| AWB: | | | | such as live animals and human remains. See |
| | | | Class Rate and Premium RateExcess Value: |
| Air WaybillAccessorial Services/Fees: | | | | |
| | | | The amount of declared value on a shipment |
| Services provided by an airline in addition | | | | that is over the carrier's liabilityExchange |
| to the normal transportation service. These | | | | Rate: |
| charges are not included in the basic weight | | | | |
| rate charge.Common accessorial services | | | | The price of one currency in terms of |
| include: advancement of charges, pick-up, | | | | anotherExclusive Truck: |
| delivery, C.O.D. service, signature service, | | | | |
| storage, demurrage, and loading | | | | A shuttle truck that operates exclusively |
| unloading.Account Number: | | | | for an airlineExport: |
| | | | |
| A specific number assigned by any airline, | | | | To send or transport shipments out of a |
| to an approved customer, used for billing and | | | | country for sale or use in another country or |
| other computerized functions.Actual Weight: | | | | for personal purposes.Export Broker: |
| | | | |
| What the shipment actually weighs on a | | | | An individual or firm that brings together |
| scale.Advance Arrangements: | | | | buyers and sellers for a fee, but does not |
| | | | take part in actual sales transactions.Export |
| The shipper must make arrangements with the | | | | License: |
| carrier prior to the intended date of | | | | |
| shipping. See Booking.Advancement of Charges: | | | | A government document that permits the |
| | | | licensee (holder of license) to engage in the |
| A service under which airlines, in some | | | | export of designated goods to specific |
| instances, pay incidental charges arising | | | | destinations.Firms Code: |
| before or after airhaul. Examples would | | | | |
| include cartage and warehousing costs. These | | | | A customs location code issued for each |
| charges can be paid in advance for the | | | | bonded warehouse or facility.Flatbed Truck: |
| convenience of either the Shipper or | | | | |
| Consignee.Agent (IATA): | | | | A shuttle truck that does not have an |
| | | | enclosed trailerForwarder: |
| A forwarder, agent or broker who is | | | | |
| recognized and approved by IATA, appointed by | | | | See Freight Forwarder. |
| a carrier and authorized by the respective | | | | |
| carrier to receive and prepare shipments and | | | | Free domicile: |
| to collect charges. See Cargo Sales Agent.Air | | | | |
| Freight: | | | | A term used in international transportation |
| | | | where the shipper pays all transportation |
| The goods for transport in any volume, and | | | | charges and any applicable duties and/or |
| the type of service airlines provide to | | | | taxes.Freight Forwarder: |
| transport the goods. The term most commonly | | | | |
| used is Cargo.Air Freight Forwarder: | | | | Serves a dual role. To the airlines, the |
| | | | freight forwarder is a shipper. To their |
| See Freight ForwarderAir Waybill: | | | | customers, the freight forwarder is an |
| | | | indirect carrier or agent. The freight |
| Shipping document used by the airlines for | | | | forwarder receives freight from customers |
| air freight. It is a contract for carriage | | | | under his own tariff, usually consolidating |
| between shipper and carrier covering Intra-US | | | | it into larger shipments, prepares necessary |
| and international transportation of cargo to | | | | documents and makes arrangements for moving |
| a specified destination. It includes carrier | | | | freight.Freighter: |
| conditions of carriage highlighting such | | | | |
| items as limits of liability and claims | | | | An aircraft that carries cargo only, rather |
| procedures. The Air Waybill also contains | | | | than the combination of passengers and |
| specific shipping instructions to airlines, a | | | | cargoGBL: |
| description of the commodity, and applicable | | | | |
| transportation charges. Air Waybills are not | | | | Government Bill of LadingGCR/GEN: |
| negotiable.Airbill: | | | | |
| | | | General Commodity RateGateway City: |
| See Air WaybillAircraft: | | | | |
| | | | The first port of entry into a country, or |
| Most commonly used term for airplane. See | | | | the last port before exiting a |
| Equipment.Airport-to-Airport: | | | | country.General Commodity: |
| | | | |
