| AAA | Association of Average Adjusters |
| AAD | Administrative Accompanying Document |
| AAr | Against all risks (Obsolete) |
| A/r | All risks (Obsolete) |
| A/B | Aktiebolaget(registered company -Sweden) |
| ABI | Association of British Insurers |
| ABCC | Association of British Chambers of Commerce |
| A-BCC | Arab-British Chamber of Commerce |
| A/C | Account |
| ACP | African Caribbean andPacificStates |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADR | The European agreement on the International carriage of dangerous goods by road |
| Ad. | Val Advalorem(according to value) |
| ADP | Automatic data processing |
| A/E | Abbreviated Entry |
| AF | Advance freight (i.e. prior to shipment) |
| AG | Aktiengesellschaft(public company Germany) |
| AN | Advice note |
| ANF | Arrival notification form |
| AP | Additional premium |
| A/S | "Account Sales, After sight, alongside |
| ATA | Admissiontemporaire temporary admission |
| ATP | "AccordeTransportsPerissable, (European Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs) |
| ATR | Admissiontemporaireroulette temporary admission on wheels |
| AV | Advalorem. Average |
| AWB | Air Waybill |
| BACAT | Barge aboard catamaran |
| BACS | Banker's Automated Clearing System |
| BAF | Bunker adjustment factor |
| BCN | Bankers Cover Note |
| Bd | Bond |
| B/D | Banker's Draft |
| B/E | Bill of Exchange |
| BEA | British Exporters Association |
| BEF | Belgian Franc |
| BIFA | British International Freight Association |
| Bkg | Breakage |
| Bkge | Brokerage |
| B/L | Bill of Lading |
| BOTB | British Overseas Trade Board |
| B/P | Bills payable |
| BR | British Railways |
| BR} | |
| B/rec} | Bills receivable |
| B/S | Bill of Sale |
| BSC | British Shippers Council |
| BSI | British Standards Institution |
| BSS | British Standard Specification |
| BST | British Summer time |
| BTN | Brussels Tariff Number (obsolete) |
| BV | BureauVeritas |
| CA | Compensatory Agreement |
| CAA | Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAAC | Customs and Allied Affairs Committee |
| CAB | Civil Aeronautics Board (USA) |
| CACM | Central American Common Market |
| CAD | Cash against documents/Commercial Agents Directive/Canadian Dollar |
| CAF | Currency adjustment factor |
| CAN | Customs Assigned Number |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| CARICOM | CaribbeanCommunity |
| CBD | Cash before delivery |
| CBI | Confederation of British Industry |
| cbm | Cubicmetre |
| CC | "Continuation clause, Civil Commotions |
| cc | "Current cost, cubic capacity, customs clearance, cubiccentimetre, carbon copy |
| CCC | Customs Co-operation Council |
| CCCN | Customs Co-operation Council Nomenclature (formerly (BTN) Brussels Tariff Nomenclature) |
| CC/O | Certificate of consignment/origin |
| CCLN | Consignment note control label number |
| CCT | Common Customs Tariff (within the EU) |
| C/D | Commercial Dock or consular declaration |
| CD | Customs declaration |
| C & D | Collected and delivered |
| CDV | Current domestic value |
| C & E | Customs & Excise |
| Cert | Certificate |
| cf(cu. ft.) | Cubic feet |
| C & F | Cost & freight |
| CFR | Cost and freight |
| CFS | Container freight station |
| CFTC | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (USA) |
| CgePd | Carriage paid |
| CH | Custom House |
| Ch of C | Chamber of commerce |
| Ch Fwd | Charges forward |
| Ch Pd | Charges Paid |
| CHAPS | Clearing House Automated Payment System |
| CHIEF | Customs handling of import/export freight |
| CHIPS | Clearing House Inter-bank Payments System (USA) |
| C & I | Cost and Insurance |
| C/I | Consular Invoice/Certificate of Insurance |
