AEO | Authorised Economic Operator |
AMCHAM EU | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union |
APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APHA | Association of Port Health Authorities |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASYCUDA | A free electronic customs platform developed by UNCTAD |
B/L | Bill of Lading |
BASC | Business Alliance for Secure Commerce |
BIFA | British International Freight Association |
BIP | Border Inspection Post |
BSI | British Standards Institute |
BTWC | Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention |
CAA | Civil Aviation Authority |
CAP | Common Agricultural Policy [of the EU] |
CCC | Customs Co-operation Council |
CCS-UK | British Telecom’s Cargo Community System for the UK [used at most major UK airports] |
CE | The "CE" mark on a product is a declaration by the manufacturer that it meets the requirements of the applicable European Directive |
CEEC | Committee for European Economic Co-operation |
CEFACT | [UN] Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business |
CEMA | Customs and Excise Management Act |
CFR | Cost and Freight [Incoterm] |
CHARTS | The Port of Felixstowe’s electronic inventory system |
CHIEF | Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight [HMRC IT system] |
CIF | Cost, Insurance and Freight [Incoterm] |
CILT | Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport |
CIP | Carriage Insurance Paid To [Incoterm] |
CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna |
CLECAT | European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services |
CN | Combined Nomenclature |
CNS | Community Network Services Limited; a UK CSP |
COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
CPT | Carriage Paid To [Incoterm] |
CR | Continuous Replenishment |
CSI | [US] Container Security Initiative |
CSP | Community System Provider – An IT system designed to help the exchange of information between port users. |
CTPAT | [US] Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism |
CVED | Common Veterinary Entry Document |
CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention |
DAF | Delivered at Frontier [Incoterm] |
DCMS | [UK] Department for Culture Media and Sport |
DDP | Delivered Duty Paid [Incoterm] |
DDU | Delivered Duty Unpaid [Incoterm] |
DEFRA | [UK] Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs |
DEQ | Delivered Ex Quay Duty Paid [Incoterm] |
DES | Delivered Ex Ship [Incoterm] |
DfT | [UK] Department for Transport |
DG SANCO | [The EU Commissions’] Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs |
DG TAXUD | [The EU Commission’s] Directorate General for Tax and Customs |
DICE | DEFRA International Trade Consultation Exchange |
DIFD | [UK] Department for International Development |
DIN | Deutsche Industry Norm [a German product standard] |
DOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System [dominant in the 1980s; predates Window] |
DTI | [UK] Department for Trade and Industry |
e.g. | example given |
EC | European Community |
ECO | [UK] Export Control Organisation |
ECR | Efficient Consumer Response |
ECSC | European Coal and Steel Community |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
EEC | European Economic Community |
EFTA | European Free Trade Associations |
EPOS | Electronic Point of Sale |
EU | European Union |
EUROPRO | An umbrella body for European trade facilitation committees |
EXW | Ex Works [Incoterm] |
FAS | Free Alongside Ship [Incoterm] |
FCA | Free Carrier [Incoterm] |
FCPS | Felixstowe Cargo Processing Systems [a UK CSP] |
FFI | Freight Forwarding International [a European trade association] |
FOB | Free Onboard Vessel [Incoterm] |
FSA | Food Standards Agency |
FSA | Food Standards Agency |
FTA | [UK] Freight Transport Association |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GFNTT | Global Facilitation Network for Transport and Trade |
GFP | Global Facilitation Partnership |
GFPTT | Global Facilitation Partnership for Transport and Trade |
H&SE [HSE] | Health and Safety Executive |
HBS | Harvard Business School |
HM | Her Majesty |
HMCE | [UK] Her Majesty's Customs & Excise |
HMI | [UK] Horticulture and Marketing Inspectorate |
HMRC | [UK] Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs |
HS | Harmonised System |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
ICE | Information and Communication Technology |
ICS | International Chamber of Shipping |
ICT | Information and Communication Technologies |
IMO | International Maritime Organisation |
Incoterms Terms | Standard trading terms in international trade as recommended by the ICC |
int. | International |
IP | Intellectual Property |
IPR | Inward Processing Relief |
IRU | International Road Transport Union |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISPS | International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code |
IT | Information Technology |
JCCC | HMRC’s Joint Customs Consultative Committee |
JIT | Just in time |
L/C | Letter of Credit |
LA | Local Authority |
LACORS | [UK] Local Authorities Coordinating Office on Regulatory Services |
LOLO | Lift-on/Lift-off |
MCA | [UK] Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
MCP | Maritime Cargo Processing Limited [a UK CSP] |
N/A | Not Applicable |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
NCTS | New Community Transit System |
NES | New Export System [Customs] |
NGO | Nongovernmental Organization |
NPT | Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons |
OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OPR | Outward Processing Relief |
PCC | Processing under Customs’ Control |
PCS | Port Community System |
PEACH | HMI’s computer system |
PHA | Port Health Authority |
PHI | [UK] Plant Health Inspectorate |
POAO | Products of Animal Origin |
POPO | Product of Plant Origin |
PPPG | SITPRO’s Port Procedures Policy Group |
QR | Quick Response |
RHA | [UK] Road haulage Association |
RO/RO | Roll-on Roll-off |
RPA | [UK] Rural Payment Agency |
SAD | Single Administrative Document [Customs] |
SCM | Supply Chain Management |
SFI | [UK] Sea Fisheries Inspectorate |
Single Window | Concept for a single trade declaration and is defined by UN/CEFACT Recommendation 33 |
SITPRO | UK Trade Facilitation Agency (Simplifying International Trade) |
SME | Small and Medium Enterprise |
SOCA | [UK] Serious Organised Crime Agency |
SOLAS | Safety of Life at Sea Convention |
SPSS | a commercial software package for statistics |
TARIC | The EU’s common external customs tariff |
TCG | DG TAXUD’s Trade Contact Group |
TIR | A customs carnet system for the transit of road haulage |
TBG14 | UN/CEFACT International Trade and Business Process Group |
TQM | Total Quality Management |
TR | Turkey |
TRADENET | Singapore’s Single Window |
TRANSEC | [UK] DfT’s Transport Security department |
UCR | Unique Consignment Reference [number] |
UK | United Kingdom |
UN ESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Division for Asia and the Pacific |
UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNICE | The Confederation of European Business |
USA | United States of America |
VAT | [UK] Value Added Tax |
WCO | World Customs Organisation |
Windows | Microsoft Operating System |
WTO | World Trade Organisation |
XML | Extensible Markup Language |
