing and converting the volume and weight of the cargo. As a basis for charging.
Chassis: refers to the frame of the container trailer, which evolved from an ordinary flatbed truck and is specially used to transport containers.
C.F.S.: Container Freight Station, container station.
Shipping companies or shippers disassemble the goods into the CFS, or collect the export goods in the CFS, and then load them into the container together. In this case, most of the goods from many different cargo owners or consignees are loaded in the same container together.
Claim: Claim. Payment requirements for the delivery person to compensate for the losses caused by the delivery person's negligence
C.M.: In capital, it refers to Cubic Meter, or it can be written as CBM, that is, cubic meters, and in lower case, it refers to Centimeter, that is, centimeter. 1 CBM = 35.315 Cubic Feet
C/O: Certificate of Origin. Certificate of Origin. It is issued by the relevant government departments of the exporting country (Entry and Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau) to prove the origin of the goods and use them to enjoy preferential tariffs and quotas of the importing country.
Conference: Guild. A group of cargo transporters operating the same route. Everyone jointly sets freight standards and uniformly stipulates various carrier regulations, which are jointly abide by by all members. The purpose is to maintain freight rates and avoid vicious competition among peers.
Consolidation (consolidation service): That is, the CFS or LCL small batches will be assembled in centralized manner to transport them in various types of whole cabinets. Since the cost of transporting the entire cabinet is low, the consignee can save costs for the shipper.
CY: Container Yard is the abbreviation of the storage of goods. Before exporting the goods, the cargo owner must go to CY to lift the empty container to the factory to load the goods, and then send it back to CY. After customs inspection, it will be transported to the dock and then hoisted onto the ship. The same is true for imports, using CY as an intermediate station. The freight alliance of North American routes is formulating freight rules and regulations with CY as a synonym for (unloading containers).
DDC: Destination Delivery Charge. Transportation fee from destination terminal to warehouse.
Demurrage: Delayed charge for goods. If the consignee fails to pick up the goods within the time specified by the shipper, such additional charges will be incurred. (Onsite)
Detention: The cargo delay fee, if the cargo owner or consignee fails to return the empty container to the shipper within the time specified by the transporter, this additional fee should be paid. (Off-field)
Devanning: Unboxing. The action of unloading the goods from the container.
DG: Dangerous Goods. Dangerous Goods.
D/O:Delivery Order. A bill of lading or bill of lading, a notice of delivery and pickup certificate issued by the ship owner and freight forwarder.
Dock Receipt: The delivery person first gives the goods receipt to the cargo owner before coming to B/L, proof that the goods have been delivered to the dock designated by the delivery person, and the pickup container comes to the station.
Dry Cargo: No refrigerated containers are required to transport goods.
Door-to-Door: Door-to-door transportation method, that is, after the goods are loaded into the container, the hands of the owner and the consignee are all in the same container.
Dunnage: Wood or other materials used to fix goods when loading containers.
Duty Drawback: Tax refund. The tax department will return the value-added tax and other tax payments collected by the customs when the enterprise is exported to the enterprise, or deduct it from the customs when the next export is exported to encourage exports.
Equipment Interchange Receipt(EIR): (Equipment Handover Order), a document issued when collecting or releasing the container, that is, the frame, can be used to control the inlet and exit of the container, and to record the situation when the container, that is, the frame is transferred to confirm the ownership of the responsibility.
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival.Expected arrival day.
ETD: Estimated Time of Departure. The scheduled sailing day is expected.
FAF: Fuel Adjustment Factor Fuel Adjustment Fee
FAK: Freight All Kind abbreviation, which refers to the calculation unit of one container regardless of the type of goods in the container.
FCL: Full Container Load abbreviation, meaning (full container). Also known as CY.
Feeder Service: A smaller container ship is transported into the containers at customs ports, and is transported in a specific large port. The containers are unloaded and handed over to a large mother ship. The mother ship is transported for long-distance trans-ocean transportation. Therefore, the Feeder Ship can be called a sub-boat.
FEU: The abbreviation of Forty Feet Equivalent Units. Two 20-foot containers equal to one FEU.
