2D = Two Dimensional
3D = Three Dimensional
4GL = Fourth Generation Language

A.1. = First Class Condition
A.A.R. = Against all Risks
A.D., A/D = After Date
A.H. = Aft Hatch
A.V. = AD VAL	Ad Valorem
A/C = Account Current
A/D = After Date
A/O = Account Of
A/P = Account Paid
A/S = Aksjeselskap; Aktieselskab; After Sight; Alongside
A & V = Aircraft & Vessels
AAA = American Arbitration Association
AAB = Arab-African Bank
AAEI = American Association of Exporters and Importers
AAPA = American Association of Port Authorities
AB = Aktiebolag
ABA = American Bar Association
ABC = Activity Based Costing
ABI = Automated Broker Interface; American Business Initiative
ABTA = Association of British Travel Agents
ACC = Arab Cooperation Council; Acceptance
ACC.COP = According to Customs of Port
ACDA = Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACE = Active Corps of Executives; Automated Commercial Environment (U.S. Customs)
ACEP = Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACH = Automated Clearinghouse
ACI = Airports Council International (Geneva)
ACP = African, Caribbean, and Pacific
ACR = Air Cargo Receipt
ACROSS = Canadian Automated Customs Clearance System; Accelerated Commercial Release Operation
ACS = Automated Commercial System
ACTPN = Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
ACV = Actual Cash Value
ACVFA = Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (U.S.)
ACY = Agency
AD VAL = Ad Valorem
ADB = Asian Development Bank
ADD = Anti-Dumping Duty
ADF = African Development Foundation
ADP = Automated Data Processing
ADR = European Agreement Carriage of Dangerous Goods
ADS = Agent Distributor Service
ADS-D = Automatic Dependance Surveillance (Broadcast System)
AECA = Arms Export Control Act
AEN = Administrative Exception Note
AES = Automated Export System
AEV = Articles of Extraordinary Value
AFDB = African Development Bank
AFRA = Average Freight Rate Assessment
AG = Aktiengesellschaft Australia Group
AGT = Agent
AGWT = Actual Gross Weight
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
AKA = Also Known As
AL = Arab League
ALI = Latin American Integration Association
AMB = Ambassador
AMCHAMBS = American Chamber of Commerce in USA and Overseas
AMF = Airport Mail Facility
AMS = Automated Manifest System
AMU = Arab Maghreb Union
ANERA = Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement
ANS = Alaskan North Slope (crude oil)
ANSI = American National Standards Institute
ANX = Automotive Network Exchange
AP = Account Paid
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; Air Post Office
APR = Additional Permission Required (re-export)
AR = All Risks
ARO = After Receipt of Order
ARPANET = Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (USDOD)
ARR = Arrival
ARRD = Arrived
AS = Along Side
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ASC = Accredited Standards Committee
ASCII = American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASIA = American Institute of Shippers Associations
ASIC = Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASN = Advanced Shipping Notice
ATA = Air Transport Association (Washington)
ATA CARNET = Admission Temporaire- Temporary Admission"Carnet"
ATD = Actual Time of Departure
ATF = Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
ATI = American Trader Index; Andean Trade Initiative
ATMS = Advanced Transportation Management System
ATP = Advanced Technology Products; Agreement of the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs
ATPI = Andean Trade Preference Initiative
ATTY = Attorney
AUTH = Authorized
AUTOVON = Automatic Voice Network
AVS = Aircraft and Vessels
AWB = Airwaybill

B.B. = Below Bridges; Break Bulk
B.D.I. = Both Dates Inclusive
B.O. = Bad Order; Buyer's Option
B.T. = Berth Terms
B/A = Bill of Adventure
B/C = Bill of Credit
B/D = Bank Draft; Bar Draft
B/E = Bill of Exchange
B/G = Bonded Goods
B/L = Bill of Lading
B/M = Board Measure
B/P = Bill of Parcels; Bills Payable
B/R = Bills Receivable
B/V = Book Value
BAC = Banker Adjustment Charge
BAF = Bunker Adjustment Factor
BAFT = Bankers' Association for Foreign Trade
BAG = Baggage
BATF = Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
BBL = Barrel
BBS = Bulletin Board Systems
BC = Bulk Cargo
BCS = Border Cargo Selectivity (U.S. Customs)
BD.FT. = Board Foot
BDL = Bundle
BDTH = Breadth
BEET = Business Executive Enforcement Team
BEMs = Big Emerging Markets
BENELUX = Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union
BF = Board Foot
BFP = Bona Fide Purchaser
BHC = Bank Holding Company; British High Commission
BIE = Bureau of International Expositions
BIS = Bank for International Settlements
BIT(s) = Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies)
BKGE = Brokerage
BLEU = Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
BLK = Bulk
BLS = Bales
BNDES = Brazilian Government Bank for Development
BOM = Bill of Material(s)
BOO = Build - Operate - Own
BOOT = Build - Own - Operate - Transfer
BOP = Balance of Payments
BOT = Build - Operate - Transfer
BPMA = Bureau of Political Military Affairs
BRITE = Basic Research in Industrial Technologies in Europe
BRL = Barrel
BS = Bunker Surcharge
BSA = Bilateral Steel Agreement
BSE = Bovine Sponiform Encephalopathy (Mad cow disease)
BSP = Business Sponsored or Between Show Promotion
BT = Bank Transmittal
BTN = Brussels Tariff Nomenclature
BU = Bushel
BW = Bonded Warehouse
BWS = Bank Wire Service Bretton-Woods System
BX = Box
BXA = Bureau of Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

