List of Abbreviations
A AAA
American Arbitration Association
AA
always afloat
AAB
Arab-African Bank
AAEI
American Association of Exporters and Importers
a.a.r.
Against All Risks (insurance)
AB
Aktiebolag. company limited by shares
ABI
Automated Broker Interface American Business Initiative
ABTA
Association of British Travel Agents
a/c
a conto, account
A/C
Account Current
ACC
Arab Cooperation Council
acct.
account
ACDA
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACE
Agrupamento Complementar de Empresas,
ACEP
Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACH
Automated Clearinghouse
ACP
African, Caribbean, and Pacific
ACS
Automated Commercial System
ACTPN
Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
a/d
After date
AD
Aktzionerno Drouzestvo.
ADB
Asian Development Bank
ADF
African Development Foundation
ADS
Agent Distributor Service
Ad Val (or A.V.)
Ad Valorem
AE
Anonymos Eteria.
AECA
Arms Export Control Act
AEIE
Agrupamento Europeu de Interêsse Econômico.
AEN
Administrative Exception Note
AEV
Articles of Extraordinary Value
AFDB
African Development Bank
AFT
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
AG
Aktiengesellschaften. Australia Group
AGX
Agriculture Export Connections
AID
Agency for International Development
AIES
Automated Information Exchange System
AIMS
Agriculture Information and Marketing Services
AIT
American Institute in Taiwan
AL
Arab League
AMB
Ambassador
AMF
Airport Mail Facility
AMS
Automated Manifest System
AMU
Arab Maghreb Union
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
A/O
Account Of
AOSIS
Alliance of Small Island States
APAC
Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee Auto Parts Advisory Committee
APEC
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APO
Administrative Protective Order
AQSIQ
Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine ( VR China )
arr.
arrival
a.s.
Akciova Spolecnost,
A.S.
Anonim Sirket.
A/S
Aktieselskab. Aksjeselskap
A/S
alongside
ASWP
Any Safe World Port
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ATA Carnet
"Admission Temporaire- Temporary Admission" Carnet
A/T
American terms (insurance)
ATI
American Traders Index Andean Trade Initiative
ATP
Advanced Technology Products
ATPI
Andean Trade Preference Initiative
AT&T
American Telephone & Telegraph
AUTOVON
Automatic Voice Network
avdp.
avoirdupois (weight)
A.V. (or Ad Val )
Ad Valorem
Av.
average
B B.A.
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
B/A
Bill of Adventure
BAF
Bunker Adjustment Factor
BATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Bbl
Barrel
B/C
Bill of Credit
BCL
Bank Comfort Letter
B/D
Bank Draft
B./Dft.
Bank Draft
BDI
both dates included
Bd. Ft. (also fbm)
Board Foot
Bdl
Bundle
B/E
Bill of Exchange
BENELUX
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union
BF
Board Foot
BFP
Bona Fide Purchaser
B.H.
Bill of Health
BHC
Bank Holding Company British High Commission
Bhd.
Berhad.
BIE
Bureau of International Expositions
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
BIT(s)
Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies)
B/L
Bill of Lading
BLEU
Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
Bls
Bales
B/M
Board measure
B.O.
Bad order
BOP
Balance of Payments
BOT
Balance of Trade
B/P
Bill of Parcels Bills Payable
B/R
Bills Receivable
br.
brutto
BRITE
Basic Research in Industrial Technologies in Europe
B.S.
Bill of Sale
BSA
Bilateral Steel Agreement
BSP
Business Sponsored Between Show Promotion
Bt
Betéti Társaság.
BTN
Brussels Tariff Nomenclature
B/V
Book Value
B.V.B.A.
Besloten Vennootschap met Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid.
BWS
Bank Wire Service Bretton-Woods System
Bx
Box
BXA
Bureau of Export Administration
C C
Consulate
C.A.
Compainía Anómima.
CAB
Civil Aeronautics Board
CACM
Central American Common Market
CAD/CAM
Computer Aided Design/ Computer Aided Manufacturing
c.a.d. (c/d)
cash against documents
C.A.F.