| CIE | "Customs input entry,CorasIompairEirraen(Irish Railways) |
| CIF | "Cost, Insurance and Freight |
| CIF & C | "Cost, Insurance, Freight & Commission |
| CIF & E | "Cost, Insurance, Freight & Exchange |
| CIF & I | "Cost, Insurance, Freight & Interest |
| CIFC & I | "Cost, Insurance, Freight, Commission & Interest |
| CIM | ConventionInterationalMarchandisesCheminsdeFer(International rail carriage receipt) |
| CIP | Carriage/Freight and Insurance paid to (named point) |
| CIPA | ChartedInstituteofPatentAgents |
| CITHA | Confederation of International Trading Houses Associations |
| CKD | Completely knocked down |
| CLECAT | European Liaison Committee of Common Market Forwarders |
| CMR | Convention MerchandisesRoutiers(Conditions for the International carriage of goods by road) |
| C/N | "Consignment note, cover note, case of need, combined nomenclature |
| C/nee | Consignee |
| CO or C/O | "Certificate of origin, cash order |
| COCOM | Co-ordinatingCommittee on Export Controls (NATO) |
| COD | "Cash on delivery, customers own delivery |
| Cof | Cost of funds |
| COFACE | CompagnieFrancausepourl'AssuranceduCommerceExterieur(French equivalent of ECGD) |
| Com/I | Commercial invoice |
| COMECON | Council for Mutual Economic Aid |
| COMET | Committee ofMiddle EastTrade |
| COMEX | Commodity Exchange (New York) |
| COT | Customer's own transport |
| COU | Clip-on unit |
| COMITEXTIL | Co-ordination committee for the textile industry in the EC |
| CP | "Commonwealth Preference, commercial paper |
| C/P | Charter party |
| Cpa | Claims payable abroad |
| CPC | Customs Procedure Code |
| Cpd | Chartererpays dues |
| CPF | Clean Report of Findings |
| CPT | Carriage paid to |
| CR | "Current rate, Carriers risk, Compound risk |
| CRF | Clean Report of Findings |
| CRN | Customs registered number |
| C/S | Currency surcharge |
| CSC | Container Safety Convention |
| CT | "Countertrade, Community Transport |
| CTO | Combined Transport Operator |
| CTL(O) | Constructive total loss (only) |
| Ctge | Cartage |
| C/V | Certificate of value |
| C/VO | Certificate of Value and Origin |
| CWE | Cleared without examination |
| cwo | Cash with order |
| Cy | Currency |
| D/A | "Documents against acceptance, days after acceptance |
| DAF | Delivered at Frontier |
| DB | DeustcheBundesbahn(German Railways) |
| Dbk | Drawback |
| D/C | "Deviation clause, documentary collection |
| dd | Delivered |
| D/D | days after date (of tenor of bill of exchange) |
| DDA | Duty Deferment account |
| DDP | Delivered duty paid |
| DDU | Delivered duty unpaid |
| DEM | Deutschmark |
| DEPS | Departmental Entry Processing System |
| DEQ | Delivered ex quay |
| DES | Delivered ex ship |
| DESO | DefenceExport ServicesOrganisation |
| DGN | Dangerous Goods Note |
| DF | Dead freight (shipper orchartererpays for space booked but not occupied) |
| Dft | Draft |
| DKR | DanishKroner |
| D/O | Delivery order |
| D/P | "Documents against payment, direct port |
| D/R | Deposit receipt |
| D/S | Days after sight |
| DSB | DanskeStaatsbahn(Danish Railways) |
| DTI | Direct trader input/Department of Trade and Industry |
| D/W | "Dock Warrant, deadweight |
| dwc | Deadweight capacity |
| dyor | dely Delivery |
| EAPE | Exchange as per Endorsement |
| EAR | Export after repair |
| EC | European Community |
| ECA | Economic Co-operation Administration |
| ECE | Economic Commission forEurope |
| ECGD | Export Credits Guarantee Department |
| ECI | Export Consignment Identifier |
| ECOFIN | Economic and Financial Affairs Council (EC) |
| ECPD | Export Cargo Packing Declaration |
| ECS | Echantillonscommerciaux commercial samples |
| ECSC | European Coal & Steel Community |
