Freight, shipping and chartering glossary

Cargo that is prohibited.

Contract on the legal obligations of the carrier and the client.

Same as the FCA, but insurance is added for the seller’s account on a definite part of the route. The shipping section covered by insurance can be any.

Supplier has organized land delivery, completed port formalities, performed loading on ship’s board, and paid freight charges to the port (airport) of destination.

The same as CFR, but insurance is added for the seller’s account on a definite part of the route. The shipping section covered by insurance can be any.

An umbrella term for several sorts of trade in which the seller is required to accept goods or other instruments or trade, in partial or whole payment for its products.

Special duties imposed on imports to offset the benefits of subsidies to producers or exporters in the exporting country.

When a shipping container has been filled by volume but has not reached its maximum weight limit.

The carrying capacity of a container according to measurement in cubic feet, cubic centimeters or cubic meters.

An enterprise that uses the services as provided by another enterprise.

The document containing the calculation of the amount of security and confirming the introduction of security for customs payments in the form of a bank guarantee, pledge agreement or guarantee.

A government agency providing the procedure for moving goods and vehicles, things, and other items across the customs border, levying customs payments.

The bond protects the US government should an importer not pay any duties, penalties, etc. either while the goods are in CBP custody or after release.

A legal entity that has received a license to perform intermediary functions in the field of customs clearance of goods at the expense and on behalf of the represented person.

The procedure provided for by the customs legislation of the country related to the import/export of goods and vehicles. Customs clearance includes: a) customs clearance, b) payment of customs duties, c) all types of administrative actions related to the legalization of cargo.

Duties on exports from China

Duty on imports to the US may apply

The document that provides US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with details of your shipment, such as cost, classification, and origin.

Payment charged by customs when importing or exporting goods.

The notional value of the goods used for customs duties.

Navigation of a commercial cargo or passenger ship between seaports of the same state.

Goods that are transported by different types of vehicles.

A document to advise customs of the shipment's details. This document confirms the owner or consignee of the cargo.

(1) Movement of goods locally (short distances). (2) Сharge for pick-up and delivery of goods.

The buyer pays the seller in advance the shipment of goods.

A method of payment for goods, in which something is sold on a cash with order basis, payment must be sent along with the order, before the goods are sent out, and the transaction becomes binding on both buyer and seller.

Payment for the weight of the item. The chargeable weight may be the dimensional weight or, for container shipments, the gross weight of the shipment less the tare weight of the container.

The tariff applied for chartering tonnage in a particular trade.

A document stating that a shipment is free to be imported into the country after all legal requirements have been met.

Fee charged by ocean carriers at certain U.S. ports for the use of their chassis.

Transportation of goods by at least two different modes of transport; widely used in container shipping. When using it, transportation can be carried out by sea and further by rail and/or road according to one document. Combined Transport is also referred to in the USA as "Intermodal Transport" and in other parts of the world as "Multimodal Transport"

Document claiming payment for goods supplied under conditions agreed between seller and buyer.

Freight that might have been damaged during transit, but, the damage/loss/shortage was not notated on the Proof of Delivery.

A group of vessel operators joined for the purpose of establishing freight rates.

Freight sent under a single contract of carriage.

Collection and storage of small consignments from several consignors for their subsequent transportation by one transport document.

A single rigid, sealed, reusable metal box in which merchandise is shipped by vessel, truck, or rail.

An agent groups the cargo of several customers for container transportation.

A storage area, other than a container yard, where shippers and consignees may pick up or drop off empty containers.

Disinfection allowance (fumigation).

The charge made for the packing or unpacking of cargo into or from ocean freight containers.

A carrier-designated facility at which LCL cargo is received from consignors for consolidation and loading into containers or at which LCL cargo is unloaded from containers and delivered to consignees.

An area intended for storing goods in containers, usually delivered by road, rail, and sea, where containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.

An oceangoing vessel designed specifically to easily handle the loading, stowage, and off-loading of ocean freight containers.

Cargo that is prohibited.

Contract on the legal obligations of the carrier and the client.

Same as the FCA, but insurance is added for the seller’s account on a definite part of the route. The shipping section covered by insurance can be any.

The same as CFR, but insurance is added for the seller’s account on a definite part of the route. The shipping section covered by insurance can be any.

An umbrella term for several sorts of trade in which the seller is required to accept goods or other instruments or trade, in partial or whole payment for its products.

When a shipping container has been filled by volume but has not reached its maximum weight limit.