Important definitions and terminologies used in Freight Forwarding
A
- Air cargo in Freight Forwarding
- Air Freight in Freight Forwarding
- Air Waybill in Freight Forwarding
- Alameda Corridor Surcharge (ACS) in Freight Forwarding
- Amazon Reference ID in Freight Forwarding
- AMS System in Freight Forwarding
- ATA Carnet in Freight Forwarding
B
- Beneficial Cargo Owner (BCO) in Freight Forwarding
- Bill of Entry in Freight Forwarding
- Bill of lading in Freight Forwarding
- Billable Weight in Freight Forwarding
- Blind Shipping in Freight Forwarding
- Bonded Goods in Freight Forwarding
- Bonded warehouse in Freight Forwarding
- Booking Confirmation in Freight Forwarding
- Booking Fee in Freight Forwarding
- Breakbulk cargo in Freight Forwarding
- Breakbulk in Freight Forwarding
- Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) in Freight Forwarding
C
- Cargo consolidation in Freight Forwarding
- Cargo handling in Freight Forwarding
- Cargo insurance in Freight Forwarding
- Carriage & Insurance Paid To Incoterm (CIP) in Freight Forwarding
- Carriage Paid To Incoterm (CPT) in Freight Forwarding
- Carrier in Freight Forwarding
- Carrier’s Lien in Freight Forwarding
- Certificate of Origin (CoO) in Freight Forwarding
- Certificate of Origin in Freight Forwarding
- Chargeable Weight in Freight Forwarding
- Chassis in Freight Forwarding
- Chassis Usage Fee in Freight Forwarding
- Commercial invoice in Freight Forwarding
- Congestion Surcharge in Freight Forwarding
- Consignee in Freight Forwarding
- Consignor in Freight Forwarding
- Consolidation Fee in Freight Forwarding
- Consolidation in Freight Forwarding
- Container Cleaning in Freight Forwarding
- Container freight station in Freight Forwarding
- Container Fumigation (at Export) in Freight Forwarding
- Contract of Carriage in Freight Forwarding
- Cost Freight Incoterm (CFR) in Freight Forwarding
- Cost Insurance Freight Incoterm (CIF) in Freight Forwarding
- Cross-docking in Freight Forwarding
- Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) in Freight Forwarding
- Customs Bond in Freight Forwarding
- Customs bonded carrier in Freight Forwarding
- Customs broker in Freight Forwarding
- Customs Clearance Fee in Freight Forwarding
- Customs clearance in Freight Forwarding
- Customs duties in Freight Forwarding
- Customs Duty (at Destination) in Freight Forwarding
- Customs Duty (at Origin) in Freight Forwarding
- Customs duty in Freight Forwarding
- Customs Entry in Freight Forwarding
- Customs regulations in Freight Forwarding
D
- Dangerous goods in Freight Forwarding
- DAP (Delivered At Place Incoterm) in Freight Forwarding
- DAT (Delivered At Terminal Incoterm) in Freight Forwarding
- DDP (Delivered Duty Paid Incoterm) in Freight Forwarding
- Deadweight tonnage in Freight Forwarding
- Delivery Fee in Freight Forwarding
- Delivery order in Freight Forwarding
- Delivery terms in Freight Forwarding
- Demurrage and Detention/Warehouse Fees in Freight Forwarding
- Demurrage in Freight Forwarding
- Dimensional Weight (Volumetric Weight) in Freight Forwarding
- Distribution center in Freight Forwarding
- Dock receipt in Freight Forwarding
- Documentation in Freight Forwarding
- Door-to-door in Freight Forwarding
- Drayage in Freight Forwarding
- Duty drawback in Freight Forwarding
E
- Ex-works in Freight Forwarding
- Expedited Freight in Freight Forwarding
- Export Declaration in Freight Forwarding
- Export in Freight Forwarding
- Export license in Freight Forwarding
- EXW (Ex Works Incoterm) in Freight Forwarding
F
- FAS (Free Alongside Ship Incoterm) in Freight Forwarding
- FCA (Free Carrier Incoterm) in Freight Forwarding
- FCL (Full Container Load) in Freight Forwarding
- FOB (Free On Board Incoterm) in Freight Forwarding
- Forty-Foot Equivalent Unit (FEU) in Freight Forwarding
- Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt (FCR) in Freight Forwarding
- Freight agent in Freight Forwarding
- Freight audit in Freight Forwarding
- Freight bill in Freight Forwarding
- Freight Carriers in Freight Forwarding
- Freight claim in Freight Forwarding
- Freight Class in Freight Forwarding
- Freight forwarder association in Freight Forwarding
- Freight Forwarder in Freight Forwarding
- Freight forwarding in Freight Forwarding
- Freight forwarding software in Freight Forwarding
- Freight quotation in Freight Forwarding
- Freight rate in Freight Forwarding
- FTL (Full Truckload) in Freight Forwarding
- Fumigation Certificate in Freight Forwarding
G
- General Rate Increase (GRI) in Freight Forwarding
- Green Freight in Freight Forwarding
H
- Harbor Maintenance Fees (HMF) in Freight Forwarding
- Hazardous Material in Freight Forwarding
- Hazardous materials handling in Freight Forwarding
- House Bill of Lading in Freight Forwarding
- HS Code (Harmonized System Code) in Freight Forwarding
I
