1. EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS
Ad. Val. --------- Ad Valorem
A.Q. ------------- Any Quantity
B.F. ------------- Board Food or Board Feet
B/L -------------- Bill of Lading
BAF -------------- Bunker Adjustment Factor
BM --------------- Board Measurement
CAF -------------- Currency Adjustment Factor
Cbm, CM or M3 ---- Cubic Metre
cc --------------- Cubic Centimetre
Concl. ----------- Concluded
Cont'd ----------- Continued
CFS -------------- Container Freight Station
Cft. or cft. ----- Cubic Foot or Cubic Feet
cm. -------------- Centimetre
Cntr(s) ---------- Container(s)
CU --------------- Cubic
Cwt -------------- 100 Pounds
CY --------------- Container Yard
DDC -------------- Destination Delivery Charge
Etc. ------------- Et Cetera
exc. ------------- Exceeding
F.A.K. ----------- Freight All Kinds
F.A.S. ----------- Free Alongside Ship
FCL -------------- Full Container Load
FEU -------------- Forty Foot Equivalent Unit
F.I. ------------- Free In
F.I.O. ----------- Free In and Out
F.I.O.S. --------- Free In, Out and Stowed
F.O. ------------- Free Out
F.O.B. ----------- Free On Board
F.M.C. ----------- Federal Maritime Commission
Ft. -------------- Feet or Foot
GOH -------------- Garment On Hanger
Hdlg. Chgs. ------ Handling Charges
I.D. ------------- Inside Diameter
i.e. ------------- That is
I&S -------------- Iron or Steel
Incl. ------------ Inclusive
K.D. or K/D ------ Knocked Down
K.D.F. ----------- Knocked Down Flat
Kilos ------------ Kilograms
K/T -------------- Kilo Ton
Lb. or Lbs. ------ Pound or Pounds
LCL or LTL-------- Less than Container Load
LS --------------- Lumpsum
L/T -------------- Long Ton (2240 lbs.)
LT/40 ------------ Long Ton (2240 lbs.) or 40 Cubic Feet
M ---------------- 1 Cubic Metre
Max. ------------- Maximum
MBF or MBM ------- 1,000 Feet Board Measure
Min. ------------- Minimum
mm --------------- Millimeter
n/exc. ----------- Not Exceeding
N.O.S. ----------- Not otherwise specified in this Tariff
No. or Nos. ------ Number or Numbers
Pkg. or Pkgs. ---- Package or Packages
PRC -------------- People's Republic of China
PRVI ------------- Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
R/T -------------- Revenue Ton
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
TLI -------------- Tariff Line Item, same as TRI
TRC -------------- Terminal Receiving Charge
TRI -------------- Tariff Rate Item, same as TLI
U.S.A. ----------- United States of America
USD -------------- United States Dollars
Viz. ------------- Namely
Vol. ------------- Volume
W ---------------- 1,000 kilos
W/M or WM -------- 1,000 kilos or 1 cubic metre
WT --------------- Weight
2. EXPLANATION OF CODES
CONTAINER SIZES
20 - 20 ft. 45C - 45 ft., 8'6" Wide
40S - 40 ft., 8'0" 45S - 45 ft., 8'0"
40 - 40 ft., 8'6" 45 - 45 ft., 8'6"
40A - 40 ft., 9'0" High Cube 45A - 45 ft., 9'0"
40B - 40 ft., 9'6" High Cube 45B - 45 ft., 9'6"
40x - 40 ft., Any Height 45X - 45 ft., Any Height
CONTAINER TEMPERATURE CODES
AC - Artificial Atmosphere Controlled
CLD - Chilled
FRZ - Frozen
HTD - Heated
N/A - Not Applicable/Not Operating
RE - Refrigerated
VEN - Ventilated
CONTAINER TYPE CODES
AC - Atmosphere Control
FB - Flat Bed
FR - Flat Rack
GC - Garment Hanger
IM - Insulated
OT - Open Top
PC - Dry
RE - Reefer
HAZARD CODES
HAZ - Hazardous
NHZ - Non-Hazardous
N/A - Not Applicable
RATE BASIS CODE
AV - Ad Valorem
EA - Each (as defined)
LS - Lumpsum
M - Measure
PC - Per Container
W - Weight
WM - Weight/Measure
SERVICE CODES
S - Container Freight Station
Y - Container Yard
O - Port
D - Door
3. EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS AND AMENDMENT CODES
(A) - Increase
(C) - Change resulting in neither increase nor decrease
(E) - Expiration
(I) - New or Initial Matter
(P) - Extension of Service
(R) - Reduction
(S) - Special Case Number
(T) - Terminal Rates, Charges, Tolls or Provisions over
which carrier has no control.
(W) - Withdrawal of erroneous data