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SHIPPING GUIDE

EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS

* Ad. Val. - Ad Valorem

* A.Q. - Any Quantity

* B.F. - Board Food or Board Fee

* B/L - Bill of Lading

* BAF - Bunker Adjustment Factor

* BM - Board Measurement

* CAF - Currency Adjustment Factor

* CM or M3 - Cubic Meter

* cc - Cubic Centimeter

* Concl. - Concluded

* Cont'd - Continued

* CFS - Container Freight Station

* Cft. Or cft. - Cubic Foot or Cubic Feet

* cm. - Centimeter

* Cntr(s) - Container(s)

* CU - Cubic

* Cwt - 100 Pounds

* CY - Container Yard

* DDC - Destination Delivery Charge Etc. - Et Cetera

* Exc. - Exceeding

* F.A.K. - Freight All Kinds

* F.A.S. - Free Alongside Ship

* FCL - Full Container Load

* FEU - Forty Foot Equivalent Unit

* F.I. - Free In

* F.I.O. - Free In and Out

* F.I.O.S. - Fee In, Out and Stowed

* F.O. - Free Out

* F.O.B. - Free On Board

* F.M.C. - Federal Maritime Commission

* Ft. - Feet or Foot

* GOH - Garment on Hanger

* Hdlg. Chgs. - Handling Charges

* I.D. - Inside Diameter

* i.e. - That is

* I&S - Iron or Steel

* Incl. - Inclusive

* K.D. or K/D - Knocked Down

* K.D.F. - Knocked Down Flat

* Kilos - Kilograms

* K/T - Kilo Ton

* Lb. Or Lbs. - Pound or Pounds

* LCL or LTL - Less than Container Load

* LS - Lumpsum

* L/T - Long Ton (2240 lbs.)

* Lt/40 - Long Ton (2240 lbs.) or 40 Cubic Feet

* M - 1 Cubic Meter

* Max. - Maximum

* MBF or MBM - 1,000 Feet Board Measure

* Min. - Minimum

* mm - Millimeter

* n/exc. - Not Exceeding

* N.O.S. - Not otherwise specified in this agreement

* No. or Nos. - Number or Numbers

* Pkg. Or Pkgs. - Package or Packages

* PRC - People Republic of China

* PRVI - Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

* R/T - Revenue Ton

* SL&C - Shipper's Load and Count

* Sq. Ft. - Square Foot or Square Feet

* S/T - Short Ton (2000 lbs.)

* SU or - Set Up

* TEU - Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit

* TRC - Terminal Receiving Charge

* U.S.A. - United States of America

* USD - United States Dollars

* Viz. - Namely

* Vol. - Volume

* W - 1,000 kilos

* W/M - 1,000 kilos or 1 cubic meter

* WT - Weight

EXPLANATION OF ATFI CODES

* 20 - 20 ft. - 40X - 40 ft., Any Height

* 40S - 40ft., 8'0" - 45S - 45 ft., 8'0"

* 40 40 ft., 8'6" - 45 - 45 ft., 8'6"

* 40A - 40 ft., 9'0" - High Cube - 45A - 45 ft., 9'0"

* 40B - 40 ft., 9'6" - High Cube - 45B - 45 ft., 9'6"

* 45X - 45 ft., - Any Height

CONTAINER5 TEMPERATURE CODES

* AC - Artificial Atmosphere Controlled

* CLD - Chilled

* FRZ - Frozen

* HTD - Heated

* N/A - Not applicable/Not Operating

* RE - Refrigerated

* VEN - Ventilated

CONTAINER TYPE CODES

* AC - Atmosphere Control

* FB - Flat Bed

* FR - Flat Rack

* GC - Garment Hanger

* IM - Insulated

* OT- Open Top

* PC - Dry

* RE - Reefer

HAZARD CODES

* HAZ - Hazardous

* NHZ - Non-Hazardous

* N/A - Not Applicable

RATE BASIS CODE

* AV - Ad Valorem

* EA - Each (as defined)

* LS - Lumpsum

* M - Measure

* PC - Per Container

* W - Weight

* WM - Weight/Measure

SERVICE CODES

* S - Container Freight Station

* Y - Container Yard

* T - Terminal