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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations 3PL

Third Party Logistic Agreement

4PL

Fourth Party Logistic Agreement

A00

EU tax code indicating Customs duty

AA

Classified Management Enterprises — AEO equivalent scheme in China

AAA

Association of Average Adjusters

AAD

Administrative Accompanying Document

AANZTA

ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Trade Agreement

AAr

Against all risks (Obsolete)

A/B

Aktiebolaget (registered company — Sweden)

AB

Appellate Body (WTO)

ABCC

Association of British Chambers of Commerce

A-BCC

Arab-British Chamber of Commerce

ABI

Association of British Insurers

A/C

Account

ACE

Automated Commercial Environment

ACFTA

ASEAN–China Free Trade Agreement

ACL

Allowable Chain Load

ACP

African Caribbean and Pacific States

ACP

Accredited Client Programme: a system of authorising compliant and secure importers and exporters similar to AEO in countries such as the UAE

ACP

Authorised Consignee Premises (under EU NCTS)

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADD

Anti-Dumping Duties

ADP

Automatic data processing

ADR

Accord Dangereux Routier — the European agreement on the International carriage of dangerous goods by road

ADS

Aerospace, Defence and Security organisation (formed from EGAD)

Ad. Val

Ad valorem (according to value)

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) A/E

Abbreviated Entry

AEO

Authorised Economic Operator Status

AEO(C)

Authorised Economic Operator — approved under Customs Simplification conditions only

AEO(F)

Authorised Economic Operator — Full approval

AEO(S)

Authorised Economic Operator — approved under Safety & Security conditions only

AER

Anticipated Export Record (see ECS)

AES

Automated Export System (term used in the USA)

AF

Advance freight (ie prior to shipment)

AFF

Additional Freight Fee (tax chargeable at import into some countries)

AFTD

American Foreign Trade Definitions (obsolete commercial terms)

AG

Aktiengesellschaft (public company — Germany)

AG

Australia Group

AHTN

ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature

AI

Additional Information — an important field on the UK/EU customs declaration

AIFTA

ASEAN–India Free Trade Agreement

AIS

Automated Import System (part of ICS)

AJCEP

ASEAN–Japan Common Effective Preference

AKFTA

ASEAN–South Korea Free Trade Agreement

ALV

Automatic License Verification system

AN

Advice note

ANDEAN

Country Group: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela

ANF

Arrival notification form

AP

Additional premium

APA

Advance Pricing Agreement — an international customs valuation term

APEO

The APEO scheme is a fish-specific extension to the EU AEO approval. Granted in the UK by DEFRA, launched 2010

Approved Exporter

Approval to make invoice declarations in the place of issuing EUR1 forms

A/r

All risks (Obsolete)

Arusha Declaration

WTO Declaration on Customs Integrity

A/S

Account Sales, After sight, alongside

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations, a country group comprising of Brunei Darussalam, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

ASYCUDA

Automated System for Customs Data

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) ATA

Admission temporaire — temporary admission

ATIGA

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement

ATP

Accorde Transports Perissable, (European Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs)

ATP

Autonomous Trade Preferences

ATR

Admission temporaire roulette — temporary admission on wheels

ATR Form

Movement certificate for preferential trade between the EU and Turkey

AV

Ad valorem. Average

AWB

Air Waybill

AWT

Advance Witholding Tax

B00

EU tax code indicating VAT paid at import

B2B

Business to Business Sales

B2C

Business to Consumer Sales

BACAT

Barge aboard catamaran

BACS

Banker’s Automated Clearing System

BAF

Bunker adjustment factor

BCC

British Chamber of Commerce

BCN

Banker’s Cover Note

Bd

Bond

B/D

Banker’s Draft

BDV

Beneficiary Developing Countries — under GSP

B/E

Bill of Exchange

BERR

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the DTI now replaced by BIS)

BERTI

Binding European Retrieval of Tariff Information — the UK national BTI system

BEST

Business Education and Support Team of HMRC

BEXA

British Exporters Association

BF

UK Border Force

BIFA

British International Freight Association

BIS

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (formerly BERR and DTI)

BIS

US Bureau of Industry and Security

Bkg

Breakage

Bkge

Brokerage

B/L

Bill of Lading

BoE

Bank of England

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) BoE

Bill of Exchange (also see B/E)

BOI

Binding Origin Information Ruling — a system of obtaining a ruling on the origin of goods, often required when preference is being claimed

BOM

Bill of Materials

Bonded Warehouse

Warehouse where bonded goods are stored (see also Customs Warehouse)

B/P

Bills payable

BR

Bills receivable

Break Bulk

The dismantling of a large consignment into smaller lots for onward distribution to more than one customer

B/rec

Bills receivable

BRG

British Returned Goods (obsolete — see RGR)

BRIC

Term used to describe the four major developing world markets: Brazil, Russia, India and China

BRICS

Extension to BRIC by adding South Africa

B/S

Bill of Sale

BSC

British Shippers Council

BSI

British Standards Institution

BSS

British Standard Specification

BST

British Summer time

BTA

Bilateral Trade Agreement

BTI

Binding Tariff Information ruling

BTIA

Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement

BTN

Brussels Tariff Number (obsolete)

BV

Bureau Veritas

BVI

Customs Binding Value Information Ruling (not applicable in the EU)

C79

Monthly statement of VAT paid by a company

C88

Form number in the UK for the paper version of the SAD

C88A

UK paper version of the SAD for import declarations

C105

Individual Valuation Statement (no longer in use 2008)

C109

General Valuation Statement (GVS) (no longer in use 2008)

C1300

EUROMED Preference Certificate

CA

Compensatory Agreement

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CAAC

Customs and Allied Affairs Committee

CAB

Civil Aeronautics Board (USA)

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) CACM

Central American Common Market

CACO

Central Asian Cooperation Organisation

CAD

Cash against documents/Commercial Agents Directive/Canadian Dollar

CAF

Currency adjustment factor

CAN

Andean Community

CAN

Customs Alert Network (Customs Modernisation Tool)

CAO

Cargo Aircraft Only

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CAP

Compliance/Corrective Action Plan

CAP

Counterfeiting and Piracy Group (WCO)

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

CARIFORUM

Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States

Carnet

Booklet issued by ICC to make customs clearance on temporary movements easier

Carrier

The provider of the main means of transport in a shipment, eg airline, vessel operator, trucker

