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a nonstop flight
handling costs
actual time of departure
harbour dues - harbour fees
advance freight - prepaid freight
harbour office
advice of shipment - shipping notice - advice note
heavy traffic
agreed airport of departure
hold
agreed tare
home delivery
air waybill (AWB) - air consignment note
house air waybill (HAWB)
allowed tolerances
import duties
all-up weight
import licence
at the border
in bond - waiting for clearance
average survey
in bulk
backed note
in transit
barrel
inch
batch number
inspection certificate
bearer bill of lading
kilogramme - kilo
below deck
landed terms
berth - mooring
landing
bill of entry
landing card
bill of lading (B/L)
landing order - discharging permit
boarding card
litre (GB) - liter (US)
bonded warehouse - customs warehouse
loading and unloading charges
border - frontier
loading area
bulk cargo
loading unit
by mail - by post
lorry (GB) - truck (US)
cardboard box - carton
lot
cargo - load
luggage (GB) - baggage (US)
cargo insurance
metre (GB) - meter (US)
cargo plane - freight plane
mile
carriage - transport (GB) - transportation (US)
millimetre
carriage by sea - sea transport
moorage
carriage forward
net tonnage
carriage paid
net weight
carrier
on arrival
certificate of origin
on board
certificate of shipment
on deck
charter party
ounce
CIF value
outward journey
clearance
overland forwarding
clearance agent
overload
clearance certificate
owner's risk rate

clearance documents
packing list
clearance duty
part load
cleared - ex bond - duty paid
part shipment
collection of goods
payload
consignee
place of delivery
consignor
place of departure
consignor's name
place of destination
consular invoice
port - harbour (GB) - harbor (US)
container
port authorities
container terminal
port of arrival
containership
port of call
cost and freight (C&F)
port of departure
cost, insurance and freight (CIF)
port of destination
cubic
port of discharge - port of delivery
cubic volume - cubic capacity
porterage
custom-house - customs
postage
customs declaration form
poste restante (GB) - general delivery (US)
customs formalities
pound
customs guard - customs officer
preferential rate
customs invoice
preliminary inspection
customs officer
product loss during loading
customs rate
protective duty
customs regulations
rail shipment - rail forwarding
declared value
reply paid
delivered at frontier (DAF)
right of way
delivered duty paid (DDP)
road transport - haulage
delivery ex warehouse
rummaging
delivery notice
scheduled time of arrival
delivery weight
scheduled time of departure
destination
sender
dock - quay - wharf
sender's name
docker (GB) - longshoreman (US)
ship - vessel
documents against acceptance
shipment
documents against payment
shipowner company
driver
shipping agent
duty
shipping company
duty paid
shipping cubage
duty unpaid
shipping documents
duty-free
shipping instructions
entry visa
shipping note (S/N)
ex factory - ex works
single ticket (GB) - one-way ticket (US)
ex ship
specified port - agreed port
ex warehouse
storage - warehousing
excess luggage (GB) - excess baggage (US)
storage costs - warehousing costs
export permit
stowage charges
failure - damage
subject to duty
flat-rate
tare - tare weight
foot
terms of delivery
forwarder's receipt
time zone difference
forwarding agent
tolerance
forwarding station
toll-free
free carrier
ton
free delivered
tonnage
free delivery
trailer
free in and out (FIO)
transhipment - transloading
free of all average
transport by rail
free of charges
transport plane
free on board (FOB)
unit of measurement
free on board airport
unloading operations
free on quay (FOQ) - free at wharf
unpacked
free on truck
warehouse receipt
free port
warehousing - storage
freepost
waybill - consignment note
free-trade area
weighing
freight - freightage
weight
freight charges
weight limit
freight payable at destination
weight specified in the invoice
freight prepaid
yard
freight rate
the high seas
from port to port
to charter a ship
full container load (FCL)
to clear the goods
goods handling
to dock
goods train (GB) - freight train (US)
to land
goods wagon (GB) - freight car (US)
to rent a car
goods yard (GB) - freight yard (US)
to send goods - to ship goods
gram - gramme
to ship
gross
to store
gross weight
to stow
hand luggage
to tranship
handle with care
to weigh