| 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 |
