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A
- Air Waybill (AWB)
- Airline Terminal Fee
- Anti-dumping Duties (AD)
- Automated Export System (AES)
- Automated Manifest System (AMS)
B
- Blank Sailing
- Blind Shipment
- Bobtail Fee
- Break Bulk
- Bulk Cargo
C
- CAIN (Customs Assigned Importer Number)
- CBM (Cubic Meter)
- CBP (Customs and Border Protection)
- CES (Centralized Examination Station)
- CFS (Container Freight Station)
- CFS (Container Freight Station) Cut-off
- CFS (Container Freight Station) Fee
- CTPAT
- CY (Container Yard) Cutoff
- Cargo Ready Date (CRD)
- Carrier
- Cartage
- Chassis
- Chassis Fee
- Chassis Pool
- Chassis Split
- Chinese New Year (CNY)
- Clean Truck Fee
- Co-Loader
- Commerce Control List (CCL)
- Commercial Invoice
- Common Carrier
- Consignee
- Consolidation
- Container Yard (CY)
- Contract of Carriage
- Countervailing Duties
- Customs Exam
- Customs Exam Fee
D
- Declared Value Coverage
- Deconsolidation
- Delivery Labor Fee
- Delivery Order
- Demurrage
- Detention
- Devanning
- Double Blind Shipment
- Drayage
- Drop
- Drop Fee
- Drop and Pick
- Dry Run
- Dry Van Shipping
- Duty
- Duty Drawback
E
- EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge)
- EIN (Employer Identification Number)
- ELD (Electronic Logging Device)
- EXW (Ex Works)
- Export License
- Express Bill of Lading
F
- FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
- FBA ID
- FCA (Free Carrier)
- FCL (Full Container Load)
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
- FEU (Forty-foot Equivalent Unit)
- FTL (Full Truckload)
- Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
- First Sale Valuation
- Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
- Forklift
- Fuel Surcharge (FSC)
G
- GRI (General Rate Increase)
- Gating In
- General Order
- Golden Week
H
- HC (High Cube) Container
- Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)
- Hazmat
I
- ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code)
- Importer of Record
- Inside Delivery Fee
- Intensive Exam
- International Roadcheck
J
- Jones Act
K
- Known Shipper
L
- LCL (Less than Container Load)
- LTL (Less than Truckload)
- Last Free Day
- Letter of Indemnity (LOI)
- Liftgate
- Liftgate Fee
- Live Unload
M
- MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)
N
- Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)
- Notify Party
O
- Origin Charge
- Original Bill of Lading (OBL)
P
- PGA (Partner Government Agency)
- Packing List (PL)
- Pallet
- Pallet Exchange Fee
- Per Diem Charge
- Pre-Pull
Q
- Quality Control (QC)
R
- Residential Delivery Fee
- Rolled Cargo
S
- Ship From Address (Amazon)
- Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI)
- Shipping Order (SO)
- Special Delivery Fee
- Split Shipment
- Stop-Off Fee
- Storage Charges
- Stuffing
T
- TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)
- Tail Gate Exam
- Transloading
- Trucking Wait Fee
U
- Ultimate Consignee
V
- VAT (Value Added Tax) Number
W
- Wharfage
X
- X-Ray Exam
Y
- Yard Storage
Z
- Zone Rate

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