Tariffs and Customs Terms C.1.29

Question 1

a trailer-like framework with wheels, it is adjustable through à sliding center beam. A container is mounted on it for inland transport

Answer 1

chassis

Question 2

part of a motor vehicle that includes the engine, frame, suspension system, wheels, steering mechanism, etc., but not the body

Answer 2

chassis

Question 3

action taken by U.S. Customs to ensure that the declaration of goods is properly made and that supporting documents are authentic and properly attached.

Answer 3

checking of the goods declaration

Question 4

all kinds of explosive chemical projectiles, bombs, grenades, mines, etc. loaded with toxic, tear or other gas, smoke or incendiary agent, also such miscellaneous apparatus as cloud-gas cylinders, smoke generators, etc., that may be utilized to project chemicals.

Answer 4

chemical ammunition

Question 5

a regional trade arrangement forged in 1991 between Chile and Mexico.

Answer 5

Chile-Mexico

Question 6

an Informal reference to the economic integration of Southern China with Hong Kong and Taiwan

Answer 6

Chinese Economic Area

Question 7

a wedge, usually made of hard rubber or steel, firmly placed under the wheel of trailer, truck, or boxcar to stop it from rolling

Answer 7

chock

Question 8

(French: Confederation internationale de la representation commerciale de la communaute europeene) International Confederation of Commercial representation in the European Community

Answer 8

CIRCCE

Question 9

one wherein the opening bank gives to the importer the instrument or draft and the latter undertakes to transmit it to the beneficiary.

Answer 9

circular letter of credit

Question 10

ways and means devised to evade payment of correct duties and taxes

Answer 10

circumvention

Question 11

unscrupulous mechanism resorted to by certain economies to avoid quota. The schemes may include transshipment, rerouting, false declaration of origin, or falsification of official document

Answer 11

circumvention of quota

Question 12

a charge imposed on a carrier for cargo damage or loss, or delay I its delivery

Answer 12

claim

Question 13

a demand for indemnity due to losses covered by an insurance contract

Answer 13

claim

Question 14

one who claims an abandoned or forfeited shipment

Answer 14

claimant

Question 15

a demand for indemnity or payment under the terms of an insurance contract

Answer 15

claimant

Question 16

a grouping of commodities of like character or attributes specified in the Harmonized System, and is the basis for imposition of tariff rates

Answer 16

Classification

Question 17

an alphabetical listing of commodities, their class or rating, and the minimum weight necessary for freight rate discount

Answer 17

Classification

Question 18

an organization which surveys or inspects vessels to ensure their compliance with building standards, and maintain their engines and safety equipment in top condition. It also gives approval for the manufacture of containers

Answer 18

classification society

Question 19

to group commodities with the same characteristics

Answer 19

classify

Question 20

also known as commodity classification rate, it is a freight rate that applies to certain goods within or between certain geographical locations.

Answer 20

class rate

Question 21

a clause in a charter contract which provides that the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (CGSA) applies where any term of the bill of lading is contrary to CGSA or applicable law. Then the bill of lading provision becomes void.

Answer 21

Clause paramount

Question 22

a bill with no documentary attachment when presented for payment or acceptance

Answer 22

clean bill of exchange

Question 23

a bill of lading which indicates that shipped goods have no defect, damage, or irregularity, and that they are received in “apparent good order and condition”

Answer 23

clean bill of lading

Question 24

refined products such as kerosene, gasoline, home-heating oil, and jet fuel carried by tankers, barges, and tank cars. The term does not include bunker fuels, residual fuel oil, asphalt and coke.

Answer 24

Clean cargo

Question 25

a charter contract with no unusual terms, or no deductions are made from the freight, except for broker’s fees and commission, or where there is no change in the parties thereto.

Answer 25

Clean charter