Currency Adjustment Factor
c.a.f.
cost, assurance, freight included
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy Country Action Plan
CAR
Commercial Activity Report
CARICOM
Caribbean Common Market
CASE
Council of American States in Europe
CBD
Commerce Business Daily
c.b.d.
cash before delivery
CBERA
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
CBI
Caribbean Basin Initiative
Cbm/ (or C.B.M.)
Cubic Meter
CBW
Chemical and Biological Weapons
C/C
Clean Credit
CCC
Canadian Commercial Corporation Commodity Credit Corporation Customs Cooperation Council
CCCN
Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature
CCL
Commerce Control List. (Commodity Control List)
C.D.
Carried Down Certificate of Deposit
C/I
certificate of insurance
C/O
cash order
C/T
cable transfer
c/w
commercial weight
CD-R
Compact Disc–Rewritable
CD-ROM
Compact Disc–Read Only Memory
CDT
Center for Defense Trade
CEA
Council of Economic Advisors
CEAO
West Africa Economic Community (Communauté Economique de l’Afrique)
Celsius
centigrade
CEN
European Committee for Standardization
C. en C.
Compainía en Comandita.
C. en C. por A.
Compainía en Comandita por Acciones.
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CEPT
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
CERN
European Center for Nuclear Research (Centre Européen de Recherche Nucléaire)
CET
Common External Tariff
C&F cf, c.f., c & f
Cost and Freight
CFIUS
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations Cost and Freight
CFS
Country Focused Seminar
Cft. (or CuFt.)
Cubic Foot (Feet)
CFTA
Canadian Free Trade Agreement
CG
Consul General, Consulate General
ch.ppd.
charges prepaid
CHG
Charge d’Affairs
C.I.
Cost and insurance
C.I.A.
cash in advance
Cía
Sociedad Colectiva.
CIB
Council for International Business
Cie
Compagnie
CIF
Cost, Insurance and Freight
C.I.F.& C.
Cost, insurance, freight and commission.
C.I.F.C.I.
Cost, insurance, freight, collection and interest.
C.I.F.I.&E.
Cost, insurance, freight, interest, and exchange.
CIM
Convention Internationale Concernant le Transport des Marchandises par Chemin de Fer (The International Convention for Transport of Merchandise by Rail)
CIMS
Commercial Information Management System
CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIP
Carriage and Insurance Paid To Commodity Import Program
CIS
Census Interface System Commonwealth of Independent States
CISG
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
CIT
Court of International Trade
CITA
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Fauna and Flora
C.K.D.
Completely Knocked Down
C.L.
Car load
CL
Containerload
CLC
Commercial Letter of Credit
CLS
Company Limited by Shares.
C. Ltda.
Compainía de Responsabilidad Limitada. .
C.M.
Cubic Meter (capital letters);
cm
cm (small letters) centimeter
CMA
Common Monetary Agreement
CMEA
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CMP
Country Marketing Plan
C/N
Circular Note Credit Note
CNUSA
Commercial News USA
C/O
In Care Of Carried Over Cash Order
Co.
Company.
COCOM
Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
C.O.D.
Collect (cash) on delivery
COE
Council of Europe
C.O.F.C.
Container on flatcar
COGSA
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
COM
Chief of Mission Cost of Manufacture
COMECON
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
COMEX
Commodity Exchange Inc. (futures contracts)
COMSAT
Communications Satellite Corporation
Conc’d.
Concluded
Cont’d.
Continued
COO
Chief Operating Officer
COP
Cost of Production
Corp.
Corporation
c.o.s. (C.O.S.)
cash on shipment
court.
Courtage
CPE
Centrally Planned Economy
C. por A.
Companía por Acciones. See Sociedad Anónima
c.p. (cge.paid) c.p.t.
carriage paid Cuideachta Phoibli Theoranta. See Business Entities Appendix.
CPT
Carriage Paid To
C.R.O.B.
cargo remaining on board
C.S.C.
