Tariffs and Customs Terms C.1.31

Question 1

a character string used as an abbreviated means of recording or identifying information

Answer 1

code

Question 2

a collection of rules that maps the data elements of one computer through the elements of another computer

Answer 2

code

Question 3

to represent or identify information using a symbol

Answer 3

code

Question 4

a collection of laws, legal provisions, rules or regulations

Answer 4

code

Question 5

an empty space between bulk-heads or decks, which separate oil tanks, engine, room, or compartments of a ship

Answer 5

cofferdam

Question 6

a container that can be easily folded, disassembled, and re-assembled

Answer 6

collapsible container

Question 7

a container with open sides, usually with end walls or bulk-heads, and has floor print similar to a basic container. It is used for heavy equipment, and often carried below decks during ocean voyage. Its bulk-head can be folded down when kept in a storage area, or when shipped empty

Answer 7

collapsible flat track

Question 8

a freight payable at destination, provided the vessel delivers the goods as specified by the documents

Answer 8

collect freight

Question 9

a security given by a person who gets a loan, to ensure that it will be paid

Answer 9

collateral

Question 10

an asset that can be converted into cash.

Answer 10

collectible

Question 11

a system of securing payments of duties and taxes and recovering an obligation of all parties that deal with government tax agencies

Answer 11

collection

Question 12

all documents (invoices, bills of lading, etc.) submitted to a buyer for the purpose of receiving payment for a shipment

Answer 12

collection papers

Question 13

the customs chief operating officer of a port of entry

Answer 13

collector

Question 14

the powers and duties of boards and other collegial bodies may not be exercised by the individual members separately. Their acts are official only when done by the members convened in sessions upon concurrence of at least a majority and with at least quorum. The legislative intent in creating a board or commission is precisely in order that the members thereof should deliberate collectively and in order that their views and ideas should be exchanged and examined before reaching a conclusion. This is the essence of a board’s or commission’s action, save where otherwise provided by law.

Answer 14

Collegiate body’s action

Question 15

collision a marine peril involving a forceful crash of a ship against a moving vessel, or an object like a rock, iceberg, or metal. See also marine perils

Answer 15

collision

Question 16

in case of collision between two vessels imputable to both of them, each vessel shall suffer her own damage and both shall be solidarity liable for damages occasion to their cargoes and/or passengers.

Answer 16

Collision of vessels

Question 17

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.

Answer 17

Collision Regulations

Question 18

combining the cargo of two shippers (while in transit), which have the same port of destination

Answer 18

co-loading

Question 19

a regional trade arrangement forged in 1991 to create a free trade area among Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela

Answer 19

Colombia-Mexico-Venezuela

Question 20

established in 1951 to promote economic and social development among particular Asian and Pacific countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papa New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Thailand and the United States. The United Kingdom is also included due to its ties with South Asian countries

Answer 20

Colombo Plan

Question 21

containers that transport coal and other forms of mineral aggregates

Answer 21

containers

Question 22

most Favored Nation (MFN) rates sets through negotiations and given by the U.S. to her trading partners, unless superseded by certain preferential tariff arrangements with less-developed countries

Answer 22

Column 1 Rates

Question 23

also known as co-shipper ship, it is the long term relationship between a supplier or a carrier, and a customer

Answer 23

co-makership

Question 24

an aircraft that carries passengers and cargo.

Answer 24

combi