SHIPPING GUIDE

NEW INCOTERMS

RULES FOR ANY MODE OR MODES OF TRANSPORT

• EXW - Ex Work
• FCA - Free Carrier
• CPT - Carriage paid to
• CIP - Carriage and Insurance paid to
• DAT - Delivered at Terminal
• DAP - Delivered at Place
• DDP- Delivered Duty Paid

RULES FOR SEA AND INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT

• FAS -Free along Ship
• FOB -Free on Board
• CFR -Cost and freight
• CIF- Cost Insurance and Freight

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

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