Shipping Acronyms & Abbreviations
Sefco Export works with many ocean carriers, SS lines, nvocc's, forwarders, transportation providers and agents around the world.
On our web site, we convey to our visitors important elements of the international shipping business.
> "Person/Entity at Destination"
SHIPPER - definitions by:
CBP US Customs -
business dictionary > "Person/Entity at Origin"
USPPI - U.S. Principal Party in Interest > "US Seller/Owner of Merchandise"
Commodites
FAK - Freight of all kinds
GOH - Garments On Hanger
H/H - High and Heavy equipment > Examples of
What We Ship
HAZ - Hazardous Materials
HHG/PE - Household Goods and Personal Effects shipments
NOS - Commodity Not Otherwise Specified
POV - Personally Owned Vehicle
VEHICLES & HEAVY EQUIPMENT
SP-Self Propelled, WH-Wheeled, TR-Tracked, TT-Towable, SF - Static/Forkliftable, SNF - Static/NonForkliftable
Affirmations, recitals and terms
CFR - Cost and Freight
INCOTERMS - International sales terms defining responsibilities of both the buyer and seller
SLAC - Shippers Load And Count
SLSC - Shippers Load Stow Count
Entities and authorities
CBP - US Customs and Border Protection
MARAD - Department of Transportation glossary of shipping terms
OFAC - Office of Foreign Assets Control
USCG - United States Coast Guard
Trade lanes and routes
NA WAF - North America to West Africa
USEC - United States East Coast
USGC - United States Gulf Coast
USPC - United States Pacific Coast
Shipping service descriptions and terminology
A/S - Accessorial Services
AES - Automated Export System
ARB - Outport Arbitrary Trans-Shipment Fee
AWB - Air Way Bill
BAF -
Bunker fuel Adjustment Factor
B/B - Break Bulk oversized equipment shipping
BAS - Basis ocean freight
BL - Bill of Lading
BRC - Bunker Recovery Charge
C/ADD - Commercial Address (departure location type/arrival location type)
CAF - Currency Adjustment Factor
CFS - Container Freight Station (warehouse)
CSC - Container service charge
CON - Congestion Surcharge
CUC - U.S. chassis usage charge
D/A - Destination Agent
D/D - Direct deposit [method for paying shipping & handling, no bank fees]
DDC - Destination Delivery Charge
DMRG - Demurrage [may be incurred due to late payment]
D/P - Container trucking Drop and Pick-up
D/R - Dock receipt (click here to see sample copy)
DTHC - Destination Terminal Handling Charges
EBAF - Emergency
Bunker Fuel Adjustment Factor
ECTN - Electronic Cargo Tracking Notice (Numéro Visa Unique)
EEI -
Electronic Export Information
EFS - Export Fuel Surcharges
E/S - Economy Service
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETS - Estimated Time of Sailing
EZ - Easy Shipping guides by Sefco Export
FIFO - First in, First Out
FCL - Full Container Load shipping [see video of Container Ship]
GRI - General Rate Increase
HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials
HBL - House Bill of Lading
H/C - High Cube container
HC - Harmonized Code
IHE / IL - Inland Haulage Export
LCL - Less than Container Load shipping
LDF - Liner Doc fee
L/L - Container trucking live-load
Lo/Lo - Lift on and Lift off shipping
L/S - Lump Sum
MAWB - Master Air Way Bill
MBL - Master Bill of Lading
MDF - Manual Documentation Fee
NVO - Non-vessel operating common carrier
O/A - Origin Agent
OBL - Original Bill of Lading
ODF - Documentation Fee - Origin
OHC - Handling Charge - Origin
P/S - Premium Service
PAI - Port Additional Import
Panamax - Panama canal maximum vessel width
PCS - Panama canal surcharge
POD - Port of Discharge*
POD - also: Proof of Delivery*
POL - Port of Loading
P/S - Premium Service
PSC - Port Security Charge
PSE - Port Security Export
R/ADD - Residential Address (departure location type/arrival location type) additional trucker accessorial fees will apply.
Reefer - Refrigerated Cargo container
R/F - Cargo Roll Over Charge
Ro/Ro - Roll on, Roll off vessel shipping [see our videos of RoRo ships]
Routed - Routed transactions
SED - Shippers Export Declaration *see EEI
SER - Carrier Security Charge
SIT - Storage in Transit
SSL - Steam Ship Line
TLX RLS - Telex Release Bill of Lading
T/R - Bank to bank transfer [method for paying shipping & handling, involves bank fees]
TWIC - Transportation Worker Identification Credential
US C/C - United States Customs Clearance
US THC - United States Terminal Handling Charges
For more shipping terms: click here for PDF list
Further explanations, definitions and guidance: click here to continue.
RWA - Ready Willing and Able > Are you ready to go?
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