Manatee County, Florida Tel: 941 322 9464 - Fax: 941 322 9465 Copyright 2010 - IFEONLINE door to door freight rates - ocean freight rates -door to door freight shipments - international freight codes 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 info@ifeonline.com