RULE: 29 - EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATION CODES Eff: 09MAY2011
| Effective | 09MAY2011 |
|---|---|
| Filed | 09MAY2011 |
| Filing Codes | C |
THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS, CODES AND ABBREVIATION CODES ARE
DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
SYMBOL DEFINITION
/CODE
"{A}" or "A" as a 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 10.7)
"ALW" or "CDC" means All-Water Service from POL to POD
"AMS" means Automated Manifest Filing Surcharge (See Rule 102)
"AQ" means Any Quantity (of Cargo)
"ARB" means Arbitrary as specifed in a Rule of this Tariff
"A.V." or"
Ad. VAl" means Ad Valorem (according to Value)
"AWS", "AW"
or "A/W" 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}" or "C" As a 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
"CDC"or "ACS" means CArgo Declaration Data Charge (See Rule 102).
"CFS" means Container Freight Station (OR Container Freight
Station Receiving Charge when amount is referenced)
"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)
"cft" or
cu.ft<" means Cubic Foot (feet)
"CWT" means 100 Pounds
"CY" means Container Yard
"D" means Door Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"DDC" means Destination Delivery Charge (See Rule 23.2)
"DF" means Drop Frame Container/Trailer
"DOCF" or
"DOC" means Documentation Charges (See Rule 2.8)
"{E}" or"E" as a CHANGE SYMBOL means Expiration
"EAN" means Except as Noted
"EBAF" means Emergency Bunker (Fuel) Surcharge (See Rule 10.9)
"EFAF" means Emergency Fuel Factor/Surcharge named in Rule 10.9
"EUR" means Euros
"FAF" means Fuel Adjustment Factor
"F.A.K." means Freight, All Kinds
"F.A.S." means Freight 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
"FMC" means the Federal Maritime Commission
"F.I." means Free In
"F.I.O." means Free In and Out
"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 Foot / Feet
"{G}" or "G" as a CHANGE SYMBOL means a General Rate Increase or
Reduction
"GC" means Garment Container/Trailer
"GRI" means General Rate Increase
"H" means House Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"HAZ" means Hazardous Articles
"HAZF" means Hazardous Cargo Charge (See Rule 16)
"HH" means Half-Height Container/Trailer
"HTD" means Heated Cargo Service
"{I}" or "I" as a CHANGE SYMBOL means New or Initial Matter
"I & S" means Iron and Steel
"I.D." means Inside Diameter
"IFA" means Interim Fuel Assessement
"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
"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 Kilos
"KT" means Kilo Tons (1000 kilos)
"LASH" means Lighter Aboard Ship
"LB(S)" means Pound(s)
"LCL" means Less Than Containerload
"LS" or "L.S." means Lump Sum
"L.T." means Long Ton (2240 pounds)
"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
"M-ton" means Measurement Ton (See Rule 2.2)
"N/A" means Not Applicable
"NHZ" means Non-Hazardous Articles
"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
"O/R" or "OR" means Ocean Rail Service
"ORC" means Origin Receiving Charges - LCL/FCL (See Rule 23.1)
"OT" means Open Top Container/Trailer
"{P}" or "P" as a 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 10.5A)
"PL" means Platform Container/Trailer
"PLA" means Palletized Load Allowance
"PLT" means Pallet (Packing Form)
"POD" means Port Of Discharge
"POL" means Port Of Loading
"PSS" means Peak Season Surcharge (See Rule 10.6)
"{R}" or "R" as a CHANGE SYMBOL means a Reduction
"R" means Rail Yard (Ramp) Transportation Service (See
Rule 2) (on Service statements)
"RE" means Reefer Container/Traile and/or General Refrigerated
Service
"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.
"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.
"RT" means Revenue Ton, 1 cubic meter or 1000 kilos, as
freighted
"{S}" or "S" as a 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)
"STF" means Suez Transit Fee (See Rule 10.4)
"S.U." means Set Up
"{T}" or "T" as a 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
"THC" means Terminal Handling Charge (CY Receiving Charge or
LCL Terminal Handling Charge)
"TEU" means Twenty foot Equivalant Unit (i.e. 1 x 40'
container = 2 TEUs)
"TL" means Top Loader Container/Trailer
"TLI" means Tariff Line Item (Rate Unit of a Rate Item)
"TMF" means Terminal Mitigation Fee
"TOFC" means a Trailer-On-Flat-Car Rail Yard/Ramp
"TR" means Dry Van Trailer
"TWCS" means Temporary U.S. West Coast Congestion Surcharge
"U" means Rail Siding Transportation Service (See Rule 2)
"USD" means United States Dollars
"US$" means United States Dollars
"VEH" means Vehicle
"VEN" means Ventilated Container Service
"VIZ" means Namely
"VOCC" means a Vessel-Operating Common Carrier
"VR" means Vehicle Rack Container/Trailer
"{W}" or "W" as a CHANGE SYMBOL means Withdrawal of an
erroneous filing on same filing date
"W" means a Weight Unit (on Size statements)
"[WRef]" means Rule Charge applies ONLY When specifically
Referenced.
"W-ton" means Weight Ton (See Rule 2.2)
"Y" means Container Yard Transportation Service (See Rule 2.1)
"%" means Percent
"&" means And
"$" means U.S. Dollars
