Tariffs and Customs Terms C.1.28

Question 1

a document signed by the vessels master, owner, and charterer, setting forth the date and hour of the ship’s re-delivery, her condition and that of her remaining bunkers, ballast, volume of water for boilers, and coals (in the case of steamship)

Answer 1

Certificate of re-delivery

Question 2

for bond cancellation a document issued on the basis of the inspector’s report of loading and certifies that the shipment has been loaded for export. Thus, it proves that raw materials originally imported duty-free, and converted into finished products, are exported. The bond issued for the importation of raw materials is then cancelled

Answer 2

Certificate of re-exportation

Question 3

a document that contains the ship’s details from the register book, including gross and register tonnage, and the master’s name.

Answer 3

certificate of registry

Question 4

a document issued by Customs upon request of the exporter, it attests to the nature of the shipment, which could be full-shipment effected, short-shipment, shut-off, or non-shipment.

Answer 4

certificate of shipment

Question 5

a certificate issued by Customs based on the inspector’s report of loading. attesting to the fact that goods have been shipped, or there has been failure to ship the same

Answer 5

certificate of shipment/non-shipment

Question 6

a carrier with a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

Answer 6

certificate carrier

Question 7

a Program under the U.S. Department of Commerce designed to encourage new export firms to exhibit in trade fairs abroad.

Answer 7

Certified Trade Fair Program

Question 8

a special clause in a charter contract that provides to the charterer relief from liability when the cargo is shipped and when the advanced freight, dead freight, and demurrage for loading have been paid.

Answer 8

Cesser clause

Question 9

a series of metal rings, connected to each other and fastened to an anchor.

Answer 9

chains

Question 10

supply of provision (like food) to the vessel by a private firm.

Answer 10

chandling

Question 11

a term used in the Harmonized System (H.S.) rules of Origin, whereby the raw materials used for the production of an article is categorized outside the H.S. chapter of an article classified for purposes of determining its origin.

Answer 11

change of chapters

Question 12

a warranty which provides that if the ship is sold or transferred to a new management, the marine insurance policy is cancelled, unless the underwriters agree to continue the insurance.

Answer 12

change of ownership clause

Question 13

a term used in the Harmonized System (H.S.) Rules of Origin, which means that in order to obtain origin, the raw materials must be classified in a heading, subheading, split heading, or split subheading outside the heading where an article in question is classified.

Answer 13

Change of Tariff Heading

Question 14

similar to Change of Tariff Heading, except that a Harmonized System heading is subdivided into two or more subheadings.

Answer 14

Change of Tariff Heading Split

Question 15

a term used in the Harmonized System (H.S.) rules of Origin, which means that in order to obtain origin, the raw material must come from a different subheading, including the subheading within the same heading where an article in question is classified.

Answer 15

Change of Tariff Subheading

Question 16

similar to Change of Tariff Subheading, except that a subheading is divided in to two or more tariff lines.

Answer 16

Change of Tariff Subheading Split

Question 17

a marine insurance clause which provides that the insurer is not liable if there is deviation in the voyage, unless the policy so provides.

Answer 17

change of voyage clause

Question 18

a natural or artificial waterway that links two bodies of water deep enough for navigation.

Answer 18

channel

Question 19

part of the warehouse where batteries and chargers are kept.

Answer 19

charging area

Question 20

cost incurred, fee or payment, for freight transport, storage, electric use, cargo handling, etc.

Answer 20

charge

Question 21

in maritime transport, the rental of an entire vessel, or part of its freight space, for a particular trip or a stipulated period. The private carrier has no fixed itinerary of fixed sailing, schedule, and seldom performs carriage service.

Answer 21

charter

Question 22

one who rents a foreign vessel, or part of its freight space, under a contract of charter.

Answer 22

charterer

Question 23

an agent of the charterer who looks after the business of a ship in a particular port (e.g., negotiations for chartering of the vessel, booking for cargo space, tonnage, etc.) See also, charterer.

Answer 23

charterer’s agent

Question 24

a written contracts for the hire of a vessel for a given voyage

Answer 24

charter party

Question 25

a vessel subject of a charter contract. The charterer appoints the ship’s master, supplies her crew, and has full control of the ship as if she were a unit of the charterer’s fleet.

Answer 25

charter vessel