| From one airport facility to another airport | | | | Any cargo commodity that does not warrant a |
| facility. (No pick-up/delivery service | | | | special or specified rate.General Commodity |
| applies.)Allotment: | | | | Rate: |
| | | | |
| A blocked space by airlines, on behalf of | | | | An air freight rate applicable on all |
| forwarders / shippers.Articles of | | | | commodities, except those for which specific |
| Extraordinary Value - (AEV): | | | | rates have been filed. Rates are based on |
| | | | weight and distance and are published for |
| Commodities identified as high-value items | | | | each pair of cities an airline |
| that require advance arrangements and special | | | | serves.Government Bill of Lading - (GBL): |
| handling.Assembly Service: | | | | |
| | | | A document issued by a government agency |
| A service by which an airline assembles | | | | used to request transportation of goods and |
| shipments from one or many shippers and | | | | support the billing of same in conjunction |
| transports them as one shipment (not | | | | with carrier's Air Waybill.Gross Weight: |
| necessarily at one time or flight) to one | | | | |
| Consignee.Astray: | | | | The weight of the shipment including all |
| | | | packing, blocking, platforms, special |
| Cargo that is traveling without paperwork or | | | | bracing, etc., if required. (includes weight |
| on paperwork in place of the originalATA: | | | | of unit load device, when applicable.)HAWB |
| | | | (House Air Waybill): |
| Actual Time of Arrival, or | | | | |
| Airport-To-Airport | | | | The individual breakdown for each part of a |
| | | | consolidationHold for Pick-Up - (HFPU) (At |
| Attractive Merchandise: | | | | Destination): |
| | | | |
| Commodities such as cameras, radios, | | | | Freight to be held at the carrier's |
| electronic equipment, etc., that are handled | | | | destination location for pick-up by the |
| as high-value shipments but not rated the | | | | recipient. See also Notify on Arrival. |
| same.Backhaul: | | | | |
| | | | Harmonized System - HS: |
| To move a shipment back over part of a route | | | | |
| already traveled.Banded/Banding: | | | | The Harmonized Commodity Description and |
| | | | Coding System is a system for classifying |
| Cargo wrapped and/or secured with metal or | | | | goods in international trade, identifying a |
| plastic stripsBank Release: | | | | given commodity by a single number.Hazardous |
| | | | Material - (HAZ MAT): |
| An import shipment requiring notification | | | | |
| and release from a bank or in care of a bank. | | | | A term referring to dangerous goodsHealth |
| The release must be on the bank's stationary | | | | Certificate: |
| and must be an original copy. Photocopies, | | | | |
| fax, and phone calls are not acceptable. Also | | | | A document obtained from a licensed |
| see Letter Of CreditBelly or Belly Pits: | | | | veterinarian that is required to ship ALL |
| | | | live warm-blooded animals.High Value: |
| Compartments located beneath the passenger | | | | |
| deck used for cargo, baggage storage and | | | | A term used to identify both articles of |
| mail.Bill of Lading: | | | | extraordinary value and attractive |
| | | | merchandise.Human Remains/Embalmed Human |
| A document by which a carrier acknowledges | | | | Remains: |
| receipts of goods and contracts to move them. | | | | |
| The Air Waybill is a form of bill of lading. | | | | Intra-US and international term for deceased |
| See Air Waybill.Bonded Carrier/Trucker: | | | | human bodies. Sometimes referred to as HRIAC: |
| | | | |
| A firm that has posted bond with the | | | | Indirect Air CarrierIATA: |
| government and is licensed to carry and hold | | | | |
| in their facilities' goods that have not been | | | | International Air Transportation |
| granted a clearance by countries' Customs | | | | AssociationIATA Agent: |
| Authorities.Booking: | | | | |
| | | | A forwarder/broker that has been approved |
| A shipper has prearranged cargo space on a | | | | and is recognized by IATA to receive cargo, |
| specific flight(s) creating a booking, or | | | | cut Air Waybills and other documents for |
| reservation. See Advanced Arrangements.Broker | | | | carriers, and collect charges for air |
| (Customs): | | | | shipments.IATA Carrier: |
| | | | |
| A person or firm licensed by the Customs | | | | An airline which is a member of IATA and may |
