Tariff Rules Directory

Rule: ABBREVIATIONS

Rule #: 30

Filed on: 01/01/2012

Effective: 01/01/2012

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1. EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS

Ad. Val. ------ Ad Valorem

A.Q. ---------- Any Quantity

B.F. ---------- Board Food or Board Feet

B/L ----------- Bill of Lading

BAF ----------- Bunker Adjustment Factor

BM ------------ Board Measurement

CAF ----------- Currency Adjustment Factor

Cbm, CM or M3 - Cubic Meter

cc ------------ Cubic Centimeter

Concl. -------- Concluded

Cont'd -------- Continued

CFS ----------- Container Freight Station

Cft. or cft. -- Cubic Foot or Cubic Feet

cm. ----------- Centimeter

Cntr(s) ------- Container(s)

CU ------------ Cubic

Cwt ----------- 100 Pounds

CY ------------ Container Yard

DDC ----------- Destination Delivery Charge

Etc. ---------- Et Cetera

exc. ---------- Exceeding

F.A.K. -------- Freight All Kinds

F.A.S. -------- Free Alongside Ship

FCL ----------- Full Container Load

FEU ----------- Forty Foot Equivalent Unit

F.I. ---------- Free In

F.I.O. -------- Free In and Out

F.I.O.S. ------ Free In, Out and Stowed

F.O. ---------- Free Out

F.O.B. -------- Free On Board

F.M.C. -------- Federal Maritime Commission

Ft. ----------- Feet or Foot

GOH ----------- Garment On Hanger

Hdlg. Chgs. --- Handling Charges

I.D. ---------- Inside Diameter

i.e. ---------- That is

I S ----------- Iron or Steel

Incl. ------------ Inclusive

K.D. or K/D ------ Knocked Down

K.D.F. ----------- Knocked Down Flat

Kilos ------------ Kilograms

K/T -------------- Kilo Ton

Lb. or Lbs. ------ Pound or Pounds

LCL or LTL-------- Less than Container Load

LS --------------- Lumpsum

L/T -------------- Long Ton (2240 lbs.)

LT/40 ------------ Long Ton (2240 lbs.) or 40 Cubic Feet

M ---------------- 1 Cubic Meter

Max. ------------- Maximum

MBF or MBM ------- 1,000 Feet Board Measure

Min. ------------- Minimum

mm --------------- Millimeter

n/exc. ----------- Not Exceeding

N.O.S. ----------- Not otherwise specified in this Tariff

No. or Nos. ------ Number or Numbers

Pkg. or Pkgs. ---- Package or Packages

PRC -------------- People's Republic of China

PRVI ------------- Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

R/T -------------- Revenue Ton

SL C ------------- Shipper's Load and Count

Sq. Ft. ---------- Square Foot or Square Feet

S/T -------------- Short Ton (2000 lbs.)

SU or S/U -------- Set Up

TEU -------------- Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit

NRA --------------Negotiated Rate Arrangement

TRC -------------- Terminal Receiving Charge

U.S.A. ----------- United States of America

USD -------------- United States Dollars

Viz. ------------- Namely

Vol. ------------- Volume

W ---------------- 1,000 kilos

W/M -------------- 1,000 kilos or 1 cubic meter

WT --------------- Weight

2. EXPLANATION OF CODES

CONTAINER SIZES

20 - 20 ft.

40S - 40 ft., 8'0"

40 - 40 ft., 8'6"

40A - 40 ft., 9'0" High Cube

40B - 40 ft., 9'6" High Cube

45X - 45 ft., Any Height

40X - 40 ft., Any Height

45S - 45 ft., 8'0"

45 - 45 ft., 8'6"

45A - 45 ft., 9'0"

45B - 45 ft., 9'6"

CONTAINER TEMPERATURE CODES

AC - Artificial Atmosphere Controlled

CLD - Chilled

FRZ - Frozen

HTD - Heated

N/A - Not Applicable/Not Operating

RE - Refrigerated

VEN - Ventilated

CONTAINER TYPE CODES

AC - Atmosphere Control

FB - Flat Bed

FR - Flat Rack

GC - Garment Hanger

IM - Insulated

OT - Open Top

PC - Dry

RE - Reefer

HAZARD CODES

HAZ - Hazardous

NHZ - Non-Hazardous

N/A - Not Applicable

RATE BASIS CODE

AV - Ad Valorem

EA - Each (as defined)

LS - Lumpsum

M - Measure

PC - Per Container

W - Weight

WM - Weight/Measure

SERVICE CODES

S - Container Freight Station

Y - Container Yard

O - Port

D - Door

R - Ramp

3. EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS AND AMENDMENT CODES

(A) - Increase

(C) - Change resulting in neither nor decrease

(E) - Expiration

(I) - New or Initial Matter

(P) - Extension of Service

(R) - Reduction

(S) - Special Case Number

(T) - Terminal Rates, Charges, Tolls or Provisions over which carrier has no control.

(W) - Withdrawal of erroneous data