C = Consulate
C & D = Collection and Delivery
C.& F. = Cost and Freight (CFR)
C.A.D. = Cash Against Documents
C.A.F. = Currency Adjustment Factor
C.A.S. = Currency Adjustment Surcharge
C.C. = Current Cost
C.D. = Carried Dow; Certificate of Deposit
C.E. = Consumption Entry
C.F. = Cubic Foot
C. & I. = Cost and Insurance
C.I.F. = Cost, Insurance, and Freight
C.I.F.C. = Cost, Insurance, Freight, and Commission
C.I.F.I.& E. = Cost, Insurance, Freight, Interest, and Exchange
C.K.D. = Completely Knocked Down
C.L. = Carload ( shipping )
C.M. = Cubic Meter (capital letters);cm (small letter) means centimeter
C.N. = Commonwealth Nations
C.O.D. = Collect (cash) on delivery
C.O.F.C. = Container on flatcar
C.O.S. = Cash on Shipment
C.P. = Charter Party
C.P.D. = Charterers Pay Dues
C.R. = Carrier's Risk
C.S.C. = Container Service Charge
C.T. = Container Terminal
C.T.P.C. = Cargo Traffic Procedures Committee (IATA)
C.V. = Commanditaire Vennootschap
C.Y. = Container Yard
C/D = Customs Declaration
C/I = Certificate of Insurance
C/N = Circular Note; Credit Note;  Consignment Note
C/O = In Care Of; Carried Over Cash Order; Certificate of Origin
C/P BLADING = Charter Party Bill of Lading
CAB = Civil Aeronautics Board
CACM = Central American Common Market
CAD = Cash Against Documents
CAD/CAM = Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
CADEX = Customs Automated Data Exchange System
CAP = Common Agricultural Policy; Country Action Plan
CAR = Commercial Activity Report
CARICOM = Caribbean Common Market
CAS = Currency Adjustment Surcharge
CASE = Council of American State in Europe; Computer Assisted Systems Engineering
CASS = Cargo Account Settlement System
CBD = Commerce Business Daily; Cash Before Delivery
CBERA = Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
CBI = Caribbean Basin Initiative
CBM = Cubic Meter
CBW = Chemical and Biological Weapons
CC = Cubic Centimeter; Charges Collect
CCC = Canadian Commercial Corporation; Commodity Credit Corp.; Customs Cooperation Council (within the WTO)
CCCN = Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature
CCD = Cash Concentration or Disbursement; Custom Declaration
CCI = Canadian Customs Invoice
CCL = Commerce Control List formerly:Commodity Control List; Customs Clearance
CCS = Consolidated Cargo Service
CD-ROM = Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
CDT = Center for Defense Trade
CEA = Council of Economic Advisors; Canadian Exporters Association
CEAO = West Africa Economic Community (Communaute Economique de l'Afrique
CEFACT = Centre for Facilitation (of Practices & Procedures) for Administration of Commerce & Transportation
CEFTA = Central Europe Free Trade Agreement
CELSIUS = Centigrade
CEN = European Committee for Standardization
CENELEC = European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
CEPT = European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
CERN = European Center For Nuclear Research
CERT = Computer Emergency Response Team
CET = Common External Tariff
CF = Customs Form
CFC = Controlled Foreign Corporation
CFIUS = Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
CFR = Code of Federal Regulations; Cost and Freight (Dest.)
CFS = Country Focused Seminar; Container Freight Station
CFT. or CUFT. = Cubic Foot (Feet)
CFTA = Canadian Free Trade Agreement
CG = Consul General; Consulate General
CGI = Common Gateway Interface
CGM = Consumer Goods Manufacturer
CGN = Compressed Natural Gas
CHB = Customs House Broker
CHC = Cargo Handling Charges
CHG = Charge d'Affairs
CHL = Customs House License
CIA = Cash In Advance
Cia. = Compania (Spanish term for "Company")
CIB = Council for International Business (arbitration)
CIDX = Chemical Industry Data Exchange
CIE = Compagnie
CIF = Cost, Insurance, and Freight (Dest.)
CIM = Convention Internationale Concernant le Transport Des Marchasdises par Chemin de Fer
CIMS = Commercial Information Management System
CIO = Congress of Industrial Organizations; Chief Information Officer
CIP = Carriage and Insurance Paid To Destination;  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; Council for International Tax Education
CIV = Civilian End Use
CIX = Commercial Internet Exchange
CLM = Council of Logistics Management
CM = Centimeter
CMA = Common Monetary Agreement; Canadian Manufacturers Association
CMEA = Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CMP = Country Marketing Plan
CN = Consignment Note
CNEE = Consignee
CNIDR = Clearinghouse For Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval
CNMT orCONSGT. = Consignment
CNUSA = Commercial News USA
CO = Certificate of Origin
CO. = Company
COCOM = Coordinating Committee for Export Controls
COE = Council of Europe
COF = Certified Ocean Forwarder
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 Contract)
COMSAT = Communications Satellite Corporation
CON'T = Continued
CONC'D = Concluded
CONUS = Continental United States
CONSGT. = Consignment
COO = Chief Operating Officer
COP = Cost of Production
CPE = Centrally Planned Economy
CPT = Carriage Paid To Destination
CPU = Central Processing Unit
CRA = Consumer Related Aftermarket
CREW = GC-CREW; General License Crew
CRP = Continuous Replenishment Program
CS = Case; Cargo Selectivity (U.S. Customs)
CSA = Canadian Standards Association
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
CT = Countertrade; Conference Terms; Container Terminal
CTD = Committee on Trade and Development
CTF = Certified Trade Fair (Certified Event)
CTG = Council for Trade in Goods (WTO)
CTIS = Center for Trade and Investment Services
CTL = Constructive Total Loss
CTM = Certified Trade Missions
CTNR = Container
CTP = Composite Theoretical Performance (EAR); Corporate Trade Payment
CTR = Container
CTX = Corporate Trade Exchange
CU. = (Measure) Cubic
CUED = Council for Urban Economic Development
CU/N = Cubic Inch
CUFT = Cubic Foot
CV = Constructed Value
CVD = Countervailing Duty
CVGK = Customs Value Per Gross Kilogram
CVGP = Customs Value Per Gross Pound
CWO = Cash With Order
CWT. = (Measure) Hundredweight (U.S.A. is 100 lbs., United Kingdom 112 lbs.)
CXT = Common External Tariff