CAS

Chemical Abstract Service

CBD

Cash before delivery

CBI

Confederation of British Industry

CBP

Customs and Border Protection Agency — USA Customs Authority

CBR

Carrier Baggage Voucher

cbm

Cubic metre

CC

Centralised Clearance, Continuation clause, Civil Commotions

cc

Current cost, cubic capacity, customs clearance, cubic centimetre, carbon copy

CC

Change in Chapter (Preference origin qualifying rules)

CCC

Customs Co-operation Council

CCC

China Compulsory Certificate

CCC

Commerce Country Chart (USA–EAR regulations)

CCF

Customs Clearance Fee

CCCN

Customs Co-operation Council Nomenclature (formerly (BTN) Brussels Tariff Nomenclature)

CCIP

Customs Code Implementing Provisions

CCIQ

China Customs Inspection and Quarantine

CCL

Commerce Control List (USA export licence controls)

CCLN

Consignment note control label number

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) CCN

Common Communications Networks — part of ECS

CC/O

Certificate of consignment/origin

CCOIC

China Chamber of International Commerce

CCP

Customs Civil Penalties or Common Customs Information Portal

CCR

Customs Clearance Requests

CCS-UK

Cargo Community System — UK

CCT

Common Customs Tariff (within the EU)

CCTO

Central Community Transit Office

CCVO

Combined Certificate of Value and Origin

C/D

Commercial Dock; consular declaration

CD

Customs declaration; EU Customs Directive

C&D

Collected and delivered

CDM

Customs Data Model

CDV

Current domestic value

CEC

Commission of the European Communities or Council for Economic Cooperation (NAFTA)

CECA

Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

CEE

Centre of Excellence (HMRC term)

CEFTA

Canada–Europe Free Trade Association Agreement

CE Mark Conformité

Européenne (European Conformity) — compliance procedure and mark

CEMA79

Customs & Excise Management Act 1979 (UK — being amended)

CEMAC

Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa

CENMaT

Customs Enforcement Management Team

CEN

Customs Enforcement Network (Customs modernisation tool)

CENcomm

Customs Enforcement Network communication tool (Customs modernisation tool)

CEPT

Common Effective Preferential Tariff

Cert

Certificate

cf (cu. ft.)

Cubic feet

Certified

Document such as a CofO stamped by a Chamber of Commerce (also see Legalised)

C&F

Cost and freight (not an official abbreviation)

CES

Common Economic Space — established on the basis of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia

CESS

A customs duty levied on certain goods only, similar to excise

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) CET

Common External Tariff

CETA

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between EU and Canada

C.EU

Civil Aircraft End-Use relief

CFR

Cost and freight (Incoterms Rule) or USA Code of Federal Regulations

CFS

Certificate of Free Sale or Container freight station

CFSP

Customs Freight Simplified Procedures

CFSP

Common Foreign and Security Policy (EU abbreviation)

CFTC

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (USA)

Cge Pd

Carriage paid

CGEA

Community General Export Authorisation (replaced with UGEA)

CH

Custom House

CHAPS

Clearing House Automated Payment System

Ch Fwd

Charges forward

Ch Pd

Charges Paid

CHIEF

Customs handling of import/export freight

CHIPS

Clearing House Inter-bank Payments System (USA)

C&I

Cost and Insurance (not an official abbreviation)

C/I

Consular Invoice/Certificate of Insurance

CIE

Customs input entry; Coras Iompair Eirraen (Irish Railways)

CIF

Cost, Insurance and Freight (Incoterms Rule)

CIF & C

Cost, Insurance, Freight & Commission (not an official abbreviation)

CIF & E

Cost, Insurance, Freight & Exchange (not an official abbreviation)

CIF & I

Cost, Insurance, Freight & Interest (not an official abbreviation)

CIFC & I

Cost, Insurance, Freight, Commission & Interest (not an official abbreviation)

CILOC

Confirmed, Irrevocable Letter of Credit

CILT

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

CIM

Convention International Marchandises Chemins de Fer (International rail carriage receipt)

CIP

Carriage/Freight and Insurance paid to (named point) (Incoterms Rule)

CIP

Customs Information Papers (UK)

CIPA

Charted Institute of Patent Agents

CIPS

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States (comprising former Soviet Union countries — 12 members)

CIS

Carnet Indemnity Scheme

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

CITEX

Customs, International Trade and Excise (UK Customs)

CITHA

Confederation of International Trading Houses Associations

CIVETS

Abbreviation used to describe significant markets for international growth — Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa

CJ

Council Jurisdiction or USA Commodity Jurisdiction

CJEU

Court of Justice — European Union

CKD

Completely knocked down

CLECAT

European Liaison Committee of Common Market Forwarders

CMAA

Customs Co-operative and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters Agreement — 1997 Agreement between USA and EU

CMR

Convention Merchandises Routiers (Conditions for the International carriage of goods by road)

C/N

Consignment note; cover note; case of need

CN

Combined Nomenclature — 8 digits of the commodity code use in the EC

C/nee

Consignee

C of C

Certificate of Conformity

C of C

Chamber of commerce

CO or C/O

Certificate of origin, cash order

COCOM

Co-ordinating Committee on Export Controls (NATO) (obsolete)

COD

Cash on delivery; customer’s own delivery

Cof

Cost of funds

COFACE

Compagnie Francause pour l’Assurance du Commerce Exterieur (French equivalent of ECGD)

COL

Customs Office List

COMECON

Council for Mutual Economic Aid (obsolete — replaced by Wassenaar Arrangement)

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

COMET

Committee of Middle East Trade

COMEX

Commodity Exchange (New York)

Com/I

Commercial invoice

COMITEXTIL

Co-ordination committee for the textile industry in the EU

Consignee

Importer (Buyer) — destination address

Consignor

Exporter (Seller) — party who instigates the export

Consol (Consolidation)

Bulking together of several shipments to same destination to reduce cost

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) Controlled Goods

Goods which are subject to control under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 2008

Controlled Technology

Technology relating to the design, development production and use of controlled goods, therefore subject to restrictions at export

COOL

Country of Origin Labelling

COT

Customer’s own transport

COTIF

Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (Convention relative aux transports internationaux ferroviaires)

COTS

Common/Commercial off the Shelf

COU

Clip-on unit

Countertrade

A generic term to identify a reciprocal form of export contract involving barter and other methods of trading