| ECSI | Export Cargo Shipping Instruction |
| ECU | European currency unit |
| EDCS | Electronic Data Capture Service |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDIA | Electronic Data Interchange Association |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EHA | Equipment Handover Agreement |
| EHC | Export Health Certificate |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EIC | European Information Centre |
| EIMT | Express International Money Transfer |
| EIS | Export Intelligence Service BOTB) |
| EMS | Express money service |
| e&oe | Errors &ommissionsexcepted |
| eohp | Except as otherwise herein provided |
| EPS | Entry processing station |
| EPU | "Entry processing unit, European payments unit |
| ESC | "European Shippers Council, Portuguese Escudo |
| ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission forAsia& the Pacific |
| ESL | Sales Listing |
| EC | Eastern Standard Time USA) |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival |
| ETD | Estimated time of departure |
| ETS | Estimated time of sailing |
| EURATOM | European Atomic Energy Community |
| Ex | "Examined, Exchanged, Executed, Excluding, out of |
| EXBO | Export Buying Offices Association |
| Exd | Examined |
| EXW | Ex works |
| faa | Free of all average |
| fac | Forwarding agents commission |
| fak | Freight all kinds |
| FAS | Free alongside ship |
| FBL | Forwarders Bill of Lading |
| FCA | Free carrier |
| FCL | Full container load |
| FC & S | free of capture and seizure |
| Fco | Franco |
| FCR | Forwarder's Certificate of Receipt |
| FCT | Forwarders Certificate of Transport |
| fd | "Free discharge, free docks, free dispatch or free delivery |
| F & D | Freight and demurrage |
| ffa | Free from alongside or free foreign agency |
| ffi | for further instructions |
| FGA | Free of General Average |
| FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association |
| faa | Free of all average |
| fac | Forwarding agents commission |
| fak | Freight all kinds |
| FAS | Free alongside ship |
| FBL | Forwarders Bill of Lading |
| FCA | Free carrier |
| FCL | Full container load |
| FC & S | free of capture and seizure |
| Fco | Franco |
| FCR | Forwarder's Certificate of Receipt |
| FCT | Forwarders Certificate of Transport |
| fd | "Free discharge, free docks, free dispatch or free delivery |
| F & D | Freight and demurrage |
| ffa | Free from alongside or free foreign agency |
| ffi | for further instructions |
| FGA | Free of General Average |
| FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association |
| FIO | Free in and out -chartererpays for cost of loading and discharging cargo |
| FIO & stowed | Free in and out -chartererpays for cost of loading and discharging cargo plus stowing |
| FIO & trimmed | Free in and out -chartererpays for cost of loading and discharging cargo plus trimming |
| FIT | Federation of International Traders |
| fiw | Free in wagon |
| F/L | Freight liner |
| FLIC | Forwarders local import control |
| FMB | Federal Maritime Board (USA) |
| FMC | Federal Maritime Commission (USA) |
| Fo | "For orders, free out terms |
| FOB | Free on board |
| foc | Free of charge |
| fod | Free of damage |
| forex | foreign exchange |
| FP | Floating (open) marine policy/fully paid |
| FPA | Free of particular average (obsolete) |
| FP -C | Flash pointcelsius |
| FR | Freight release |
| FRA | Forward Rate Agreement |
| Franco | Free -e.g. Franco London-all charges paid to arrivalLondon |
| fr& cc | Free of riots and civil commotions |
| FRF | French Franc |
| frt | Freight |
| FS | Italian Railways |
| frof | Fire risk on freight |
| FTA | Freight Transport Association or Free Trade Agreements |