D-RAM = Dynamic Random Access Memory
D.B. & B = Deals, Battens and Brands
D.B.A. = Doing Business As
D.D. = Double Deck; Demand Draft
D.D.O. = Dispatch Discharging Only
D.F. = Dead Freight
D.P. = Direct Port
D.W. = Deadweight (ton 2240 pounds)
D.W.C. = Deadweight for Cargo
D/A = Documents Against Acceptance; Days After Acceptance; Discharged Afloat
D/D = Delivered; Date Draft; Days After Date
D/N = Debit Note
D/O = Delivery Order
D/P = Documents Against Payment
D/S = Days After Sight
D/TR = Documents Against Trust Receipt
DA = Deductible Average
DAF = Delivered at Frontier (Place)
DBK = Drawback
DBMS = Data Base Management System
DC = Distribution Center
DCM = Deputy Chief of Mission
DCMS = Distribution Center Management System
DDC = Dedicated Contract Carriage
DDP = Delivered Duty Paid (Dest.)
DDU = Delivered Duty Unpaid (Dest.)
DEC = District Export Council
DEQ = Delivered Ex Quay (Port Dest.)
DES = Delivered Ex Ship (Dest.); Designated Examination Site (U.S. Customs)
DEST = Destination
DI = Delivery Instructions
DIA = Diameter
DIC = Difference in Condition
DID = Direct Inward Dial
DIR = Direct
DISA = Data Interchange Standards Association
DISC = Domestic International Sales Corporation
DISCO = Defense Industrial Security Clearing Office
DL = Distribution License (U.S. Department of Commerce - BXA)
DM. = Decimeter
DNS = Domain System Name
DOA = Department of Agriculture (U.S.)
DOC = Department of Commerce (U.S.)
DOD = Department of Defense (U.S.)
DOE = Department of Energy (U.S.)
DOI = Department of the Interior (U.S.)
DOL = Department of Labor (U.S.)
DOS = Department of State (U.S.); Disk Operating System
DOT = Department of Transportation (U.S.)
DPAC = Defense Policy Advisory Committee
DPI = Dots Per Inch
DR = Dock Receipt
DRAM = Dynamic Random Access Memory (computer)
DRP = Distribution Requirement Planning
DSD = Direct Store Delivery
DTC = Defense Trade Controls
DTMF = Dual Tone Multi Frequency
DTSA = Defense Technology Security Administration
DTWG = Defense Trade Working Group
DW = Deadweight Ton
DWCC = Deadweight Cargo Capacity
DWT = Deadweight Ton
	
E & DE = Errors and Dimensions Excepted
E&OE = Errors and Omissions Excepted
E.A.O.N. = Except As Otherwise Noted
E.B.C.S. = European Barge Carrier System
E.E. = Errors Excepted
E.G. = For Example
E/R = Equipment Interchange Receipt
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 ( U.S.)
EARB = Export Administration Review Board
EBB = Economic Bulletin Board
EBRD = European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC = European Community; Electronic Commerce
ECAS = Export Credit Agencies
ECASS = Export Control Automated Support System
ECCC = Electronic Commerce Council of Canada
ECCN = Export Control Classification Number formerly:Export Commodity Classification
ECLS = Export Contact List Service
ECO/COM	= Economic/Commercial Section
ECOWAS = Economic Community of West African States
ECR = Efficient Customer Response
ECSA = European Community Shipowner Association
ECSC = European Coal and Steel Community
ECU = European Currency Unit
EDC = Export Development Corporation; European Distribution Centers; Express Distribution Center
EDI = Electronic Data Interchange
EDIFACT = Electronic Data Interchange for Administration,   Commerce, and Transportation
EDM = Electronic Document Management
EDO = Export Development Office; Electronic Delivery Order
EDP = Electronic Data Processing
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
EIN = Employer Identification Number; Exporter Identification Number
EIP = Electronic Invoice Program (U.S. Customs)
EIR = Equipment Interchange Receipt (containers); Environmental Impact Report
ELAIN = Electronic License Application and Information Network
ELAN = Export Legal Assistance Network
ELVIS = Export License Voice Information System
EMAIL = Electronic Mail
EMAS = Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (Europe Reg)
EMC = Export Management Company; Electromagnetic compatibility
EMS = European Monetary System
EMU = European Monetary Union
EOM = End of Month
EOQ = Electronic Order Quantity
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
EPROM = Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPS = Export Promotion Services
EPZ = Export Processing Zone
ERIC = Electronic Request For Item Classification-Department of Commerce (U.S.)
ERLC = Export Revolving Line of Credit (an SBA Program)
ERM = Exchange Rate Mechanism
ERP = Enterprise Resource Planning
ESA = European Space Agency
ESP = Exporter's Sale Price; Summary Processing Location (U.S. Customs)
ESPIRIT = European Strategic Program for Research and Development in Information Technology
ESSS = Entry Summary Selectivity System
EST. = Estimated
EST. WT. = Estimated Weight
ET AL = And Others
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
ETC = Export Trading Company
ETD = Estimated Time of Departure
ETS = Estimated/Expected Time of Sailing
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
EX = From
EXCEL = Export Credit Enhanced Leverage
EXCL. = Excluding
EXIMBANK = Export-Import Bank of the United States
EXP = Expedited
EXQ = Ex Quay (Incoterms)
EXW = Ex Works (Place)

F = Fahrenheit (Degrees Factor)
F & D = Freight and Demurrage
F.A.A. = Free Of All Average
F.A.C. = Fast As Can; Forwarding Agent's Commission
F.A.K. = Freight All Kinds
F.A.Q. = Free Alongside Quay ;Free at Quay; Fair Average Quality
F.B.H. = Free on Board Harbour
F.C.& S = Free of Capture and Seizure Warranty
F.D. = Free Discharge
F.G.A. = Free of General Average
F.I.A.S. = Free In and Stowed
F.I.B. = Free Into Barge
F.I.C. = Freight, Insurance, and Carriage
F.I.H. = Free in Harbour
F.I.O.S. = Free In, Out, and Stow
F.I.S. = Freight, Insurance, and Shipping Charges
F.I.W. = Free In Wagon
F.M. = Fine Measurement
F.M.C. or FMC = Federal Maritime Commission
F.O. or FO = Free Out
F.O.B. or FOB = Free on Board (Port)
F.O.C. = Flags of Convenience
F.O.D. = Free of Damage
F.O.S. = Free on Steamer or Ship
F.O.Q. = Free on Quay
F.O.W. = Free Open Water
F.P.A. or FPA = Free of Particular Average
F.R. & C.C. = Free Of Riot and Civil Commotion
F/A = Free Astray
F/B = Freight Bill
F/X = Foreign Exchange
FAA = Federal Aviation Administration
FAAS = Foreign Affairs Administrative Support
FAC = Foreign Assets Control
FAF = Fuel Adjustment Factor
FAO = Food and Agricultural Organization
FAS = Free Alongside Ship (Port) or Foreign Agricultural Service - U.S. Department of Agriculture
FBIS = Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FBM = Board Foot
FBP = Foreign Buyer Program
FBT = Flatbed Trailer
FCA = Free Carrier (Place)
FCIA = Foreign Credit Insurance Association
FCL = Fuel Container Load
FCPA = Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FCR = Forwarders Certificate of Receipt (FIATA Document)
FCT = Forwarders Certificate of Transport (FIATA Document)
FD = Free Discharge
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 Food Equivalent Units
FF = Freight Forwarder
FFA = Free From Average
FFCA = Freight Forwarders Council of America
FFE = Foreign Funded Enterprises
FFP = Food for Progress
FGA = Free of General Average
FHEX = Friday and Holidays Excepted
FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
FI = Free In
FIB = Free In Barge
FIBC = Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container
FIFO = First In First Out
FIO = Free In and Out
FIRAVY = First Available Vessel
FIT = Foreign Independent Tour
FJV = Foreign Joint Venture
FLT = Forklift Truck
FMC = Federal Maritime Commission
FMS = Foreign Military Sales
FMS. = Fathoms
FMV = Foreign Market Value
FO/FO = Float On/Float Off
FOB = Free on Board (Port)
FO = Free Out
FOD = Free Of Damage
FOR/FOT = Free on Rail/Free on Truck
FOREX = Foreign Exchange
FOT. = Free on Truck (road) (Incoterms)
FP = Freight Paid
FPA = Free of Particular Damage
FPAAC = Free of Particular Average American Conditions
FPAEC = Free of Particular Average English Conditions
FPFS = Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures System
FPG = Foreign Parent Group
FPO = Fleet Post Office
FPP = Freight Prepaid
FR = Flat Rack; Federal Register
FRA = Forward/Future Rate Agreement
FRC = Free Carrier (named point) (Incoterms)
FRM = Floor Ready Merchandise
FRT = Freight
FRT. FWD. = Freight Forwarder
FRT. PPD. = Freight Prepaid
FSC = Foreign Sales Corporation
FSI = Foreign Service Institute
FSN = Foreign Service National
FSO = Foreign Service Officer
FT. = Foot
FTA = Free Trade Agreement/Area
FTAA = Free Trade Area of the Americas
FTC = Federal Trade Commission
FTI = Foreign Traders Index
FTO = Foreign Trade Organization
FTZ = Foreign Trade Zone
FTZ-SZ = Foreign Trade Zone-Subzone
FTZA = Foreign Trade Zone Act
FTZB = Foreign Trade Zone Board
FVD = Full Value Declared
FWDR = Forwarder

