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Freight & Logistics Glossary

A comprehensive reference of terms used in freight forwarding, customs, shipping, and global trade — A to Z.

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A

Account of Charges

Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)

Advice of Shipment

Airline Terminal Fee (ATF)

Air Waybill (AWB)

B

Bareboat Charter

Before Breaking Bulk (BBB)

Bill of Entry (BE)

Bill of Exchange

Bill of Lading (BOL)

Bonded Warehouse

Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)

C

Cargo Insurance

Carriage and Insurance Paid to (CIP)

Carriage Forward

Carriage Paid to (CPT)

Cash Against Documents (CAD)

Cash on Delivery (COD)

Certificate of Origin (CO)

Certificate of Shipment

Chamber of Commerce

Charges Collect

Clause Paramount

Combined Transport

Combined Transport Operator (CTO)

Commercial Invoice

Commercial Value

Congestion Surcharge

Consignment Note

Consolidation Fee

Consular Invoice

Container Terminal

Container Yard (CY)

Cost and Freight (CFR)

Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF)

Country of Destination

Country of Origin

Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF)

Customs Authorities

Customs Clearance

Customs Clearance Fee

Customs Declaration

Customs Procedure

Customs Warehousing

E

Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)

Estimated Time of Completion (ETC)

Estimated Time of Departure (ETD)

Estimated Time of Sailing (ETS)

Exemption from Duty

Export Declaration

Export Documents

G

General Average

H

Half Height Container

House Air Waybill (HAWB)

House Bill of Lading

I

Inland Clearance Depot (ICD)

Inland Navigation

Inspection Certificate

Insulated Container

Insurance Broker

Insurance Policy

Intermodal Freight Transport

Irrevocable Letter of Credit

J

K

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L

Less than Container Load (LCL)

Less than Truckload (LTL)

Letter of Credit

Letter of Indemnity (LOI)

Lumpsum Payment

M

Master Air Waybill (MAWB)

Master Bill of Lading

Mate’s Receipt

Mixed Consignment

Most Favoured Nation Clause (MFN)

Multimodal Transport

N

Negotiable Bill of Lading

Non-Negotiable Bill of Lading

Notice of Readiness (NOR)

O

Ocean Bill of Lading

Onboard Bill of Lading

Out of Gauge Cargo

Q

Quotation Management

T

Tariff and Rate Management

Temporary Exportation

Temporary Importation

Terminal Handling Charges (THC)

Third Party Logistics Provider (3PL)

Through Bill of Lading

Trade Compliance

U

Unit Load Device (ULD)

V

Vessel Turnaround Time

W

Warehouse Keeper

Warehouse Management

Warehouse Operations

Warehouse Receipt

Warehousing Charges

X

No items found.

Y

No items found.

Z

No items found.

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Terms sourced from ShipThis.co — A–Z reference edition.