During the operation of the Amazon store, seller friends often see various English abbreviations. If you are not familiar with these abbreviations, your work efficiency will be greatly affected.

To this end, we have sorted out the common foreign trade abbreviations, sorted alphabetically. Come and see if you are familiar with it, or you can store it up for a rainy day!

A

AMT = total amount

APPROX = approximate approximately

ATTN = attention attention

ASAP = as soon as possible

AWB= airway bill air waybill

A/C = account no. account

AR = all risks

B

B/L= billof lading ocean bill of lading

BAF = bunker adjustment factor fuel surcharge

BAL = balance difference

BG = bag bag

BF = brought forward to the next page

C

CO=certificate of origin certificate of origin

CI = commercial invoice commercial invoice

CTN = carton carton

CBM = cube meter cubic

D.

DL/DLS= dollarsldollars

DOC =document file, document

/DZ = dozen

D/P = document against payment account

D/A = document against acceptance

E.

EXP = export export

EA = each

EPS =equipment position surcharges equipment position surcharges

ETA = estimated time of arrival arrival date

ETD = estimated time of delivery sailing day

ETC = estimated time of closing cut-off date

f

FAC = facsimile fax

FOB =free on board

FCL = full container loaded FCL shipment

G

GSP = generalized system of preferences

G/A = general average general average

GATT = general agreement on tariffs and trade general agreement on tariffs and trade

G/N= guarantee of notes Guarantee

GSW= gross shipping weight transport gross weight

h

HBL = house bill of lading freight forwarding bill of lading

I

IMP =import import

INT =international international

INV = invoice invoice

IN =interest interest

I/P=insurance policy insurance policy

IT.=item item

IMF =international monetary fund International Monetary Fund

J

JPY= Japanese Yen

L

LCL = less than container load LCL goods

L/C =letter of credit letter of credit

LB =land bridge land bridge

m

MB/L = master bill of loading master bill of lading

M/V = merchant vessel

MT = metric ton metric tons

MLB =miniland bridge small road bridge

MTD = multimodal transport document multimodal transport documents

MIN =minimum the smallest

MAX =maximum the largest

MOQ=minimum order quantity minimum order quantity

N

NW = net weight net weight

N/M = no mark no mark

N/F =notify Notifier

o

O/F=ocean freight

OP = operation operation

OCP =overland continental point The owner arranges the shipment to the inland point by himself

P

PKG =package a package, a bundle

POD =port of destination port of destination

POL = port of loading

PSS = peak season surcharge

PR=price price

PCS = port congestion surcharge port congestion surcharge

/PCS = /pieces

PUR = purchase purchase

Q

QTY =quantity quantity

QTD=quoted quote

R

REF =reference reference, price inquiry

RCPT = receipt receipt

REP=reply reply

S

S/0 = shipping order

S/C = sales contract sales contract

STL. = style style

S/M = shipping marks shipping marks

S/R = selling rate selling price

SSL = steam ship line shipping company

SDR = special drawing rights special drawing rights

SOP = standard operating procedure standard operating procedure

T

THC =terminal handling charge

TRC = terminal receiving charge

T/S = trans-ship transshipment

TVC = time volume contract fixed-term quantitative contract

TTL = total

T/T=telegraphic transfer

TEL = telephone telephone

u

U/W = underwriter

ULT = ultimo LA

V

VS. = versus against

VIZ = videlicet is, that is,

W

WT =weight weight

W/O = without

WA = with average individual average insurance

WB = way bill waybill

W.0. = waiting order waiting order

x

xx = good quality good quality

XXX = very good quality very good quality

xxxx = best quality superior quality

XMAS= Christmas Christmas

XD = ex dividend

Y

YTLX = your telex your telex

Z

ZCL = zone for free commercial free trade zone