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- 3PL (Third-Party Logistics)
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- 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics)
a
- Air Waybill (AWB)
- Airline Terminal Fee
- Amazon A+ Content
- Amazon ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number)
- Amazon Brand Registry
- Amazon Buy Box
- Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
- Amazon FBM (Fulfillment by Merchant)
- Amazon Pan-European FBA
- Amazon Prime
- Amazon Retail Analytics (ARA)
- Amazon Seller Central
- Amazon Sponsored Products
- Amazon Storefront
- Amazon Vendor Central
- Anti-dumping Duties (AD)
- Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
- Automated Export System (AES)
- Automated Manifest System (AMS)
b
- Backhaul
- BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor)
- Bill of Lading (BOL or B/L)
- Blank Sailing
- Blind Shipment
- Bobtail Fee
- Bonded Warehouse
- Break Bulk
- Bulk Cargo
c
- Cabotage
- CAIN (Customs Assigned Importer Number)
- Cargo Insurance
- Cargo Ready Date (CRD)
- Carrier
- Cartage
- CBM (Cubic Meter)
- CBP (Customs and Border Protection)
- CES (Centralized Examination Station)
- C&F (Cost and Freight)
- CFS (Container Freight Station)
- Chassis
- Chinese New Year (CNY)
- Clean Truck Fee
- Co-Loader
- Commerce Control List (CCL)
- Commercial Invoice
- Common Carrier
- Consignee
- Consolidation
- Container
- Container Yard (CY)
- Continuous Bond
- Contract of Carriage
- Countervailing Duties
- Cross-docking
- CTPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
- Customs Bond
- Customs Broker
- Customs Declaration
- Customs Duty
- Customs Exam Fee
- Customs Invoice
- Customs Value
- CY (Container Yard) Cutoff
d
- Deadhead
- Declared Value Coverage
- Deconsolidation
- Delivery Labor Fee
- Delivery Order
- Demurrage
- Detention
- Devanning
- DG (Dangerous Goods)
- Disbursement Service Fee
- Dock Receipt
- Double Blind Shipment
- Drayage
- Drop
- Drop and Pick
- Drop Fee
- Dry Run
- Dry Van Shipping
- Duty
- Duty Drawback
e
- EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge)
- EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
- EIN (Employer Identification Number)
- ELD (Electronic Logging Device)
- Entry Summary
- EORI (Economic Operator Registration and Identification)
- Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)
- Export License
- Express Bill of Lading
- EXW (Ex Works)
f
- FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
- FBA ID
- FBA Inventory Placement Service
- FBA Label Service
- FBA Liquidations
- FBA Repackaging Service
- FBA Small and Light
- FBA Storage Limits
- FBA Subscribe & Save
- FBA Transparency
- FCA (Free Carrier)
- FCL (Full Container Load)
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
- Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
- FEFO (First Expired, First Out)
- FEU (Forty-foot Equivalent Unit)
- FIFO (First In, First Out)
- Flammable Liquids
- FNSKU (Fulfillment Network Stock Keeping Unit)
- FOB (Free on Board)
- Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
- Forklift
- Freight Class
- Freight Collect
- Freight Forwarder
- Freight Prepaid
- FTL (Full Truckload)
- Fuel Surcharge (FSC)
- Fulfillment Center
g
- Gating In
- Gating Out
- General Average
- General Order
- Golden Week
- GRI (General Rate Increase)
h
- Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)
- Harmonized System (HS) Code
- Hazmat
- Hazmat Certification
- Hazmat Classes
- HC (High Cube) Container
- HS / HTS Codes
- Hub
i
- Importer of Record
- Importer of Record (IOR)
- Inbound Logistics
- Incoterms
- IncoTerms (International Commercial Terms)
- Inherent Vice
- Inside Delivery Fee
- Intensive Exam
- Intermodal
- International Roadcheck
- IPI (Inventory Performance Index)
- ISF (Importer Security Filing)
- ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code)
j
- JIT (Just-In-Time)
- Jones Act
k
- Known Shipper
l
- Landed Cost
- Last Free Day
- LCL (Less than Container Load)
- Letter of Indemnity (LOI)
- LIFO (Last In, First Out)
- Liftgate
- Liftgate Fee
- Linehaul
- Liner Service
- Liquidation
- Live Unload
- LTL (Less-Than-Truckload)
m
- Manifest
- Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF)
- MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)
- Multi-Channel Fulfillment
n
- Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA)
- Node
- Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)
- Notify Party
o
- Ocean Bill of Lading (OBL)
- On Board
- Open Account
- Open Cargo Policy
- Origin Charge
- Original Bill of Lading (OBL)
- OTI (Ocean Transportation Intermediary)
- Outbound Logistics
- Overage, Shortage, and Damage (OS&D)
- Oversized Cargo
p
- Packing List (PL)
- Pallet
- Pallet Exchange Fee
- Pallet Jack
- Per Diem Charge
- PGA (Partner Government Agency)
- Pick and Pack
- Pick and Pack Fee
- Pier Pass Fee
- POA (Power of Attorney)
- POD (Proof of Delivery)
- Port of Entry
- Power of Attorney (POA)
- Pre-Pull
- Pro Forma Invoice
- PSS (Peak Season Surcharge)
q
- Quality Control (QC)
- Quota
r
- Rate
- Reefer Container
- Related Parties
- Remote Location Filing (RLF)
- Removal Order
- Residential Delivery Fee
- Restock Inventory Tool
- Reverse Logistics
- RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
- Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo)
- Rolled Cargo
s
- SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
- Seller Central
- Ship From Address (Amazon)
- Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI)
- Shipping Order (SO)
- Shrink Wrap
- Siloed Systems
- Single Entry Bond
- Small and Light Program
- Special Delivery Fee
- Split Shipment
- Stop Off Fee
- Storage Charges
- Stranded Inventory
- Stuffing
- Supply Chain Connect
t
- Tail Gate Exam
- Tariff
- TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)
- Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
- Through Bill of Lading
- Time Draft
- TMS (Transportation Management System)
- Toxic Substances
- Transloading
- Transshipment
- Trucking Wait Fee
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- UCC-128 (Bar Code)
- ULD (Unit Load Device)
- Ullage
- Ultimate Consignee
- UN Numbers (United Nations Numbers)
- Unfulfillable Inventory
- Uniform Customs and Practice (UCP)
v
- Value-Added Services
- Value Added Tax Number
- Vendor Central
- Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
- Volume Listing Restrictions
w
- Warehouse Receipt
- Waybill
- Weight
- Weight Handling Fees
- Wharfage
- WMS (Warehouse Management System)
x
- X-ray Exam
y
- Yard Management System (YMS)
- Yard Storage
- Yield Management
z
- Zone Rate
- Zone Skipping
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