INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND TRADING TERMS
a/a Always afloat
a.a.r. Against all risks
Airway bill AWB
Appr. Approxiametely
ARR Arrival
Bareboat charter
B/L Bill of Landing
Booking
Breaking bulk
Brokerage
B.S. Bottom stowed
Bulk
Bulky freight
ca. Circa
c.a.d. (c/d) Cash against documents
c.a.f. (fransızca) Caut, assurance, fret
c.i.f Cost, insurance, freight
c. + f. Cost and freight
c. + i. Cost and insurance
c.i.f. + c Cost, insurance, freight and commission
c.i.f.c.i. Cost, insurance, freight, commission and interest
c.i.f. landed Cost, insurance, freight, landed
c.o.d Cash on delivery
Certificate of origin
Charge
Chargeable weight
c.k.d Comletely knocked down
Claims
Classification rates
c/o Care of
c.o.d Cash on delivery
Collecting fee
Commodity rates
Condisitons of contract
Congestion surcharge
Consignee
Consignment
Consignor  
Consolidator
Consular invoice (C.I.)  
c.o.s. Cash on shipment
c.p.d. Charterer pays dues
c.t. Conference terms
Customs broker  
Customs clearance
Cüstoms declaration  
d/a Documents against acceptance
D.B.B Deals, boards, battens
d.d. Dangerous deck
Dead freight  
Delivering carrier  
Delivery service
Demurrage
Dispatch money  
d.l.c (d.w.c.) Deadweight loading capacity (deadweight carrying capacity)
d.l.o Dispatch loading only
d/p Documents against payment
Emergency rates  
E. & O.E Errors and omissions excepted
e.t.a. Estimated time of arrival
E.T.C Expected to complete
e.t.s. Expected to sail
Ex ship  
f.a.c. Fast as (she) can
f.a.c.a.c. Fast as (she) can as customary
f.a.s. Free alongside ship/steamer
F.C.R. Forwarding agent's certificate of receipt
F.C.T. Forwarding agent's certificate of transport
f.i. Free in
f.i.b. Free into barge
f.i.o. Free in and out
f.i.o.t Free in and out and free trimmed
f.i.o.s. Free in and out and free stowed
f.o.a. Free on aircraft
f.o.b. Free on board
f.o.q. Free on quay
f.o.r. Free on rail
Force Majeure  
f.o.t. Free of turn
f.o.t. Free on truck
f.t. Full terms
Incoterms International Commercial Terms
Landing charges  
L/C Letter of Credit
Liner terms  
L.S.& D. Landing, storage and delivery charges
L/T Long ton
Main port  
M/R Mate's receipt
MS Motor Ship
M/T Measurement ton (shipping ton)
M/T Metric ton
N.A.A.B.S.A. Not always afloat but safe aground
n.e.s. Not elsewhere specified
n.o.e. Not otherwise enumerated
n.o.p. Not otherwise provided
n.o.r. Not otherwise rated
Offload  
o.w.h. Ordinary works hours
Parcel receipt  
pd Paid
Pick-up-service  
Pilferage  
p.o.d. Payment on delivery
ppd Prepaid
s.a. Subject of approval
shex Sundays and holidays excepted
Shipment  
Shipper  
Shipment documents  
Short shipped  
Surcharge  
Trace  
T.S. Top stowed
w/m Weight or measurement