Signal
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Meaning
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AAA
|
American Arbitration Association
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AAEI
|
American Association of Exporters
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A/C
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Account Current
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ACEP
|
Advisory Committee on Export Policy
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ACS
|
Automated Commercial System
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ACTPN
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Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and
Negotiations
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ADS
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Agent Distributor service
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AECA
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Arms Export Control Act
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AEV
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Articles of Extraordinary Value
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AFT
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
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AGX
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Agriculture Export Connections
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AIES
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Automated Information Exchange System
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AMF
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Airport Mail Facility
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AMS
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Automated Manifest System
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APEC
|
Asian - Pacific Economic Cooperation
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APHIS
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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APO
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Administrative Protective Order
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ASEAN
|
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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ATP
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Advanced Technology Products
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A.V. or Ad Val
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Ad Valorem
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BAF
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Bunker Adjustment Factor
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BATF
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
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Bbl
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Barrel
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B/D
|
Bank Draft
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BDL
|
Bundle
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B/E
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Bill of Exchange
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B/L
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Bill of Lading
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Bls
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Bales
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BOP
|
Balance of Payments
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BOT
|
Balance of Trade
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B/R
|
Bills Receivable
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BSA
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Bilateral steel Agreement
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BX
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BOX
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BXA
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Bureau of Export administration
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C.A.F.
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Currency Adjustment Factor
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Cbm/C.B.M.
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Cubic Meter
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CET
|
Common External Tariff
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C&f
|
Cost and Freight
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CFS
|
Container Freight Station
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Cft or CuFt
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Cubic Foot (Feet)
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CG
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Consul General, Consulate General
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C.I.
|
Cost and insurance
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C.I.F. & C.
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Cost, insurance, freight, and commission
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C.I.F. I&E
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Cost, insurance, freight, interest and exchange
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CIF
|
Cost, Insurance and freight
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CIMS
|
Commercial Information Management System
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CIP
|
Carriage and Insurance Paid To / Commodity
Improt Program
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CIT
|
Court of International Trade
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CITA
|
Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements
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C.K.D.
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Completely Knocked Down
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C.L.
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(Shipping) Carload
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C.M.
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Cubic Meter (Capital Letters)
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C.O.D.
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Collect (Cash) on delivery
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C.O.F.C.
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Container on flatcar
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COGSA
|
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
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COP
|
Cost of Production
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CPT
|
Carriage Paid To
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C.S.C.
|
Container service Charge
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CSS
|
Cargo Selectivity System
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Ctr
|
Container
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Cu.
|
(measure) Cubic
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C.YY.
|
Container Yard
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D/A
|
Documents Against Acceptance
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DAF
|
Delivered at Frontier
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D/D
|
Delivered
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DDP
|
Delivered Duty Paid
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DDU
|
Delivered Duty Unpaid
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DEQ
|
Delivered Ex Quay
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DES
|
Delivered Ex Ship
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DL
|
Distribution Licence
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D/O
|
Delivery Order
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D/P
|
Documents Against Payment
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Ea or ea.
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each
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EAA
|
Export Administration Act
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EAR
|
Export Administration Regulations
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EC
|
European Community
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ECCN
|
Export Control Classification Number, formerly:
Export commodity Clasification Number
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ECU
|
European Currency Unit
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EDIFACT
|
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration,
Commerce, and Transportation
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EEA
|
European Economic Area
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EEC
|
European Economic Community
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EFTA
|
European free Trade Association
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E&OE
|
Errors and Omissions Excepted
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EPA
|
Environmental Protection Agency
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ETA
|
Estimated Time of Arrival
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ETD
|
Estimated Time of Departure
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EXW
|
Ex Works
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FAA
|
Federal Aviation Administration
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F.A.K.
|
Freight all Kinds
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FAS
|
Free Alongside Ship
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FBT
|
Flatbed Trailer
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FCA
|
Free Carrier
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F.C. &s.
|
Free of Capture and seizure warranty
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FDA
|
Food and Drug administration
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FEU
|
Forty Foot Equivalent Units
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FI
|
Free In
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FIO
|
Free In and Out
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F.I.O.S.
|
Free in, Out and Stow
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F.M.C. or FMC
|
Federal Maritime Commission
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FO
|
Free Out
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FOB
|
Free On Board
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FOR/FOT
|
Free on rail / Free on Truck
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FPA
|
Free of Particular Average
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FR
|
Flat Rack
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FTC
|
Federal Trade Commission
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FIO
|
Freign Trade Organization
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F/X
|
Foreign Exchange
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G/A
|
General Average
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GATT
|
General Agreement on Traiffs and Trade
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GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
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GNP
|
Gross National product
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G.R.I.
