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Date：2013-03-19
| GLOSSARY | FULL NAME |
| ACC | Alameda Corridor Charge |
| ACI | Advance Cargo Information Charge |
| ACS | Automatic Commercial System |
| AGS | Aden Gulf Surcharge |
| AI | All Inclusive |
| ALDS | Autual Loading Data System |
| AMR | Automated Manifest System |
| ANERA | Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement |
| APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APPC | Advanced Program to Program Communication |
| APROC | Asia Pacific Regional Operation Center |
| AQI | Agriculture Quarantine Inspection |
| ASEAN | Association of Southest Asia Nations |
| AWB | Air Waybill |
| BAY | Section of vessel in which containers are held. |
| B.C.M. | Business Conduct Manual |
| B/R | Buying Rate |
| BAC | Bunker Adjustment Charge |
| BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| BC CTS | BC Carbon Tax Surcharge |
| BCC | Business Controlling Center |
| BPM | Business Process Management |
| C&D | Collect and Delivery |
| C&E | Customs and Excise |
| C.S. | Port Congestion Surcharge |
| CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor |
| CBM | Cubic Metre |
| CBP | Customs and Border Protection |
| CCA | Connecting Carrier Agreement |
| CFR | Cost And Freight Paid To 成本加运费 ***Incoterms |
| CFS | Container Freight Station |
| CHB | Customs House Broker |
| CHIEF | Customs Handling of Import and Exports Freight |
| CIF | Cost Insurance and Freight 成本、保险费加运费 ***Incoterms |
| CIP | Carriage and Insurance Paid To 运费和保险费付至 ***Incoterms |
| CLP | Container Load Plan |
| CMI | Comite Maritime International (an international committee of maritime lawyers) |
| COC | Carrier's Owned Container |
| COFC | Container on Flat Car |
| COT | Customer's Own Transport |
| COU | Clip On Unit (a portable refrigeration Unit) |
| CPT | Carriage Paid To 运费付至 (双方约定地点) *** Incoterms |
| CSC | Container Safety Convention |
| CT | Combined Transport |
| CTD | Combined Transport Document |
| CUC | Chassis Usage Charge |
| CY | Container Yard |
| D/A | Document Against Acceptance |
| D/M | Demurrage |
| D/O | Delivery Order |
| D/P | Document Against Payment |
| D/R | Dock Receipt |
| D/T | Detention |
| DAF | Delivered At Frontier |
| DAP | Delivered At Place 目的地交货 (还在运抵运输工具上可供卸载, 需在Terminal 之后) ***Incoterms |
| DAT | Delivered At Terminal 运输终端交货 (由运输终端卸下) *** Incoterms |
| DCM | Dangerous Cargo Manifest |
| DDC | Destination Delivery Charge |
| DDP | Delivered Duty Paid 完税后交货 (还在运抵运输工具上可供卸载) *** Incoterms |
| DDU | Delivered Duty Unpaid *** Leave out from Incoterms after 2010 |
| DEPS | Departmental Entry Processing System (has been replaced by CHIEF) |
| DEQ | Delivered Ex Quay (duty paid) |
| DES | Delivered Ex Ship |
| DIH | Discharge Port Inland Haulage Charge |
| DIT | Destination Interchange Terminal |
| DMT | Data Maintenance Center |
| DMT | Destination Motor Terminal |
| DNS | Domain Name Server |
| E.R.C. | Emergency Revenue Charge |
| EBA | Emergency Bunker Additional |
| EBS | Emergency Bunker Surcharge |
| ECE | Economic Commission for Europe (a UN economic body) |
| ECHC | Empty Container Handling Charge |
| ECU | European Currency Unit (a financial unit used for EEC accounting) |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDP | Electronic Data Processing |
| EEC | Europe Economic Community (the European Common Market) |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EIR | Equipment Interchange Receipt |
| Electronic Exchange of Messages from one person to another | |
| EPS | Equipment Position Surcharge |
| ESC | European National Shippers Councils |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETB | Estimated Time of Berth |
| ETC | Electronic Data Credits |
| ETD | Estimated Time of Departure |
| EU/EC | European Union/European Commission |
| EXW | Ex Work (工厂交货) ***Incoterms |
| FAF | Fuel Adjustment Factor |
| FAK | (Freight All Kinds) Rate |
| FAQ | Fair Average Quality |
| FAS | Free Alongside Side 船边交货 *** Incoterms |
| FCA | Free Carrier (货交承运人) *** Incoterms |
| FCL | Full Container Load |
| FEFC | Far East Freight Conference |
| FEU | Forty Foot Equivalent Units |
| FFI | For Further Instruction |
| FIATA | Federation International Des Associations De Transitaires Et Assimiles |
| FIFO (FIO) | Free in / Free out |
| FMC | Federal Maritime Commission |
| FOB | Free On Board 船上交货 (必须装上买方指定的船上) *** Incoterms |
| FOC | Flag of conventence |
| FRC | Fuel Recovery Charge |
| FROB | Foreight Remaining on Board |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| G.A. | General Average |
| G.W. | Gross Weight |
| GATT | General Agrement on Traffic and Trade |
| GCA | Gold Clause Agreement |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
| GEISCO | GE Information Service Co |
| GENSET | Generator sets |
| GMT | General File Management Center |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| GOH | Garment-on-Hanger |
| GRI | General Rate Increase |
| GRR | General Rate Restoration |
| H/C | handling Charge |
| H/L | Heavy Lift |
| HAWB/MAWB | House Airwaybill / Master Airwaybill |