| FTL | Full Trailer Load |
| Fwd | Forward |
| G/A | "General Average, GeneralAuthorisation |
| GAC | General Average Certificate |
| G/A | con General Average contribution |
| GATT | General Agreement of Tariffs & Trade |
| GBP | Pound sterling |
| GCBS | General Council of British Shipping |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GmbH | Registered Company (Germany) |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| gnp | Gross national product |
| GRT | Gross registered tonnage |
| Grwt | Gross weight |
| gsm | Good sound merchantable |
| GSP | Generalisedsystem of preferences |
| GUV | General Utility Van (rail) |
| GV | GrandVitesse(express train) |
| HAWB | HouseAirwaybill |
| HBL | House Bill of Lading |
| H/c | Held covered |
| HCS | HarmonisedCommodity Section |
| HFL | DutchFlorin |
| h/h | Half-height (container) |
| HL | Heavy lift |
| HMC | Her Majesty's Customs |
| HMC&E | Her Majesty's Customs and Excise |
| HMSO | HerMajestysStationery Office |
| HVR | Hague-VisbyRules |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| IB | In Bond or invoice book |
| IBAP | Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce |
| (x) IBOR | InterbankOffered Rate |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICAO | International Civil AviationOrganisation |
| ICB | International Container Bureau |
| ICC | "International Chamber of Commerce, Institute Cargo Clauses |
| IC & C | Invoice cost and charges |
| ICCH | International Commodities Clearing House |
| ICD | Inland clearance Depot |
| ICHCA | International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association |
| Icc | Institute Cargo clauses |
| ICS | International Chamber of Shipping or Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
| ID | Import Duty |
| IDA | International Development Authority |
| IDR | Import Duty Relief |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFF | InstituteofFreightForwarders |
| I/L | ImportLicence |
| ILO | InternationalLabourOrganisation |
| ILU | InstituteofLondonUnderwriters |
| IMB | International Maritime Council |
| IMCO | International Maritime ConsultativeOrganisation |
| IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods code |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMO | International MaritimeOrganisation |
| IMT | International Money Transfer |
| INR | Indian Rupee |
| INSA | InternationalShipowners' Association |
| INTRASTAT | Intra EC Statistics |
| IOE | InstituteofExport |
| ipa | Including particular average |
| IPR | Inward Processing Relief |
| IRD | Inland rail depot |
| IRN | Import Release Note |
| IRU | UnionInternationaledes TransportsRoutiers |
| ISC | Institute Strike Clauses |
| ISF | International Shipping Federation |
| ISO | International StandardsOrganisation |
| ITI | Customs Convention on the International transit of goods |
| ITMA | InstituteofTradeMark Agents |
| IUPIP | InternationalUnionfor the Protection of Intellectual Property |
| IWC | Institute War Clauses |
| J & WO | Jettison & washing overboard |
| JLCD | JointLiasonCommittee on Documents |
| LJPY | JapeneseYen |
| LAFTA | Latin American Free Trade Association |
| LASH | Lighter aboard ship |
| L/C | Letter of Credit |
| LCL | Less than full container load |
| LAB | Lloyds Average Bond |
| L/A | "Lloyds Agent, letter of authority |
| ldg | Loading |
| Ldg&Dly | Landing and delivery |
| Lds | Loads |
| LDC | Less-developed country |
| LEC | Local export control |
| LI | Letter of Indemnity |
| LIBID | LondonInterbankBid Rate |
| LIBOR | LondonInterbankOffered Rate |
| LIC | Local import control |
| LIFFE | LondonInternational Financial Futures Exchange |