G-10 = Group of Ten countries
G-24 = Group of Twenty-Four countries
G-5 = Group of 5 countries
G-7 = Group of Seven countries
G-77 = Group of Seventy-Seven countries
G-BAGGAGE = General License - Baggage
G-COCOM = General License - COCOM
G-DEST = General License - Destination
G-NNR = General License - Non-Naval Reserve
G-TEMP = General License - Temporary Export
G.B.L. = Government Bill of Lading
G.M.T. = Greenwich Mean Time
G.R.I. = General Rate Increase
G.T. = Gross Ton
G/A = General Average
GAA = General Average Agreement (bond)
GAB = General Agreement to Borrow
GATS = General License - Aircraft on  Temporary Sojourn; General Agreement for Trade Services
GATT = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GBC = Group B Shipment
GBL = Government Bill of Lading
GCC = Gulf Cooperation Council
GCG = General License - Shipments to Agencies of Cooperating Governments
GCR = General Cargo Rates
GCT = General License - GCT cooperating territories
GDP = Gross Domestic Product
GEM = Global Export Manager
GENERAL LICENSE = General License - Plane Stores
GENERAL LICENSE = General License - RCS
GENERAL LICENSE = General License - Safeguards
GENERAL LICENSE = General License - Ship Stores
GFA = General Freight Agent
GFT = Gift Parcels
GFW = General License - Free World
GIFT = General License - Gift
GIT = General License - In Transit Shipments
GL = General License - Destination
GL = Great Lakes
GLOG = General License - Timber
GLR = General License - Return  (Replacement)
GLV = General License - Shipments of Limited Value
GM. = Gram
GMBH = Firm Designation in Germany; Meaning Limited Liability Company in Germany
GMROI = Gross Margin Return On Investment
GNP = Gross National Product
GNSG = General License - Nuclear Suppliers Group
GO = General Order
GOH = Good On Hangers
GOV = Governments
GPO = Government Printing Office (US)
GPS = Global Positioning System
GRT = Gross Registered Tonnage
GSA = General Sales Agent; General Services Administration (U.S.)
GSN = General Software
GSP = Generalized System of Preferences
GTDA = General License - Technical Data
GTDR = General License - Technical Data Restricted
GTDU = General License - Technical Data Unrestricted
GTF-U.S. = General License - Goods Imported for Display at U.S. Exhibitions or Trade Fairs
GUI = Graphical User Interface
GUS = General License - U.S. Entity
GW = Grossweight

H.P. = Horsepower
H/H = House to House
H/LIFT = Heavy Lift
H/P = House to Pier
HAWB = House Air Waybill
HAZMAT = Hazardous Materials
HC = High Commission (British)
HDLG = Handling
HF. = Half
HFTN = High Tech Forwarder Network
HGT = Height
HHD. = Hogshead
HHG = Household Goods
HL = Heavy Lift
HMHC = Her Majesty's High Commission (British)
HRDP = High Risk Diversion Profile
HS = Harmonized System
HT. = Height
HTML = Hypertext Markup Language (WWW)
HTS = Harmonized Tariff Schedule
HTSUS = Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S
HTTP = HyperText Transport Protocol
HTWG = High Technology Working Group

