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AAA American Arbitration Association AAB Arab-African Bank AAEI American Association of Exporters and Importers AAR Against All Risks (insurance) AB Aktiebolag. company limited by shares. See Business Entities Appendix. ABI Automated Broker Interface American Business Initiative ABTA Association of British Travel Agents A/C Account Current ACC Arab Cooperation Council ACDA Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ACE Agrupamento Complementar de Empresas, See Business Entities Appendix. ACEP Advisory Committee on Export Policy ACH Automated Clearinghouse ACP African, Caribbean, and Pacific ACS Automated Commercial System ACTPN Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations a/d After date AD Aktzionerno Drouzestvo. See Business Entities Appendix. ADB Asian Development Bank ADF African Development Foundation ADS Agent Distributor Service Ad Val (or A.V.) Ad Valorem AE Anonymos Eteria. See Business Entities Appendix. AECA Arms Export Control Act AEIE Agrupamento Europeu de Interêsse Econômico. See Business Entities Appendix. AEN Administrative Exception Note AEV Articles of Extraordinary Value AFDB African Development Bank AFT Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms AG Aktiengesellschaften. See Business Entities Appendix. Australia Group AGX Agriculture Export Connections AID Agency for International Development AIES Automated Information Exchange System AIMS Agriculture Information and Marketing Services AIT American Institute in Taiwan AL Arab League AMB Ambassador AMF Airport Mail Facility AMS Automated Manifest System AMU Arab Maghreb Union ANSI American National Standards Institute A/O Account Of AOSIS Alliance of Small Island States APAC Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee Auto Parts Advisory Committee APEC Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APO Administrative Protective Order a.s. Akciova Spolecnost, See Business Entities Appendix. A.S. Anonim Sirket. See Business Entities Appendix. A/S Aktieselskab. See Business Entities Appendix. Aksjeselskap ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit ATA Carnet "Admission Temporaire- Temporary Admission" Carnet ATI American Traders Index Andean Trade Initiative ATP Advanced Technology Products ATPI Andean Trade Preference Initiative AT&T American Telephone & Telegraph AUTOVON Automatic Voice Network avdp. avoirdupois (weight) A.V. (or Ad Val ) Ad Valorem
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B.A. Buenos Aires (Argentina) B/A Bill of Adventure BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bbl Barrel B/C Bill of Credit B/D Bank Draft B./Dft. Bank Draft Bd. Ft. (also fbm) Board Foot Bdl Bundle B/E Bill of Exchange BENELUX Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union BF Board Foot BFP Bona Fide Purchaser B.H. Bill of Health BHC Bank Holding Company British High Commission Bhd. Berhad. See Business Entities Appendix. BIE Bureau of International Expositions BIS Bank for International Settlements BIT(s) Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies) B/L Bill of Lading BLEU Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union Bls Bales B/M Board measure B.O. Bad order BOP Balance of Payments BOT Balance of Trade B/P Bill of Parcels Bills Payable B/R Bills Receivable BRITE Basic Research in Industrial Technologies in Europe B.S. Bill of Sale BSA Bilateral Steel Agreement BSP Business Sponsored Between Show Promotion Bt Betéti Társaság. See Business Entities Appendix. BTN Brussels Tariff Nomenclature B/V Book Value B.V.B.A. Besloten Vennootschap met Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid. See Business Entities Appendix. BWS Bank Wire Service Bretton-Woods System Bx Box BXA Bureau of Export Administration
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C Consulate C.A. Compainía Anómima. See Business Entities Appendix. CAB Civil Aeronautics Board CACM Central American Common Market CAD/CAM Computer Aided Design/ Computer Aided Manufacturing C.A.F. Currency Adjustment Factor CAP Common Agricultural Policy Country Action Plan CAR Commercial Activity Report CARICOM Caribbean Common Market CASE Council of American States in Europe CBD Commerce Business Daily CBERA Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act CBI Caribbean Basin Initiative Cbm/ (or C.B.M.) Cubic Meter CBW Chemical and Biological Weapons CCC Canadian Commercial Corporation Commodity Credit Corporation Customs Cooperation Council CCCN Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature CCL Commerce Control List. (Commodity Control List) C.D. Carried Down Certificate of Deposit CD-R Compact Disc–Rewritable CD-ROM Compact Disc–Read Only Memory CDT Center for Defense Trade CEA Council of Economic Advisors CEAO West Africa Economic Community (Communauté Economique de l’Afrique) Celsius centigrade CEN European Committee for Standardization C. en C. Compainía en Comandita. See Business Entities Appendix. C. en C. por A. Compainía en Comandita por Acciones. See Business Entities Appendix. CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization CEO Chief Executive Officer CEPT European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations CERN European Center for Nuclear Research (Centre Européen de Recherche Nucléaire) CET Common External Tariff C&F Cost and Freight CFIUS Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. CFO Chief Financial Officer CFR Code of Federal Regulations Cost and Freight CFS Country Focused Seminar Cft. (or CuFt.) Cubic Foot (Feet) CFTA Canadian Free Trade Agreement CG Consul General, Consulate General CHG Charge d’Affairs C.I. Cost and insurance Cía Sociedad Colectiva. See Business Entities Appendix. CIB Council for International Business Cie Compagnie Offene Handelsgesellschaft. See Business Entities Appendix. CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight C.I.F.& C. Cost, insurance, freight and commission. C.I.F.C.I. Cost, insurance, freight, collection and interest. C.I.F.I.