Flat Rack Container: Flat-panel containers, such containers have all edge-free plates, that is, the top plate, and only four corner columns. Usually used to load cargoes that are too long, too wide and too high.
FMC: Federal Maritime Commission. United States Federal Maritime Commission.
FOB:Free On Board. Flood Price
Form A: Format A. A certificate of origin under the Universal Preferential System (GSP) is issued by the relevant government departments of the beneficiary/exporting countries to enjoy preferential tariffs and quotas to the beneficiary/importing countries. The mainland and the United States adopt Form A under GSP, which is issued by the International Trade Promotion Commission or the entry and exit inspection and quarantine agency.
Freight Forwarder: can be referred to as (comprehensive transporter). Most of the international comprehensive transporters are organized by companies. The services provided are to receive small receipts from LCL, which are centrally grouped into a whole cabinet and handed over to the shipping company to the destination. International carriers can issue bills of lading, covering parts of sea, land and even air transport, but usually do not own a means of transport themselves.
Full set of B/Ls: Full set of bills of lading. (Three originals, three copies.) The letter of credit is represented by 3/3.
GSP: Generalized System of Preferences. Universal preferential system. It is a universal, non-discriminatory, non-reciprocal tariff preferential system that developed countries give to developing countries exported finished and semi-made products (including certain primary products).
HBL:House Bill of Lading. Freight forwarding bill of lading.
HMF: Harbor Maintenance Fee. US port maintenance fee 0.125% of the collected cargo value of US customs is used for port construction and maintenance. Shipping is only available. (It will be involved under the DDP clause)
IMO: International Maritime Organization. International Maritime Organization
L/C:Letter of Credit.
L/B:Land Bridge. Land Bridge service.
LBS: Pounds
LCL: Less than Container Load. Bulk/Link.
MLB: Mini-Land Bridge. Mini Land Bridge.
M/N: Marks and Numbers. Logo and encoding.
M3:Cubic Meters cube meter
MPF: Merchandise Processing Fee A fee levied by US Customs, 0.3464% of the amount of goods invoice, with a minimum fee of $25, with a maximum limit of $480 (which will be involved under the DDP clause)
N/p: Notify Party. Notify.
NVOCC: Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier. Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier.
OBL: Ocean Bill of Lading. Sea Bill of Lading.
O/F: Ocean Freight(charges).Sea freight.
Open-Top Container: (Open-top container), this type of container uses canvas as the cabinet roof. When loading, the cabinet roof can be opened and loaded from the top, which is suitable for loading large and heavy goods.
Packing List: Packing list. Important documents describing the cargo loading status in the container, involving the number of pieces, weight size, wheat head, cargo model and other contents for customs audit and consignee acceptance of the goods. The amount of goods is not marked.
Pallet: Pallet. The pads on which goods can be stacked are usually made of wooden boards to facilitate stacking and operation.
Payload: The goods that pay for shipping costs by weight or material amount. It also refers to the capacity of goods that can be loaded in the container.
Per Diem: means For One Day: When renting containers or frames, the rental fee is calculated based on one day.
POD: Port of Discharge, also proof of Delivery. Port of Transport or Freight Arrival.
POL:Port of Loading.
PPD: Prepaid Charges. Prepaid fee.
Pre-Cooling: (Pre-cooling) A necessary measure when shipping fresh goods. It can be divided into pre-cooling of goods and pre-cooling of frozen goods.
Prepaid: Shipping conditions for prepaid shipping.
Reefer: called Refrigeration Container, which is called a refrigeration container.
Relay: transfer the cargo from one ship to another ship of the same company.
Roll-on/Roll-off(RO/RO): A specially designed and manufactured cabin. Container trailers, trucks and pile heights can be loaded and unloaded directly from the dock, so it is called (walk on and off the ship).
Route: The method of cargo transportation is the route.
SLC: Shipper Load and Count. The shipper loads it himself and calculates the quantity.
STC:Said to Contain.
THC: Terminal Handling Charge. Terminal processing fee.
TEU: Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit.20ft
W/M:Weight or Measure; whichever is greater. The weight or material volume is charged for the larger one.
Zip code: US Postal Code
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