Trade Abbreviations
A/C | Account |
AD | Aggregate Demand |
AN | Advice Note |
APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
AWB | Air Waybill |
B/E | Bill of Exchange |
B/L | Bill of Lading |
BOM | Bill of Material |
CAD | Cash Against Documents |
CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor |
CBD | Cash Before Delivery |
CFR | Cost and Freight |
CIA | Cash in Advance |
CIF | Cost Insurance and Freight |
COA | Certificate of Acceptance |
COD | Cash On Delivery |
COO (C/O) | Certificate of Origin |
CSC | Container Service Charge |
CWO | Cash with Order |
D/D | Delivered |
DDC | Destination Delivery Charge |
DDP | Delivered Duty Paid |
DDU | Delivered Duty Unpaid |
ETA | Estimated time of arrival |
ETD | Estimated time of departure |
FCL | Full container load |
FEU | Forty foot equivalent units |
FIFO | First in first out |
FOB | Free on Board |
GATT | General Agreeement on Tariffs and Trade |
GST | Goods & Services Tax |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
ISO | International Standards Organisation |
LC | Letter of Credit |
LCL | Less than a container load |
LIFO | Last in, first out |
MBM | 1,000 board feet |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit, terms of a 8 x 8 x 20 foot container |
UNCITRAL | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
VAT | Value Added Tax |
WTO | World Trade Organization |