Glossary
Boost Your Supply Chain Terminology
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Air Waybill (AWB)Airline Terminal FeeAnti-dumping Duties (AD)Automated Export System (AES)Automated Manifest System (AMS)B
Blank SailingBlind ShipmentBobtail FeeBreak BulkBulk CargoC
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-offCFS (Container Freight Station) FeeCTPATCY (Container Yard) CutoffCargo Ready Date (CRD)CarrierCartageChassisChassis FeeChassis Pool Chassis SplitChinese New Year (CNY)Clean Truck FeeCo-LoaderCommerce Control List (CCL)Commercial InvoiceCommon CarrierConsigneeConsolidationContainerContainer Yard (CY)Contract of CarriageCountervailing DutiesCustoms ExamCustoms Exam FeeD
Declared Value CoverageDeconsolidationDelivery Labor FeeDelivery OrderDemurrageDetentionDevanningDouble Blind ShipmentDrayageDropDrop FeeDrop and PickDry RunDry Van ShippingDutyDuty DrawbackE
EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge)EIN (Employer Identification Number)ELD (Electronic Logging Device)EXW (Ex Works)Export LicenseExpress Bill of LadingF
FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)FBA IDFCA (Free Carrier)FCL (Full Container Load)FDA (Food and Drug Administration)FEU (Forty-foot Equivalent Unit)FOB (Free on Board)FTL (Full Truckload)Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) First Sale ValuationForeign Trade Zone (FTZ)ForkliftFuel Surcharge (FSC)G
GRI (General Rate Increase)Gating InGeneral OrderGolden WeekH
HC (High Cube) ContainerHS / HTS CodesHarbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)HazmatI
ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code)Importer of RecordInside Delivery FeeIntensive ExamInternational RoadcheckJ
Jones ActK
Known ShipperL
LCL (Less than Container Load)LTL (Less than Truckload)Last Free DayLetter of Indemnity (LOI)LiftgateLiftgate FeeLive UnloadM
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)N
Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)Notify PartyO
Origin ChargeOriginal Bill of Lading (OBL)P
PGA (Partner Government Agency)Packing List (PL)PalletPallet Exchange FeePer Diem ChargePre-PullQ
Quality Control (QC)R
Residential Delivery FeeRolled CargoS
Ship From Address (Amazon)Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI)Shipping Order (SO)Special Delivery FeeSplit ShipmentStop-Off FeeStorage ChargesStuffingT
TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)Tail Gate ExamTransloadingTrucking Wait FeeU
Ultimate ConsigneeV
VAT (Value Added Tax) NumberW
WharfageX
X-Ray ExamY
Yard StorageZ
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