Glossary
Supply Chain Terminology
Decoding logistics: key terms & definitions
A
Anti-Dumping Duties
Attempted Pickup
Automated Export System (AES)
Automated Manifest System (AMS)
AWB (Air Waybill)
B
Backhaul
Barge
Bill of Lading (B/L)
Blind Shipment
Bonded Warehouse
Bulk Freight
C
Cargo Insurance
Cargo Ready Date (CRD)
Consignee
Container
Container Freight Station (CFS)
Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF)
Cross-Docking
Cubic Meter (CBM)
Customs Clearance
D
Deadhead
Declared Value
Delivery Duty Paid (DDP)
Demurrage
Dropshipping
E
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Ex Works (EXW)
F
Free on Board (FOB)
Freight Class
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
G
General Rate Increase (GRI)
H
Harmonized System Code (HS Code)
I
Inland Haulage
J
Just-in-Time (JIT)
K
Known Loss
L
Less Than Truckload (LTL)
Letter of Credit
M
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF)
N
Non-Conformance
Non Vessel Owning Common Carrier (NVOCC)
O
Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI)
Origin charge
P
Packing List
Purchase Order (PO)
Q
Queue Time
R
Rolled Cargo
S
Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI)
T
Transshipment
U
Unit Load Device (ULD)
V
Verified Gross Mass (VGM)
Vessel Bunching
W
Wharfage
X
X-Dock
Y
Yield Management
Z
Zonal Pricing
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