| LIMEAN | LondonInterbankMean Rate |
| LIT | Italian Lira |
| Lkg & bkg | Leakage & breakage |
| Lkge | Leakage |
| L/L | Long length |
| LO/LO | Lift on/lift off |
| LOR | Lender's Offered Rate |
| LR | Lloyds Register |
| ls | Lumpsum(freight) |
| LT-EUR1 | Long-term movement certificate(EC) |
| LVI | Local Veterinary Inspector |
| LVP | Low Value Procedure |
| MAT | "Marine, aviation and transport (insurance) |
| MAWB | Master Air Waybill |
| MDHB | MerseyDocks andHarbourBoard |
| MFN | MostFavouredNation |
| mgr | Merry-go-round (rail); manager |
| Min | Minimum |
| Min wt | Minimum weight |
| MIP | Marine Insurance Policy |
| MR | Mate's receipt |
| mst or msmt | Measurement |
| MT | "Mail Transfer, metrictonne; empty (to describe container) |
| M3 | Cubicmetre |
| MV or mv | Motor vessel |
| n/a | "no account (banking), not applicable |
| N/A | No advice |
| NCM | NederlandscheCredietverzekeringMaatschappij |
| NCV | No commercial value |
| ND | No discount |
| NDPS | National Data Processing Service |
| ne | Not exceeding |
| Nei | Not elsewhere included |
| Nes | Not elsewhere specified |
| NIR | Northern IrelandRailways |
| NMB | National Maritime Board |
| NOK | NorwegianKroner |
| nop | Not otherwise provided |
| NPC | National Ports Council |
| nr | No risk until confirmed or net register |
| nrad | No risk after discharge |
| NRT | Nettregistered tonnage |
| ns | NerdlandseSpoorwegen(Dutch Railways) |
| nspf | Not specially provided for |
| N/t | Net terms |
| NVOCC | Non vessel owning common carrier |
| NYPLR | New YorkPrime Lending Rate |
| o/a | On account of |
| OBO's | Oil/Bulk/Ore carriers |
| O/C | "Open cover, open charter |
| o/c | Overcharge |
| OCN | Out-of-charge note |
| OCTs | The Overseas countries and territories of member states associated with the EEC under part 4 of the Treaty of Rome |
| o/d | On demand or overdrawn |
| OECD | Organisationfor Economic Co-operation & Development |
| OEEC | Organisationfor European Economic Co-operation |
| OFT | Office of Fair Trading |
| OGL | Open GeneralLicence |
| OJEC | Official Journal of the European Communities |
| on | Official number |
| O/o | Order of |
| oog | Out of gauge |
| OP | Open or floating cargo insurance policy |
| OPEC | Organisationof Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OPR | Outward Processing Relief |
| O/R | Owner's risk |
| P/A | "Private account, particular average, power of attorney |
| PBA | PortofBristolAuthority |
| P/C | "Price current, per cent |
| Pd | Paid or passed |
| PD | Port dues |
| PE | Period entry |
| PEP | Projects and Export Policy Division (BOTB) |
| pkge | Package |
| P&I | Protection and Indemnity |
| PKD | Partially knocked down |
| P/L | Partial loss |
| PLA | PortofLondonAuthority |
| pm | Premium |
| PMS | Permanent Manual System |
| P/N | Promissory note |
| POA | Place of acceptance |
| PO | "Post Office, purchase order, payment order |
| POD | Paid on delivery/Proof of delivery |
| Ppd | Prepaid |
| PR | Parcel receipt |
| PSD | Pre-shipment document |
| PSI | Pre-shipment Inspection |
| PT | Preferential Treatment |
| PTL | Partial total loss |
| PUCC | Port Users Consultative Committee |
| PV | PetiteVitesse(slow goods train) |
| Qn | Quotation |
| Qty | Quantity |
| RAFT | Revolving Acceptance Facility by Tender |
| RAPR | Refer to acceptor please re-present |
| R & CC | Riots and Civil Commotions |
| CC & S | "Riots, Civil Commotions & Strikes |
| RDPR | Refer to drawer please represent |
| REDS | Registered Excise Shippers and Dealers |
| Reefer | Refrigerated box or vessel |
| RENFE | Spanish Railways |
| RES | Retail Export Scheme |
| RHA | Road Haulage Association |
