RULE: 29 - SYMBOLS, CODES & ABBREVIATIONS Eff: 05MAY2013
| Effective | 05MAY2013 |
|---|---|
| Filed | 02MAY2013 |
| Filing Codes | C |
THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS, CODES AND ABBREVIATION CODES ARE DEFINED AS
FOLLOWS:
SYMBOL DEFINITION
/CODE
"&" means And
"%" means Percent
"A" as CHANGE SYMBOL means an Increase
"AC" means Artificial Atmosphere Control
Container/Trailer and/or Service
"ACS" means Alameda Corridor Surcharge / Fee (See Rule 10.88)
"AES" means Automated Export System Filing Surcharge (See
Rule 2.8C)
"ALW" means All-Water Service from POL to POD
"AMS" means Automated Manifest Filing Surcharge (See Rule 2.8A)
"AQ" means Any Quantity (of Cargo)
"AS" as a Transit Mode Level means Air Service (See
Rule 2.102)
"AV" means a Rate Basis of Ad Valorem
"AWR" means All-Water Service from POL to POD
"AWS" means All-Water Service from POL to POD
"B" as a Transit Mode Level means All Barge Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"BAF" means Bunker Surcharge (See Rule 10.1)
"BBK" means Breakbulk Service (See Rule 2.1.b & 2.9)
"BG" as a Transit Mode Level means All Barge Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"B/L" or "BOL" means Bill of Lading
"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)(See Rule 10.2)
"CB" means a Customs Broker
"CBM" means Cubic Meter
"CFS" means Container Freight Station
"CFT" means Cubic Foot
"CLD" means Chilled Cargo Service
"C.O.D." means Collect On Delivery
"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)
"CWT" means 100 Pounds
"CY" means Container Yard
"D" means Door Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"DF" means Drop Frame Container/Trailer
"DOCF" means Documentation Charges (See Rule 2.8)
"E" as CHANGE SYMBOL means Expiration
"EA" means a Rate Basis of Each
"EBAF" means Emergency Bunker (Fuel) Surcharge named
in Rules 10.12
"EC-AWR" means All-Water Service from POL to POD and the Port in
the United States is a U.S. East Coast Port in the
Portland, ME/Key West, FL range.
"ECN" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Ecomomy FCL Transit
Service" (See Rule 2.101.1)
"ECO" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Ecomomy FCL Transit
Service" (See Rule 2.101.1)
"EFAF" means Emergency Fuel Factor/Surcharge named in Rules 10.12
"ESEC" means Emergency Security Surcharge named in Rules 10.361
"EUR" means Euros
"F" as a Transit Mode Level means All Feeder Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"FB" means Flat Bed Container/Trailer
"FCL" means Full-Container Load
"FEU" means Forty foot Equivalent Unit (i.e. 2 x
20' containers = 1 FEU)
"FF" means a Freight Forwarder
"FMC" means the Federal Maritime Commission
"FR" means Flat Rack Container/Trailer
"FRZ" means Frozen Cargo Service
"FS" as a Transit Mode Level means All Feeder Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"FT" means Feet
"G" as CHANGE SYMBOL indicates that a General Rate Increase or
Reduction amount has been rolled into the applicable rate
"GC" means Garment Container/Trailer
"GC-AWR" means All-Water Service from POL to POD and the Port in
the United States is a U.S. Gulf Coast Port in the
Brownsville, TX/Naples, FL range.
"GRI" means General Rate Increase
"H" means House Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"HAZ" means Hazardous Cargo as defined in Rule 16
"HAZF" means Hazardous Cargo Charge named in Rules 16.1
"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 named in Rules 10.14
"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 (See Rule 2.8B)
"K" means Break Bulk Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"KD" means Knocked Down (Packing Form)
"KDF" means Knocked Down Flat (Packing Form)
"KGS" means Kilos (Except as otherwise provided in
Rule 2.2.a.iii)
"Kilo-Ton" means 1000 Kilos
"LCL" means Less Than Containerload
"LTL" means Less Than Containerload
"LS" means a Rate Basis of Lumpsum per shipment
"M" means Measurement Unit (on size statements)
"M" as a Transit Mode Level means All Motor Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"MA" as a Transit Mode Level means Motor/Air Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"MB" as a Transit Mode Level means Motor/Barge Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"MBF" means a Rate Basis of 1000 Board Feet
"M/C" means Minimum Charge
"Metric-Ton" means 1 CBM
"MF" as a Transit Mode Level means Motor/Feeder Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"MLB" means Mini-landbridge Service
"MP" means MAFI Flatrack, Flatbed or Platform Equipment
"MR" as a Transit Mode Level means Motor/Rail Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"MT" as a Transit Mode Level means All Motor Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"M-ton" means Measurement Ton (See Rule 2.2)
"N/A" means Not Applicable
"NHZ" means Non-Hazardous Articles (See Rule 16)
"N.O.S." means Not Otherwise Specified
"NSbj" means Not Subject (to the Rule or
Assessorial Referenced)
"NVOCC" means a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier
"O" means Ocean Port Transportation Service (See
Rule 2)
"OD" means On Deck Stowage
"OOG" means Out-of-Gauge (See Rule 28).
