EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS

A..........Increase

Ad Val.....Ad Valorem

AI.........All Inclusive

BF.........Board Foot or Board Feet

B/L........Bill of Lading

BAF........Bunker Adjustment Factor

BM.........Board Measurement

C..........Change in tariff Item

CAF........Currency Adjustment Factor

CBM/CM/M3..Cubic Meter

CC ........Cubic Centimeter

CFS........Container Freight Station

CFT........Cubic Foot or Cubic Feet

CLD........Chilled

CM.........Centimeter

CU.........Cubic

CWT........Cubic Weight

CY.........Container Yard

D..........Door

DDC........Destination Delivery Charge

E..........Expiration

ET.........Essential Terms

Etc........Et Cetera

FAK........Freight All Kinds

FAS........Free Alongside Ship

FB.........Flat Bed

FCL........Full Container Load

FEU........Forty Foot Equivalent Unit

FI.........Free In

FIO........Free In and Out

FIOS.......Free In, Out and Stowed

FO.........Free Out

FOB........Free On Board

FMC........Federal Maritime Commission

FR.........Flat Rack

Ft.........Feet or Foot

GOH........Garment on Hanger

H..........House

HAZ........Hazardous

I..........New or Initial Tariff Matter

K/D........Knocked Down

KDF........Knocked Down Flat

Kilos......Kilograms

K/T........Kilo Ton

Lbs........Pounds

LCL /LTL...Less than Container/Truck Load

LS.........Lump Sum

L/T........Long Ton (2240 Lbs.)

M..........Measure

Max........Maximum

MBF / MBM..1,000 Feet Board Measure

Min........Minimum

MM.........Millimeter

MQC........Minimum Quantity Commitment

N/A........Not Applicable

NRA........Negotiated Rate Arrangements

NSA........NVOCC Service Arrangements

NHZ........Non-Hazardous

NOS........Not otherwise specified

OT.........Open Top

P..........Pier

Pkg........Package or Packages

PRC........People's Republic of China

PRVI.......Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

R..........Reduction

RE.........Reefer / Refrigerated

R/T........Revenue Ton

RY.........Rail Yard

SL&C.......Shipper's Load and Count

Sq. Ft.....Square Foot or Square Feet

S/T........Short Ton (2000 lbs.)

SU or S/U..Set Up

TEU........Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit

THC........Terminal Handling Charge

TRC........TRC Terminal Receiving Charge

USA........United States of America

USD........United States Dollars

VEN........Ventilated

VIZ........Namely

VOL........Volume

W..........Weight

W/M........Weight/Measure