I.A.W. = In Accordance With
I.C.C. = Interstate Commerce Commission; International Chamber of Commerce
I.D. = Inside Diameter
I.E. = That Is
I/S = Interessantelskab
IAB = Internet Architecture Board
IABD = Inter America Development Bank
IACC = International Anticounterfeiting Coalition
IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEL = International Atomic Energy List
IANA = Intermodal Association of North America
IAPH = International Association of Ports & Harbors
IATA = International Air Transport Association
IBCC = International Bureau of Chamber of Commerce (Part of ICC)
IBF = International Banking Facility
IBOR = Interbank Offered Rate
IBRD = International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IC = Import Certificate; Integrated Circuit
ICA = International Cocoa Agreement; International Coffee Agreement; International Commodity Agreement
ICAD = Integrated Computer Aided Design
ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC = International Chamber of Commerce; Institute Cargo Clauses
ICD = Inland Clearance Depot
ICO = International Congress Office
ICP = Industry Consultations Program; Internal Controls Program (BXA)
ICS = Investment Climate Statement
ICSID = International Center for the Settlement for Investment Disputes
ICSU = International Council of Scientific Unions
IDA = International Development Association of the World Bank
IDB = Inter-American Development Bank
IDCA = International Development Cooperation Agency
IE = Immediate Entry
IEA = International Energy Agency
IEC = International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEPA = International Emergency Economic Powers Act (U.S.A.)
IEPG = Independent European Program Group
IESC = International Executive Service Corps
IETF = Internet Engineering Task Force
IFA = International Franchise Association
IFAC = Industry Functional Advisory Committee
IFAD = International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC = International Finance Corporation
IFF = International Freight Forwarder
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
ILA = International Longshoremen's Association (union)
ILO = International Labor Organization
IMC = International Marketing Company; Intermodal Marketing Company
IMCO = International Maritime Consulative Organization
IMDG = International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
IMF = International Monetary Fund
IMI = International Market Insight
IML = International Munitions List
IMO = International Maritime Organization
IMSO = International Maritime Satellite Organization
IN. = Inch
INC. = Incorporated
INCL = Including
INCOTERM = Standard Conditions For Sale and Delivery of Goods
INMARSAT = International Maritime Satellite Organization
INPAC = Investment Policy Advisory Committee
INPARS = Inland Pre Arrival Review System (Canadian)
INR = Initial Negotiating Right
INS = Immigration and Naturalization Service
INTELSAT = International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
INV. = Invoice
IOGA = Industry-Organized, Government-Approved Mission
IP = Internet Protocol
IPA = Including Particular Average; International Pilots Association
IPAC = Industry Policy Advisory Committee
IPR = Intellectual Property Rights
IQC = Indefinite Quantity Contract (US AID Program)
IRA = International Rubber Agreement
IRR = Internal Rate of Return
IRS = Internal Revenue Service (U.S.A.)
ISA = Industry Sub-Sector Analysis International Sugar Agreement
ISAC = Industry Sector Advisory Committee
ISC = Intermodal Service Charge
ISDN = Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO = International Standards Organization
IT = Immediate Transport Entry; Information Technology
ITA = International Tin Agreement; International Trade Administration
ITAC = International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (U.S.)
ITAR = International Traffic in Arms Regulations
ITC = International Trade Commission
ITDS = International Trade Data Systems
ITU = International Telecommunication Union
IUV = Unit of Value (IATA)
IV = Invoice Value; Insured Value; Increased Value
IVL = Individual Validated License
IWC = International Whaling Commission

J & WO = Jettison & Washing Overboard
JCIT = Joint Committee for Investment and Trade
JDB = Japan Development Bank
JEIC = Japan Export Information Center
JETRO = Japan External Trade Organization
JEXIM = Japan Export-Import Bank 
JHTA = Japan Harbor Transportation Association
JICA = Japan International Cooperation Agency
JIT = Just In Time
JV = Joint Venture

K.D. = Knocked Down
K.D.F. = Knocked Down Flat
K/S = Kommanditselskab
KDD = Kokusai Denshin Denwa
KEDO = Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
KG(S) or KILO(s) = Kilogram(s)
KK = Kabushiki Kaisha
KM = Kilometer
KMI = Key Management Infrastructure
KM2 = Square Kilometer
KM.P.H. = Kilometers Per Hour
KN = Knots(s)
KW = Kilowatt
KWH = Kilowatt-hour

L. & D. = Loss and Damage
L. & R.	= Lake and Rail
L. & U. = Loading and Unloading
L.A. = Letter of Authority
L.O.A. = Length Overall
L.S. = Lump Sum
L.T. = Long Ton (2240 Pounds)
L.W.M. = Low Water Mark
L/C = Letter of Credit
LAFTA = Latin American Free Trade Association
LAIA = Latin American Integration Association
LAN = Local Area Network
LASH = Lighter Aboard Ship
LAT. = Latitude
LB(s) = Pound(s)
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
LCL,L.C.L. = Less Than Container Load
LCR = Least Cost Routing
LDC(s) = Less Developed Countrie(s)
LDG. = Loading
LGT = Long Ton; Long Tons
LIBID = London Interbank Bid Rate
LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFFE = London International Financial Futures Exchange
LIFO = Last In First Out
LIMEAN = London Interbank Mean
LKG/BKG = Leakage and Breakage
LLDCS = Lesser Developed Countries
LNG = Liquidated Natural Gas
LO/LO = Left On - Left Off; Lift On/Lift Off
LOI = Letter of Indemnity
LPAC = Labor Policy Advisory Committee
LPG = Liquefied Petrochemical Gas
LS = Lump Sum
LSC = Load Stow & Count
LSD = Landing Storage and Delivery
LT = Letter of Transmittal;Local Time;Linear Terms;Letter Telegram
LTD. = Limited, English Term meaning "Limited Liability Company"
LTDA. = Limitada
LTEE = Limitee
LTGE. = Lighterage
LTL = Less than truckload
LTSS = Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee (NAFTA)
LVD = Low Voltage Directive
LVS = Limited Value Shipment

M = Measurement; Meter(s)
M3 = Cubic Meter(s)
M & R = Maintenance and Repair
M.H. = Merchant's Haulage
M.O. = Money Order
M.V. or M/V = Motor (merchant) Vessel
M/D = Month's Date
M/R = Mate's Receipt
M/S = Motor Ship
M/V = Motor (merchant) Vessel
MARAD = Maritime Administration (US Government)
MAWB = Master Airway Bill
MAX = Maximum
MBF or MBM = One Thousand Board Feet
MBM = One Thousand Board Feet
MC = Minister Counsellor
MCTL = Military Critical Technologies List
MDB = Multilateral Development Bank
MDSE. = Merchandise
MEC = Marine Extension Clause
MFA = Multi-Fiber Arrangement
MFN = Most Favored Nation
MFT = Per Thousand Fee
MHW = Ministry of Health and Welfare
MICR = Micro Incripted Character Reader
MIF = Multilateral Investment Fund
MIGA = Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MIJ. = Maatschappij
MIME = Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MIN = Minimum
MIPRO = Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization
MITI = Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MKR = Matchmaker Program
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
MPS = Master Production Scheduling
MPT = Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
MRA = Mutual Recognition Agreement
MRP = Material Requirement Planning; Manufacturing Requirement Planning
MS = Motor Ship
MT = Marine Terminal; Motor Tanker
MTAG = Missile Technology Advisory Group
MTCR = Missile Technology Control Regime
MTEC = Missile Technology Export Control Group
MTN = Multilateral Trade Negotiations
MTO = Multilateral Trade Organization; Multimodal Transport Operator
MV = Motor Vessel
MVC = Motor Vehicle Carrier

