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
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