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Shipping Abbreviations

The document lists many common shipping abbreviations and their meanings. There are over 50 abbreviations listed from ACS to W/M covering terms related to shipping, transportation, documentation, costs and various related industries.

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Shipping Abbreviations

The document lists many common shipping abbreviations and their meanings. There are over 50 abbreviations listed from ACS to W/M covering terms related to shipping, transportation, documentation, costs and various related industries.

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SHIPPING ABBREVIATIONS

ACS Australian Customs Service


AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time
AMS Automated Manifest System
AMSA Australian Maritime Safety Authority
AQIS Australian Quarantine Inspection Service
ATA Carnet Admission Temporaire (Temporary Admission) Carnet
AWB Air Waybill
BAF Bunker (Fuel) Adjustment Factor
B/L Bill of Lading
BSRA Basic Service Rate Additional
CAF Currency Adjustment Factor
CBM Cubic Metre
CCX Charges Collect
CFR Cost & Freight (See INCOterms 2000)
CIF Cost Insurance & Freight (See INCOterms 2000)
CIP Carriage & Insurance Paid to (See INCOterms 2000)
CKD Completely Knocked Down
C/O Certificate of Origin
COD Cash On Delivery
CPT Carriage Paid To (See INCOterms 2000)
CSC Container Service Charge
C.Y. Container Yard
DAF Delivered At Frontier (See INCOterms 2000)
DDP Delivered Duty Paid (See INCOterms 2000)
DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid (See INCOterms 2000)
DES Delivered Ex Ship (See INCOterms 2000)
DEQ Delivered Ex Quay (See INCOterms 2000)
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
DG Dangerous Goods
D/O Delivery Order
DPI Department of Primary Industries
DTHC Destination Terminal Handling Charge
EDN Export Declaration Number
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EFAF Emergency Fuel Adjustment Factor
EFIC Export Finance & Insurance Corporation
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
EHC Equipment Handover Charge
EMDG Export Marketing Development Grant scheme
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
EXW Ex Works (See INCOterms 2000)
FAK Freight All Kinds
FAS Free Alongside Ship (See INCOterms 2000)
FCA Free Carrier (See INCOterms 2000)
FCL Full Container Load
FEU Forty foot Equivalent Unit (40’ shipping container)
FI Forwarding Instruction
FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
FIS Free Into Store
FOB Free On Board (See INCOterms 2000)
F/R Flat Rack shipping container
FS Fuel Surcharge
FTA Free Trade Agreement
G/A General Average
GCR General Cargo Rate
GHA Ground Handling Agents
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GP General Purpose shipping container
GRT Gross Register Tonnage
GST Goods & Services Tax
HAWB House Air Waybill
HBL House Bill of Lading
HC Hi Cube shipping container
ICC International Chamber of Commerce
ISPS International Ship & Port Security
ITF Import Terminal Fee
KGS Kilograms
L/C Letter of Credit
LCL Less than Container Load
LOA Length Overall
LOI Letter Of Indemnity
LO/LO Lift On/Lift Off
MAWB Master Air Waybill
MT Metric Tonne
M3 Cubic Metre
NCV No Commercial Value
NVD No Value Declared
NVOCC Non Vessel Owning Common Carrier
OBL Ocean Bill of Lading
OT Open Top shipping container
OTHC Origin Terminal Handling Charge
PPD Prepaid
PRA PreReceival Advice
PSC Port Service Charge
QLTY Quality
QTY Quantity
RFQ Request For Quotation
RO/RO Roll On/Roll Off
SCA Sea Cargo Automation
SGS Societe General de Surveillance
S/I Sum Insured
SLAC Shipper’s Load And Count
SLI Shipper’s Letter of Instruction
SOD Shipped On Deck
STC Said To Contain
T Ton
TBA To Be Advised
TEU Twenty foot Equivalent Unit (20’ shipping container)
THC Terminal Handling Charge
T/S Transhipment
TT Telegraphic Transfer
UCPDC Uniform Customs & Practice for Documentary Credits
ULD Unit Load Device (airfreight container)
VAT Value Added Tax
W/M Weight and/or Measurement

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