| Authorities to transact business with customs | | | | accept, carry, and bill for air shipments. |
| on behalf of importers for a fee. See | | | | Intra-US counterpart is ATA.I.E.: |
| Customshouse BrokersC.O.D.: | | | | |
| | | | Immediate ExportationI.T.: |
| Collect on DeliveryC.O.D. Fee: | | | | |
| | | | Immediate TransportImmediate Exportation: |
| The fee charged for collecting the COD | | | | |
| amount for the shipper.CWT: | | | | Document prepared at port of departure for a |
| | | | shipment traveling through the U.S., which |
| Hundred weightCargo: | | | | will clear customs in a different |
| | | | country.Immediate Transport: |
| The goods for transport in any volume, and | | | | |
| the type of service airlines provide to | | | | A document prepared at the first U.S. port |
| transport the goods. Exceptions: (a) Mail or | | | | of entry or used to amend the initial |
| other property under the terms of an | | | | documents indicating the shipment is ready to |
| international postal convention. (b) Baggage | | | | be transported onto the final U.S. customs |
| carried under a passenger ticket and baggage | | | | airport. On the occasion where routing is |
| check. Unaccompanied baggage moving under an | | | | altered, an immediate transport document must |
| Air Waybill is cargo. See Air Freight.Cargo | | | | be reissued to ensure that customs can |
| Sales Agent: | | | | identify exact location of goods at all times |
| | | | until clearance is granted.Import: |
| An agent appointed by IATA to solicit and | | | | |
| process international cargo for shippers. | | | | To bring foreign goods into a countryImport |
| IATA Cargo Sales Agents are paid commissions | | | | License: |
| by the airlines without added cost to the | | | | |
| shipper or consignee. See Agent IATACargo | | | | A document required and issued by some |
| Transfer: | | | | national governments authorizing importation |
| | | | of goods into their individual countries. See |
| Cargo arriving at a point by one carrier and | | | | The Air Cargo Tariff - (TACT).Inbond: |
| continuing its journey through another | | | | |
| carrier. See Interline.Carnet (ATA Carnet): | | | | A term applied to air cargo coming into the |
| | | | USA. This designates a procedure under which |
| A document issued by Chambers of Commerce, | | | | U.S. Customs' clearance of cargo is postponed |
| permitting the holder to carry or send | | | | until the cargo reaches an inland customs |
| merchandise temporarily into certain foreign | | | | point rather than at congested gateway |
| countries (for display, demonstration, or | | | | cities. Cargo moves under the carrier's bond |
| similar purposes) without paying duties or | | | | (posted with U.S. Customs) from the gateway |
| posting bonds.Carrier: | | | | to the inland customs port.Inbond Entry: |
| | | | |
| A term synonymous with airline. Each airline | | | | Entry made at the first U.S. port by a |
| is a carrier of passengers and cargo.Carrier | | | | bonded carrier or agent. |
| Certificate: | | | | |
| | | | Incoterms: |
| A document prepared by the Carrier | | | | |
| containing the master Air Waybill number, | | | | International Commercial Terms Maintained by |
| house Air Waybill number, flight number and | | | | the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). |
| date the shipment arrived and the storage | | | | This codification of terms is used in foreign |
| date. The consignee/broker needs this | | | | trade contracts, to define the point up to |
| information in order to clear | | | | which the seller is responsible for the |
| customs.Certificate of Origin: | | | | delivery of the goods, and the point in which |
| | | | the risk of loss is transferred from the |
| A document to prove the place of origin for | | | | seller to the buyer. The last edition, |
| specified goods, required by certain foreign | | | | Incoterms 2000 contains 13 codes: |
| countries for tariff purposes.CNEE: | | | | |
| | | | EXW - Ex - works FCA - Free Carrier (named |
| ConsigneeCo-Loader: | | | | place) |
| | | | |
| The participants in a consolidation other | | | | FAS - Free Alongside Ship (named port of |
| than the master loader. Each provides all the | | | | shipment) |
| documentation required for their shipment to | | | | |
| the master loader. See Consolidation, MAWB, | | | | FOB - Free On BoardIndirect Air Carrier: |
