Glossary for Logistics and Transportation Terms

Glossary for logistics
and transportation terms

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Z

A

Abnormal loads transport
ADR
Air Waybill (AWB)
Airline Terminal Fee
Anti-dumping Duties (ADD)

B

Backhaul
Barcode
Bill of Lading (B/L)
Binding Tariff Information (BTI)
Blind shipment
Bonded warehouse
Box trailer
Breakbulk
Bulk cargo
Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)

C

Cargo
Carrier
Car transport
Chassis
Collected by Courier
Commercial address
Commercial invoice
Consignee
Consignor
Consolidation
Container
Contract of Carriage
Country of origin
Courier service
Customs clearance
Customs duties

D

Deconsolidation
Delivered Duty Paid (DDP)
Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU)
Delivery note
Demurrage
Depot Scan
Detention
Domestic transport
Double-Blind Shipment
Drayage
Dry van shipping
Duty

E

Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI)
Emergency Bunker Surcharge (EBS)
Euro pallet
European transport
Export
Export Declaration
Export License
Express Bill of Lading
External Transit (T1)
Ex Works (EXW)

F

Flatbed trailer
Forklift
Free Carrier (FCA)
Free on Board (FOB)
Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Freight
Freight broker
Freight forwarder
Freight transport
Fuel Surcharge (FSC)
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
Full Container Load (FCL)
Full Truckload (FTL)

G

Gateway
General rate increase (GRI)
Groupage

H

Handball delivery
Handover
Haulage service
Hazmat
Heavy goods transport
Heavy Weight Surcharge (HWS)
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS/HTS Codes)
Hub
Hub scan

I

Import
Import duties
Importer of Record (IOR)
Inbound logistics
Inbound Scan at Destination
Incoterms
Inside Delivery Fee
Intermodal transport
International transport
In transit

J

Just in time
Jumbo

K

Kerbside delivery
Known shipper

L

Less than Container Load (LCL)
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Letter of Indemnity
Loading metre
Load-to-ride
Logistics

M

Marine transport
Marine cargo insurance
Measurement
Milk run
Multi-stop delivery

N

National Export System (NES)
Negotiated Rate Agreement (NRA)
Notify party

O

Origin
Origin charge
Original Bill of Lading (OBL)
Out of Gauge
Outbound logistics

P

Packaging
Packing List (PL)
Pallet
Payment conditions
Peak Season Surcharge (PSS)
Power of Attorney (POA)
Premium freight
Proof of Delivery (POD)

Q

Quality control (QC)

R

Railway transport
Ready for collection
Recipient
Refrigerated transport
Residential address
Residential delivery fee
Reverse logistics
Road transport
Roll on/Roll off (RO/RO) cargo

S

Sea freight
Secure delivery
Sender
Shipping company
Special goods
Special transport
Storage
Storage charges

T

Temperature controlled transport
Timed delivery
Tracking system
Transit time
Transport
Truckload

U

Urgent freight
Urgent transport

V

Vehicle transport

W

Warehouse
Waybill
Wood transport

Z

Zone picking

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