Container Service Charge
CSCE
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
CSIS
Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSP
Common Standard Level of Effective Protection
CSS
Cargo Selectivity System Comparison Shopping Service
c.t.
conference terms
CT
Countertrade
CTD
Committee on Trade and Development
CTF
Certified Trade Fair (Certified Event)
CTIS
Center for Trade and Investment Services
CTM
Certified Trade Mission
CTP
Composite Theoretical Performance
Ctr
Container
Cu.
Cubic (measure)
CV
Constructed Value
C.V.
Commanditaire Vennootschap.
CVD
Countervailing Duty
C.W.O.
cash with order
Cwt.
(measure) Hundredweight (U.S.A. is 100 lbs., United Kingdom 112 lbs.)
CXT
Common External Tariff
C.Y.
Container Yard.
D D/A Documents Against Acceptance D/a
days after acceptance
DAF
Delivered at Frontier
D.B.A.
Doing Business As
D/B
Documentary Bill
DCM
Deputy Chief of Mission
D/D
Delivered
DD
Demand Draft
DDP
Delivered Duty Paid
DD&Shpg
Dock Dues and Shipping
DDU
Delivered Duty Unpaid
DEC
District Export Council
DEQ
Delivered Ex Quay
DES
Delivered Ex Ship
DISC
Domestic International Sales Corporation
DISCO
Defense Industrial Security Clearing Office
DL
Distribution License
DLC
Documentary Letters of Credit
D/N
debit note
D/O
Delivery Order
DOA
Department of Agriculture
DOC
Department of Commerce (U.S.)
DOD
Department of Defense (U.S.)
DOE
Department of Energy (U.S.)
DOL
Department of Labor (U.S.)
DOT
Department of Transportation
D/P
Documents Against Payment
DPAC
Defense Policy Advisory Committee
D-RAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
d/s
days after sight
DTC
Defense Trade Controls
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DTSA
Defense Technology Security Administration
DTWG
Defense Trade Working Group
D/W
dock warrant
E Ea or ea.
each
EAA
Export Administration Act
EAAA
Export Administration Amendments Act
EAC
Export Assistance Center
EAEC
European Atomic Energy Community
EAI
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
EAN
Except as otherwise noted
EAR
Export Administration Regulations
EARB
Export Administration Review Board
EBB
Economic Bulletin Board
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC
European Community
ECAs
Export Credit Agencies
ECASS
Export Control Automated Support System
ECCN
Export Control Classification Number; formerly: Export Commodity Classification Number
ECLS
Export Contact List Service
ECO/COM
Economic/Commercial Section
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
ECSC
European Coal and Steel Community
ECU
European Currency Unit
EDC
Export Development Corporation
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EDIFACT
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation
EDO
Export Development Office
EE
Eterorythmos Eteria. See Business Entities Appendix.
EEA
European Economic Area
EEBIC
Eastern Europe Business Information Center
EEC
European Economic Community
EEP
Export Enhancement Program
EEPROM
Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zones
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
EIB
European Investment Bank
E.I. de R.L.
Empresa Individual de Responsibilidad Limitada.
EIN
Employer Identification Number Exporter Identification Number
EIRL
Eestabelecimento Individual de Responsabildade Limitada.
ELAIN
Electronic License Application and Information Network
ELAN
Export Legal Assistance Network
ELP
Exempted Limited Partnership.
ELVIS
Export License Voice Information System
EMC
Export Management Company
EMS
European Monetary System
EMU
European Monetary Union
E&OE
Errors and Omissions Excepted
EOTC
European Organization for Testing and Certification
EP
European Parliament
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPC
Economic Policy Council European Patent Convention
EPCI
Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative
EPE
Eteria Periorismenis Efthinis.
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read- Only Memory
EPS
Export Promotion Services
EPZ
Export Processing Zone
ERLC
Export Revolving Line of Credit
ERM
Exchange Rate Mechanism
ESA
European Space Agency
ESP
Exporter’s Sale Price
ESPRIT
European Strategic Program for Research and Development in Information Technologies
ESSS
Entry Summary Selectivity System
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
etc.
etcetra
ETC
Export Trading Company
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EU
European Union
EUCLID
European Cooperation for the Long-term in Defense
EURAM
European Research in Advanced Materials
EURATOM
European Atomic Energy Community
EUREKA
European Research Coordination Agency
E.U.R.L.
