Shipping Terms Glossary | Bookairfreight

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A

Air Freight Air Waybill (AWB)Amazon Reference ID AMS System

B

Bill of Lading Blind Shipping

C

Cargo Insurance Carriage & Insurance Paid to Incoterm (CIP)Carriage Paid to Incoterm (CPT)Certificate of Origin (CoO)Chargeable Weight Commercial Invoice (CI)Cost Freight Incoterm (CFR)Cost Insurance Freight Incoterm (CIF)Customs Bond Customs Broker Customs Clearance Customs Duty (at Destination and at Origin)

D

Dangerous Goods Dangerous Goods Note (DGN)DAP (Delivered At Place Incoterm)DAT (Delivered At Terminal Incoterm)DPU (Delivered At Place Unloaded Incoterm)DDP (Delivered Duty Paid Incoterm)DDU (Delivery Duty Unpaid Incoterm)Dimensional Weight (Volumetric Weight)

E

EORI Number Export Declaration Export Duties Export License EXW (Ex Works Incoterm)

F

FAS (Free Alongside Ship Incoterm)FCA (Free Carrier Incoterm)FCL (Full Container Load)FOB (Free On Board Incoterm)Fumigation Certificate Freight Forwarder

H

HS Code (Harmonized System Code)

I

Import Declaration Incoterms ISF Filing Import Duties

L

LCL (Less than Container Load)

M

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

N

NVOCC (Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier)

O

P

Packing List Power of Attorney (POA)

S

Shipper’s Letter Of Instruction (SLI)

U

V

Volumetric Weight VAT Number

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