CP

Commonwealth Preference, commercial paper

C/P

Charter party

Cpa

Claims payable abroad

CPC

Customs Procedure Code

Cpd

Charterer pays dues

CPD Carnet

Carnet de Passage en Douane

CPEI

Customs Procedures with Economic Impact

CPF

Clean Report of Findings

CPM

Cost plus, Method — an international customs valuation term

CPT

Carriage paid to (Incoterms Rule)

CR

Current rate; Carriers risk; Compound risk; Customs Regulation

CRF

Clean Report of Findings

CRI

Cargo Report Information

CRM

Common Risk Management framework

CRM

Customer Relationship Manager (HMRC officer responsible for large businesses)

CRN

Customs registered number (Obsolete)

CRR

Common Risk Rules (part of EU Security System)

C/S

Currency surcharge

CSA

Customs Self Assessment Programme — part of Canada PIP security accreditation scheme

CSC

Container Safety Convention

CSCM

Corporate Supply Chain Management

CSDP

Common Security & Defence Policy (EU)

CSDR

Community System of Duty Reliefs

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) CSI

Container Security Initiative (USA)

CSI

Common Service Interface (part of ECS)

CSP

Community Systems Provider, Customs Security Programme

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

CT

Countertrade, Community Transport, Common Transit

CTC

Change in Tariff Classification (a qualifying criteria under preference agreements)

CTD

Committee on Trade and Development

Ctge

Cartage

CTH

Change in Tariff Heading (Preference origin qualifying rules)

CTL(O)

Constructive total loss (only)

CTN

Cargo Tracking Note

CTO

Combined Transport Operator

C to B

Customs to Business (information chain)

C to C

Customs to Customs (information chain)

C to G

Customs to Government (information chain)

CT-PAT

Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (USA security scheme)

CTS

Compliant Trader Scheme — AEO-equivalent program in Rwanda and Tanzania

CTS

Cargo Tracking System

CTSH

Change to Tariff Sub-heading (Preference origin qualifying rules

CUP

Comparable Uncontrolled Price — an international customs valuation term

CUSDEC

Customs Declaration

CUSRES

Customs Response

CV

Customs Value

C/V

Certificate of value

CVA

Committee on Customs Valuation (WCO)

CVD

Countervailing Duties

C/VO

Certificate of Value and Origin

CWC

Chemical Weapons Convention

CWC

Country Whence Consigned

CWE

Cleared without examination

cwo

Cash with order

Cy

Currency

CY/CY

Container yard to container year — freight terminology

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) D/A

Documents against acceptance, days after acceptance

DAF

Delivered at Frontier (Incoterms 2000 Rule: not current)

DAN

Deferment Approval Number

DAP

Delivered at Place (Incoterms 2010 Rule)

DAT

Delivered at Terminal (Incoterms 2010 Rule)

DB

Deustche Bundesbahn (German Railways)

Dbk

Drawback

D/C

Deviation clause, documentary collection

DCFTA

Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area

dd

Delivered

D/D

days after date (of tenor of bill of exchange)

DDA

Duty Deferment account

DDA

Doha Development Agenda

DDC

Delivered destination charges

DDP

Delivered duty paid (Incoterms Rule)

DDU

Delivered duty unpaid (Incoterms 2000 Rule: not current)

DECC

Department of Energy and Climate Change (UK)

DEFRA

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)

DEP

Designated Export Point

DEPS

Departmental Entry Processing System

DEQ

Delivered ex quay (Incoterms 2000 Rule: not current)

DES

Delivered ex ship (Incoterms 2000 Rule: not current)

DESO

Defence Export Services Organisation (replaced by DESP)

DESP

Directorate of Export Services Policy Unit

DF

Dead freight (shipper or charterer pays for space booked but not occupied)

DfID

Department for International Development

Dft

Draft

DfT

Department for Transport

DGN

Dangerous Goods Note

DGSA

Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor

Direct Export

Goods exiting the UK for direct transport to a non-EU country, ie not travelling through any other Member State (see also Indirect Export)

DKR

Danish Kroner

D/O

Delivery order

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) DM

Data Model (WCO Tool); Developed Markets

DMS

Duty Management System

DNL

Do Not Load (ICS/ECS)

DoC

Department of Commerce (USA)

DoD

Department of Defense (USA)

DOJ

Department of Justice (USA)

DOS

Department of State (USA)

DOT

Department of Transport (USA)

D/P

Documents against payment; direct port

DPL

Denied Parties List

DPO

Documentary Proof of Origin

D/R

Deposit receipt

DR

Direct Representation; Document Reference

D/S

Days after sight

DSB

Dispute Settlement Board (WTO)

DSB

Danske Staatsbahn (Danish Railways)

DSO

Defence and Security Organisation

DSP

Department of State Proforma — ITAR documents

DSP

Dispute Settlement Panel (WTO)

DSU

Dispute Settlement Understanding (WTO)

DTA

Double Taxation Agreements

DTCT

US–UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty

DTI

Direct trader input

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry, old name for the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

DTT

Double Taxation Treaty

DU

Dual-Use goods/technology controls

DUCR

Declarant’s Unique Consignment Reference

DUEC

Dual-Use EU Control (EU Export Control)

DVC

Delivery Verification Certificate

D/W

Dock Warrant; deadweight

dwc

Deadweight capacity

dy or dely

Delivery

E2

2nd page of a UK import customs entry

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) e&oe

Errors & omissions excepted

eAAD

electronic version of the Administrative Accompanying Document

EAC

East African Community: comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

EAD

Export Accompanying Document

EAEC

Eurasian Economic Community

EAPE

Exchange as per Endorsement

EAR

Export Administration Regulation (US Export Controls)

EAR99

US goods not subject to licence unless being shipped to countries designated by the USA

EAU

The Eurasian Union

e-ATA

Project to develop an electronic ATA Carnet

EBA

Everything but Arms (EU trade agreements, especially GSP)

EBTG

Export Best Practice Guide (UK)

e-BTI

Electronic application for Binding Tariff Information rulings

e-RPA

Electronic application under the Rural Payment Authority

EC

European Community (replaced by term European Union)

EC

European Commission

ECA

Economic Co-operation Administration

ECCN

Export Control Classification Number (US Export Control Number)

ECE

Economic Commission for Europe

ECGD

Export Credits Guarantee Department (now UK Export Finance)

ECI

Export Consignment Identifier

ECICS

European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substance

ECJ

European Court of Justice

ECN+

Explicit Congestion Notification (part of ECS)