| HAWB, Master Loader.Collect Charges: | | | | |
| | | | An entity which purchases cargo space from |
| Charges entered on the Air Waybill for | | | | an airline and sells the space to other |
| collection from the consignee. Freight | | | | shippers. A freight forwarder is an indirect |
| collect, charges forward or charges collect | | | | air carrier.International Air Transport |
| also have the same meaning.Collect on | | | | Association (I.A.T.A): |
| Delivery - (C.O.D.): | | | | |
| | | | The trade and service organization for |
| A transportation service under which the | | | | airlines of more than 100 countries serving |
| purchase price of the goods is collected by | | | | international routesInterstate: |
| the carrier from the receiver at the time of | | | | |
| delivery, and subsequently, payment is | | | | A shipment traveling between |
| transmitted by the carrier to the shipper. | | | | statesIntrastate: |
| Carriers charge a nominal fee for this | | | | |
| service. As the term COD implies, payment is | | | | A shipment originating and terminating |
| due upon delivery. There are no credit | | | | within one state's boundaries.Issuing |
| provisions in COD service.Commercial Invoice: | | | | Carrier: |
| | | | |
| Shipper's documentation describing the goods | | | | The carrier who issues the Air WaybillJoint |
| and their value which must accompany all | | | | Rate: |
| international and transborder | | | | |
| shipmentsCommodity Code: | | | | A single rate which applies for carriage |
| | | | over the lines of two or more carriers and |
| A system for identifying a given commodity | | | | which is published as a single amount.Kennel: |
| by a number as a means of facilitating, for | | | | |
| example, the application of computerization | | | | The enclosure in which a live animal is |
| to freight transportation.Conditions of | | | | shipped, most commonly for dogs and |
| Contract: | | | | cats.Kilo: |
| | | | |
| The terms and conditions established by the | | | | An international measure of weight |
| air carriers for the carriage of goods. These | | | | containing 2.2046 pounds.Known Shipper: |
| conditions are printed on the Air Waybill and | | | | |
| include such items as limits of liability, | | | | An entity which ships its own products, and |
| claims limitations, indemnity and dimensional | | | | has a valid account number with an airline, |
| weight rules.Connection Time: | | | | or appears in the cargo profile list/cargo |
| | | | security profileLegal Connection: |
| Allowable published time to connect cargo | | | | |
| from one flight to anotherConsignee: | | | | The amount of time needed to connect cargo |
| | | | from one aircraft to another,or one airline |
| The receiver of a shipment, or to whom the | | | | to another. Also referred to as connection |
| shipment is consignedConsignment: | | | | time and transfer time.Letter Of Credit: |
| | | | |
| Shipment of one or more pieces of property, | | | | A document issued by a bank stipulating that |
| accepted by the carrier from one shipper, | | | | a certain sum shall be paid to the |
| receipted for in one lot, and moved on one | | | | beneficiary named under clearly stated |
| Air Waybill, to one consignee at one | | | | conditions. It is a method of paying for |
| destination.Consular Invoice: | | | | goods where a buyer establishes credit with a |
| | | | local bank, clearly describing goods to be |
| A document required by some foreign | | | | purchased. Upon receipt of documentation, the |
| countries, describing a shipment of goods and | | | | bank either is paid by the buyer or takes |
| showing information of the shipment. It is | | | | title to goods and transfers funds to seller. |
| certified by a consular official of the | | | | NOTE: On such occasions, the airline cannot |
| foreign country. It is used by the country's | | | | release goods to the ultimate consignee until |
| customs officials to verify the value, | | | | a written release is produced by the bank |
| quantity and nature of the | | | | named on the Air Waybill. |
| shipment.Container: | | | | |
| | | | Liner terms: |
| A shipping device, airline provided or | | | | |
| shipper provided, allowing a convenient and | | | | Conditions under which a shipping company |
| lower cost method of shipping. See ULD - Unit | | | | will transport goods, including the amount |
