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Common Terminology
- ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) Cargo Release Messages
- AES (Automated Export System) Acronyms & Definitions
- Ad Valorem Tariffs
- Air Freight
- Anti-Dumping Duties (ADD)
- Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
- Berth
- Binding Rulings for Imports
- Bill of Lading
- Blank Sailing
- Blind Shipment
- Bonded Freight
- Bound Tariff Rates
- Break Bulk
- Cargo Insurance
- CBM (Cubic Meter)
- C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
- Commercial Invoice
- Compound Tariffs
- Consignee
- Countervailing Duties (CVDs)
- Country of Origin
- Customs Bonds
- Customs Broker
- Customs Classifications
- Customs Duties
- Customs Entry
- Customs Form 28 (CF-28)
- Customs Form 29 (CF-29)
- Customs Inspections
- Duty Drawback
- Export Tariffs
- Export Terms
- FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
- Force Majeure (Act of God)
- Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
- Freight Forwarder
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- General Rate Increase (GRI)
- Government Agencies
- Government Security, Compliance Programs & Initiatives
- Harmonized System (HS) Codes
- HTS Codes (Product Classification)
- Import Tariffs
- Importer of Record (IOR)
- Incoterms: CFR (Cost and Freight)
- Incoterms: CIF (Cost Insurance and Freight)
- Incoterms: CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To)
- Incoterms: CPT (Carriage Paid To)
- Incoterms: DAP (Delivered at Place)
- Incoterms: DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)
- Incoterms: DPU (Delivered at Place Unloaded)
- Incoterms: Ex Works
- Incoterms: FAS (Free Alongside Ship)
- Incoterms: FCA (Free Carrier)
- Incoterms: FOB (Free on Board)
- International Trade Administration (ITA)
- ISF (Importer Security Filing)
- Logistics and Transportation
- Loss of Indemnity
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- Most-Favored Nation (MFN) Tariffs
- Negotiated Rate Agreement (NRA)
- NVO/NVOCC
- Ocean LCL & FCL
- Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA)
- Partner Government Agencies (PGAs)
- Peak Season Surcharge (PSS)
- Port of Origin
- Related Parties
- Rule of Origin
- Specific Tariffs
- Supply Chain Logistics and Trade Compliance Common Terms
- Tariffs
- Tariff Engineering
- Top U.S. Imports
- Trade Compliance
- Trade Embargoes
- Trade Wars
- USMCA
- Value Added Tax (VAT)
Customs & Regulations
- ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) Secure Data Portal
- AES (Automated Export System) Direct
- Anti-Dumping & Countervailing Duty Investigation Timeline
- Anti-Dumping Measures
- Anti-Dumping Timeline
- Automated Clearing House (ACH) & Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS)
- Automated Export System (AES)
- Automated Manifest System (AMS)
- Binding Tariff
- Cash Against Documents (CAD)
- Centralized Examination Station (CES)
- Chassis Fees
- Customs Exams
- Customs Valuation
- Declared Value Coverage
- Delivery Order
- Detention & Demurrage Charges
- Digital Services Taxes (DST)
- Dock Receipt
- ECCN (Export Control Classification Number)
- EORI Number
- Export License
- FDA Drug Data Elements in ACE
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
- Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
- Forced Labor Violations – How to Avoid for Your Imports
- Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)
- History of Tariffs
- Import License
- Importer Security Filing (ISF) – (Template)
- Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC)
- ISF Form Fee
- ISPS (International Ship and Port Facility Security) Code
- National Export System (NES)
- Periodic Monthly Statements (PMS)
- PGA's & Government Agencies
- Preferential Duties
- Prior Disclosure
- Reasonable Care
- Reasonable Care – A Checklist for Customs Compliance
- Responsibilities as an Exporter
- SCAC Code (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
- Schedule B Codes
- Section 301 Tariffs
- Shipper's Export Declaration (SED)
- Smoot-Hawley Act
- Tail Gate Exam
- The Jones Act
- Tips for New Importers and Exporters
- Trade Sanctions
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Who Pays Tariffs?
- X-Ray Exam
Freight & Supply Chain
- 7-Point Container Inspection & 17-Point Truck and Trailer Inspection
- Air Container Specifications
- Air Waybill (AWB)
- All-Risk Coverage (Insurance)
- Billed Weight, Actual Weight, and Dimensional Weight
- Cargo Insurance: Coverage Options
- Cargo Insurance: Four Common Misconceptions Debunked
- Container Freight Station (CFS)
- Cross-Docking
- Deconsolidation
- Double Blind Shipment
- Dry Van Shipping
- FCL (Full Container Load)
- Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
- FTL (Full Truckload)
- General Average
- General Cargo Weight Limits
- Hazmat
- High Cube Container
- Incoterms 2020
- International Trade
- Last Free Day (LFD)
- LCL (Less Than Container Load)
- LCL vs. FCL
- Liftgate Fee
- Liftgate Service
- LTL (Less Than Truckload)
- Merchandising Processing Fees (MPF)
- Ocean Container Specifications
- Packing List
- Pallet Exchange Fee
- Per Diem
- Port Filings
- Port Hubs
- Reefer Container
- Reverse Logistics
- Rolled Cargo
- Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI)
- Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI) - Form Completion Instructions
- SOLAS VGM Implementation (China)
- SOLAS VGM Implementation (Hong Kong)
- Standard Pallet Dimensions
- Storage Charges
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit)
- Transit Time
- Transloading
- Transportation Conversion Tables
- Trucking Weight Limits by State
- Wood Packaging Material (WPM)
- Yard Storage