| HIT | Hong Kong International Terminal |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| HTS | Harmonized Tariff Schedule |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocal |
| I.P.I. | Interior Points Intermodal |
| IA | Independent Action |
| IADA | Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| ICC | International Chamber Of Commerce |
| ICD | Inland Container Depot |
| ICTF | International Container Transfer Facility |
| IFS | Inland Fuel Surcharge |
| IMDG Code | International Maritiem Dangerous Goods Code |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMO (IMCO) | International Maritime (Control) Organization |
| INCOTERMS | International Commercial Terms |
| IPI | Inland Point Intermodal |
| IRA | Informal Rate Agreement |
| ISA | Information System Agreement |
| ISF | US Importer Security Filing |
| ISM | International Safety Management |
| ISO | International Standardization Organization |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| ISPS | International Ship and Port Security Code |
| IT | (1) Immediate Transportation Entry (2) Information Technology |
| ITIGG | International Transport Implementation Guidelines Group |
| JIT | Just-In-Time |
| JOC | Journal of Commerce (a trade publication. Trade transportation journal) |
| L/C | Letter of Credit |
| L/I | Letter of Indemnity |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LCL (LTL) | Less Container Load (Less Than Container Load) |
| LLMC | International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims |
| LO-LO | Lift On Lift Off |
| LT | Long Ton (1 Long Ton = 2,240 lbs) |
| M/R | Mate's Receipt |
| M/S | Mid-stream |
| M/T (MT) | Measurement Ton (Metric ton) (1 MT = 2,204.62 lbs = 35.314 cft) |
| MCB | Micro-Bridge |
| MIC | Management Information Center |
| MLB | Mini-Land Bridge |
| MMO | Multi Modal Operator |
| MQC | Minum Quantity Commitment |
| MSB | Mini-Sea Bridge |
| N.O.R. | Non-Operating Reefer Container |
| NAFTA | North America Free Trade Agreement |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NOE | Not Otherwise Enumerated |
| NOS | Not Otherwise Stated |
| NVOCC | Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier |
| O/H | Overheight |
| O/W | Overweidth |
| OCP | Overland Common Point |
| OMT | Origin Motor Terminal |
| OOG | Out of Gauge |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| ORC | Original Receiving Charge |
| ORT | Origin Rail Terminal |
| P & I | Protection and Indemnity Association |
| P & I Club | Protection and Indemnity Club |
| P.A. | Particular Average |
| P.A.C. | Port Additional Charge |
| P.C. | Shanghai Port Charge |
| P.M. | Procedure Manual |
| PCC | Panama Canal Charge |
| POA | Power Of Attorney (针对美国清关用的委托书，相当于中国的报关委托书。) |
| POA | Place of Acceptance |
| POD | Port Of Discharging |
| POL | Port Of Loading |
| POR | Port Of Receiving |
| PSS | Peak Season Surcharge |
| PTI | Pre-Trip Inspection |
| PTSC | Port & Terminal Service Charge |
| PTT | Permiet to Transfer |
| Q.M. | Quality Manual |
| QR | Quick Response |
| R/T | Revenue Ton |
| RFC | Rail Fuel Charge |
| RN | Release Note |
| RO-RO | Roll on / Roll off |
| RTRS | REEFER TEMPERATURE RE-SETTING SURCHARGE |
| S.G.S. | Societe General De Surveillance |
| S.O.C. | Shipper's Owned Container |
| SC/D | Terminal Security Charge for POD |
| SCAC | Standar Carrier Alpha Code |
| SCMC | Security Compliance Management Charge |
| SOB | Shipped On Board |
| SOFA | Shoreside Operation Fuel Adjustment Factor |
| SPA | Shipping Agency Division |
| SS | Steamship |
| ST | 1 Short Ton = 2,000 lbs |
| STC | Abbreviation for Said To Contain |
| STF | Suez Transit Fee |
| SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
| T/A | Transport Additional |
| T/C | Telex Corrector |
| T/V | Trade Van |
| TBA | To Be Advised |
| TBL | Through Bill of Lading |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protect / Internet Protect |
| TEU | Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
| THC/D | Terminal Handling Charge of Loading Port |
| TIR | Transport International Routiers |
| TOFC | Trailer on Flat Car |
| TOS | Terms of Sale |
| TRC | Terminal Receiving Charge |
| TRS | Terminal Receiving System |
| TSA | Trans-pacific Stabilization Agreement |
| TWRA | Trans pacific West-bound Rate Agreement |
| U.O.C. | Unless Otherwise Specified |
| U.S. MAF | U.S. Manifest Admendment Fee |
| UBLI | Unique Bill of Lading Indentifier |
| UCP | Uniform Customs and Practice of Documentary Credits |
| UN/CEFACT | United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business |
| UN/EDIFACT | United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration,Commerce and Transport |
| UNCITRAL | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| UNCON | Uncontainerable Goods |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNCTAD MMO | UNCTAD Multi Modal Transport Convention |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| USCS | U.S. Customs Services |
| VAT | Value-added Tax |
| W.M. | Working Manual |
| WRS | War Risk Surcharge |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| YAS | Yard Surcharges |
| YAS | Yen Appreciation Surcharge |
| YTD | Year To Date |