Glossary

Glossary

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3rd Party Logistics

Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System

Accessorial Services/Charges

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable Ledger

Activity-based Costing

Activity-based Management

Activity-based Planning

Ad Valorem Duty

Advance Commercial Information

Advance Electronic Information

Advance Filing Rules

Advance Shipment Notice

Advanced Planning and Scheduling

Agency Revenue Management Advisory Board

Air Cargo Advance Screening

Air Freight Forwarder

Air Transport Association

Air Transport of Canada

Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (Bureau of)

American National Standards Institute

American Trucking Association

Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

Anti-dumping Duty

Application Program Interface

Army Most Wanted Fugitives

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Authorized Economic Operator

Automated Batch Screening

Automated Broker Interface

Automated Clearing House

Automated Commercial Environment

Automated Commercial System

Automated Export System

Automated Information Exchange

Automated Invoice Interface

Automated Manifest System

Automated Targeting System

Automated Vehicle Locator

Automatic On-board Recording Device

Canada Border Services Agency

Canadian Automated Export Declaration

Canadian Automated Export Declaration

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Canadian Standards Association

Cargo Control Number

Carrier Liability

Cash on Delivery

CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management

Central American Free Trade Agreement

Certificate of Origin

Coast Guard List of Vessels Prohibited

Code of Federal Regulations

Collaborative Logistics Network

Collect on Delivery

Commercial Invoice

Commercial Motor Vehicle

Compound Annual Growth Rate

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Consumer Packaged Goods

Consumer Protection & Safety Commission

Container Freight Station

Continuous Bonds

Contract Carrier

Cost and Freight

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost, Insurance and Freight

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act

Countervailing duties

Cube Utilization

Customer Relationship Management

Customer Service Representative

Customs and Border Protection [U.S.]

Customs Automated Data Exchange

Customs Bonded Warehouse

Customs Broker or Customs House Broker

Customs Brokerage

Customs Clearance

Customs Declaration

Customs Self Assessment

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document

Electronic Consignment Security Declaration

Electronic Data Interchange

Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, commerce, and Transport

Electronic Export Information

Electronic Funds Transfer

Electronic Logging Device

Electronic On-Board Recorder

Enterprise Asset Management

Enterprise Resource Planning

Entry Summary Declaration [EU]

Environmental Protection Agency [U.S.]

Estimated Time of Arrival

Europe, Middle East, Africa

Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives

European Community

European Economic Community

European Free Trade Association

European Port Community Systems Association

European Union Sanctions

Exit Summary Declaration [EU]

Export Administration Regulations

Export Control Classification Number

Export Control System [U.S.]

Export Control System [UK]

Export Processing Zone

Exporter Identification Number

eXtensible Markup Language

Facilities Information and Resources Management System

Fast and Secure Trade

FDA Establishment Identifier

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Express

Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Food and Drug Administration [U.S.]

Food and Drug Administration Warning Letter

Food Safety & Inspection Service

Food Safety Inspection Service

For-Hire Carrier

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Foreign Supplier Verification Programs

Foreign Trade Zones

Forty-foot Equivalent Unit

Free of Particular Average

Free Trade Agreement

Free Trade Zone

Freight Collect

Freight Forwarder

Freight Forwarder Bill of Lading

Freight Status Request

Fulfillment House

Full Container Load

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

General Rules for the Interpretation

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Geographic Information System

Global Positioning System

Global Trade Management

Goods and Service Tax

Government Agency Goods Item

Government Bill of Lading

Green Supply Chain Management

Gross Domestic Product

Harmonized Sales Tax

Harmonized System/Harmonized Schedule

Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Hazardous Materials

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

High-value Shipment

Hours of Service

House Air Waybill

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

Journal of Commerce

Key Performance Indicator

Less-than Container Load

Less-than Truckload

Letter of Credit

Licenses, Permits, Certificates and Others

Licensing Agreement

Logistics Service Provider

Logistics Visibility and Control

Low-value Shipment

Malaysia Countering Financing of Terrorism

Manufacturer Identification Code

Master Air Waybill

Material Requirements Planning

Memorandum of Understanding

Merchandise Processing Fee

Mobile Resource Management

Modes of Transportation

Monetary and Financial Code France

Movement Reference Number [EU]

Multi-Annual Strategic Plan

Narcotics Rewards Program

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

National Marine Fisheries Service

National Motor Freight Classification

Natural Resources Canada

Negotiated Rate Agreement

Netherlands National Terrorism List

New Computerized Transit System [EU]

New Zealand Wanted to Arrest List

Nippon Automated Cargo And Port Consolidated System

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier

North American Free Trade Agreement

North American Industry Classification System

Norwegian Black List

NVOCC Service Agreements

Ocean Bill of Lading

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Office of Marine Conservation

Optical Character Recognition

Order Management System

Original Equipment Manufacturer

Other Regulated Material

Outbound Logistics

Over, Short and Damaged

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Quality Management

Quality Management System

Radio Frequency Identification

Real-time Visibility

Records of Duty Status

Refrigerated Container

Release Notification System

Release on Minimum Documentation

Remote Location Filing

Request for Information

Request for Proposal

Request for Quotation

Return on Investment

Returned Goods Handling

Reverse Logistics

Rules of Origin

Uniform Commercial Code

Uniform Product Code

Unique Consignment Reference

United Kingdom Proscribed Terrorist Groups

United Nations Security Council

United Parcel Service

United States Post Office

Value-Added Network

Value-Added Reseller

Value-Added Tax

Verified Gross Mass

Virtual Machine

Virtual Private Network

Warehouse Management

Warehouse Management System

World Customs Organization

World Trade Organization

Yard Management

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