ECO

Export Control Organisation (part of BIS); electronic Certificate of Origin

ECO

Economic Code; Export Compliance Officer

ECOFIN

Economic and Financial Affairs Council (EC)

ECOWAS

Economic Community for Western Africa States

ECPD

Export Cargo Packing Declaration

ECR

Export Control Reform (ECR)

ECS

Export Control System; Echantillons commerciaux — commercial samples

ECSC

European Coal & Steel Community

ECSI

Export Cargo Shipping Instruction

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) eCTN

Electronic Cargo Trading Number/Note

ECTIB

European Defence Technological and Industrial Base

ECU

European currency unit

EDB

Economic Development Board

EDCS

Electronic Data Capture Service

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

EDIA

Electronic Data Interchange Association

EEA

European Economic Area

EEU

Eurasian Economic Union — part of UKEF

EFA

Export Finance Advisors — part of UKEF

EFTA

European Free Trade Association

EHA

Equipment Handover Agreement

EHC

Export Health Certificate

EIB

European Investment Bank

EIC

European Information Centre

EIMT

Express International Money Transfer

E/L

Export Licence

ELA

Export Licence Application

EM

Emerging Markets

EMCS

Excise Movement Control System

EMS

Excise Movement Control System; Express money service

ENO

Entry Number (Customs import and export declarations)

ENS

Entry Summary Declaration (ICS)

EO

Economic Operator; Executive Order (US government)

eohp

Except as otherwise herein provided

EOR

Exporter of Record

EORI

Economic Operator Registration and Identification (replaced the TURN from July 2009)

EOS

Economic Operator Systems — AEO and EORI

E&OE

Error and Omissions Excepted: when appended to a signature on a shipping document, indicates a disclaimer of responsibility for spelling or clerical errors

EP

European Parliament

EPA

Economic Partnership Agreements

EPS

Entry processing station

EPSS

Excise Payment Security System

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) EPU

Entry processing unit; European payments unit

EPZ

Export Processing Zone

eRPA

Electronic version of RPA

ERTS

Enhanced Remote Transit Shed

ESC

European Shippers Council

ESCI

European Supply Chain Institute

ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific

ESD

Exit Summary Declaration (ECS)

ESL

EC Sales Listing

ESM

Emergency Safeguard Mechanism

EST

Eastern Standard Time (USA)

ETA

Estimated time of arrival

ETD

Estimated time of departure

ETS

Estimated time of sailing

EU

European Union; End-Use or End-User

EUGA

Alternative abbreviation for the UEGA — European Union General (Export) Authorisations for dual-use third country exports

EUR1 Form

Movement Certificate for preferential trade between the EU and other countries

EURMED

Preferential trade agreement between the EU Member States and Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

EUMOFA

European Market Observatory for Fishery and Aquaculture Products

EurAsEC

Eurasian Economic Community — Customs Union currently with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (also known as EAEC)

EURATOM

European Atomic Energy Community

EUR-MED

Similar to the EUR1 Form, the EUR-MED is used when goods can only meet the rules of preference origin by taking into consideration material from Mediterranean countries not in the EU

EUROPA

EU’s official website

EUU

End User Undertaking

Ex

Examined, Exchanged, Executed, Excluding, out of

Ex1

Export declaration for road shipments through the EU to a non-EU country — the C88/SAD form (obsolete — replaced by EAD July 2009, though still used in some East European countries)

EXBO

Export Buying Offices Association

Exd

Examined

EXP

ExWorks Price

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) EXS

Exit Summary Declaration (ECS)

EXW

Ex works (Incoterms Rule)

faa

Free of all average

fac

Forwarding agents commission

fak

Freight all kinds

FAS

Free alongside ship (Incoterms Rule)

FAST

Free and Secure Trade

FBL

Forwarders Bill of Lading

FCA

Free carrier (Incoterms Rule)

FCL

Full container load

FC & S

free of capture and seizure

FCPA

US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

FCO

Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Franco

FCR

Forwarder’s Certificate of Receipt

FCT

Forwarders Certificate of Transport

FCX

Full Container Load (multiple suppliers)

fd

Free discharge; free docks; free dispatch; free delivery

F&D

Freight and demurrage

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FEC

Front End Credibility checks

FEU

Forty foot equivalent unit

FEZ

Free Economic Zone

ffa

Free from alongside or free foreign agency

ffi

for further instructions

FFS

Frontier Freight Solution

FGA

Free of General Average

FIA

Freedom of information Act

FIATA

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association

FI

Free in, indicates that loading costs are not included in freight

FIO

Free in and out — charterer pays for cost of loading and discharging cargo

FIO & stowed

Free in and out — charterer pays for cost of loading and discharging cargo plus stowing

FIO & trimmed

Free in and out — charterer pays for cost of loading and discharging cargo plus trimming

FIOST

Free In, Out, Stowed and Trimmed

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) FIT

Federation of International Traders

fiw

Free in wagon

F/L

Freight liner

FMB

Federal Maritime Board (USA)

FMC

Federal Maritime Commission (USA)

FMS

Foreign Military Sales (ITAR)

FMV

Fair Market Value; Fair Manufacturing Value

fo

For orders, free out terms

FOB

Free on board (Incoterms Rule)

foc

Free of charge

fod

Free of damage

FOI

Freedom of Information Act

Form A

Preference Form under the GSP scheme

Form B

A Certificate of Origin issued in GSP beneficiary countries when the goods do not qualify for preference

forex

foreign exchange

FP

Free Port; Floating (open) marine policy/fully paid

FPA

Free of particular average (obsolete)

FPO

Fast Parcel Operator

FPPI

Foreign Principal Party in Interest (USA)

FR

Freight release

FRA

Forward Rate Agreement

FROB

Freight Remaining on Board (ECS)

FP — C

Flash point celsius

Franco

Free — eg Franco London — all charges paid to arrival London

fr & cc

Free of riots and civil commotions

Free Circulation

Goods that can freely move around the EU without requiring customs paperwork. Goods are in free circulation if they are either wholly manufactured in the EU or imported (in all or part) and all relevant import duties have been paid

Freight collect

Indication from the shipper as to who pays main freight costs — collected at destination

Freight forward

Indication from the shipper as to who pays main freight costs — sent forward to consignee's account

Freight prepaid

Indication from the shipper as to who pays main freight costs — costs paid by shipper