| Load Device.Containerization: | | | | payable for carriage of the goodsLive |
| | | | Animals: |
| The use of box-like or other unit load | | | | |
| devices (ULD) in which a number of packages | | | | An airline term to identify live cargoLocal |
| are stored, protected, and handled as a unit | | | | Rate: |
| in transit. See Container and ULD.Conversion | | | | |
| Rate: | | | | Rate for shipments between city pairs, all |
| | | | on the same airlineLockout: |
| The rate used to convert one currency to | | | | |
| another. See Exchange Rate and Rate of | | | | A set time after which no cargo may be sent |
| Exchange. | | | | to be boarded on a flightLot: |
| | | | |
| Customs: | | | | Number of pieces in one shipment |
| | | | |
| A government authority designated to | | | | Lot Label: |
| regulate flow of goods to and from a country | | | | |
| and to collect duties levied by a country on | | | | A label or stencil applied to cargo |
| imports and exports. The term also applies to | | | | identifying the shipment by Air Waybill |
| the procedures involved in such | | | | number, number of pieces, actual weight of |
| collections.Customs Airport: | | | | each piece, total actual weight, destination |
| | | | airport, date of shipment, and routing. |
| Designated airports in each country which | | | | |
| have customs facilities.Customs Clearance: | | | | Lower deck: |
| | | | |
| A shipment must clear customs when it enters | | | | An aircraft compartment, below the Main |
| any country from another.Customs Declaration: | | | | DeckMain deck: |
| | | | |
| A statement, oral or written, attesting to | | | | Also known as Upper Deck. A freighter |
| the correctness of description, quantity, | | | | aircraft has it entire upper deck equipped |
| value, etc., of merchandise offered for | | | | for main deck type of containers/pallets |
| importation into the U.S.Customhouse Broker: | | | | loading. There is no main deck type of |
| | | | container/pallet at passenger aircraft |
| A broker who is licensed by the Customs | | | | |
| Authorities to act for importers and other | | | | Master Air Waybill - (MAWB): |
| businessmen in handling the sequence of | | | | |
| customs formalities and other details | | | | Air Waybill covering a consolidated |
| attendant to the legal and expeditious | | | | consignment, showing the consolidator as |
| importing of goods.Dangerous Goods: | | | | shipperMaster Loader: |
| | | | |
| Articles or substances which are capable of | | | | The IATA agent who assumes the |
| posting a significant risk to health, safety, | | | | responsibility for contracting with other |
| or property when transported by air if not | | | | agents to assemble goods for consolidation to |
| packaged according to federal | | | | the airlines.MET - Merchandise Enforcement |
| regulations.Declared Value for Carriage: | | | | Team: |
| | | | |
| The value of goods declared to the carrier | | | | A special unit of US CustomsMinimum Charge: |
| by the shipper for the purposes of | | | | |
| determining charges or establishing the limit | | | | The minimum amount which applies for the |
| of the carrier's liability for loss, damage, | | | | transportation of air cargo service, no |
| or delay.Declared Value for Customs: | | | | matter how small the shipmentNAR: |
| | | | |
| The selling price of the contents or the | | | | No Authentication RequiredNDR: |
| replacement cost if the contents are not for | | | | |
| resale. The amount must be equal to or | | | | No Documents RequiredNES: |
| greater than the declared value.Delivery | | | | |
| Authorization Document - (DAD): | | | | Not Elsewhere Specified. An abbreviation |
| | | | which often appears in cargo tariffs along |
| A customs term for a 7512 (I.T.) or a 3461 | | | | with NOS - Not Otherwise Specified and |
| (Clearance) or a straight Air Waybill stamped | | | | possibly, NOIBN - Not Otherwise Indexed by |
| by customs.Department of Transportation - | | | | Number.NFO: |
| (DOT): | | | | |
| | | | Next Flight Out. A term used by some |
| An executive department of the U.S. | | | | shippers meaning SPD - Small Package |
| Government established by the Department of | | | | Delivery.NOA: |
| Transportation Act of 1966 for the purpose of | | | | |
| developing national transportation | | | | Notify On ArrivalNarLetterList-Body |
