Shipping Terms
The incoterms are the most commonly used trade terms for use in foreign trade.
More detailed information about Incoterms can be found from The Chamber Of Commerce.
- EXW
- Ex-Works
- FCA
- Free Carrier
- FAS
- Free Alongside Ship
- FOB
- Free On Board
- CFR
- Cost and Freight
- CIF
- Cost, Insurance and Freight
- CPT
- Carriage Paid To
- CIP
- Carriage and Insurance Paid To
- DAT
- Delivered at Terminal
- DAP
- Delivered at Place
- DDP
- Delivered Duty Paid
Listed below are some of the most commonly referred to terms within the freight forwarding industry.
- APCA
- Australian Port Charges Additional
- AWB
- Airway Bill
- B/L
- Bill of Lading
- BAF
- Bunker Adjustment Factor
- CAF
- Currency Adjustment Factor
- CFS
- Container Freight Station
- CT
- Container Terminal
- FAK
- Freight All Kinds
- FCL
- Full Container Load
- FEU
- Forty Foot Equivalent Unit
- FIS
- Free Into Store
- HAWB
- House Airway Bill
- L/C
- Letter of Credit
- LCL
- Less Than Container Load
- LO/LO
- Lift On/Lift Off
- MAWB
- Master Airway Bill
- PSC
- Port Service Charge
- SOC
- Shipper Owned Container
- T/T
- Telegraphic Transfer
- TEU
- Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit
- THC
- Terminal Handling Charge