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) frof

Fire risk on freight

frt

Freight

FS

Italian Railways

FSD

Final Supplementary Declaration

FTA

Freight Transport Association or Free Trade Agreements

FTAA

Free Trade Area of the Americas

FTAAP

Free Trade Area of Asia Pacific

FTL

Full Trailer Load

FTR

Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (USA)

FTZ

Free Trade Zones

Fwd

Forward

FZ

Free Zone

G/A

General Average, General Authorisation

GAC

General Average Certificate

G/A con

General Average contribution

GAFTA

Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services

GATT

General Agreement of Tariffs & Trade

GBP

Pound sterling

GCBS

General Council of British Shipping

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

GCHQ

Government Communications Headquarters

GCR

General Cargo Rates

GDM

Goods Departure Message

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEP

Global Entrepreneur Programme

GHA

General Handling Agent

GHS

UN Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

GI

Geographical Indicators

GIR

General Interpretive Rules for Classifying Goods under the Harmonised System (called GRI in USA)

GmbH

Registered Company (Germany)

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) GNC

Globally Network Customs (WCO Concept)

gnp

Gross national product

GOST

Gosstandard — Russia Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate

GPL

Global Project Licence

GPL

Government Procurement Law; Global Project Licence

GRN

Guarantee Registration Number; Goods Received Note

GRT

Gross registered tonnage

Gr wt

Gross weight

gsm

Good sound merchantable

GSP

Generalised system of preferences

GSP+

Special incentives (ie better GSP duty rates) for beneficiary countries which can demonstrate goods governance and advances in sustainable development

GST

General Sales Tax

GSTP

Global System of Trade Presences for Developing Countries

GTGA

Government to Government Assurance

GTSP

Global Tax Simplification Program

GU

General Undertaking

GUV

General Utility Van (rail)

GV

Grand Vitesse (express train)

GVS

General Valuation Statement

GWT

Gross Weight

HAWB

House Air Waybill

HazMat

Hazardous Materials

HBL

House Bill of Lading

H/c

Held covered

HCS

Harmonised Commodity Section

h/h

Half-height (container)

HIPC

Highly Indebted Poor Countries

HL

Heavy lift

HMF

Harbour Maintenance Fee

HMRC

Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

HMSO

Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Home Use

Goods being imported for use/sale in the UK or the EU

HS Code

Harmonised System Committee (WCO); Harmonised System Code (International Commodity Coding System)

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) HSEN

Harmonised System Explanatory Notes

HSDS

Health and Safety Data Sheet

HSNO

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms

HTISC

Harmonised Tariff Item Statistical Code (Australia)

HTS

Harmonised Tariff System — USA abbreviation

HU

Home Use

HVR

Hague-Visby Rules

IADB

Inter-American Development Bank

IATA

International Air Transport Association

IB

Interventions Boards, In Bond or invoice book

IBAN

International Bank Account Number

IBIS

International Business Information System (UK Customs free electric information service)

IBFD

International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

IBSA

India, Brazil and South Africa

IC & C

Invoice cost and charges

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICB

International Container Bureau

ICC

International Chamber of Commerce, Institute Cargo Clauses

Icc

Institute Cargo clauses

ICD

Inland Clearance Depot

ICCH

International Commodities Clearing House

ICHCA

International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association

ICS

Import Control System; International Chamber of Shipping or Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

ICTSD

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

ID

Import Duty

IDA

International Development Authority

IDR

Import Duty Relief

IEEPA

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (USA–EAR)

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFF

Institute of Freight Forwarders

IFIA

International Federation of Inspection Agencies

IIC

International Import Certificate

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) IIL

International Import Licence

I/L

Import Licence

ILB

Import Licensing Branch (part of BIS)

ILO

International Labour Organisation

ILU

Institute of London Underwriters

IMB

International Maritime Council

IMCO

International Maritime Consultative Organisation

IMDG

International Maritime Dangerous Goods code

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

IMT

International Money Transfer

INF

Information Document (used EU)

INN Table

The International Non-proprietary Names (INN) Table — a reference document published by the WCO Secretariat to facilitate the identification of pharmaceutical substances or active pharmaceutical ingredients against the corresponding Harmonised System (HS) Code

INR

Indian Rupee

INSA

International Shipowners’ Association

INTRASTAT

Intra EC Statistics

IOE

Institute of Export and International Trade

IOR

Importer of Record

IOSCM

Institute of Supply Chain Management

IP

Inward Processing — duty relief scheme

ipa

Including particular average

IPCP

Import Product Certification Programme

IPPTA

Indonesia–Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement

IPR

Inward Processing Relief

IPR

International Property Rights

IP(S)

Inward Processing — Suspension regime

IR

Indirect Representation

IRD

Inland rail depot

IRN

Import Release Note

IRU

International Road Transport Union (Union Internationale des Transports Routiers)

ISA

Iran Sanctions Act (USA)

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) ISBP

International Standard Banking Practice

ISC

Institute Strike Clauses

ISCM

International Supply Chain Management — guidelines laid down by the WCO

ISF

Import Security Filing (USA)

ISF

International Shipping Federation

ISO

International Standards Organisation

ISCM

International Supply Chain Management guidelines as laid down by the WCO

ISPM15

International Standard Phytosanitary Measures

ISPS

International Ship and Port Facility Security Code

ITA

Information Technology Agreement — Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology

ITA-II

The amended Information Technology Agreement expected to come out of the Bali Conference of the WTO in December 2013

ITAR

International Traffic in Arms Regulations — US export controls military goods

ITC

International Tax Compact; UN International Trade Commission

ITDLO

International Trade Development Liaison Officers of HMRC

ITI

Customs Convention on the International transit of goods

ITMA

Institute of Trade Mark Agents

ITSWP

International Trade Single Window (now available on www.businesslink.gov.uk

IUPIP

International Union for the Protection of Intellectual Property

IUS

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (part of BIS)

IVL

Individual Validated Licence (USA term)

IWC

Institute War Clauses

J & WO

Jettison & washing overboard

JCCC

Joint Customs Consultative Committee

JLCD

Joint Liaison Committee on Documents

JPY

Japanese Yen

JV

Joint Venture

JVCC

Joint VAT Consultative Committee

KG

Kilos

KORUS

South Korea–USA Free Trade Agreement

KPCS

Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (related to controls on diamonds)

L/A

Lloyds Agent, letter of authority

LAB

Lloyds Average Bond

LAFTA

Latin American Free Trade Association

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) LASH

Lighter aboard ship

L/C

Letter of Credit

LCH

Landing Charges

LCL

Less than full container load

LCP

Local Clearance Procedures

ldg

Loading

LDC

Less-Developed Countries

LDDC

Least developed developing country

Ldg & Dly

Landing and delivery

Lds

Loads

LE

Law Enforcement division of HMRC

LEC

Local export control (obsolete)