N.A.A. = Not always Afloat
N.A.O.C.C. = Non Aircraft Operating Common Carrier
N.B. = Note Below
N.E.S. = Not Elsewhere Specified
N.F.O. = Not Free Out
N.L.T. = Not Later Than
N.O.E.  = Not otherwise Enumerated
N.O.H.P. = Not Otherwise Herein Provided
N.O.I.B.N. = Not Otherwise Indicated By Number; Not Otherwise Indexed By Number
N.O.P. = Not Otherwise Provided
N.O.R. = Not Otherwise Rated
N.O.S. = Not Otherwise Specified
N.S.P.F. = Not Specifically Provided For
N.V. = Naamloze Vennotschap
N/A = Not Applicable
N/N = Non-Negotiable
N/S = Not Sufficient Funds
NACHA = National Automated Clearing House Association
NAEC = National Association of Export Companies
NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTAP = North American Free Trade Agreement Automation Prototype
NAICS = North American Industrial Classification System
NAPM = National Association of Purchase Managers
NASDA = National Association of State Development Agencies
NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATPRO = North American Trade Procedures Organization
NC = Network Computers
NCAP = National Customs Automation Program (U.S. Customs)
NCBFAA = National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America
NCC = National Chambers of Commerce
NCSC = National Cargo Security Council (Washington)
NEA = Nuclear Energy Agency
NFSNET = National Science Foundation Network
NGO = Non Governmental Organizations
NICs = Newly Industrialized Countries
NII = National Information Infrastructure
NIPA = National Income and Product Accounts
NIST = National Institute of Standards and Technology
NITL = National Industrial Transportation League
NLR = No License Required
NLT = Not Later Than
NMES = Nonmarket Economics
NN = Non Negotiable
NNPA = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act
NNPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NO = Number
NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOL = Not On List
NPR = Naval Petroleum Reserve
NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NRC = Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRL = Nuclear Referral List
NRPB = Natural Resource Based Products
NRT = Net Registered Ton
NS = Not Subject To
NSC = National Security Council
NSD = National Security Directive
NSF = Not Sufficient Funds
NSG = Nuclear Suppliers Group
NSO = National Security Override
NT = Net Ton; Net Weight
NTB'S = 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 (JP)
NV = Net Value; Normal Value
NVD = No Value Declared
NVOCC = Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier 
NYMEX = New York Mercantile Exchange

O. & R. = Ocean and Rail
OC.B/L = Ocean Bill of Lading
O.B.S. = Oil Bunker Surcharge
O.D. = Outside Diameter
O.R. = Owner's Risk
O.R.B. = Owner's Risk of Breakage
O.R.C. = Owner's Risk of Chafing
O.R.D. = Owner's Risk of Damage
O.R.DET. = Owner's Risk of Deterioration
O.R.F. = Owner's Risk of Fire (or Freezing)
O.R.L. = Owner's Risk of Leakage
O.R.S. = Owner's Risk of Shifting
O.R.W. = Owner's Risk of Becoming Wet
O.S. & D. = Over, Short and Damage
O.T.O.R = On Truck or Railway
O/A = Open Account
O/C = Open Charter; Overcharge
O/S = Out of Stock
O/T = Overtime
OA = On or About; On or After; Open Account
OAPEC = Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS = Organization of American States
OAU = Organization of African Unity
OBC = One Bulk Carrier
OBO = Ore Bulk Oil Carriers
OBR = Overseas Business Report
OBU = Offshore Banking Unit
OC = Operating Committee
OCCC = Ocean Common Carrier Coalition
OCP = Overland Common Point
OCR = Optical Character Recognition
OD = On Deck
ODA = Official Development Assistance
ODS = Operating Differential Subsidy
ODTC = Office of Defense Trade Controls (US Dept. of State)
OEDC = Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation
OEL = Office of Export Licensing ( U.S.Commerce )
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
OETCA = Office of Export Trading Company Affairs (U.S. Commerce)
OFA = Ocean Freight Agreement
OFAC = Office of Foreign Assets Control (U.S.Treasury)
OHG = Offene Handelsgesellschaft
OIC = Organization of the Islamic Conference
OIEC = Organization for Economic Cooperation
OMA = Orderly Marketing Agreement
OMB = Office of Management and Budget
OP = Open Policy
OPEC = Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPIC = Overseas Private Investment Corporation
ORM = Other Regulated Materials
OSCE = Organization for Security and Cooperation (Europe)
OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OT = Open Top
OTC = Over the Counter
OTH = Other
OTM = Old-To-Market
OTS = Operational Technology & Software
OWC = On Wheels Charge

P & I = Principal and Interest
P & I Clause = Protection and Indemnity Clause
P & L = Profit and Loss
P.A. = Particular Average/Per Annum, Per Year
P.B.A. = Paid By Agent
P.D. = Per Diem/Paid
P.O.D. = Payment on Delivery; Paid on Delivery
P.O.E. or POE = Port of Entry
P.P. = Picked Ports; Prepaid (Freight Term)
P.P.D. = Prepaid
P.R.C. = People's Republic of China
P.T.W. = MPer Ton Weight
P.W. = Packed Weight
P/A = Power of Attorney
P/C = Prices Current; Petty Cash
P/H = Pier to House
P/N = Promissory Note
P/P = Pier to Pier
P/T = Part-Time
PA = Particular Average
PARS = Pre Arrival Review System (Canadian)
PASS = Post Departure Approval Special Status
PBA = Paid By Agent
PC = Personal Computer
PCS = Piece or Pieces
PCT = Patent Cooperation Treaty
PDA = Personnel Digital Assistant (Computer)
PDO = Paperless Delivery System
PEC = President's Export Council
PECSEA = President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration
PEFCO = Private Export Funding Corporation
PEM = Privacy Enhanced Mail
PERT = Program Evaluation and Review Technique
PF = Proforma
PHD = Per Hatch/Per Day
PILF = Pilferage
PIP = Post-Initiated Promotion
PKG(s).	= Package(s)
PL = Packing List/Partial Loss
PLC = Pre-License Check; Public Limited Company
PLP = Parcel Post
PLTC = Port Liners Term Charges
PMA = Pacific Maritime Association
PMT = Prompt
POA = Port of Arrival (U.S. Customs)
POD = Port of Debarkation (or Disembarkation); Proof of Delivery
POE = Port of Embarkation;Port of Entry
POP = Point of Presence
POS = Point of Sale Systems
PP = Purchase Price; Parcel Post
PPD. = Prepaid
PPA = Protocol of Provisional Application
PPP = Point-to-Point Protocol
PSA = Port of Singapore Authority
PSV = Post-Shipment Verification
PT = Per Ton
PT 20 = Per 20 Foot Trailer/Container
PT 40 = Per 40 Foot Trailer/Container
PT/DEST = Port of Destination
PT/DSGH = Port of Discharge
PT/PC = Per Trailer / Per Container
PTA = Preferential Trade Agreement for Eastern and Southern Africa
PTAC = Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
PTE. LTD. = Private Limited
PTO = Please Turn (page) Over
PTS = Parts
PTW = Per Ton Weight14
PTY LTD. = Proprietary Limited
PU & D = Pick Up and Delivery

