Tariffs and Customs Terms W.1.133

Question 1

part of a ship’s body at water level

Answer 1

waterline

Question 2

any of several numbered marks on a ship’s side indicating her cargo weight.

Answer 2

waterline

Question 3

a channel for ships and other vessels at a harbor,

Answer 3

waterway

Question 3

a navigable passage.

Answer 3

waterway

Question 4

a document prepared by a transport company setting forth the details of the Unlike being shipped and their destination

Answer 4

waybill

Question 4

a kind of tax assessed (per gallon) on barge carriers for use of a waterway.

Answer 4

waterway use tax

Question 5

a document used as a receipt for goods. Unlike a bill of lading, it is not a document of title. it is synonymous with liner waybill, ocean waybill, or sea waybill.

Answer 5

waybill

Question 5

a World Customs Organization (WCO) body in charge of framing and developing the Rules of Origin, which uses the Harmonized System.

Answer 5

WCO Technical Committee on Rules of Origin

Question 6

a phrase which means that time is not counted during Sundays, holidays, and when the weather prevents a ship from loading or discharging cargoes.

Answer 6

weather working days, Sundays and holidays excluded

Question 7

a 24-hour day period regardless of inclement weather prevents operations during any part of a working day.

Answer 7

weather working days

Question 8

exporters who combine similar products for sale. Is has partial exemption from U.S. anti-trust laws, but may not engage in import, domestic or third country trade, or combined export of services

Answer 8

Webb-Pomerene Association

Question 9

the manner by which the weight of goods is determined for transport, valuation, or assessment.

Answer 9

weighing

Question 10

the transport charge imposed based on the weight of goods.

Answer 10

weight charge

Question 10

the measure of heaviness

Answer 10

weight

Question 11

the minimum volume of cargo that commands the same number of charges for both less than-truckload and truckload cargo.

Answer 11

weight break

Question 12

a raw material that loses weight during processing.

Answer 12

weight-losing raw material

Question 13

a phrase in a bill of lading which indicates that a ship-owner does not know the actual weight of cargo being transported. This protects a ship-owner especially if he reasonably doubts the accuracy of the weight, as shown in the bill of lading.

Answer 13

weight unknown

Question 13

metric ton of 1,000 kilograms, often used in liner trades.

Answer 13

weight ton

Question 14

a barrel of crude oil or refined product, as opposed to a “paper barrel”.

Answer 14

wet barrel

Question 15

a structure where ships berth during loading or unloading of goods.

Answer 15

wharf

Question 16

a Customs official who keeps track of cargo movement and executes delivery permits or gate passes for release of goods from Customs

Answer 16

wharfinger

Question 17

is a charge on a cargoes, whether containerized or not, coming in/going out or transshipped through a port on the basis of the total metric or revenue tonnage whichever is applicable.

Answer 17

wharfage

Question 18

sum of money paid by the owner of a vessel, master, or agent, for the mooring of the ship at the pier, wharf, river, or channel of a port. These are normally charged per net or gross register ton of a vessel, length of the berth occupied, and quantity of cargo loaded or unloaded.

Answer 18

wharfage dues

Question 19

electrical appliances, like kettles, refrigerators, and washing machines.

Answer 19

white goods

Question 20

owner of a wharf.

Answer 20

wharfinger