Tariffs and Customs Terms C.1.28 Flashcards
Terms and meaning from Dictionary of Tariff and Customs Terms with organization and functions of the various Offices of the Bureau of Customs.
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)
Certificate of re-delivery
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
Certificate of re-exportation
a document that contains the ship’s details from the register book, including gross and register tonnage, and the master’s name.
certificate of registry
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.
certificate of shipment
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
certificate of shipment/non-shipment
a carrier with a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
certificate carrier
a Program under the U.S. Department of Commerce designed to encourage new export firms to exhibit in trade fairs abroad.
Certified Trade Fair Program
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.
Cesser clause
a series of metal rings, connected to each other and fastened to an anchor.
chains
supply of provision (like food) to the vessel by a private firm.
chandling
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.
change of chapters
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.
change of ownership clause
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.
Change of Tariff Heading
similar to Change of Tariff Heading, except that a Harmonized System heading is subdivided into two or more subheadings.
Change of Tariff Heading Split
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.
Change of Tariff Subheading
similar to Change of Tariff Subheading, except that a subheading is divided in to two or more tariff lines.
Change of Tariff Subheading Split
a marine insurance clause which provides that the insurer is not liable if there is deviation in the voyage, unless the policy so provides.
change of voyage clause
a natural or artificial waterway that links two bodies of water deep enough for navigation.
channel
part of the warehouse where batteries and chargers are kept.
charging area
cost incurred, fee or payment, for freight transport, storage, electric use, cargo handling, etc.
charge
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.
charter
one who rents a foreign vessel, or part of its freight space, under a contract of charter.
charterer
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.
charterer’s agent
a written contracts for the hire of a vessel for a given voyage
charter party
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.
charter vessel