Entreprise Unipersonnelle à Responsabilité Limitée.
EXCEL
Export Credit Enhanced Leverage
EXIMBANK
Export-Import Bank of the U.S.A.
EXW
Ex Works
F F
Fahrenheit
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration Foreign Assistance Act
FAAS
Foreign Affairs Administrative Support
FAC
Foreign Assets Control
F.A.K.
Freight All Kinds
FAO
Food and Agricultural Organization
FAS
Foreign Agricultural Service Free Alongside Ship
fax
facsimile (fax machine or fax letter)
FBIS
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
fbm (also Bd.Ft.)
Board Foot
FBP
Foreign Buyer Program
FBT
Flatbed Trailer
FCA
Free Carrier
FCIA
Foreign Credit Insurance Association
FCO
Full Corporate Offer
FCPA
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
F.C.&S.
Free of Capture and Seizure Warranty
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIUS
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FET
Foreign Economic Trends
FEU
Forty Foot Equivalent Units
FFP
Food For Progress
FFDLC
Fully Funded Documentary Letter of Credit
FI
Free In
FIO
Free In and Out
F.I.O.S.
Free In, Out and Stow
FIT
Foreign Independent Tour
F.M.C. (or FMC)
Federal Maritime Commission
FMS
Foreign Military Sales
FMV
Foreign Market Value
FO
Free Out
FOB
Free on Board
FOR/FOT
Free on Rail/Free on Truck
FOREX
Foreign Exchange
FPA
Free of Particular Average
FPFS
Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures System
FPG
Foreign Parent Group
FR
Flat Rack
FRA
Forward/Future Rate Agreement
FSC
Foreign Sales Corporation
FSI
Foreign Service Institute
FSN
Foreign Service National
FSO
Foreign Service Officer
ft
Foot/Feet (measure)
FTA
Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Area
FTC
Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
FTI
Foreign Traders Index
FTO
Foreign Trade Organization
FTZ
Foreign Trade Zone
FTZA
Foreign Trade Zone Act
FTZB
Foreign Trade Zone Board
FTZ-SZ
Foreign Trade Zone-Subzone
F/X
Foreign Exchange
G G-5
Group of Five
G-7
Group of Seven
G-10
Group of Ten
G-24
Group of Twenty-Four
G-77
Group of Seventy-Seven
G/A
General Average
GAB
General Agreements to Borrow (Paris Club)
GATS
General License - Aircraft on Temporary Sojourn
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
G-BAGGAGE
General License - Baggage
GCC
Gulf Cooperation Council
GCG
General License - Shipments to Agencies of Cooperating Governments
G-COCOM
General License - COCOM
G-DEST
General License - Destination
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEM
Global Export Manager
GFW
General License - Free World
GIT
General License - In Transit Shipments
GL
General License
GLR
General License - Return (Replacement)
GLV
General License - Shipments of Limited Value
GmbH
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung.
G-NNR
General License - Non-Naval Reserve
GNP
Gross National Product
GO
General Order
GPO
Government Printing Office (U.S.)
G.R.I.
General Rate Increase
GSP
Generalized System of Preferences
GTDA
General License - Technical Data
GTDR
General License - Technical Data Restricted
G-TEMP
General License - Temporary Export
GTF-U.S.
General License - Goods Imported for Display at U.S. Exhibitions or Trade Fairs
GUS
General License - Shipments to Personnel and Agencies of the U.S. Government
H H
Height
HAWB
House Air Waybill
HC
High Commission (British)
H/H
House to House
HMHC
Her Majesty’s High Commission
H.P.
