Tariffs and Customs Terms I.1.74

Question 1

a private carrier that transports the cargo of its subsidiary for a fee. This scheme is legal if the subsidiary is wholly-owned or if the carrier has a common carrier authority

Answer 1

inter-corporate hauling

Question 2

are taxes or duties imposed upon the production, sale or consumption of commodities or manufactured goods within a country

Answer 2

inter excise tax

Question 3

a connection between computers and persons, or between organizations

Answer 3

interface

Question 4

a receipt given by a carrier pending execution on ar air waybill or bill of lading. It is similar to a provisional receipt

Answer 4

interim receipt

Question 4

an inland port within the territory of a country

Answer 4

inter-island port

Question 5

a contract between two or more airlines for the carriage of cargoes over specified routes.

Answer 5

interline agreement

Question 5

two or more carriers working together to carry a shipment. They may saw transport equipment

Answer 5

interline

Question 6

a carrier with which another carrier has an interline agreement

Answer 6

interline carrier

Question 7

a bank, forwarding agent, or intermediary (if any), that acts abroad as an agent for the exporter, purchaser, or consignee, for the purpose of delivering export cargo to the ultimate consignee.

Answer 7

intermediate consignee

Question 8

handling devices like bridge cranes, monorails, and other stacker cranes

Answer 8

intermittent-flow, fixed path equipment

Question 9

a site where cargo is transferred from one form of transit to another, such as rail to ship.

Answer 9

Intermodal Container Transfer Facility

Question 10

an intermediary that sells intermodal services to shippers

Answer 10

Intermodal Marketing Company

Question 11

use of two or more means of transport for cargo movement (e.g, rail to ship to truck).

Answer 11

intermodal transportation

Question 12

a special tax imposed on production, sale or consumption of commodities or manufactured goods within a country

Answer 12

internal excise tax

Question 13

legally binding agreements between and among states, like treaties, conventions, protocols, annexes, accords, and memoranda of understanding. Other common titles include notes, pact, declaration, statute, constitution, and process-verbal.

Answer 13

international agreements

Question 14

an international air carrier rate bureau for passenger and freight movements. Established in 1945, it serves airlines, passengers, shippers, travel agent, and governments. It promotes’ safety, standardization in form (baggage checks, tickets, weigh bill), and helps establish international airfares

Answer 14

International Air Transport Association

Question 15

a worldwide grouping of major ship classification societies which aim to improve safety standards at sea. It includes the American Bureau of Shipping (U.S.), Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (U.K.), and Germanischer Lloyd (Germany).

Answer 15

International Association of Classification Societies

Question 16

a worldwide body that collects, edit, and disseminates technical information on cargo handling. It consults the International Standards Organization for the development of standards on books, containers, wire slings, spreaders, and pallets.

Answer 16

International Cargo Handling Corporation Association

Question 17

created in 1919 to promote free trade, private enterprise, and represent business interests in both national and international levels.

Answer 17

International Chamber of Commerce

Question 18

a set of rules, published by the International Chamber of Commerce in 1936, for the interpretation of major terms used in foreign trade contracts and defines the responsibilities of the buyer and seller. These terms include: Ex-works (EXW), Free Carrier (FCA), Free Alongside Ship (FAS), Free on Board (FOB), Cost and Freight (CFR), Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF), Carriage Paid to (CPT), Carriage and Insurance Paid to (CIP), Delivered at Frontier (DAF), Delivered Ex-Ship (DES), Delivered Ex-Quay (DEQ), Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU), and Delivered Duty Paid (DDP). Note that the term C& or Cost and Freight has been superseded by CFR. These arrangements are not, however, comprehensive since rules of trade may vary depending on the custom of the port and trade practices. As such, INCOTERMS have been amended through the years, the last in 1990

Answer 18

International Chamber of Commerce created in 1919 to promote free trade, private enterprise, and represent business interests in both national and international levels. International Chamber of Commerce Terms’ or International Commercial Terms of Shipments (INCOTERMS)

Question 19

a worldwide grouping of ship-owners organized to promote common interests especially on technical and legal aspects of shipping business.

Answer 19

International Chamber of Shipping

Question 20

an international agency that prescribes Standards on flight safety, air traffic control, and aeronautic design

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International Civil Aeronautics Organization

Question 21

a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in civil aviation. It prescribes safety standards and practices on air navigation, prevention of unlawful interference, border-crossing, and sets regulations on the transport of dangerous goods.

Answer 21

International Civil Aviation Organization

Question 22

an international agreement of major exporters and importers of coffee.

Answer 22

International Coffee Agreement

Question 23

a certificate of origin issued for coffee exports as prescribed by the International Coffee Organization.

Answer 23

International Coffee Organization Certificate of Origin