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the back office knowledge that keeps companies functioning

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Glossary of Import / Export Terminology

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Ad Valorem
Agent
Air Waybill (AWB)
APCA
Applicant
AQIS
Austrade
BAF
Bank Guarantee
Beneficiary
Bill of Exchange
Bill of Lading (B/L)
Box
Breakbulk
BSRA
CAF
Carnet
Cash against Documents (CAD)
Certificate
Certificate of Origin
CFS
Charterparty
Commercial Invoice
Conference
Consignee
Consolidation
Consular Invoice
Container ship
Conventional ship
Customs Broker
Customs Duty
CY
Demurrage
Documentary Collection
Documentary Credit
Documents against Acceptance (D/A)
Documents against Payment (D/P)
Draft
Drawee
Drawer
Dumping
Duty Drawback
EFIC
Exchange Rate
Export
FAK
FCL
Flat Rack
Force Majeure
Forwarding instruction
Freight Forwarder
Gross Weight
Groupage
Hazardous Goods
Import
Incoterms 2000
Insurance
Landed Cost
LCL
Letter of Credit
Liner terms
Nett Weight
Notify Party
On Board / Shipped On Board
Open Account
Packing List
Payee
Phytosanitary Certificate
Port charges
Pre-payment
Pro Forma Invoice
PSC
Reefer
RO-RO
Sight Draft
SLI
STC
SWIFT
T/T
Tare
Tenor
Term Draft
TEU
THC
To Order
Transhipment
UCP600
URC522
Value for Duty
Volumetric
Wharfage