| Abbreviation |
International Trade Term |
| ABCC |
Association of British Chambers of Commerce |
| A-BCC |
Arab British Chamber of Commerce |
| ACP 90 |
Air Cargo Processing in the 90s |
| ADR |
International carriage of Dangerous goods |
| ADP |
Automatic Data Processing |
| Ad Valorem |
Literally "according to value" |
| ATA |
Admission Temopraire - Temporary Admission |
| AWB |
Air way bill |
| BAF |
Bunker adjustment factor |
| B/D |
Bankers Draft |
| B/E |
Bill of Exchange |
| B/L |
Bill of Lading |
| BSI |
British Standards Institution |
| CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAD |
Cash Against Documents |
| CAF |
Currency Adjustment Factor |
| CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
| CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
| CCCN |
Customs Co-operation Council Nomenclature |
| CC/O |
Certificate of Consignment / Origin |
| C&E |
Customs And Excise |
| CFR |
Cost and Freight |
| CGSA |
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act |
| CIE |
Customs Input Electronically |
| CIF |
Cost Insurance and Freight |
| CIM |
International Convention on Carriage of Goods by Rail |
| CIP |
Carriage and Insurance paid to ... |
| CMR |
Convention Merchandies Routiers
(conditions for the International carriage of goods by road) |
| C/O |
Certificate of Origin |
| COD |
Cash on Delivery |
| CO |
Cash Order |
| COM/I |
Commercial Invoice |
| CPT |
Carriage paid to.. |
| CRN |
Customs Registered Number |
| CT |
Community Transit |
| CTO |
Combined Transport Operator |
| C/V |
Certificate of Value |
| C/VO |
Certificate of Value and Origin |
| CWE |
Cleared without Examination |
| CWO |
Cash with Order |
| D/A |
Documents against Acceptance |
| DAF |
Delivered at Frontier |
| DDP |
Delivered Duty Paid |
| DDU |
Delivered Duty Unpaid |
| DEPS |
Departmental Entry Processing Systems |
| DEQ |
Delivered Ex Quay |
| DES |
Delivered Ex Ship |
| D/P |
Documents against Payment |
| DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
| DTI |
Direct Trader Input |
| ECGD |
Export Credit Guarantee Department |
| ECI |
Export Consignment Indentifier |
| ECPD |
Export Cargo Packing Declaration |
| ECS |
Echantillons commerciaux - commercial samples |
| ECSI |
Export Cargo Shipping Instructions |
| ECU |
European Currency Unit |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade Area |
| E&OE |
Errors and Omissions Expected |
| EPU |
Entry Processing Unit |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
| EXW |
Ex Works |
| FAK |
Freight of all Kinds |
| FAS |
Free Alongside Ship |
| FCA |
Free Carrier |
| FCL |
Full Container Load |
| FOB |
Free on Board |
| FOC |
Free of Charge |
| Franco |
Free |
| GATT |
General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade |
| GSP |
Generalised System of Preferences |
| HAWB |
House Air Way Bill |
| HS |
Haromised System |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| ICC |
International Chambers of Commerce |
| ICD |
Inlands Clearance Depot |
| IFT |
Inland Freight Terminal |
| I/L |
Import Licence |
| IMDG |
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| IPR |
Inward Processing Relief |
| L/A |
Lloyds Agent |
| L/A |
Letter of Authority |
| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| LCL |
Less than Container Load |
| LEC |
Local Export Control |
| LIC |
Local Import Control |
| LR |
Lloyds Register |
| MFN |
Most Favoured Nation |
| NCV |
No Commercial Value |
| OCN |
Out of Charge Note |
| OGL |
Open General Licence |
| PE |
Period Entry |
| Ro/Ro |
Roll On/Roll Off |
| SAD |
Single Administrative Document |
| SCP |
Simplified Clearance Procedure |
| SITPRO |
Simplification of International Trade Procedures |
| SOB |
Shipped on Board |
| SSN |
Standard Shipping Note |
| TIR |
Transport International Routiers |
| TPUK |
Trade Partners UK |
| VAT |
Value Added Tax |
| WB |
Way Bill |