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20ft Container

20GP

A nominal 20-foot general-purpose shipping container.

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40ft Container

40GP

A nominal 40-foot general-purpose shipping container.

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40ft High Cube Container

40HC

A nominal 40-foot container with additional height.

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Actual Time of Arrival

ATA

The recorded date and time a movement arrived.

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Actual Time of Departure

ATD

The recorded date and time a movement departed.

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Actual Weight

The measured physical weight of cargo and packaging.

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Air Cargo

Goods transported by aircraft.

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Air Waybill

AWB

A non-negotiable air cargo transport document and receipt issued by or for an airline.

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Airline

An air carrier operating aircraft and accepting cargo under its conditions of carriage.

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Airport of Departure

AOD

The airport from which an air cargo movement departs.

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Airport of Destination

AOD

The airport at which an air cargo movement is scheduled to arrive.

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Application Programming Interface

API

A defined way for software systems to exchange requests and data.

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Arrival Notice

A notice from a carrier or agent advising that cargo is due or has arrived and stating next steps or charges.

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Bill of Lading

B/L

A carrier-issued ocean transport document that evidences receipt, the contract of carriage and, in negotiable form, title to goods.

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Bonded Warehouse

An authorised facility where goods may be stored under customs control with duties suspended under applicable rules.

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Booking Number

A carrier or forwarder reference for a confirmed or requested transport booking.

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Breakbulk

Cargo handled as separate pieces because it is not shipped in standard containers or as bulk.

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Bulk Carrier

A vessel designed to carry unpackaged dry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.

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Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

CO2e

A common unit expressing the climate impact of different greenhouse gases as carbon dioxide equivalents.

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Cargo

Goods carried by ship, aircraft, road vehicle or rail.

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Carriage and Insurance Paid To

CIP

CPT plus seller-arranged cargo insurance to the named destination at the higher Incoterms® 2020 cover level.

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Carriage Paid To

CPT

The seller pays carriage to the named destination, but risk passes much earlier when goods are handed to the first carrier.

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Carrier

A company contractually responsible for transporting goods.

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Certificate of Origin

COO

A document certifying the declared origin of goods for a specified purpose.

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Chargeable Weight

The weight used to price air freight, generally the greater of actual and volumetric weight under the applicable tariff.

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CMR Consignment Note

CMR

A road transport consignment note commonly used for international carriage under the CMR Convention.

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Commercial Invoice

The seller's principal commercial document describing the transaction and goods for payment and customs purposes.

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Commodity Code

A jurisdiction-specific goods code based on the HS and extended for tariff or statistical purposes.

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Consignee

The party named to receive the goods at destination.

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Consignment

Goods sent by one party to another under a transport or sales arrangement.

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Consolidation

Consol

Combining multiple smaller shipments into one larger transport movement.

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Container

A reusable standardised transport unit designed for intermodal cargo movement.

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Container Freight Station

CFS

A facility where LCL cargo is consolidated into or deconsolidated from containers.

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Container Number

The ISO 6346-style identifier marked on an intermodal freight container.

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Container Ship

A vessel designed to carry standardised freight containers.

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Container Yard

CY

A terminal area where full containers are received, stored and released.

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