Legalised

Documents, such as a CofO, stamped by the Embassy of the receiving country (also see Certified)

LI

Letter of Indemnity

LIBID

London Interbank Bid Rate

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

LIC

Local import control (obsolete)

LIC99

Standard customs code used in the UK to indicate that, though similar goods may require an export or import licence, the ones being presented to customs at this time do not — may be required to justify use of this code

LIFFE

London International Financial Futures Exchange

Liner Terms

Freight rates according to the custom and practice of respective ports — not standard, needs clarification

LIFO

Liner In, Free Out — freight charge which includes the cost of loading in the port of departure but not costs in the port of destination

LIMEAN

London Interbank Mean Rate

List N

A commercial site (ie non-Government) on UK soil that is approved to hold UK government secure information relating to civil nuclear research or power generation, and is administered by the Office for Nuclear Regulation

List X

A commercial site (ie non-Government) on UK soil that is approved to hold UK government protectively marked information marked as “confidential” and above — applied to a company's specific site and not a company as a whole. The term has been used since the 1930s and is equivalent to FSC used in other countries

Lkg & bkg

Leakage & breakage

Lkge

Leakage

LLDC

Landlocked Developing Countries

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) L/L

Long length

LO/LO

Lift on/lift off

LoI

List of Items

LOP

Labour, Overheads and Profit

LOR

Lender’s Offered Rate

LR

Lloyds Register

ls

Lumpsum (freight)

LT-EUR1

Long-term movement certificate (EC) (no longer applicable)

LTSD

Long Term Suppliers Declaration

LVCR

Low Value Consignment Relief

LVI

Local Veterinary Inspector

LVP

Low Value Procedure

LVS

Low Value Shipment; Low Value Statement

M3

Cubic metre

M&A

Mergers & Acquisition

MADB

Market Access Database

MAFTA

Malaysia–Australia Free Trade Agreement

MAP

Mutual Agreement Procedurest

MASP

Multi-Annual Strategic Plan

MAT

Marine, aviation and transport (insurance)

MAWB

Master Air Waybill

MCC

Minimum Common Core

MCC

Modernised Customs Code (of the EU) — replaced 2012 by UCC

MDHB

Mersey Docks and Harbour Board

M.EU

Military End-Use

MFN

Most Favoured Nation

mgr

Merry-go-round (rail); manager

MID

Manufacturer’s Identification Number

Min

Minimum

Min wt

Minimum weight

MIP

Marine Insurance Policy

ML

Military List (UK Controls on Military Goods)

MLA

Manufacturing License Agreement (US-ITAR)

MNC

Multinational Company

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) MNE

Multinational Enterprise

MOA

Memorandum Of Arrangements

MOD

Ministry of Defence

MOP

Method of Payment

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MR

Mate’s receipt

MRA

Mutual Recognition Agreement

MRN

Movement Reference Number

MS

Member State of the EU

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

MSS

Management Support Service

mst or msmt

Measurement

MT

Mail Transfer; metric tonne; empty (to describe container); Missile Technology

MTIC

Missing Trader Intra-Community Fraud

MTCR

Missile Technology Control Regime

MUCR

Master Unique Consignment Reference

MV or mv

Motor vessel

n/a

no account (banking), not applicable

N/A

No advice, not applicable

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NAS

National Advice Service

NCH

National Clearance Hub

NCM

Nederlandsche Credietverzekering Maatschappij

NCTS

New Community Transit System

NCV

No commercial value

ND

No discount

NDA

Non-disclosure Agreement

NDPS

National Data Processing Service

ne

Not exceeding

Nei

Not elsewhere included

Nes

Not elsewhere specified

NES UK

Export Customs Declaration (formerly New Export System)

NGEA

National General Export Authorisation

NIR

Northern Ireland Railways

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) NIRU

National Imports Relief

NLR

No Licence Required

NMB

National Maritime Board

NOK

Norwegian Kroner

nop

Not otherwise provided

NOS

Not otherwise specified

NOTC

Nature of Transaction Code

NOVA

Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (UK HMRC)

NPC

National Ports Council

NPO

Non-Preference Origin

nr

No risk until confirmed or net register

nrad

No risk after discharge

NRT

Nett registered tonnage

NS

Nerdlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways)

NSG

Nuclear Suppliers Group

nspf

Not specially provided for

N/t

Net terms

NTB

Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM

Non-Tariff Measure

NWT

Nett Weight

NVOCC

Non vessel owning common carrier

NYPLR

New York Prime Lending Rate

o/a

On account of

OBL

Ocean Bill of Lading

OBOs

Oil/Bulk/Ore carriers

OCAC

Organisation of Central Asian Cooperation

O/C

Open cover, open charter

o/c

Overcharge

OCAC

Organisation of Central Asian Cooperation

OCN

Out-of-charge note

OCTs

The Overseas Countries and Territories of member states associated with the EC under part 4 of the Treaty of Rome

o/d

On demand or overdrawn

ODR

Online Dispute Resolution

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) ODS

Ozone Depleting Substances

OeDep

Office of Departure

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development

OEEC

Organisation for European Economic Co-operation

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OFAC

Office of Foreign Assets Controls (US Government)

OFT

Office of Fair Trading

OGD

Other Governmental Departments

OGEL

Open General Export Licence

OG(I)L

Open General (Import) Licence

OGL

Open General Licence

OGTCL

Open General Trade Control Licence

OIEL

Open Individual Export Licence

OITCL

Open Individual Trade Control Licence

OJ

Official Journal

OJEC

Official Journal of the European Communities

OLAF

European Anti-Fraud Office

OMD

Organisation Mondiale des Douanes — French name for the WCO

OMS

Other Member State (of EU)

on

Official number

O/o

Order of

Oodept

Office of Departure

OOFE

Office of First Entry (ICS)

oog

Out of gauge

OOSE

Office of Subsequent Entry (ICS)

OP

Open or floating cargo insurance policy

OPEC

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OPR

Outward Processing Relief

O/R

Owner’s risk

OSR

Onward Supply Relief (VAT can be passed to another Member State at import)