| policies.Destination: | | | | Aircraft: |
| | | | |
| The final stop of cargo that is being | | | | B-727, B-737, B-757 and A-320 are all |
| transported. Sometimes referred to as the | | | | examples of narLetterList-body aircraft.Net |
| final destination. exists.Diversion: | | | | Weight: |
| | | | |
| Landing at a location other than the planned | | | | The actual weight of a shipment (not |
| destinationDocumentation: | | | | including the weight of the container / unit |
| | | | load device - (ULD)).Nomination: |
| The required paperwork accompanying a | | | | |
| shipment such as an Air Waybill, a health | | | | When an air carrier authorizes a bonded |
| certificate, invoices, shipper's export | | | | agent (forwarder, broker) to update Air |
| declaration, etc. | | | | Waybill information (master Air Waybill or |
| | | | house Air Waybill) directly to customs via |
| Dolly: | | | | Air Manifest SystemNon-Stop Flight: |
| | | | |
| A piece of equipment with wheels, used to | | | | A flight with no stops from origin to |
| move containers and pallets to/from the | | | | destinationNo Op: |
| aircraftDoor-To-Door: | | | | |
| | | | Abbreviation for Not in operation, or does |
| Used when pick-up and delivery service | | | | not operate.No Show: |
| applies.Drop-Off: | | | | |
| | | | Shipper who fails to show up to ship an |
| Shipper delivers shipment(s) to the Air | | | | already booked shipment. Also, a shipment |
| carrier for transportation. See TenderDrop | | | | which fails to show up at destination off a |
| Time: | | | | flight.Normal Processing Time: |
| | | | |
| A published time frame at each airport city | | | | A time frame each airport city publishes for |
| when the shipper must drop off cargo prior to | | | | recovery time.Normal Rate: |
| flight departureDuty: | | | | |
| | | | The international term for the published per |
| A tax imposed on imports by the customs | | | | pound or per kilo rate (between minimum |
| authority of a country. Duties are generally | | | | charge and 45K/100L rate.)NVD: |
| based on the value of goods, other factors | | | | |
| such as weight or quantity limits, or a | | | | No Value DeclaredOffload: |
| combination of value and other factorsETA: | | | | |
| | | | Removing the cargo from the |
| Estimated Time of ArrivalETD: | | | | aircraftOn-Demand Truck: |
| | | | |
| Estimated Time of DepartureEmbargo: | | | | A shuttle truck operating only if freight |
| | | | has been booked for itOn Hand - (OH): |
| Temporary refusal to accept cargo for | | | | |
| transportation at certain points or in | | | | Cargo is confirmed at a particular airport |
| certain routes due to the type or class of | | | | and available for the customer to |
| cargo, limitations of facilities, | | | | pick-up.One-Shot Truck: |
| emergencies, or other abnormal | | | | |
| circumstances.Equipment: | | | | A shuttle truck arranged by a station on a |
| | | | one-time only basisOnline: |
| Used in the airline industry referring to | | | | |
| aircraft or aircraft type, i.e., DC-10, | | | | A routing from origin to destination on the |
| B-727, etc.Escorts: | | | | designated carrier onlyOrigin: |
| | | | |
| People accompanying shipments on the same | | | | The point at which a shipment |
| aircraftEstimated Time of Arrival - (ETA): | | | | beginsOver-Pivot Weight: |
| | | | |
| The time at which a flight is expected to | | | | The weight in excess of the pivot weight. |
| arrive as determined by operating conditions. | | | | See Pivot Weight.Over-the-Road Truck: |
| It can differ from the scheduled time of | | | | |
| arrival.Estimate Time of Departure - (ETD): | | | | Pick-up and delivery service performed |
| | | | beyond the usual radius of regular Air Cargo, |
| The time at which a flight is expected to | | | | Inc. pick-up and delivery service. These |
| depart as determined by operating conditions. | | | | shipments are normally by use of a bill of |
| It can differ from the scheduled time of | | | | lading or PRO.Pallet: |
| departure.Exception Ratings: | | | | |
| | | | A wooden or metal base to which cargo is |
| Rates set at a certain percentage above the | | | | securedAmit Jhuraney is an Exporter from New |
| general commodity rates because they apply to | | | | Delhi INDIA and deals in exports/imports of |
| commodities that require special handling, | | | | various FMCG products globally. |