Horsepower
H/P
House to Pier
HS
Harmonized System
HTS
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
HTSUS
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
HTWG
High Technology Working Group
I IACC
International Anticounterfeiting Coalition
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEL
International Atomic Energy List
IATA
International Air Transport Association
IBF
International Banking Facility
IBOR
Interbank Offered Rate
IBM
International Business Machines (Company)
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IC
Import Certificate Integrated Circuit
ICA
International Cocoa Agreement International Coffee Agreement International Commodity Agreement
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) Interstate Commerce Commission
ICO
International Congress Office
ICP
Industry Consultations Program
ICPO
Irrevocable Commission Payment Order
ICPO
International Criminal Police Organization
ICS
Investment Climate Statement
ICSID
International Center for the Settlement for Investment Disputes
ICSU
International Council of Scientific Unions
I.D.
Inside Diameter
IDA
International Development Association
IDB
Inter-American Development Bank
IDCA
International Development Cooperation Agency
IEA
International Energy Agency
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEPA
International Emergency Economic Powers Act
IEPG
Independent European Program Group
IESC
International Executive Service Corps
IFAC
Industry Functional Advisory Committee
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC
International Finance Corporation
IFM
Inward Foreign Manifest
IFRB
International Frequency Registration Board
IFS
Industry Focused Seminar In-Flight Survey
IGC
Interagency Group on Countertrade
IGPAC
Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee
IJA
International Jute Agreement
IL
Industrial List
ILO
International Labor Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMI
International Market Insight
IML
International Munitions List
IMO
International Maritime Organization
IMSO
International Maritime Satellite Organization
In.
Inch
Inc. or Corp.
Incorporated Corporation C corporation Close Corporation Stock Corporation
info.
Information
INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite Organization INPAC
Investment Policy Advisory Committee
INR
Initial Negotiating Right
INS
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INTELSAT
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
IOGA
Industry-Organized, Government- Approved Mission
IPAC
Industry Policy Advisory Committee
IPO
Initial Public Offering (stock)
IPR
Intellectual Property Rights
IRA
International Rubber Agreement
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
I/S
Interessantelskab
ISA
Industry Sub-Sector Analysis International Sugar Agreement
ISAC
Industry Sector Advisory Committee
ISBN
International Standard Book Number (publishing)
ISC
Intermodal Service Charge
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO
International Standards Organization
ITA
International Tin Agreement International Trade Administration
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
ITC
International Trade Commission
ITT
International Telephone & Telegraph
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
IVL
Individual Validated License
IWC
International Whaling Commission
J JCIT
Joint Committee for Investment and Trade
JDB
Japan Development Bank
JEIC
Japan Export Information Center
JETRO
Japan External Trade Organization
JEXIM
The Export-Import Bank of Japan
JICA
Japan International Cooperation Agency
K K.D.
Knocked Down
KDD
Kokusai Denshin Denwa
K.D.F.
Knocked Down Flat
KEG
Kommandit Erwerbsgesellschaft
Kft
Korlátolt Felelosségu Társaság
KG
Kommanditgesellschaft
KGS or Kilo(s)
Kilogram(s)
KK
Kabushiki Kaisha
Kkt
Közkereseti Társaság
k.s.
Komanditní Spolecnost
K/S
Kommanditselskab
L L
Length
LAFTA
Latin American Free Trade Association
LAIA
Latin American Integration Association
LASH
Lighter Aboard Ship
Lb (s)
Pound(s) (weight measure)
L/C
Letter of Credit
LCL
Less Than Container Load
Lda.
Sociedade por Quota
LDC
Least (Less, Lesser) Developed Country Limited Duration Companies
LIBID
London Interbank Bid Rate
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFFE
London International Financial Futures Exchange
LIMEAN
London Interbank Mean
LLC
Limited Liability Company
LLP
Limited Liability Partnership
L.O.A.
Length Overall
LOI
Letter of Indemnity
L.S.
Lump Sum
L.T.
Long Ton (2,240 Pounds)
Ltd.
Limited Corporation Private Company
Ltda.
Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada Limitada
Ltée.
Corporation Limitée,
L.T.L.
Less than truckload
M M
Measurement Thousand (1,000 units)
max.
