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