| RN | Removal Note |
| R/O | Routing Order |
| Ro/Ro | Roll-on/Roll-off |
| RP | P "Return premium, reply paid, return of post |
| ROD | "Rusting,oxidisation, denting (discolouration) |
| RTK | Revenuetonnekilometres |
| RTP | Restrictive trade practices |
| S/a | "Safe arrival or subject to approval,SocieteAnonyme(limited company France) |
| SAD | Single Administrative Document |
| sae | Stamped addressed envelope |
| Sar | Limited company (Italy) |
| sanr | Subject to approval no risk |
| SB | "Short Bill, payable on demand or sight |
| SCP | Simplified Clearance Procedure |
| SD | "Sight Draft, Short Delivery |
| SDBL | Sight Draft with attached Bill of Lading |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights |
| SEA | Single European Act |
| SEK | SwedishKroner |
| SEM | Single European Market |
| SFR | Swiss Franc |
| S & H/exct | Sundays and Holidays excepted in lay days |
| IECA | "General Treaty of Economic Integration, Central American States |
| SITC | Standard International Trade Classification |
| SITPRO | Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board |
| SGS | SocieteGeneralede Surveillance |
| SNCB | SocieteNationaledeCheminsdeFerBelgique(Belgian Railways) |
| SNCF | SocieteNationaledeCheminsdeFer(French Railways) |
| SSN | Standard Shipping Note |
| SO | Seller's option |
| SOB | Shipped on board |
| SOEC | Statistical Office European Community |
| spr | Sunprotectinrequired |
| RCC | "Strikes, riots & civil commotions |
| SS | Steamship |
| SSD | Supplementary Statistical Declaration |
| stc | Said to contain |
| SWIFT | Society for WorldwideInterbankFinancial Telecommunications |
| SWL | Safe Working load |
| TDC | Total distribution costs |
| TDW | Tons deadweight |
| TEU | Twenty-foot equivalent unit |
| THE | Technical Help for Exporters (department of the BOTB) |
| TIEx | International Express Rail Parcels consignment note |
| TIR | TransportInternationaleRoutiers |
| T/L | Total Loss |
| TLA | Tanker Loading Authority |
| TLO | Total loss only |
| TMR | Trade Marks Registry |
| TMO | Telegraphic money order |
| P & ND | "Theft, Pilferage and non-delivery |
| TQ | TaleQuale(according to sample) |
| TSR | Transit shed register or Trans Siberian Railway |
| TT | Telegraphic transfer |
| TTC | Tariff trade code |
| TUCC | Transport Users Consultative Committee |
| TURN | Trader unique reference number |
| U/A | "Underwriting account, unit of account |
| UCE | Unforeseen circumstances excepted |
| UCP | Uniform Customs and Practice (of Documentary Credits) |
| U/D | Under deck |
| UDEAC | Central African Customs and EconomicUnion |
| UDEAO | UnionDouanceetEconomiqued'AfriqueOccidentale |
| ULCC | Ultra large crude carrier |
| ULD | Unit load device |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | The United Nations Conference on Trade & Development |
| UNCITRAL | The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| UPU | Universal PostalUnion |
| URC | Uniform Rules for Collections |
| URCG | Uniform Rules Contract Guarantees |
| USD | United StatesDollar |
| U/w | Underwriter |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| VLCC | Very large crude carrier |
| WA | With average (obsolete) |
| WB | "Waybill, warehouse book |
| w/d | "Warranted, withdrawn |
| wg | Weight guaranteed |
| Wgt | Weight |
| WIPO | World Intellectual PropertyOrganisation |
| W & M | War & Marine |
| W/M | Weight and/or measurement |
| WP | Without prejudice |
| WPA | With particular average obsolete) |
| WR | Warehouse receipt |
| wro | War risks only |
| Wt | Weight |
| WTE | Wartime extension clause |
| WW | Warehouse warrant |
| YAR | York-Antwerp rules |
| ZAR | South AfricanRand |