DEFINITIONS Flashcards
ACBPS
Australian Customs & Border Protection Service - Manages security & integrity of Australia’s borders.
Agent
A person authorised to transact business for and in the name of another person or company.
AQIS
Australian Quarantine Inspection Service - Government body protecting Australia from contaminated fauna & flora
B/L
Bill of Lading - Acts as receipt for the cargo, issued by the carrier. Contains the terms of the contract of carriage & is a document of title to the goods.
Bonded Warehouse
A place of security approved by the custom authorities for the deposit, keeping & securing of goods liable to excise duty, without payment of this duty.
Box
Colloquial name for a shipping container
Break Bulk
Goods shipped loose in the vessels hold and not in containers
CAN
Customs Authority Number - Number given by customs upon the clearance of export goods.
Cartage
Refers to the intra-city haulage of goods on trucks
CEU
Car Equivalent Unit
CFS
Container Freight Station (packing depot)
COO
Certificate of Origin - Document certifying the country of origin of goods which is normally issues or signed by a Chamber of Commerce or Embassy
CI
Commercial Invoice - Represents a complete record of a transaction between importer & exporter.
CRN
Customs Register Number - number allocated by customs to an export agent or freight forwarder for use when exporting goods on the same shipment from more than one shipper.
Cut Off Date
The last date for which goods can be accepted for a nominated vessels sailing.
CNEE
Consignee - The buyer/client, having legal title to the goods.
CNOR
Consignor - Shipper
Consignment Note
Describes a consignment moving from one point to another, also known as advice or dispatch note or con note.
CTO
Container Terminal Operator (wharf/port/berth)
DAFF Biosecurity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - aims to protect and enhance the sustainability, profitability and competitiveness of Australia’s agriculture, food, fisheries & forestry industries.
Demurrage
A storage fee that occurs when a containers “free time” has been exceeded.
EDO
Electronic Delivery Order - document given to the party surrendering the original B/L, authorizing them to take delivery of the goods.
Excise Duty
A tax on certain goods produced or manufactured in Australia. Incl. Alcohol, fuel, petroleum & tobacco.
Drawback
Repayment of a duty upon re-exportation of goods previously imported
Duty
A particular percentage (depending on commodity) of the FOB value, which is paid to the government. FOB value is the cost of the goods + charges to get goods onto vessel.
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival - Expected Date/hour the goods will arrive at a nominated point/port