Maximum
MBF or MBM
One Thousand Board Feet
MC
Minister Counsellor
MCTL
Militarily Critical Technologies List
M/D
Month’s Date
MD
Managing Director
MDB
Multilateral Development Bank
MFA
Multi-Fiber Arrangement
MFPA
Master Fee Protection Agreement
MFN
Most Favored Nation
MFT
Per Thousand Feet
MHW
Ministry of Health and Welfare
MIF
Multilateral Investment Fund
MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Mij.
Maatschappij
min.
Minimum
MIPRO
Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization
MITI
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MKR
Matchmaker Program
M.O.
Money Order
MOCP
Market-Oriented Cooperation Plan
MOFERT
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade
MOFTEC
Ministry of Foreign Economic Trade and Economic Cooperation
MOSS
Market-Oriented, Sector-Selective
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPA
Major Projects Agreement
MPP
Market Promotion Program
MPT
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement
MT
Marine Terminal
MTAG
Missile Technology Advisory Group
MTCR
Missile Technology Control Regime
MTEC
Missile Technology Export Control Group
MTN
Multilateral Trade Negotiations
MTO
Multilateral Trade Organization
N N/A
Not Applicable
NAEC
National Association of Export Companies
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NASDA
National Association of State Development Agencies
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N.B.
Note Below
NCC
National Chambers of Commerce
N.C.N.D.
Non-Circumvention Non-Disclosure (agreement)
NEA
Nuclear Energy Agency
N.E.S.
Not Elsewhere Specified
NICs
Newly Industrializing Countries
NIPA
National Income and Product Accounts
NMEs
Nonmarket Economies
NNPA
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act
NNPT
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
No
Number
N.O.I.B.N.
Not Otherwise Indexed by Number
N.O.S.
Not Otherwise Specified
NPT
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRL
Nuclear Referral List
NRPB
Natural Resource Based Products
N/S (also NSF)
Not Sufficient Funds
NS
Not Subject To
NSC
National Security Council
NSD
National Security Directive
NSF (also N/S)
Not Sufficient Funds
NSG
Nuclear Suppliers Group
NSO
National Security Override
NT
Net Ton
NTBs
Non-Tariff Barriers
NTDB
National Trade Data Bank
NTE
National Trade Estimates Report New-To-Export
NTM
New-To-Market
NTMs
Non-Tariff Measures
NTT
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
N.V.
Naamloze Vennootschap
NVOCC
Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier
NYMEX
New York Mercantile Exchange
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
O OAPEC
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS
Organization of American States
OAU
Organization of African Unity
O.B.L.
Ocean bill of lading
OBR
Overseas Business Report
OBU
Offshore Banking Unit
O/C
Overcharge
OC
Operating Committee
OCP
Overland Common Point
O.D.
Outside Diameter
ODA
Official Development Assistance
OE
Omorythmos Eteria
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEG
Offene Erwerbsgesellschaft
OEL
Office of Export Licensing
OFAC
Office of Foreign Assets Control
OHG
Offene Handelsgesellschaft
OIC
Organization of the Islamic Conference
OIEC
Organization for Economic Cooperation
OMA
Orderly Marketing Agreement
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OMC
Office of Munitions Control
OOD
Drouzestvo s Ogranichena Otgovornost
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPIC
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
ORM
Other Regulated Materials
O/S
Out of Stock
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OT
Open Top
O/T
Overtime
OTC
Over the Counter
OTM
Old-To-Market
OWC
On Wheels Charge
Oy
Osakeyhtiö
P P/A
Power of Attorney
PC
Per Container Personal Computer
P/C
Prices Current Petty Cash
PCS
Piece(s)
PCT
Patent Cooperation Treaty
PEC
President’s Export Council
PEFCO
Private Export Funding Corporation
P/H
Pier to House
P&I
Principal and Interest
PIP
Post-Initiated Promotion
Pkg(s)
Package(s)
P&L
Profit and Loss
P.L.C.
Public Company
PLC
Pre-License Check Public Limited Company
P/N
Promissory Note
PP
Purchase Price
P.P.
Prepaid (Freight Prepaid)
P/P
Pier to Pier
PPA
Protocol of Provisional Application
P.R.C.
