Glossary
Boost Your Supply Chain Terminology
A
- ACE Analysis
- Air Waybill (AWB)
- Airline Terminal Fee
- All-Risk Coverage
- Anti-dumping Duties (AD)
- Automated Export System (AES)
- Automated Manifest System (AMS)
B
- B2B Fulfillment
- BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor)
- BTI | Binding Tariff Information
- Bill of Lading (BOL or B/L)
- Binding Origin Information
- Blank Sailing
- Blind Shipment
- Bobtail Fee
- Bonded Goods
- Bonded Warehouse
- Break Bulk
- Bulk Cargo
C
- CAIN (Customs Assigned Importer Number)
- CBM (Cubic Meter)
- CBP (Customs and Border Protection)
- CDS | Customs Declaration Service
- CES (Centralized Examination Station)
- CFS (Container Freight Station)
- CFS (Container Freight Station) Cut-off
- CFS (Container Freight Station) Fee
- CHED | Common Health Entry Document
- CHIEF
- CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
- CTPAT
- CY (Container Yard) Cutoff
- Carbon Tax Surcharge
- Cargo Insurance
- Cargo Insurance Coverage Limits
- Cargo Owners Liability Coverage
- Cargo Ready Date (CRD)
- Carrier
- Cartage
- Chassis
- Chassis Fee
- Chassis Pool
- Chassis Split
- Chinese New Year (CNY)
- Clean Truck Fee
- Closed Area
- Co-Loader
- Commerce Control List (CCL)
- Commercial Invoice
- Common Carrier
- Compliance Assessment
- Concealed Damage Coverage
- Consignee
- Consolidation
- Container
- Container Facility Fee
- Container Yard (CY)
- Continuous Customs Bond
- Contract of Carriage
- Control of Damaged Goods
- Countervailing Duties
- Country of Origin
- Country of Origin Marking
- Customs Bond
- Customs Broker
- Customs Brokerage
- Customs Business
- Customs Clearance
- Customs Entry
- Customs Exam
- Customs Exam Fee
- Customs Procedure Codes
- Customs Valuation
D
- Debris Removal
- Declared Value Coverage
- Deconsolidation
- Deductible
- Deferment Fee
- Deferment or Postponed VAT Accounting
- Delivery Labor Fee
- Delivery Order
- Demurrage
- Detention
- Devanning
- Direct or Indirect Customs Representation
- Disbursement Service Fee
- Dock-to-Stock
- Domestic Inland Transit
- Double Blind Shipment
- Drayage
- Drop
- Drop Fee
- Drop and Pick
- Dropshipping
- Dry Run
- Dry Van Shipping
- Duty
- Duty Drawback
E
- E2 | Import Entry Acceptance Advice
- EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge)
- EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
- EIN (Employer Identification Number)
- ELD (Electronic Logging Device)
- EORI (Economic Operator Registration and Identification)
- EXW (Ex Works)
- Ecommerce Fulfillment
- Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)
- Export Declaration
- Export License
- Express Bill of Lading
- External Transit (T1)
F
- FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
- FBA ID
- FCA (Free Carrier)
- FCL (Full Container Load)
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
- FEU (Forty-foot Equivalent Unit)
- FLEGT | Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
- FOB (Free on Board)
- FTA (Free Trade Agreement)
- FTL (Full Truckload)
- Fast Tags
- Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
- First Sale Valuation
- Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
- Forklift
- Fuel Surcharge (FSC)
G
- GRI (General Rate Increase)
- Gating In
- General Average
- General Order
- Geographical Scope
- Global Fulfillment
- Golden Week
H
I
- ISF (Importer Security Filing)
- ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code)
- Importer of Record
- Incoterms®
- Inherent Vice
- Inside Delivery Fee
- Intensive Exam
- Interest Insured
- International Roadcheck
- International Shipping
- Interruption of Transit Coverage
- Inventory Linked
J
K
L
- LCL (Less than Container Load)
- LTL (Less than Truckload)
- Last Free Day
- Letter of Indemnity (LOI)
- Liftgate
- Liftgate Fee
- Live Unload
- Loading & Unloading Coverage
M
- MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)
- Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) Entry Consolidation
- Motor Truck Cargo Insurance
- Multichannel Fulfillment
N
- NES | The National Export System
- NVWA | De Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit
- Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA)
- Non-Reimbursement Statements
- Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)
- Notify Party
O
- Omnichannel Fulfillment
- Origin Charge
- Origin Engineering
- Original Bill of Lading (OBL)
- Overweight Surcharge (OWS)
P
- PGA (Partner Government Agency)
- POA (Power of Attorney)
- PSS (Peak Season Surcharge)
- Packing List (PL)
- Pallet
- Pallet Exchange Fee
- Particular Average
- Per Diem Charge
- Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS)
- Pier Pass Fee
- Port filings
- Power of Attorney
- Pre-Pull
- Preferential Duties
- Prep/Kitting Services
- Prior Disclosure
- Professional Service Fees
Q
R
- Reasonable Care
- Related Parties
- Residential Delivery Fee
- Responsible Supervision and Control
- Rolled Cargo
- Rules of Origin
S
- SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)
- 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
- TARIC | The Integrated Tariff of the European Union
- TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)
- TTW | Toestemming Tot Wegvoering
- Tail Gate Exam
- Tariff Engineering
- Tariff Quotas | Preferential or Autonomous
- Total Insured Value
- Trade Remedy
- Transloading
- Transtainer
- Trucking Wait Fee
U
V
W
- WMS (Warehouse Management System)
- Wharfage
- What is Chargeable Weight?
- What is Fiscal Representation?
X
Y
Z