RULE: 29 - SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS TARIFF Eff: 02APR2017
| Effective | 02APR2017 |
|---|---|
| Filed | 02APR2017 |
| Filing Codes | I |
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" or "ACC" means Alameda Corridor Surcharge / Fee (See Rule 10.88)
"AES" means Automated Export System Filing Surcharge (See
Rule 2.8C)
"AMS" means Automated Manifest Filing Surcharge (See Rule 2.8A)
"AQ" means Any Quantity (of Cargo)
"ARB" means Arbitrary
"A.V." or
"Ad Val" means Ad Valorem (According to Value)
"AVC" means Advance Charges
"AWS" means All-Water Service from POL to POD
"BAF" means Bunker Surcharge (See Rule 10.1)
"BBL" means Barrel
"B/L" means Bill of Lading
"B.M." 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) (See Rule
10.2)
"CB" means a Customs Broker
"CBM" means Cubic Meter
"CD" means Container Depot
"CDC" means Cargo Declaration Data Charge (See Rule 2.8A)
"CFS" means Container Freight Station
"CFT" or
"Cu. Ft." 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)
"CUC" means Chassis Usage Charge
"CWT" means 100 Pounds
"CY" means Container Yard
"D" means Door Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"DDC" means Destination Delivery Charge
"DF" means Drop Frame Container/Trailer
"DKK" means Danish Krone
"DOCF" means Documentation/Bill of Lading Handling Fee as
named in Rule 2.8.e.
"E" as CHANGE SYMBOL means Expiration
"EAN" means Except as Noted
"EBAF" or
"EFAF" means Emergency Bunker (Fuel) Surcharge (See Rule 10.12)
"ENS" means Import Control System Entry Summary Declaration
Fee (EU Countries)
"EUR" means Euros
"FAF" means Fuel Adjustment Factor (See Rule 10.1)
"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 = 1 FEU)
"FF" means a Freight Forwarder
"F.I." means Free In
"F.I.O." means Free In and Out
"F.I.O.S." means Free In, Out and Stow
"FMC" means the Federal Maritime Commission
"F.O." means Free Out
"F.O.B." means Free On Board
"FR" means Flat Rack Container/Trailer
"FRZ" means Frozen Cargo Service
"FT" means Feet
"G" as CHANGE SYMBOL means a General Rate Increase or
Reduction
"GBP" means British Pound Sterling
"GC" means Garment Container/Trailer
"GRI" means General Rate Increase
"H" means House Transportation Service (See Rule 2)
"HAZ" means Hazardous Articles
"HH" means Half-Height Container/Trailer
"HKD" means Hong Kong Dollar
"HTD" means Heated Cargo Service
"I" as CHANGE SYMBOL means New or Initial Matter
"I.D." means Inside Diameter
"IFS" means Inland Fuel Surcharge (See Rule 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)
"JPY" means Japanese Yen
"K" means Breakbulk Transportation Service (See
Rule 2.1)
"KD" or "K.D." means Knocked Down (Packing Form)
"KDF" means Knocked Down Flat (Packing Form)
"KGS" means Kilograms
"KRW" means Korean Won
"LB(S). means Pounds (Weight)
"LCL" means Less Than Containerload
"LS" or "L.S." means Lump Sum
"LT" or "L.T." meana Long Ton (2240 lbs)
"LTL" means Less Than Containerload
"M" means Measurement Unit (on size statements)
"MAX" means Maximum
"MBF" or "MBM" means One Thousand Board Feet
"M/C" means Minimum Charge
"MIN" means Minimum
"MLB" means Minilandbridge Service
"MSU" means Mitsui-Soko (U.S.A.) Incorporated
"M-ton" means Measurement Ton (See Rule 2.2)
"N/A" means Not Applicable
"NHZ" means Non-Hazardous Articles
"No." means Number
"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)
"O.D." means Outside Diameter
"OD" means On Deck Stowage
"O/M" or "OM" means Ocean/Motor Movement or Ocean/Rail/Motor Movement
"O/R" or "OR" means Ocean/Rail Movement
"ORC" means Origin Receiving Charge
"OT" means Open Top Container/Trailer
"P" as CHANGE SYMBOL means additional Port or Point
"PC" means Dry Van Container
"PCS" means Panama Canal Surcharge/Transit Fee (See Rule 10.6)
"PL" means Platform Container/Trailer
"PLT" means Pallet (Packing Form)
"POD" means Port Of Discharge
"POL" means Port Of Loading
"PSS" means Peak Season Surcharge (See Rule 10.90)
"Q means Ro/Ro Pier Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"R" as CHANGE SYMBOL means a Reduction
"R" means Rail Yard (Ramp) Transportation Service (See Rule
2) (on Service statements)
"RE" means Reefer Container/Trailer and/or
General Refrigerated Service
"RT" means Revenue Ton (1 Cubic Meter or 1 Kilo Ton, as
Freighted
"S" as CHANGE SYMBOL means "Special Case Matter"
including matter filed under special
permissions or special dockets.
"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)
"SPS" means Shanghai Port Surcharge
"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 (See Rule 2) (on
Service statesments)
"TC" means Tank Container/Trailer
"TEU" means Twenty foot Equivalant 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)
"TMF" means Traffic Mitigation Fee (See Rule 10.89)
"TOFC" means a Trailer-On-Flat-Car Rail Yard/Ramp
"TR" means Dry Van Trailer
"T.T.S." means Telegraphic Transfer Selling Rate
"U" means Rail Siding Transportation Service (See Rule 2)
"USD" means United States Dollars
"US$" means United States Dollars
"VAT" means Value Added Tax
"VEH" means Vehicle
"VEN" means Ventilated Container Service
"Viz." means namely
"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)
[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)
