Tariffs and Customs Terms T.1.127 Flashcards
Terms and meaning from Dictionary of Tariff and Customs Terms with organization and functions of the various Offices of the Bureau of Customs.
the facilities used for the carriage of goods, like trucks, trailers, lorries, vans, cranes, fork lifts, and the like.
transport equipment
refers to a railway terminal, freight station, container terminal or yard, multi-purpose cargo terminal, or any similar receiving point.
transport terminal
a profile of the position and/or condition of consignments, goods, and/or equipment, at any point in time or place within the transport chain.
transport status
transfer of cargo form one ship to another, often from an ocean-going vessel to a feeder ship
transshipment
a phrase which means that the goods and/or equipment have been transferred to another means of transport
transshipment
a Customs procedure or check wherein imported cargoes are provisionally transferred to its control, prior to subsequent export.
transshipment
shall mean as article/merchandise arriving from a foreign port place noted in the carrier’s cargo manifest and destined for transshipment to another foreign airport.
transshipment cargo
cargo is an article arriving at any airport from another airport or place noted in the carrier’s manifest and destined for transshipment to another local or foreign airport.
Transshipment/transit cargo
permit a Customs authority for transshipment of cargo.
transshipment permit
port a port where the goods will be unloaded, for transport to another port.
transshipment port
a letter of credit issued by a bank to a traveler who prepares for an extended trip.
traveler’s letter of credit
treason it is an over attempt to overflow the government by one who has pledged his oath of allegiance.
treason
refers to an act of any person who shall unlawfully entered the customs premises without the written permission to the Collector of Customs.
trespass
the putting of sails, or filling up of cargoes on empty spaces, to balance the ship.
trimming
shall refer to a motor vehicle of 3.5 tons gross vehicle weight or more of any configuration that is primarily designed for the carriage of goods and with any number of wheels and axles.
truck
an entity created to protect and conserve assets for the benefit of a third party. It involves a contract affecting three parties; the trustor; the trustee; and the beneficiary.
trust
the person or firm to whom a trust is created in favor of a beneficiary.
trustee
the creator of a trust.
trustor
a regional trade arrangement forged in 1992, to create a free trade area between Turkey and the members to the European Free Trade Association
Turkey-EFTA
construction method wherein the contractor assumes total responsibility of the entire operations.
turnkey
the volume of cargo space between the ship’s tonnage and the upper deck
tweendeck tonnage
an inventory system which signals that an order is being made when the first bin is already empty. Meanwhile, the second bin contains enough supply until the company receives an order.
two-bin system
a clause in a coal charter contract which means the freight shall be made by the consignee, less two percent, provided no weighing is made at the port of discharge.
two percent in lieu of weighing
a pallet which frame allows entry of forks.
two-way pallet
classification of cargo load, like full-container load, less-container load, etc.
type of load indicator
