Tariffs and Customs Terms ST.1.119 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 clause in a charter contract which states that if nitrate cargo cannot be loaded due to big waves, the time of delay shall not count as layday. This applies to Chilean ports.
surf days
monitoring of trade policies, and practices of contracting parties under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surveillance
excess goods; used automobile and truck parts in “as-is” condition; excess amount of revenue or money.
Surplus
a body created by the Uruguay Round Table Negotiating Committee to monitor if the contracting parties implement their standstill and rollback commitments.
surveillance body
findings made by a surveying firm on cargoes immediately prior to exportation; a report of insures (or survey agents) on discharged cargo at a port of destination or on damaged or lost cargo.
survey report
one who computes the ship’s load and her position, and verifies her condition upon arrival to, and departure from, a port; a marine specialist (but not an insurance adjuster) who examines damaged property and determines its cause; nature, and extent. He proposes the method of repair or replacement. His actions do not affect the terms and conditions set forth in an insurance policy.
surveyor
exchange of one type of asset or payment for another.
swap
remnants of cargoes, like grains, coffee, sugar, rice, due to torn bags, rotting, chafing, inadequate packing, or damage from vermin.
sweepings
a fraudulent act of taking goods out of customs custody without payment of duties and taxes.
swing
a countertrade wherein the goods are sold on credit, and then it is transferred to a third party.
switch arrangement
a fraudulent act of substituting a shipment by another.
switching
a list of individuals and firms disallowed to ship or receive U.S.-made goods and technology, and published by the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.
Table of Denial Orders
a ship’s device that consists of pulleys and ropes to lift or lower cargoes.
tackle
man a person who records all cargoes and their condition during loading and discharge operations.
tally man
a printed form on which companies record the items they receive or ship out.
tally sheet
