IMPORT-EXPORT ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS The acronyms are used with international to facilitate the exchanges of information. You will find the definitions in this glossary of the international initials for the import and the export of goods. A/W : Air Waybill ADR : European Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road ATL : Air Transport Letter AWB : AirWay Bill B/C : Bulk Carrier B/L : Bill of Lading BAF : Bunker Adjustment Factor C/I : Certificate of Insurance C/O : Certificate of Origin C/P : Charter Party CAD : Cash Against Documents CAF : Currency Adjustement Factor CAP : Common Agricultural Policy CCO : Customs Clearance Outwards CCT : Common Customs Tariffs CET : The Common External Tariff CFR : Cost and Freight CIF : Cost, Insurance and Freight CIP : Carriage and Insurance Paid to COD : Cash On Delivery CPT : Carriage Paid To CSC : Container Service Changes CT : Combined Transport or Conference Terms CTB/L : Combined Transport Bill of Landing D/A : Documents against Acceptance D/D : Door to Door D/O : Delivery Order D/P : Documents against Payment DAF : Delivered At Frontier DC : Developing Countries DDP : Delivered Duty Paid DDU : Delivered Duty Unpaid DEQ : Delivered Ex Quay DES : Delivered Ex Ship DFR : Data Freight Receipt DG : Dangerous Goods EBRD : European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ECB : European Central Bank ECE : Export Customs Entry EIB : European Investment Bank EDI : Electronic Data Interchange EDIFACT : Electronic Data Interchange Standard For Administraction, Commerce and Transport EONIA : Euro OverNight Index Average EXW : Ex Works FCR : Forwarder's Cargo Receipt FOB : Free On board FAC : Forwarding Agent's Commission FPA : Free of Particular Average FAS : Free Alongside Ship FBL : FIATA Bill of Lading FCL : Full Container Load FCR : Receipt Forwarders Certificate of Transport FI : Free In FIFO : First In and Out FIO : Free In and Out FIOS : Free In and Out Stowed FMC : Federal Maritime Conference FO : Free Out FOB : Free on Board FWR : FIATA Warehouse Receipt GSP : Generalized System of Preferences GW : Gross Weight HAWB : House Air WayBill HB/L : House Bill of Lading HS : Harmonized System IATA : International Air Transport Association IBRD : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICC : International Chamber of Commerce ICE : Import Customs Entry IEC : International Electrotechnical Commission IFF : Institute of Freight Forwarders IFFFA : International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations IRT : International Road Transit ISO : International Standardization Organisation JIT : Just In Time LCL : Less than a Container Load LDC : Least Developed Countries LIFO : Last In, First Out LTL : Less than a Truck Load MAWB : Master Air WayBill MB/L : Master Bill of Lading MT : Metric Ton MTD : Multimodal Transport Document NIE : Newly Industrialized Economies NP : Named Port NTB : Non-Tariff Barriers NVD : No Value Declared NVOCC : Non Vessel Operator Common Carrier NW : Net Weight PCT : Patent Co-operation Treaty Ro-Ro : Roll-on/Roll-off SDR : Special Drawing Rights SWB : Sea WayBill SWIFT : Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecomunication T/T : Transit Time TBL : Througt Bill of Lading TEU : Twenty Equivalent Unit THC : Terminal Handling Charges THD : Terminal Handling Discharges THL : Terminal Handling Loading TIR : Transit International Routier ULD : Unite Load Device UCP : Uniform Customs and Practice ULD : Unit Load Device VAT : Value Added Tax VES : Vessel W/B : WayBill WTO : World Trade Organisation W/W : Warehouse Warrant