<HTML><style type="text/css">
<!--
  A:link	{color:lightblue;}
  A:visited	{color:lightyellow;}
  A:hover	{color:darkblue; background-color:#CCCCCC;}
//-->
</style>
<HEAD><meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="360; url=http://www.sefco-export.com">
<TITLE>Sefco Export Management Company - shipping terminology guide - HHG/PE Household Goods and Personal Effects, FIFI - First in, First Out  </TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin
function popUp(URL) {
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=yes,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=yes,width=1100,height=720');");
}
// End -->
</script>
</HEAD>

<BODY aLink="#008080" BACKGROUND="http://www.sefco-export.com/ricebk.jpg" link="#1d2867" vLink="#741021">
<center>
<table width="95%" height="98%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" bgcolor="#1C1C1C">
<tr>
<td><br>
<center>


<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>
<center>
<table width="90%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" bgcolor="maroon"><tr><td><center>
<table width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" bgcolor="#8B8970">
<tr><td><br><center><font color="#FFFFFF" face="tahoma" size="4"></font><br><br>

<table width="920" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#1C1C1C"> 

<font color="#D3D3D3" face="tahoma" size="2"><nobr> &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp; 
Sefco web site visitor (tos) online <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/online_tos.htm" target="_blank">terms of service</a>
 (2008) &nbsp;</nobr></center>
</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><center><br> 
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">Sefco's online resources are meant to give site visitors a basic idea of how things work. <br><br>
All rates must be confirmed in writing by a Sefco respresentative. <br>
<br>
<br><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/shipping/online_request.htm">
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">RATE REQUEST FORM</a></font>

<table width="90%">
<tr valign="top">
    <td> <br> 
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">
<center>
<table width="95%" bgcolor="lightblue">
<tr><td class="btnav" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#80CDCD';"
onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#96CDCD'"><center><a name="106"></a>
<table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1">
<tr>
<td> 
<br>
<ul>
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">
<b>Abbreviations</b><br><br>

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.  
 <br><br> <br><br>
<ul>
<b>Commodites</b><p>
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2"> 
VEHICLES & HEAVY EQUIPMENT<br><br>  <ul>  
<nobr>S-Self Propelled, W-Wheeled, TR-Tracked, TT-Towable, SF - Static/Forkliftable, SNF - Static/NonForkliftable </nobr>    
</ul><br>
H/H -  High and Heavy equipment<br><br>
FAK  - Freight of all kinds  
<br><br>
POV  - Personally Owned Vehicle<br><br>
HHG/PE -  Household Goods and Personal Effects shipments </font>
<br><br>
GOH  - Garments On Hanger
<br><br>
HAZ -  Hazardous Materials
<br><br>
NOS - Commodity Not Otherwise Specified
<br><br><br>
<b>Affirmations, recitals and terms </b><br><a name="affirm"></a><br>
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">SLAC -  Shippers Load And Count</a></font>
<br><br>
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">SLSC -  Shippers Load Stow Count</a></font>
<br><br>
<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cfr.asp" target="_blank">
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">CFR -  Cost and Freight</a></font>
<br><br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=INCOTERMS&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1" target="_blank">
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">INCOTERMS</a> -  International sales terms defining responsibilities of both the buyer and seller  </a></font>

<br><br><br>
<b>Entities and authorities</b><br><a name="entity"></a><br>


<a href="http://www.cbp.gov" target="_blank">
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">CBP</a> - US Customs and Border Protection</font>
<br><br>

<a href="http://www.thebest-of.info/sefco_links/security1.htm" target="_blank">
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">OFAC</a> - Office of Foreign Assets Control</font>
<br><br>
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">USCG - United States Coast Guard</font>
<br><br><br>
<b>Trade lanes and routes</b><br><a name="routes"></a><br>
 USEC  - United States East Coast <br><br>
USGC    - United States Gulf Coast <br> <br>
USPC  - United States  Pacific Coast <br> <br>
NA WAF  - North America to West Africa
<br><br><br>
<b>Shipping service descriptions and terminology </b><br><a name="fifo"></a><br>
<a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/shipping/FIFO.htm" target="_blank">
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">FIFO -  First in, First Out</a></font>
<br><br>Ro/Ro - Roll on, Roll off vessel shipping
<br><br>
Lo/Ro -  Lift on and Lift off shipping
<br><br>
B/B -  Break Bulk oversized equipment shipping
<br><br>

