RULE: 29 - ABBREVIATIONS, CODES & SYMBOLS USED IN THIS TARIFF Eff: 24JAN2022
| Effective | 24JAN2022 |
|---|---|
| Filed | 24JAN2022 |
| Filing Codes | IC |
THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS, CODES AND ABBREVIATION CODES ARE
DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
SYMBOL DEFINITION
/CODE
"A" as CHANGE SYMBOL means an Increase
"AC" means Artificial Atmosphere Control Container/Trailer and/or
Service
"ACS" means Alameda Corridor Surcharge / Fee
"AD VAL" means Ad Valorem
"AES" means Automated Export System Filing Surcharge
"AI" means All Inclusvie
"AMS" means Automated Manifest Filing Surcharge
"AQ" means Any Quantity (of Cargo)
"AWS" means All-Water Service from POL to POD
"BAF" means Bunker Surcharge
"BF" means Board Foot or Board Feet
"B/L" means Bill of Lading
"BM" means Board Measurement
"BS" means Bottom Stowage
"C" As CHANGE SYMBOL means Change in Tariff provision that
results in neither an Increase nor a Reduction
"CAF" means Currency Adjustment Factor (Surcharge)
"CB" means a Customs Broker
"CBM" means Cubic Meter
"CC" means Cubic Centimeter
"CFS" means Container Freight Station
"CFT" means Cubic Foot or Cubic Feet
"CLD" means Chilled Cargo Service
"C.O.D." means Collect On Delivery
"CM" means Cubic Centimeter
"COFC" means Container-On-Flat-Car Rail Yard/Ramp
"COGSA" means the Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act, As Amended
"COL" means Carrier Owned or Leased (Container/Trailer)
"CU" means Cubic
"CWT" means 100 Pounds (Cubic Weight)
"CY" means Container Yard
"D" means Door Transportation Service
"DDC" means Destination Delivery Charge
"DF" means Drop Frame Container/Trailer
"DOCF" means Documentation/Bill of Lading Handling Fee
"E" as CHANGE SYMBOL means Expiration
"EBAF" means Emergency Bunker (Fuel) Surcharge
"ET" means Essential Terms
"Etc." means Et Cetera
"EUR" means Euros
"FAK" means Freight All Kings
"FAS" means Free Alongside Ship
"FB" means Flat Bed Container/Trailer
"FCL" means Full-Container Load
"FEU" means Forty foot Equivalent Unit (i.e. 2 x 20' containers
equals 1 FEU)
"FF" means a Freight Forwarder
"FI" means Free In
"FIO" means Free In and Out
"FIOS" means Free In, Out and Stowed
"FMC" means the Federal Maritime Commission
"FO" means Free Out
"FOB" means Free On Board
"FR" means Flat Rack Container/Trailer
"FRZ" means Frozen Cargo Service
"FT" means Foot or Feet
"G" as CHANGE SYMBOL means a General Rate Increase or Reduction
"GC" means Garment Container/Trailer
"GRI" means General Rate Increase
"H" means House Transportation Service
"HAZ" means Hazardous (Cargo/Articles)
"HH" means Half-Height Container/Trailer
"HTD" means Heated Cargo Service
"I" as CHANGE SYMBOL means New or Initial Matter
"IFS" means Inland Fuel Surcharge
"IN" means Inches (on size statements)
"IN" means Insulated Container/Trailer
"IPI" means Inland Point Served Via Rail And/Or Truck Intermodal
Service
"ISPS" means International Ship and Port Security Charges
"K" means Breakbulk Transportation Service
"K" or KD" means Knocked Down (Packing Form)
"KDF" means Knocked Down Flat (Packing Form)
"KG(S)" means Kilo(s)
"Kilos" means Kilograms
"L" or "LT" means Long Ton (2240 lbs.)
"LCL" means Less Than Containerload
"LS" means Lumpsum
"LTL" means Less Than Truckload
"M" means Measurement Unit (on size statements)
"M3" means Cubic Meter
"MAX" means Maximum
"MBF" means means 1,000 Board Feet
"M/C" means Minimum Charge
"MIN" means Minimum
"MLB" means Minilandbridge Service
"MBM" means means 1,000 Board Feet
"MM" means Millimeter
"MQC" means Minimum Quantity Commitment
"M-ton" means Measurement Ton
"N" or
"N/A" means Not Applicable
"NHZ" means Non-Hazardous Articles
"N.O.S." means Not Otherwise Specified
"NRA" means a NVOCC Rate Arrangement as described in and governed
by 46 CFR 532.
"NSA" means a NVOCC Service Arrangement as described in and
governed by 46 CFR 531.
"NSbj" means Not Subject (to the Rule or Assessorial Referenced)
"NVOCC" means a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier
"O" means Ocean Port Transportation Service
"OD" means On Deck Stowage
"OT" means Open Top Container/Trailer
"P" as CHANGE SYMBOL means additional Port or Point
"P" means Pier Transportation Service
"PC" means Dry Van Container
"PCS" means Panama Canal Surcharge/Transit Fee
"PKG" means Package or Packages
"PL" means Platform Container/Trailer
"PLT" means Pallet (Packing Form)
"POD" means Port Of Discharge
"POL" means Port Of Loading
"PRC" means People's Republic of China
"PRVI" means Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
"PSS" means Peak Season Surcharge
"Q" means Ro/Ro Pier Transportation Service
"R" as CHANGE SYMBOL means a Reduction
"R" or
"RT" means Revenue Ton
"R" means Rail Yard (Ramp) Transportation Service
"RE" means Reefer Container/Trailer and/or General Refrigerated
Service
"RY" means Rail Yard
"S" as CHANGE SYMBOL means "Special Case Matter" including
matter filed under special permissions or special dockets.
"S" means Container Freight Station Transportation Service
"SBJ" means Subject (to the Rule or Assessorial Referenced)
"SL&C" means Shipper's Load and Count
"SOL" means Shipper/Consignee Owned Or Leased (Container/Trailer)
"Sq.Ft. means Square Foot or Feet
"S/T" or
"ST" means Short Ton (2000 lbs.)
"SU" or
S/U" means Set Up
"T" as CHANGE SYMBOL means Terminal Rates, Charges or Provisions
over which Carrier has no control
"T" means Terminal Transportation Service
"TC" means Tank Container/Trailer
"TEU" means Twenty foot Equivalant Unit (i.e. 1 x 40'
container = 2 TEUs)
"THC" means Terminal Handling Charge
"TL" means Top Loader Container/Trailer
"TLI" means Tariff Line Item (Rate Unit as shown on a Web Rate
Page in a Rate Tariff governed by this Tariff)
"TOFC" means a Trailer-On-Flat-Car Rail Yard/Ramp
"TR" means Dry Van Trailer
"TRC" means Teminal Receiving Charge
"U" means Rail Siding Transportation Service
"U.S." or
"USA" means United States of America
"USD" means United States Dollars
"US$" means United States Dollars
"VEH" means Vehicle
"VEN" means Ventilated Container Service
"Viz" means Namely
"VOCC" means a Vessel-Operating Common Carrier
"VOL" means Volume
"VR" means Vehicle Rack Container/Trailer
"W" as CHANGE SYMBOL means Withdrawal of an erroneous filing on
same filing date
"W" means a Weight Unit (on Size statements)
"W/M" means Weight or Measure whichever produces the greater
revenue
"WRS" means War Risk Surcharge
"W-ton" means Weight Ton
"Y" means Container Yard Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