Q = Quantity
QA = Quick Advisor for the Exporter
QAD = Quick Assistant for the Export Documentation
QCO = Quantity of Captains Option
QLDP = Quick L/C DocPrep
QR = Quick Response
QRS = Quantitative Restrictions

R = Rail Ramp
R & D = Research and Development
R. & L. = Rail and Lake
R. & O. = Rail and Ocean
R.C. & L. = Rail, Canal, and Lake
R.I. = Reinsurance
R.I.T. = Refining in transit
R.O.G. = Receipt of Goods
R.R. = Railroad
R/C = Returned Cargo
R/O = Routing Order
RACE = Research in Advanced Communications in Europe
RAID = Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk (computer)
RAR = Restricted Articles Regulations
RBPS = Restrictive Business Practices
RCD = Received
RCS = Regular Catalog Show
REFG. = Refrigerating, Refrigeration
RETD = Returned; Retired
RF = Radio Frequency
RFC = Requests For Comments
RFID = Radio Frequency Identification Device
RFQ = Request for Quotation
RI = Reinsurance
RLF = Remote Location Filing (U.S. Customs)
RO = Routing Order
RO/LO = Roll on/Left Off
ROA = Return on Assets
ROC = Rust Oxidation & Corrosion
ROD = Refused on Delivery
ROG = Receipt of Goods
ROI = Return on Investment
RORO = Roll-on, Roll-off
RP = Return Premium
RPL = Replacement
RTBA = Rate to be Assigned
RTG = Rubber Tired Gantry (Crane)
RVC = Regional Value Content (NAFTA)
RWA = Returned Without Action

S&D = Special and Differential Treatment
S.A. = Sociedad Anonima; Societe Anonyme; Abbreviation for Spanish and French words meaning "Incorporated"
S.A.S. = Societa in Accomandita Semplice
S.C. = Societe en Commandite par Actions 
S.C. & S. = Strapped, Corded and Sealed
S.C.S. = Societe en Commandite Simple
S.D. = Single Deck
S.D.D. = Store Door Delivery
S.G.L. = Societa a Garanzia Limitata
S.I.T. = Stopping In Transit
S.L. & C. or SL & CC = Shipper's Load and Count
S.L. & T. = Shipper's Load and Tally
S.N.C. = Societe en Nom Collectif
S.O. = Shipping Order; Seller's
S.O. or S/O = Ship's Option, rate yielding greater revenue; Must be charged
S.P.A. = Societa per Azioni; Subject to Particular Average
S.P.D. = Steamer Pays Dues
S.P.R.L. = Societe de Personnes a Responsabilite Limitee
S.Q. = Sociedad por Quota
S.R. & C.C. or SR & CC = Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Warranty (all risk insurance)
S.R.L. = Societa a Responsabilita Limitada; Societe a Responsabilite Limitee
S.S. = Shipside
S.T.C. = Said to Contain
S.T.W. = Said to Weight
S.U. = Set Up
S.U.C.L. = Set Up Carload
S.U.L.C.L. = Set Up In Less Than Carload
S.V. = Sailing Vessel
S/C = Surcharge
S/D = Sight Draft/Sailing Date
S/IOGA = State/Industry-Organized, Government- Approved
S/O = Ship's Option, rate yielding greater revenue; Must be charged
S/S = Steamship
SABIT = Special American Business Internship Training Program
SACU = Southern African Customs Union
SADC = Southern Africa Development Community
SADCC = Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference
SAEC = State Administration of Exchange Control (China)
SASO = Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
SBA = Small Business Administration
SCM = Southern Common Market; Supply Chain Management
SCO = Senior Commercial Officer
SCORE = Service Corps of Retired Executives
SCR = Specific Commodity Rate
SCT = Secretariat Communication & Transportation (Mexico)
SD = Sight Draft; Sail Date
SDG. = Siding
SDRS = Special Drawing Rights
SEA = Single European Act
SEC = Securities and Exchange Commission, Special Equipment Compensation
SECOFI = Department of Commerce & Industrial Development (Mexico)
SED = Shipper's Export Declaration
SEED = Support for East European Democracy
SEM = Seminar Mission
SEMARNAP = Secretariat of Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries (Mexico)
SEPD = State Export Program Database
SET = Secure Electronic Transaction (WWW)
SFA = Sales Force Automation
SFO = Solo Fair ( overseas procured )
SFSC = Shared Foreign Sales Corporation
SFW = Solo Fair ( Washington procured )
SGA = Selling, General, and Administrative (Expenses)
SHEX = Sundays and Holidays Excluded
SIA = Semiconductor Industry Association
SIC = Standard Industrial Classification
SII = Structural Impediments Initiative
SIMIS = Single Internal Market Information System
SIMS = Single Internal Market System
SITC = Standard International Tariff Classification; Standard Industrial Trade Classification
SKU = Stock Keeping Unit
SLD. = Sailed
SLG = Sailing
SLI = Shipper's Letter of Instruction
SLS&C = Shipper Load Stowage and Count
SM = Service Mark
SMSA = Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
SNA = Systems Network Architecture
SNEC = Sub-Group on Nuclear Export Coordination
SOD = Shipped on Deck
SOGA = State-Organized, Government-Approved Mission
SOL = Shipowner's Liability
SOLE = International Society of Logistics
SPA = Subject to Particular Average
SPAC = Service Policy Advisory Committee
SQ = Square
SQCM(s) = Square Centimeter(s)
SQIN(s) = Square Inch(s)
SS = Steamship
SSA = Sub-Saharan Africa
ST = Short Ton (2,000 lbs.)
STA = Semiconductor Trade Agreement
STB = Surface Transportation Board (US Dept Transportation)
STC = Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA)
STCC = Standard Transportation Commodity Classification (or Code)
STDS. = Standards
STE. = Societe
STE. CVE. = Societe Cooperative
STELA = System for Tracking Export License Applications
STES = State Trading Enterprises
STM = State Trade Mission
STR. = Steamer
STS = Sales Technology & Software
STVDRS = Stevedores
SUB L/C = Subject to Letter of Credit Being Opened
SUB LICENSE = Subject to License Being Granted
SUD = Software Updates
SWIFT = Society For Worldwide Interbank Telecommunications