People’s Republic of China
PSV
Post-Shipment Verification
p/t
Part-time Pte. Ltd. Private Limited
PT
Per Trailer
PT 20
Per 20 Foot Trailer/Container
PT 40
Per 40 Foot Trailer/Container
PTA
Preferential Trade Agreement for Eastern and Southern Africa
PU&D
Pick Up and Delivery
Pvt. Ltd.
Private Company
Q QRs
Quantitative Restrictions
R RRail
Ramp
RACE
Research in Advanced Communications in Europe
RAM
Random Access Memory
RBPs
Restrictive Business Practices
RCS
Regular Catalog Show
R&D
Research and Development
RFP
Request for Proposal
RFQ
Request for Quotation
ROM
Read Only Memory
RoRo
Roll-on, Roll-off
R.R.
Railroad
Rt
Részvénytársaság
RWA
Returned Without Action
S S.A.
Sociedad Anónima Sociedade Anónima Società per Azioni Société Anonyme Spólka Akcyjna
SABIT
Special American Business Internship Training Program
SADC
Southern Africa Development Community
SACU
Southern African Customs Union
SADCC
Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference
S.A. de C.A.
Sociedad Anónima de Capital Abierto
S.A.R.L.
Société à Responsabilité Limitée
S.A.S.
Società in Accomandita Semplice Société par Actions Simplifée
SASO
Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
SBA
Small Business Administration
S.C.
Sociedad Colectiva Société en Commandite. Société Coopérative
S.C.A.
Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones
SCaRL
Società Cooperativa a Responsabilità
S.C.I.
Sociedad de Capital e Industria
SCM
Southern Common Market
SCO
Senior Commercial Officer
S.C. par A.
Société en Commandite par Actionss
SCRL
Sociedade Cooperativa
S.C.S.
Société en Commandite Simple
S&D
Special and Differential Treatment
S. de R.L. (also Ltda.)
Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada
Sdn. Bhd.
Sendirian Berhard
SDRs
Special Drawing Rights (banking)
SEA
Single European Act
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission Special Equipment Compensation
SED
Shipper’s Export Declaration
SEED
Support for East European Democracy
SEM
Seminar Mission
S. en C.
Sociedad en Comandita Société en Commandite Simple
S. en C.S.
Société en Commandite Simple
SEPD
State Export Program Database
SFO
Solo Fair (overseas procured)
SFSC
Shared Foreign Sales Corporation
SFW
Solo Fair (Washington procured)
SGA
Selling, General, and Administrative (Expenses)
S.G.L.
Società a Garanzia Limitata
SIC
Standard Industrial Classification
SII
Structural Impediments Initiative
SIMIS
Single Internal Market Information Service
SIMS
Single Internal Market Service
S/IOGA
State/Industry-Organized, Government-Approved
SITC
Standard International Tariff Classification
SLC
Standby Letters of Credit
SLI
Shipper’s Letter of Instruction
SM (or sm)
Service Mark
SMSA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
SNC
Société en Nom Collectif
SNEC
Sub-Group on Nuclear Export Coordination
s/o (or S.O.)
Ship’s Option, (rate yielding greater revenue; must be charged)
SOD
Shipped on Deck
SOGA
State-Organized, Government- Approved Mission
S.p.A.
Società per Azioni
SPAC
Services Policy Advisory Committee
spol. s r.o.
Spolecnost s Rucením Omezenym
S.P.R.L.
Société Privée a Reponsabilité Limitéeprivate
S.P.R.L.
Société de Personnes à Responsabilité Limitée
Sp. z o.o.
Spólka z Ograniczona Odpowied Zialnóscia
S.Q.
Sociedad por Quota
S.R.&C.C.
Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Warranty (all risk insurance)
S.R.L.
Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada Società a Responsabilità Limitata Société à Responsabilité Limitée
s.r.o.
Spolecnost s Rucením Omezenym
SSA
Sub-Saharan Africa
STA
Semiconductor Trade Agreement
S.T.C.
Said to Contain
Sté.
Société
Ste. Cve.
Société Cooperative
STELA
System for Tracking Export License Applications
STEs
State Trading Enterprises
STM
State Trade Mission
S.T.W.