P2P

Permission to Proceed

P&I

Protection and Indemnity

P/A

Private account, particular average, power of attorney

PACE

AEO equivalent system in El Salvador

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) PAFTA

Pan-Arab Free Trade Area

PAPD

Pre Arrival/Pre Departure Messages

PARN

Pre-Authenicated Release Note (EU NCTS)

PBA

Port of Bristol Authority

P/C

Price current; per cent; Partial Cumulation (preference)

PCC

Processing Under Customs Control

Pd

Paid or passed

PD

Port dues

PDY

Potential Duty

PE

Period entry (obsolete)

PG

Packing Group

PIN

Personal Identification Number

pkge

Package

PKD

Partially knocked down

PL

Packing List

P/L

Partial loss

PLA

Port of London Authority

PLL

Paper Load List

pm

Premium

PMS

Permanent Manual System

P/N

Promissory note

PO

Post Office, purchase order, payment order

POA

Place of acceptance

POA

Power of Attorney — USA system of giving authority to Customs Agents

POD

Paid on delivery/Proof of delivery/Period of Disposal

Ppd

Prepaid

PPI

Principal Party in Interest (USA term)

P&R

Prohibited and Restricted Goods (at export or import)

PR

Parcel receipt

PROFAC

Customs Facilitation Programme for Reliable Trade — equivalent AEO programme in Costa Rica

PSA

Pre-Shipment Advices

PSD

Pre-shipment document

PSI

Pre-shipment Inspection

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Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) PSM

Profit Split Method (transfer pricing)

PSN

Proper Shipping Name

PSR

Product Specific Rule (a qualification List Rule under FTA/PTA)

PT

Preferential Treatment

PTA

Preferential Trade Agreements/Arrangements

PTL

Partial total loss

PTS

Permission to Ship

PUCC

Port Users Consultative Committee

PV

Petite Vitesse (slow goods train)

QIZ

Qualified Industrial Zone

Qn

Quotation

Qty

Quantity

RA

Risk Analysis — part of the audit requirements for being granted AEO or similar supply chain security accreditation

RA

Risk Assessment — another name for the part of the audit requirements for being granted AEO or similar supply chain security accreditation

R & CC

Riots and Civil Commotions

RAFT

Revolving Acceptance Facility by Tender

RAPR

Refer to acceptor — please represent

RAR

Risk Assessment Report

RCA

Revealed Comparative Advantage

RCC & S

Riots, Civil Commotions & Strikes

RDPR

Refer to drawer — please re-present

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals

REDS

Registered Excise Shippers and Dealers

Reefer

Refrigerated box or vessel

RENFE

Spanish Railways

RES

Retail Export Scheme

REX

Rate of Exchange; Registered Exporter (preference/GSP)

RFQ

Request for Quotation

RGF

Really Good Friends

RGR

Returned Goods Relief

RHA

Road Haulage Association

RID

Regulations Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail

RILO

Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (WCO)

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) RKC

Revised Kyoto Convention (on TF)

RMF

Risk Management Framework

RN

Removal Note

R/O

Routing Order

ROD

Rusting, oxidisation, denting (discolouration)

RoHS

Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

ROO

Rules of Origin

Ro/Ro

Roll-on/Roll-off

ROW

Rest of World

ROY

Rate of Yield

RP

Return premium, reply paid, return of post

RPA

Repayments Agency (CAP goods); Reciprocal Preference Agreement

RPM

Resale Price Method

RPS

Restricted Party Screening

RS

Regional Stability Concerns

RTA

Regional Trade Agreement; Reciprocal Trade Agreement

RTA-IS

Reciprocal Trade Agreement Information System

RTK

Revenue tonne kilometres

RTP

Restrictive trade practices

RVC

Regional Value Content — qualifying criteria type under preference agreements

RWA

Return Without Action

S & H/exct

Sundays and Holidays excepted in lay days

S&S

Safety & Security

s/a

Safe arrival or subject to approval, Societe Anonyme (limited company — France)

SACU

South African Customs Union

SAD

Single Administrative Document

SADH

Scheme for all EC countries to fill in the SAD in the same way — fully adopted in the UK January 2008

sae

Stamped addressed envelope

SAFE

State administration of Foreign Exchange (China)

SAFE

Safe and Fast Supply Chain

SAFE Framework

WCO Standard to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade

SAFE Ports Act

Security and Accountability for Every Port — USA security regulations

sanr

Subject to approval no risk

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) SAQ

Self Assessment Questionnaire (used in AEO)

Sar

Limited company (Italy)

SB

Short Bill, payable on demand or sight

SBC

Standard Beneficiary Countries — main GSP Beneficiary countries under EU-GSP agreement 2011

SCF

Supply Chain Finance

Schedule B

The shorter, concise list of commodity codes used on export declaration from the USA — only first four digits correspond to HS codes

SCL

Special Comprehensive License (USA EAR)

SCM

Subsidies and Countervailing Measure Agreement (WTO)

SCP

Simplified Clearance Procedure

SCR

Specific Commodity Rates

SCSS

Supply Chain Security Specialists

SD

Sight Draft; Short Delivery; Supplementary Declaration

SDBA

Simplified Discharge by Anticipation — under EU IP duty relief scheme discharge to C-EU

SDBL

Sight Draft with attached Bill of Lading

SDE

Supplementary Declaration — Export

SDI

Supplementary Declaration — Import

SDN

Specially Designated Nationals

SDP

Simplified Declaration Procedure

SDR

Special Drawing Rights

SDT

Special and Differential Treatment

SDW

Supplementary Declaration — Warehouse

SEA

Single European Act

SEA

Single European Agreement (Customs Procedures)

SED

Shipper’s Export Declaration (USA)

SEE

South Eastern Europe

SEED

System for the Exchange of Excise Data

SEK

Swedish Kroner

SEM

Single European Market

SES

Standard Exchange System or Secure Export Scheme

SEZ

Special Economic Zone

SFD

Simplified Frontier Declaration

SFR

Swiss Franc

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) SGS

Societe Generale de Surveillance

SHE

Safety and Health Environment

SIECA

General Treaty of Economic Integration, Central American States

SIDS

Small Island Developing States

SIEL

Standard Individual Export Licence

SITC

Standard International Trade Classification

SITCL

Standard Individual Trade Control Licence

SITPRO

Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board (closed 2010)

SIVA

Simplified Import VAT Accounting

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SLI

Shipper’s Letter of Instruction

SME

Small and Medium—Sized Enterprise; Significant Military Equipment

SNCB

Societe Nationale de Chemins de Fer Belgique (Belgian Railways)

