CIF: - Cost Insurance and Freight.
Claim: - When used in Marine Insurance, means a demand made by a shipper or
insurance company upon a carrier for payment of a loss sustained through
its negligence.
Clean B/L: - See B/L
COD- - Collect (Cash) on Delivery
Carried on Docket (pricing)
Change of Destination
COFC: - Container on Flat Car. Containers moving on articulated flat cars without chassis.
Commercial invoice: - A bill for the goods from the seller to the buyer. It is often used by
government to determine the true value of goods for the assessment of customs
duties. It is also used in the preparation of consular documentation.
Governments using the commercial invoice to control imports often specify
its form, content, number of copies, language to be used, etc.
Conference - Group of carriers allowed by FMC to determine a level
of rates, services and rules of a given trade route bound together by
a common tariff.
Connecting Carrier - An intermediary carrier utilized to connect cargo to/from the mother vessel.
Also known as “feeder service”.
Consignee - Receiver of shipment
Consolidator- - A company who combines small shipments to a common point for convenience and
special rate to accommodate the customer.
Consortium - Group of carriers pooling resources in a trade lane to maximize their
resources efficiently.
Consular Invoice - Required by some countries, this document is used to control and identify
goods shipped to them. It usually must be prepared on special forms and may
require legalization by their Consul.
Consumption Entry - See Custom Entries
Container - A vehicle designed to transport cargo of many types in continuous transportation.
They are constructed as to not fail under stress or handling over a long period
of time. Most ocean vessels can accommodate 20’ and 40’ length ocean
containers for below deck storage and any size above deck. Containers
may be ventilated, insulated, flat rack (open sided), reefer (refrigerated),
vehicle rack, or open top.
Container Load Plan (CLP) - A document prepared to show all details of cargo loaded in a container,
e.g. weight (individual and total), measurement, markings, shipper,
the origin of goods and destination, as well as location of the cargo
within the container.
Containership - An ocean vessel specifically designed to carry ocean cargo containers.
It’s fitted with vertical cells for maximum loading/discharge efficiency.
Country of Origin - The country of manufacture, growth or production of cargo.
Credit Agreement - Agreement between carrier and shipper for release of cargo with promise
to pay ocean freight within specified time.
CST - Commodity Specialist Team
Customs Entries
Consumption Entry – A form required by U.S. Customs for entering goods into the U.S.
The form contains information as to the origin of the cargo, a description of
the merchandise, and estimated duties applicable to the particular commodity.
Estimated duties must be paid when the entry is filed.
Immediate Delivery Entry (I.D. Entry) – Procedure used to expedite the clearance of cargo. It allows up to ten days
for the payment of estimated duty and processing of the consumption entry.
In addition, it permits delivery of the cargo prior to payment of the estimated
duty and then allows subsequent filing of the consumption entry and duty.
Immediate Transportation Entry (I.T. Entry) – Allows the cargo to be moved from the pier to an inland destination via a
bonded carrier without the payment of duties or finalization of the entry at
the port of arrival. Cargo must clear Customs at the inland destination point.
Transportation and Exportation Entry (T&E Entry) – Allows goods coming from or going to a third country (such as Canada or Mexico)
to enter the U.S. for the purpose of Trans-shipments.
Cut-Off - Last possible date cargo may be delivered to vessel or designated point.
CY- Container Yard - Storage area where full containers are received and picked up.
CY/CFS - Cargo loaded in a full container by a shipper at origin, delivered to pier
facility at destination, and then devanned by carrier for loose pick up.
CY/CY - Cargo loaded by shipper in a full container at origin and delivered to carrier’s terminal at destination for pick up intact by consignee.
DDC – A charge assessed by the carrier for handling positioning of a full container
within the container yard
Delivery Instructions - These instructions provide specific information to the inland carrier about
the merchandise to the particular pier or steamship line. This term is not
to be confused with “Delivery Order” which is used for import cargo.
Delivery Order (Pier Release) - Issued by the consignee or his customs broker to the ocean carrier as authority
to release the cargo to the inland carrier. Includes all data necessary for
the pier delivery clerk to determine that the cargo can be released to the
domestic carrier.
Demurrage - A penalty charge against shippers or receivers for delaying carriers
equipment beyond allowed time.
Devanning - The process of unloading cargo from a container. Also
referred to as un-stuffing, unloading, or stripping.
Diversion - A change made in the route of a shipment.
Dock Receipt - Receipt given for a shipment received or delivered at a pier or dock. When
delivery of an overseas shipment is completed, the dock receipt is surrendered
to the carrier and a bill of lading is issued.
Door to Door - Shippers use the container to carry goods directly from his premises
to his customer’s location. Shipper is responsible for proper stowage and security of cargo
within container.
DOT - Department of Transportation.
DST- Double Stack Train – Rail car train capable of carrying two forty-foot equivalent containers, one on top of each other.
Duty Rates - Tax imposed by U.S. Customs on imported merchandise. There are three
basic types: (1) ad valorem – based on the entered value, (2) specific – an amount per unit of quantity, (3) compound – combination of ad valorem and specific rates.
DWT - Deadweight capacity of vessel to carry cargo.
Entry - The document or set of documents required to be filed with U.S. Customs to
secure the release of imported merchandise. The entry is the appropriate
Customs document accompanying required supporting documentation. The final
disposition of the imported cargo will determine the type of entry to be filed.
Export Declaration - Required by the U.S. Department of Commerce to control exports and to act
as a source document for export statistics. It includes complete particulars
on the shipment. Common abbreviation is Ex Dec.
FAK - Freight All Kinds.
FCL (Full Container Load) - A container of goods with the shipper being responsible for the packing
and the consignee being responsible for the unpacking of the container
at his own premises.
Feeder Service - See Connecting Carrier
FEU - Forty Foot Equivalent Unit. A 40’ container equals 2 TEUS
FF (Freight Forwarder) - Federally licensed company that handles documentation details for shipper
of export cargo.
