Commom Transport Terms &
Abbreviations

 A.V.

 Ad Valorem

 A.N.

 Arrival Notice

 A/W.

 Actual Weight

 B.B.C.

 Bare Boat Charter

 B.A.F. 

 Bunker Adjustment Factor

 B/L

 Bill of Lading

 CCIB Approval 

 Approval of health, animal and plant quarantine
 of China Commodity Inspection Bureau

 CFS 

 Container Freight Station

 CIR 

 Container Interchange Receipt

 C.A.F. 

 Currency Adjustment Factor

 CFS

 Container Freight Station

 C/O

 Certificate of origin

 C.S.C.

 Container Service Charge

 CY

 Container Yard

 D/O

 Delivery Order

 D.R. 

 Dock Receipt

 D.S. 

 Direct Surcharge

 D.V. 

 Dry Van

 ETA

 Estimated Time of Arrival

 ETD

 Estimated Time of Departure

 FAS 

 Free Alongside Ship

 FAK 

 Freight of All Kinds

 FCL 

 Full Container Load

 F.I. 

 Free In

 F.O. 

 Free Out

 F.I.O. 

 Free In & Out

 FIOST 

 Free In, Out Stowed & Trimmed

 FOB 

 Free On Board

 FOR 

 Free On Rail

 FOT 

 Free On Truck

 FR 

 Flat Rack

 F/T 

 Freight Ton

 H/H 

 House to House

 H/P

 House to Pier

 Im/Tr 

 Import/ Transhipment

 LCL 

 Less than Container Load

 M/R 

 Mate's Receipt

 M/S 

 Motor Ship

 NVOCC

 Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier

 O.F.

 Ocean Freight

 O.T.C. 

 Open Top Container

 OAF 

 Operation Application Form

 PTI 

 Pre-Trip Inspection

 R/O 

 Release Order

 SCT 

 Shekou Container Terminals

 S/O 

 Shipping Order

 T/F

 Overseas Cargo Transhipment Declaration Form

 W/T

 With Transhipment at........