SNCF

Societe Nationale de Chemins de Fer (French Railways)

SO

Seller’s option

SOAC

Customs System of Reliable Operators (Argentina scheme similar to AEO)

SOB

Shipped on board

SOE

State Owned Enterprise

SOEC

Statistical Office European Community

SOW

Statement of Work

SP

Specific Process; Special Provisions; Substantial Process

SPIC

Simplified Procedure for Import Clearance (obsolete)

SPIRE

Shared Primary Information Resource Environment (ECO Computer System for ELA)

SPOFF

Supervising Office of HMRC

spr

Sun protection required

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Schemes

SRCC

Strikes, riots & civil commotions

SS

Steamship; Short Supply

SSD

Supplementary Statistical Declaration

SSN

Standard Shipping Note

SSTL

Safe and Secure Trade Lanes

stc

Said to contain

STD

Stamp Duty

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) STP

Secure Trade Partnership (Singapore scheme similar to AEO)

stw

Said to weigh

STX

Sales Tax

SU

Stockist Undertaking

SWIFT

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications

SW

EU Single Window; Software

SWL

Safe Working load

T1

Transit Status — goods duty unpaid

T2

Transit Status — goods duty paid

TA

Temporary Admission procedure

TAA

Technical Assistant Agreement (USA — ITAR)

TAD

Transit Accompanying Document

TAN

Transit Accompanying Note

Tare

Weight of packaging without goods

TARIC

EUs Integrated Tariff (Tarif Integre des Communautes Europeanes)

TAXUD

Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union

TBT

Technical Barriers to Trade

TCP

Technology Control Plan (USA — ITAR)

TCCV

Technical Committee on Customs Valuation

TD

Technical Data

TDC

Total distribution costs

TDCA

Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement

TDW

Tons deadweight

TEC

Transatlantic Economic Council

TESCM

Tax Effective Supply Chain Management

TEU

Twenty-foot equivalent unit

TF

Trade Facilitation

TFA

Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO)

TFE

Trader Front End

TFEU

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

THC

Terminal handling charges

THE

Technical Help for Exporters

TI

Temporary Import (see also TA)

TIEC

Tax Information Exchange Method

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) TIEx

International Express Rail Parcels consignment note

TIFA

Trade and Investment Framework Agreement

TIG

Tax on Industrialised Goods

TIN

Trader’s Identification Number

TIR

Transport Internationale Routiers

TIR-EPD

Transports Internationaux Routiers, Electronic Pre-Declaration

TIS

Technical Interface Specifications

T/L

Total Loss

TLA

Tanker Loading Authority

TLA

Three Letter Acronym

TLO

Total loss only

TM

Tariff Measures

TMP

Temporary

TMR

Trade Marks Registry

TNMM

Transactional Net Margin Method

TP

Transfer Pricing

TP & ND

Theft, Pilferage and non-delivery

TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership

TR

Technical Regulations

TRAINS

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s Trade Analysis and Information System

TRC

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission

TRIAD

An international trade term used to define the three big trading markets of EU, USA and Japan

TQ

Tale Quale (according to sample)

TQ

Tariff Quota

TREM Card

Transport Emergency Card (replaced 2009 by “Drivers’ Instructions”)

TS

Temporary Storage

TSR

Technology and Software Restricted; Transit shed register; Trans Siberian Railway

TT

Telegraphic transfer

TTCP

Technology Transfer Control Plan

TTIP

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (USA/EU FTA)

TUCC

Transport Users Consultative Committee

TURN

Trader unique reference number (replaced 2009 by EORI)

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) U/A

Underwriting account, unit of account

UCC

Union Customs Code (formerly the MCC)

UCE

Unforeseen circumstances excepted

UCP

Uniform Customs and Practice (of Documentary Credits)

UCR

Unique Consignment Reference

U/D

Under deck

UDEAC

Central African Customs and Economic Union

UDEAO

Union Douance et Economique d’Afrique Occidentale

UFH

Usual Forms of Handling

UGEA

Union General Export Authorisation (replaced CGEA)

UKCS

UK Continental Shelf

UKEF

UK Export Finance department (formerly ECGD)

UKTI

UK Trade Investment (part of BIS)

ULCC

Ultra large crude carrier

ULD

Unit load device

UMA

Arab Maghreb Union (Union du Maghreb Arabe)

UN

United Nations

UN/CEFACT

United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

UNECE

United National Economic Committee for Europe

UNFCC

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade & Development

UNDG

United Nations Dangerous Goods

UN-LOCODE

United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

UNSPSC

United Nations Standard Products and Services Code

UNTDED

UN Trade Data Elements Directory

UoE

Unit of Expertise

UPU

Universal Postal Union

URC

Uniform Rules for Collections

URCG

Uniform Rules Contract Guarantees

USD

United States Dollar

USML

United States Munitions List

U/w

Underwriter

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) VA

Value Added (a qualification List Rule under FTA/PTA)

VAT

Value Added Tax

VEU

Validated End-User

VER

Voluntary Export Restraint

VIES

EU website for checking EC VAT registration numbers

VLCC

Very large crude carrier

VM

Valuation Method

VMUO

Value of Materials of Undetermined Origin

VNM

Value of Non-Originating Material

VOM

Value of Originating Material

W&M

War & Marine

WA

With average (obsolete)

WA

Wassenaar Arrangement

WAHID

World Animal Health Information Database

WB

World Bank; Waybill; Warehouse Book; Weight Breaks

WBGS

West Bank and Gaza Strip

WCF

World Chambers Federation

WCO

World Customs Organisation

w/d

Warranted; withdrawn

WEF

World Economic Forum

WFOEs

Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises

wg

Weight guaranteed

Wgt

Weight

WHO

World Health Organisation

WIP

Work in Progress

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

W/M

Weight and/or measurement

WMD

Weapons of Mass Destruction

WO

Wholly Originating; Wholly Obtained

WP

Without Prejudice; Wholly Produced

WPA

With particular average (obsolete)

WPM

Wood Packaging Material

WR

Warehouse receipt

WR

Warehouse Removal Declaration

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Exporter Factsheet:

Common export and shipping abbreviations (continued) wro

War risks only

Wt

Weight

WTA

World Trade Agenda

WTE

Wartime extension clause

WTO

World Trade Organisation

WW

Warehouse warrant

XPS

Express Parcel Service

YAR

York-Antwerp rules

ZAR

South African Rand

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