"OOG-H" means Out-of-Gauge because of Cargo Height (See Rules
2.9 & 28)
"OOG-HL" means Out-of-Gauge because of Cargo Height AND Length
(See Rules 2.9 & 28)
"OOG-HW" means Out-of-Gauge because of Cargo Height AND Width
(See Rules 2.9 & 28)
"OOG-HLW" means Out-of-Gauge because of Cargo Height AND Length
AND Width (See Rules 2.9 & 28)
"OOG-L" means Out-of-Gauge because of Cargo Length (See Rules
2.9 & 28)
"OOG-LW" means Out-of-Gauge because of Cargo Length AND Width
(See Rules 2.9 & 28)
"OOG-W" means Out-of-Gauge becaues of Cargo Width (See Rules
2.9 & 28)
"ORC" means Origin Receiving Charge (See Rule 23.12)
"OT" means Open Top Container/Trailer
"P" as CHANGE SYMBOL means additional Port or Point
"P" means Ro/Ro Pier Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"PC" means Dry Van Container
"PCS" means Panama Canal Surcharge/Transit Fee (See Rule 10.6)
"PFD" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Preferred LCL
Transit Service" (See Rule 2.101.2)
"PL" means Platform Container/Trailer
"PLSG" means Priority Loading Service Guarantee (See Rule 2.71)
"PLT" means Pallet (Packing Form)
"POD" means Port Of Discharge
"POL" means Port Of Loading
"PRE" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Premium FCL Transit
Service" (See Rule 2.101.3)
"PSS" means Peak Season Surcharge (See Rule 10.90)
"R" as CHANGE SYMBOL means a Reduction
"R" means Rail Yard (Ramp) Transportation Service (See Rule 2)
(on Service statements)
"R" as a Transit Mode Level means All Rail Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"RB" as a Transit Mode Level means Rail/Barge Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"RC" as a Transit Mode Level means All Rail Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"RE" means Reefer Container/Trailer and/or
general Refrigerated Service
"Revenue-Ton" means 1 cbm or 1000 kilos, whichever produces the greater
revenue.
"RF" as a Transit Mode Level means Rail/Feeder Service
(See Rule 2.102)
"RIPI" means Inland Points served via Reverse Intermodal Service
between Port and inland Point. Reverse indicates the
Ocean Portion of the through movement is from or to a U.S.
port that requires transiting the Panama or Suez Canal.
"RN" means Non-Operating Reefer Container/Trailer Equipment
"RT" when used as a service means Round Trip Service involving
an in-coming transportation service immediately followed
by an out-going service back to the original origin.
"S" as CHANGE SYMBOL means "Special Case Matter"
including matter filed under special
permissions or special dockets granted by
the Federal Maritime Commission.
"S" means Container Freight Station
Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1) (on
Service statements)
"SBJ" means Subject (to the Rule or Assessorial Referenced)
"SOL" means Shipper/Consignee Owned Or Leased
(Container/Trailer)
"STD" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Standard Transit
Service" (See Rule 2.101.2)
"T" as CHANGE SYMBOL means Terminal Rates, Charges or
Provisions over which Carrier has no control
"T" means Terminal Transportation Service (See
Rule 2) (on Service statements)
"TC" means Tank Container/Trailer
"TDO-E" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Trade Direct
Economy Service" (See Rule 2.101.6)
"TDO-N" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Trade Direct:
No Transit Service Specified" (See Rule 2.101.7)
"TDO-P" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Trade Direct
Premium Service" (See Rule 2.101.4)
"TDO-S" when used as a Service Level designation on the
rate pages SBJ to this Tariff means "Trade Direct
Standard Service" (See Rule 2.101.5)
"TEU" means Twenty foot Equivalent Unit (i.e. 1 x
40' container = 2 TEUs)
"THC" means Terminal Handling Charge (See Rule 23.1)
"TL" means Top Loader Container/Trailer
"TLI" means Tariff Line Item (Rate Unit of a Rate Item)
"TOFC" means a Trailer-On-Flat-Car Rail Yard/Ramp
"TR" means Dry Van Trailer
"TRI" means a Tariff Rate Item
"U" means Rail Siding Transportation Service (See Rule 2)
{C} "UPS" means UPS Ocean Freight Serives, Inc.; or UPS Europe SA;
or UPS Asia Group Ptd. Ltd.
"USD" means United States Dollars
"US$" means United States Dollars
"VEH" means Vehicle
"VEN" means Ventilated Container Service
"VOCC" means a Vessel-Operating Common Carrier
"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)
"WC-AWR" means All-Water Service from POL to POD and the Port in
the United States is a U.S. West Coast Port in the
Bellingham, WA/San Diego, CA range.
[WRef] means Rule Charge applies ONLY When specifically
Referenced.
"WRS" means War Risk Surcharge (See Rule 10.10)
"W-ton" means Weight Ton (See Rule 2.2)
"Y" means Container Yard Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