CSC -  Container service charge
<br><br>

US THC - United States Terminal Handling Charges

<br><br>
DTHC - Destination Terminal Handling Charges 

<br><br>
CAF - Currency Adjustment Factor <br><br>

PSC - Port Security Charge <br><br>
CUC - U.S. chassis usage charge
<br><a name="BAF"></a><br>BAF - 
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=BAF+Bunker+Adjustment+Factor+%28freight+fuel+surcharge" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Bunker fuel Adjustment Factor</a></font>
<br><a name="ebaf"></a>
<br>EBAF  - Emergency 
<a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/advisories/041708EBAF.htm" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Bunker Fuel Adjustment Factor</a></font>
<br><br>BRC  - Bunker Recovery Charge 
<br><br>GRI  - General Rate Increase
<br><br>PCS - Panama canal surcharge
<br><br>Panamax - Panama canal maximum vessel width
<br><br>Reefer - Refrigerated Cargo container  
<br><br>
R/F - Cargo Roll Over Charge <br><br>
D/R  - Dock receipt 
 <br>
 <br>
LDF - Liner Doc fee  <br><br>
BL - Bill of Lading  <br><br>
OBL - Original Bill of Lading <a name="tlxrls"></a>
<br><br><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/accessorial.htm#telexrelease"><font color="#000000">TLX RLS</a></font> - <a href="http://www.querycat.com/faq/83f1d3aca1a6fb878e338644e4c82cda" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Telex Release Bill of Lading</a></font>
<br><br>
HBL - House Bill of Lading 
<br><br>
MBL - Master Bill of Lading 
<br><br>
D/P - Container trucking Drop and Pick-up
<br><br>L/L - Container trucking live-load 
<br><a name="SED"></a><br>
SED - <A HREF="http://www.aesdirect.gov" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Shippers Export Declaration</a></font>
<br><br>AES - Automated Export System 
<br><br>
HC - Harmonized Code<br><br>
HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials
<br><br>
AWB - Air Way Bill 
<br><br>
MAWB - Master Air Way Bill 
<br><br>
HBL - House Bill of Lading

<br><br>
US C/C - United States Customs Clearance 

<br><br>
NVO - Non-vessel operating common carrier

<br><br>
SSL - Steam Ship Line 

<br><br>
ETS - Estimated Time of Sailing
<br><br>ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival

<br><br>FCL - Full Container Load 
<br><br>H/C - High Cube container 
<br><br>LCL - Less than Container Load 
<br><br><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/agents.htm#abbrev"><font color="#000000">O/A - Origin Agent</a>
<br><a name="sit"></a><br><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/industry_standards/SIT.htm"><font color="#000000">SIT - Storage in Transit</a></font> 
<br><br>DTHC - Destination Terminal Handling Charge
<br><br>DDC - Destination Delivery Charge    
<br><br><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/agents.htm#abbrev"><font color="#000000">D/A - Destination Agent</a>  
<br><br>For more shipping terms and definitions <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/fclbreakdown.htm"><font color="#000000">click here to continue</a></font>. 



<br><br><br><b>RWA</b> - Ready Willing and Able &nbsp;> &nbsp;Are you ready to go? 
<br><br>
OK TO GO &nbsp; > &nbsp; <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/toproceed.htm" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Proceed with Sefco</a>  

</ul>
<br><br>

<table align="left" width="15%"><tr><td>
<font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1">
[<a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/sitemap.htm" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1">Site Map</a>]</font> </td></tr>
</table>

</ul><br><br>
 <br></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
</center>

    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
<table align="right" width="15%"><tr><td>
<font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1">
[<a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/communication_page.htm" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1">contact Sefco</a>]</font> </td></tr>
</table>

</td></tr>
</table>
<table width="920" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#1C1C1C">
<tr>
<td><br>
<font color="#D3D3D3" face="tahoma" size="2"><br><center>  
<a href="mailto:info@sefco-export.com">info@sefco-export.com</a><br><br>

<nobr><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com" target="_blank">www.sefco-export.com</a> </nobr> 
<br><br>
</center>  
<br><br>
<center>  

<table width="98%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#8B8970">
<tr><td> 
</td></tr></table><font color="#FFFFFF" face="tahoma" size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Admin/New York  718-268-6233 &nbsp; &nbsp; 
<table width="98%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#8B8970">
<tr><td> 
</td></tr></table><br><br>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
</td>
</tr>
</table> </td>
</tr>
</table><br>
</center></td>
</tr>
</table> 
</center><br>
</BODY></HTML>