- Import Duty in Freight Forwarding
- Import in Freight Forwarding
- Import license in Freight Forwarding
- Inbound logistics in Freight Forwarding
- Incoterms in Freight Forwarding
- Inland Haulage Charges (IHC) in Freight Forwarding
- Inland transportation in Freight Forwarding
- Inspection Certificate in Freight Forwarding
- Intermodal in Freight Forwarding
- Intermodal Shipping in Freight Forwarding
- International commercial terms (Incoterms) in Freight Forwarding
- International Courier Express in Freight Forwarding
- International trade compliance in Freight Forwarding
- ISF Filing in Freight Forwarding
L
- Landed cost in Freight Forwarding
- LCL (Less than Container Load) in Freight Forwarding
- Letter of credit in Freight Forwarding
- Letter of indemnity in Freight Forwarding
- Letter of instruction in Freight Forwarding
- Load consolidation in Freight Forwarding
- Logistics in Freight Forwarding
- Logistics management in Freight Forwarding
- LTL (Less Than Truck Load) in Freight Forwarding
- LTL (Less than Truckload) in Freight Forwarding
M
- Main Transit Fee in Freight Forwarding
- Manifest in Freight Forwarding
- Marine cargo insurance in Freight Forwarding
- Marine insurance in Freight Forwarding
- Master Bill Of Lading in Freight Forwarding
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) in Freight Forwarding
- Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) in Freight Forwarding
- Multimodal Shipping in Freight Forwarding
- Multimodal transportation in Freight Forwarding
N
- NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) in Freight Forwarding
- NVOCC (Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier) in Freight Forwarding
O
- Ocean carrier in Freight Forwarding
- Ocean freight in Freight Forwarding
- On-carriage in Freight Forwarding
- Onboard Bill Of Lading in Freight Forwarding
- Order Bill Of Lading in Freight Forwarding
- Origin agent in Freight Forwarding
- Outbound logistics in Freight Forwarding
- Oversize cargo in Freight Forwarding
P
- Packaging in Freight Forwarding
- Packaging requirements in Freight Forwarding
- Packing and crating in Freight Forwarding
- Packing list in Freight Forwarding
- Palletization in Freight Forwarding
- Palletizing in Freight Forwarding
- Perishable goods in Freight Forwarding
- Pick and pack in Freight Forwarding
- Pick and pack services in Freight Forwarding
- Port of entry in Freight Forwarding
- Power of Attorney (POA) in Freight Forwarding
- Project cargo in Freight Forwarding
- Proof of delivery in Freight Forwarding
- Proof of origin in Freight Forwarding
Q
- Quotation in Freight Forwarding
R
- Received-For-Shipment Bill of Lading in Freight Forwarding
- Reefer container in Freight Forwarding
- Reefer trucking in Freight Forwarding
- Reverse logistics in Freight Forwarding
- Reverse logistics provider in Freight Forwarding
- Roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) in Freight Forwarding
- Route optimization in Freight Forwarding
S
- Sea Waybill in Freight Forwarding
- Security seals in Freight Forwarding
- Shipment consolidation in Freight Forwarding
- Shipment inspection in Freight Forwarding
- Shipment tracking in Freight Forwarding
- Shipper’s Letter Of Instruction (SLI) in Freight Forwarding
- Shipping agent in Freight Forwarding
- Shipping container in Freight Forwarding
- Shipping Quote in Freight Forwarding
- Single window system in Freight Forwarding
- Standard shipping documents in Freight Forwarding
- Storage fees in Freight Forwarding
- Straight Bill of Lading in Freight Forwarding
- Supply chain in Freight Forwarding
- Supply chain management in Freight Forwarding
T
- Tariff classification in Freight Forwarding
- Tariff in Freight Forwarding
- Terminal handling charges in Freight Forwarding
- Third-party logistics (3PL) in Freight Forwarding
- Time-definite delivery in Freight Forwarding
- Trade compliance in Freight Forwarding
- Trade documentation services in Freight Forwarding
- Trade facilitation in Freight Forwarding
- Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) in Freight Forwarding
- Transloading in Freight Forwarding
- Transport Arbitrary at Origin in Freight Forwarding
- Transshipment in Freight Forwarding
- Trucking in Freight Forwarding
- Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) in Freight Forwarding
U
- UN Number in Freight Forwarding
- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Freight Forwarding
V
- Value-added services in Freight Forwarding
- Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) in Freight Forwarding
- Volumetric Weight in Freight Forwarding
W
- Warehouse management system (WMS) in Freight Forwarding
- Warehousing in Freight Forwarding
- Waybill in Freight Forwarding
- Weight and volume calculation in Freight Forwarding
- Wharfage in Freight Forwarding
Y
- Yard management in Freight Forwarding