|
General Rate Increase
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HAWB
|
House Air Waybill
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H/H
|
House to House
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H/P
|
House to Pier
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HS
|
Harmonized System
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HTS
|
Harmonized Tariff schedule
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HTSUS
|
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
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IATA
|
International air Transport Association
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IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
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IMO
|
International Maritime Organization
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IN.
|
Inch
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INC.
|
Incorporated
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IPI
|
Inland Point Intermodal
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ISC
|
Intermodal sercvice Charge
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ISO
|
Internation Standards Orgainzation
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JEIC
|
Japan Export Information Center
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JICA
|
Japan International Cooperation Agency
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K.D.
|
Knocked Down
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K.D.F.
|
Knocked Down Flat
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KGS or Kilo (s)
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Kilogram(s)
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L/C
|
Letter of Credit
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LCL, L.C.L.
|
Less Than Container Load
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l.O.A.
|
Length overall
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LOI
|
Letter of Indemnity
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L.S.
|
Lump sum
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L.T.
|
Long Ton ( 2240 pounds)
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Ltd.
|
Limited
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Ltda.
|
Limitada
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Ltee
|
Limitee
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L.T.L
|
Less than Truckload
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M
|
Measurement
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MAX
|
Maximum
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MBF or MBM
|
One Thousand Board feet
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MFN
|
Most Favored National Treatment
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MFT
|
Per Thousand Feet
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MIN
|
Minimum
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MLB
|
Mini-Land Bridge
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M.O.
|
Money Order
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MOFTEC
|
Ministry fo Foreign Economic Trade and Economic
Cooperation
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MOFERT
|
Ministry of Foreign economic Relations and
Trade
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MOU
|
Memorandum of Understanding
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MT
|
Marine Terminal
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MTN
|
Multilateral Trade Negotiations
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MTO
|
Multilateral Trade Organization
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N/A
|
Not Applicable
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NAFTA
|
North Americal Free Trade
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NATO
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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N.B.
|
Note below
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N.E.S.
|
Not Elsewhere Specified
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NIPA
|
National Income and Product Accounts
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NO
|
Number
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N.O.S.
|
Not Otherwise Specified
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NT
|
Net Ton
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N.V.
|
Naamloze Vennotschap
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NVOCC
|
Nov-Vessel Operating Common Carrier
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O.B.L.
|
(Shipping) Ocean Bill of Lading
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O/C
|
Overcharge
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OCP
|
Overland common Point
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O.D.
|
Overside Diameter
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O/S
|
Out of Stock
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OT
|
Oper Top
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O/T
|
Overtime
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Oy
|
Osakeyhtiot
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P/A
|
Power of Attorney
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PCS
|
Piece of Pieces
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P/H
|
Pier to House
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Pkg or Pkgs
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Package(s)
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P&L
|
Profit and Loss
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PLC
|
Pre-License Check
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P/N
|
Promissory Note
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PP
|
Purchase price
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P.P.
|
Prepaid (Freight must be Prepaid)
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P/P
|
Pier to Pier
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PSV
|
Post-Shipment Vwertification
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Pte Ltd
|
Private Limited
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PT/PC
|
Per Trailer / per Container
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Pty.ltd
|
Proprietary Limited
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PU&D
|
Pick Up and Delivery
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QRs
|
Quantitative Restrictions
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R&D
|
Research and Development
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RIPI
|
Reverse Inland point Intermodal
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R.R.
|
Railroad
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S.A.
|
Sociedad anonima / Societe Anonyme
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SDRs
|
Speical Drawing Rights
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SDU
|
Special Drawing Unit
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S.G.L.
|
Societa a Garanzia Limitata
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SLI
|
Shipper's Letter of Instruction
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S.N.C.
|
Societe on Nom Collectif
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SOD
|
Shipped on Deck
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S.p.A.
|
Societa per Azioni
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S.P.R.L.
|
Societa de Personnes a Responsabilite Limitee
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S.Q.
|
Sociedad por Quota
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S.R. & C.C.
|
Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Warranty
(all risk Insurance)
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S.R.L.
|
Societa a Responsabilita Limitada / Societe a
Responsabilite Limitee
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S.T.C.
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Said to contain
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Ste.
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Societe
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T or Ton
|
Ton of 2240 lbs
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TACM
|
Transit air Cargo manifest
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TUE
|
(Shipping) Twenty foot equivalent unit. A Forty
foot container is equal to two (2) Teus
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T.L.
|
(Shipping) Truckload
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TM
|
Trademark
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T.O.F.C.
|
Trailer (On Wheels) Flat Car
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UBO
|
Ultimate Beneficial Owner
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UCP
|
Uniform Customs and Practices
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UN
|
United Nations
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VAT
|
Value-Added Tax
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Viz
|
Namely
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VP
|
Vice President
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W
|
Ton of 1000 kilos
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WA
|
With Average
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WB
|
Waybill
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WTO
|
World Tourism Organization / World Trade
Orgainization
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