Said to Weigh
S.U.
Set Up
T T.
Ton of 2,240 lbs
TA
Trade Assistant
TAA
Trade Adjustment Assistance
TAAC
Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
TAC
Technical Advisory Committee
TACM
Transit Air Cargo Manifest
TAPO
Trade Assistance and Planning Office
TCI
Third Country Initiative
TCMD
Third Country Meat Directive
TDO
Table of Denial Orders
TDP
Trade and Development Program
TEC or CXT
Tarif Extérieur Commun (common external tariff)
Tel.
Telephone
Teo.
Steoranta
TEU
Twenty foot equivalent unit. A forty foot container is equal to two (2) TEU’S.
TFC
Trade Fair Certification
TFO
Trade Fair (Overseas-Recruited)
TFW
Trade Fair (Washington- Recruited)
THC
Terminal Handling Charge
TIA
Travel Industry Association of America
TIB
Temporary Importation under Bond
TIC
Trade Information Center
TIEA
Tax Information Exchange Agreement
TIFTs
Trade and Investment Facilitation Talks
TIMS
Textiles Information Management System
T.L.
Total Loss (shipping) Truckload
T.L.S.
Türk Limited Sirket
T.M.
Traffic Manager
TM
Trademark Trade Mission
TNC
Trade Negotiations Committee
T.O.F.C.
Trailer (On Wheels) Flat Car
TOP
Trade Opportunities Program
TPC
Trade Policy Committee
TPCC
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
TPIS
Trade Policy Information System
TPM
Trigger Price Mechanism
TPRG
Trade Policy Review Group
TPRM
Trade Policy Review Mechanism
TPSC
Trade Policy Staff Committee
TRA
Trade Reference Assistant
TRIMs
Trade-Related Investment Measures
TRIPs
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
TRO
Temporary Restraining Order
TS
Trade Specialist
TSB
Textile Surveillance Body
TSUSA
Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated. Usually referred to as HTSUS or Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States
T.T.S.
Telegraphic transfer selling rate
TWEA
Trading With the Enemy Act
U U.A.E.
United Arab Emirates
UBO
Ultimate Beneficial Owner
UCC
Uniform Commercial Code
UCP
Uniform Customs and Practices
UCPDC
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits
U.K.
United Kingdom
ULD
Unit Load Device
UMOA
West African Monetary Union (Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine)
UN
United Nations
UNCDF
United Nations Capital Development Fund
UNCSTD
United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP
United Nations Development Program
UNDRO
United Nations Disaster Relief Organization
UNEP
United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNFPA
United Nations Fund for Population Activities
UNGA
United Nations General Assembly
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNITAR
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNRISD
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
URC
Uniform Rules for Collection
U.S. or U.S.A.
United States of America
USC
United States Code
USCS
United States Customs Service
USD (also US$)
United States Dollar
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDIA
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
USEC
U.S. Mission to the European Communities
US&FCS
United States and Foreign Commercial Service
USGPO
U.S. Government Printing Office
USIA
U.S. Information Agency
USIS
United States Information Service
USITC
United States International Trade Commission
U.S.M.C
United States Maritime Commission
USML
U.S. Munitions List
USP
United States Price
USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USTDA
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
USTR
United States Trade Representative
USTTA
United States Travel and Tourism Administration
USUN
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
V VAT
Value-Added Tax
VER
Voluntary Export Restriction
VHF
Very High Frequency
Viz
Namely
VL
Variable Levy
VOA
Voice of America
v.o.s.
Verejná Obchodní Spolecnost
VP
Vice President
VRA
Voluntary Restraint Agreement
W-X-Y-Z W
Width
W
Ton of 1000 kilos
w/ (also W/ )
With
WA
With Average
WAMU
West African Monetary Union
WARC
World Administrative Radio Conference
W/B
Waybill
WFG
Wharfage
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WLL
Sharika That Massouliyyah Mahdoodah
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
W/O
Without
W.P.A.
With Particular Average (insurance)
WTDR
World Traders Data Report
WTO
World Tourism Organization World Trade Organization
WWW
World Wide Web