T. or TON = Ton or 2240 lbs.
T.C. = Traffic Conference Area (IATA)
T.I.B. or TIB = Temporary Importation Under Customs Bond
T.L. = Truckload
T.L.O. = Transportation Data Coordinating Committee
T.M. = Traffic Manager
T.O.F.C. = Trailer (On Wheels) Flat Car
T.T. = Terms of Trade; Telegraphic Transfer
T.T.S. = Telegraphic Transfer Selling Rate
T/C = Time Charter
TA = Trade Assistant
TAA = Trade Adjustment Assistance
TAAC = Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
TAC = Technical Advisory Committee
TACAS = Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance System (aircraft)
TACM = Transit Air Cargo Manifest
TACT = The Air Cargo Tariff
TAD = Trade Development Agency
TAPO = Trade Assistance and Planning Office
TAPS = Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act
TBL = Through Bill of Lading
TBN = To Be Named (Vessel)
TC = Time Charter
TCI = Third Country Initiative
TCMD = Third Country Meat Directive
TCP = Transmission Control Protocol
TCRO = Technical Committee on Rules of Origin (within the WTO)
TD = Time of Departure; Trade Development
TDA = Trade Development Agency
TDC = Trade Development Council
TDCC = Transportation Data Coordinating Committee
TDO = Table of Denial Orders
TDP = Trade and Development Program
TEC or CXT = Tarif Exterieur Commun (Common External Tariff)
TEU = Twenty foot equivalent unit
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 Customs Bond
TIC = Trade Information Center
TIEA = Tax Information Exchange Agreement
TIFTS = Trade and Investment Facilitation Talks
TIMS = Textiles Information Management System
TL = Truckload
TM = Trademark
TMP = Temporary (Export or Import)
TNC = Trade Negotiations Committee
TND = Theft/Non Delivery
TNGE = Tonnage
TNK = Tank Car
TOD = Time of Dispatch
TOFC = Trailer Onboard Flatcar
TON = Ton or 2240 lbs.
TOP = Trade Opportunities Program
TOR = Time of Receipt
TOW = Tier on Weight (container stacking according to weight)
TPC = Trade Policy Committee
TPCC = Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
TPIS = Trade Policy Information System
TPM = Trigger Price Mechanism
TPN = Trading Process Network
TPND = Theft, Pilferage & Non-delivery
TPRG = Trade Policy Review Group
TPRM = Trade Policy Review Mechanism
TPSC = Trade Policy Staff Committee
TQM = Total Quality Management
TRA = Trade Reference Assistant
TRIMS = Trade Related Investment Measures
TRIPS = Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights
TRO = Temporary Restraining Order
TRQ = Tariff-Rate Quota
TS = Trade Specialist
TSB = Textile Surveillance Body
TSR = Technology & Software under Restructure
TSU = Technology & Software
TSUSA = Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated
TUS = Temporary In U.S.A.
TWEA = Trading With the Enemy Act

U.K. = United Kingdom
U/W = Underwriter
UBO = Ultimate Beneficial Owner
UC = Usual Conditions
UCC = Uniform Commercial Code or Uniform Code Council
UCP = Uniform Customs and Practices
UCPDC = Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits
UD = Under Deck
ULCC = Ultra Large Crude Carrier (Petroleum)
ULD = Unit Load Device (Aircraft)
UMOA = Union Monetaire Ouest Africaine; West African Monetary Union
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 National 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
UPC = Universal Product Code
URC = Uniform Rules for Collection
URL = Uniform Resource Locator
US & FCS = United States and Foreign Commercial Service
USC = United States Code
USCIB = US Council on International Banking
USCS = United States Customs Service
USD/US$ = United States Dollar
USDA = U.S.A. Department of Agriculture
USDIA = U.S.A. Direct Investment Abroad
USDOD = United States Department of Defense
USEC = U.S.A. Mission to the European Communities
USFCS = US Foreign and Commercial Service
USGPO = U.S.A. Government Printing Office
USIA = U.S.A. Information Agency
USIS = United States Information Service
USITC = United States International Trade Commission
USML = U.S.A. Munitions List
USP = United States Price
USTDA = U.S.A. Trade and Development Agency
USTR = United States Trade Representative
USTTA = United States Travel and Tourism  Administration
USUN = U.S.A. Mission to the United Nations

VAL. = Value
VAN = Value Added Network (Telecommunications)
VAR = Value Added Reseller
VAT = Value-Added Tax
VC = Vessel Convenience
VER = Voluntary Export Restriction
VES. = Vessel
VIAP = Vessel Insurance Additional Peril
VIN = Vehicle Identification Number
VIP = Very Important Person
VIZ = Namely
VL = Variable Levy
VLCC = Very Large Crude (Oil) Carrier
VMI = Vendor Managed Inventory
VOA = Voice of America
VP = Vice President
VRA = Voluntary Restraint Agreement
VRML = Virtual Reality Modeling Language (WWW)
VSA = Vessel Sharing Agreement
VV = Vice Versa

W = Ton of 1000 kilos
W. & F. = Water and Feed
W. & I. = Weighing and Inspection
W. & R. = Water and Rail
W.B. = Water Ballast
W.P.A. = With Particular Average
W.R. = War Risk
W.W. = Weather Working
W.W.D. = Weather Working Days
W/ = With
W/B = Waybill
W/D = Working Days
W/O = Without
W/T = Weight Ton
W/V = Weight Volume
W/WD = Weather Working Days
WA = With Average
WAIS = Wide Area Information System
WAMU = West African Monetary Union
WAN = Wide Area Network
WARC = World Administrative Radio Conference
WCO = World Customs Organization (within the WTO)
WD = Working Days
WDT = Width
WEF = With Effect From
WFG = Wharfage
WHO = World Health Organization
WHSE = Warehouse
WINS = Warehouse Information Network Standards
WIPO = World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO = World Meteorological Organization
WMS = Warehouse Management System
WP = Weather Permitting
WPA = With Particular Average
WR = Warehouse Receipt
WRC = Western Red Cedar
WRI = War Risk Insurance
WT = Weight Ton
WTDR = World Traders Data Report
WTH = With
WTO = World Tourism Organization;World Trade Organization
WV = Weight Volume
WWD. = Weather Working Days
WWW = World Wide Web

X12= Short for ANSI X12
X400 = International Standard for Electronic Messages in Free Format
XL&UL = Exclusive of Loading and Unloading
XIS = SBA's Export Information System
XP = Express Paid
XPRI = Without Privileges

YD = Yard
YDAY = Yesterday
YO = Your Order