Trade Terms

A document certifying goods described therein were manufactured, produced or grown in the jurisdiction or location stated on the certificate. COs are required and/or accepted by certain destination Customs authorities…

A document used to authenticate the description of the contents, the means of conveyance, and the date of departure of merchandise exported from the U.S..

Cubic foot.

Cost and freight. The seller must pay the cost and freight necessary to bring the goods to the port of destination, not including insurance. The goods must be cleared for…

The weight of the shipment used in determining air freight charges. The chargeable weight may be the dimensional weight or on container shipments, the gross weight of the shipment less…

The renting of an entire vessel, or part of its space, for a particular trip or period of time.

A service provided by some airlines to accept shipments at the terminals of their cartage agents or other designated in-town terminals or to deliver shipments to these terminals at lower…

A single freight rate applicable to a group of commodities with similar attributes.

Goods in charge of Customs officers on which bonds instead of cash have been given. The goods in question have not

A warehouse approved by the U.S. Treasury department into which non-cleared goods may be placed.