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abandonment
abatement
Abbrochment
Able-Bodied Seaman
Aboard
About
above deck
absolute advantage
Absorption
Accelerated Commercial Release Operation Support System (ACROSS)
accelerated tariff elimination
Acceptance
acceptance letter of credit
accepted draft
accepting bank
acceptor
Accession
Accessions
accessorial charges
accessorial services
accident
accommodation
accord and satisfaction
account number
account party
accounts payable
accounts receivable
accrual of obligation
acquisition
ACROSS
Act of God
action ex contractu
action ex delicto
activity-based costing (ABC)
actual total loss
ad valorem
added value
Additional Carrier Requirements
additional perils
address of record
adhesion contract
adjuster
adjustment
adjustment assistance
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
admiralty
admiralty court
admission temporaire
Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission Carnet
ADR
ADR Hazard Identification Number (HIN)
advance against collection
advance arrangements
advance fee fraud (AFF)
advance shipment notice (ASN)
Advanced Technology Products (ATP)
advancement of charges
adventure
advice
advice of fate
advised credit
advising bank
Advisory Committee on Export Policy (ACEP)
Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN)
AES Direct
affiliate
affiliated foreign group
affreightment
affreightment, contract of
afghani
afloat
AFRA
Aframax
African Development Bank (AfDB)
African Development Foundation
African Union (AU)
African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP)
aft
after date
after sight
aftermarket
Agadir Agreement
agency
agency by estoppel
agency del credere
Agency for International Development
agent
agent ad litem
agent bank
aggregate tender rate
aggregated shipments
agreed valuation
agriculture export connections
air cargo
air cargo loader
air express
air freight
air freight forwarder
air parcel post
Air Pre-Arrival Review System (AirPARS)
air waybill (airbill)
airbill
aircraft pallet
Airmail
Airport
airport mail facility (AMF)
airworthiness certification
Aksjeselskap (A/S)
Aktiebolag (AB)
Aktiengesellschaft (AG)
Aktieselskab (A/S)
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
Alienable
Aliquot
all risk
Allowance
alongside
Alternative Marine Power (AMP)
alternative tariff
amendment
American Arbitration Association
American Association of Exporters and Importers
American Institute in Taiwan
American National Standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American option
American Traders Index (ATI)
Americas Counter Smuggling Initiative (ACSI)
amidships
amortization
analysis certificate
ancillary
ancillary equipment
Andean Group
Andean Trade Initiative (ATI)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
animal containers
animal health certificate
annual basis
ANSI
ANSI 12
antidumping
Antidumping Act of 1974
antidumping duty (“ADD”)
antidumping duty deposit
antidumping petition
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty System (“ADD/CVD”)
any quantity
apparent good order and condition
appraiser, customs
appreciation
approval basis
approved merchandise
approximately
appurtenance
apron
Arab League (League of Arab States)
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
arbiter
arbitrage
arbitrage, space
arbitrage, time
arbitrageur
arbitration
arbitration clause
area code
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
arrival notice
arrivals
articles of extraordinary value (AEV)
articulated lorry
as is
as is, where is
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ask(ed) price; market price
assailing thieves
assembly service
assessment
assign
assignee
assignment
assignment of proceeds
assignor
assist
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
assumpsit
assurance
assurance of performance
assured
astern
at sight
at-the-money
ATA Carnet
athwartships
attachment
attendant accompanying shipments
attorn
attorney-in-fact
audit
austral
Australia Group (AG)
authentication
auto carrier railcar
auto transport trailer
Automated Broker Interface (ABI)
Automated Clearinghouse (ACH)
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Automated Commercial System (ACS)
Automated Export System (AES)
automated guided vehicle system (AGVS)
Automated Information Exchange (AIES)
Automated Manifest Systems (AMS)
automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS or AS/RS)
Automated Targeting System
Availability
Aval
average
Average Freight Rate Assessment (AFRA)
average inventory
avoidance of contract
avoirdupois
B2B
B2C
back haul
back order
back-office outsourcing
back-to-back borrowing
back-to-back letter of credit
back-to-back loan
Background Notes
backsourcing
bad faith
bagged cargo
baht
bailment
baksheesh
balance of payments
balance of trade
balanced economy
balboa
bale
bale cargo
ballast
bandwidth
bank acceptance
bank affiliate export trading company
bank draft
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
bank guarantee
bank holding company
bank holiday
bank note
bank note rate
bank release
Bank Wire Service
banker’s bank
banker’s draft
bankruptcy
banque d’affaires
barcode
barcode character
barcode scanner
bareboat charter
barge
barratry
barter
Basel Convention
basing point
basing rate
basket of currencies
battens
baud
bearer
bearer document
bearer instrument
beggar-thy-neighbor policy
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union (BENELUX)
bell
belly pits or holds
below deck
benchmarking
beneficiary
BENELUX
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
berth
Besloten Vennootschap met Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid (B.V.B.A.)
best practices
BIC, BIC Code
bid bond
bilateral investment treaty (BIT)
bilateral steel agreements
bilateral trade
bilateral trade agreement
bill
bill of adventure
bill of credit
bill of exchange
bill of health
bill of lading
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