&E. Cost, insurance, freight, interest, and exchange. CIM Convention Internationale Concernant le Transport des Marchandises par Chemin de Fer (The International Convention for Transport of Merchandise by Rail) CIMS Commercial Information Management System CIO Congress of Industrial Organizations CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To Commodity Import Program CIS Census Interface System Commonwealth of Independent States CISG Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods CIT Court of International Trade CITA Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Fauna and Flora C.K.D. Completely Knocked Down C.L. Carload CL Containerload CLS Company Limited by Shares. See Business Entities Appendix. C. Ltda. Compainía de Responsabilidad Limitada. See Business Entities Appendix. C.M. Cubic Meter (capital letters); cm cm (small letters) centimeter CMA Common Monetary Agreement CMEA Council for Mutual Economic Assistance CMP Country Marketing Plan C/N Circular Note Credit Note CNUSA Commercial News USA C/O In Care Of Carried Over Cash Order Co. Company. See Business Entities Appendix. Offene Handelsgesellschaft. See Business Entities Appendix. S Corporation. See Business Entities Appendix. COCOM Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls C.O.D. Collect (cash) on delivery COE Council of Europe C.O.F.C. Container on flatcar COGSA Carriage of Goods by Sea Act COM Chief of Mission Cost of Manufacture COMECON Council for Mutual Economic Assistance COMEX Commodity Exchange Inc. (futures contracts) COMSAT Communications Satellite Corporation Conc’d. Concluded Cont’d. Continued COO Chief Operating Officer COP Cost of Production Corp. Corporation, See Business Entities Appendix. Stock Corporation. See Business Entities Appendix. CPE Centrally Planned Economy C. por A. Companía por Acciones. See Sociedad Anónima in Business Entities Appendix. c.p.t. Cuideachta Phoibli Theoranta. See Business Entities Appendix. CPT Carriage Paid To C.S.C. Container Service Charge CSCE Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe CSIS Center for Strategic and International Studies CSP Common Standard Level of Effective Protection CSS Cargo Selectivity System Comparison Shopping Service CT Countertrade CTD Committee on Trade and Development CTF Certified Trade Fair (Certified Event) CTIS Center for Trade and Investment Services CTM Certified Trade Mission CTP Composite Theoretical Performance Ctr Container Cu. Cubic (measure) CV Constructed Value C.V. Commanditaire Vennootschap. See Business Entities Appendix. CVD Countervailing Duty Cwt. (measure) Hundredweight (U.S.A. is 100 lbs., United Kingdom 112 lbs.) CXT Common External Tariff C.Y. Container Yard.
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D/A Documents Against Acceptance DAF Delivered at Frontier D.B.A. Doing Business As DCM Deputy Chief of Mission D/D Delivered DDP Delivered Duty Paid DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid DEC District Export Council DEQ Delivered Ex Quay DES Delivered Ex Ship DISC Domestic International Sales Corporation DISCO Defense Industrial Security Clearing Office DL Distribution License D/O Delivery Order DOA Department of Agriculture DOC Department of Commerce (U.S.) DOD Department of Defense (U.S.) DOE Department of Energy (U.S.) DOL Department of Labor (U.S.) DOT Department of Transportation D/P Documents Against Payment DPAC Defense Policy Advisory Committee D-RAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DTC Defense Trade Controls DSL Digital Subscriber Line DTSA Defense Technology Security Administration DTWG Defense Trade Working Group
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Ea or ea. each EAA Export Administration Act EAAA Export Administration Amendments Act EAC Export Assistance Center EAEC European Atomic Energy Community EAI Enterprise for the Americas Initiative EAN Except as otherwise noted EAR Export Administration Regulations EARB Export Administration Review Board EBB Economic Bulletin Board EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Community ECAs Export Credit Agencies ECASS Export Control Automated Support System ECCN Export Control Classification Number; formerly: Export Commodity Classification Number ECLS Export Contact List Service ECO/COM Economic/Commercial Section ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ECSC European Coal and Steel Community ECU European Currency Unit EDC Export Development Corporation EDI Electronic Data Interchange EDIFACT Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation EDO Export Development Office EE Eterorythmos Eteria. See Business Entities Appendix. EEA European Economic Area EEBIC Eastern Europe Business Information Center EEC European Economic Community EEP Export Enhancement Program EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EEZ Exclusive Economic Zones EFT Electronic Funds Transfer EFTA European Free Trade Association EIB European Investment Bank E.I. de R.L. Empresa Individual de Responsibilidad Limitada. See Business Entities Appendix. EIN Employer Identification Number Exporter Identification Number EIRL Eestabelecimento Individual de Responsabildade Limitada. See Business Entities Appendix. ELAIN Electronic License Application and Information Network ELAN Export Legal Assistance Network ELP Exempted Limited Partnership. See Business Entities Appendix. ELVIS Export License Voice Information System EMC Export Management Company EMS European Monetary System EMU European Monetary Union E&OE Errors and Omissions Excepted EOTC European Organization for Testing and Certification EP European Parliament EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPC Economic Policy Council European Patent Convention EPCI Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative EPE Eteria Periorismenis Efthinis. See Business Entities Appendix. EPROM Erasable Programmable Read- Only Memory EPS Export Promotion Services EPZ Export Processing Zone ERLC Export Revolving Line of Credit ERM Exchange Rate Mechanism ESA European Space Agency ESP Exporter’s Sale Price ESPRIT European Strategic Program for Research and Development in Information Technologies ESSS Entry Summary Selectivity System ETA Estimated Time of Arrival etc. etcetra ETC Export Trading Company ETD Estimated Time of Departure ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute EU European Union EUCLID European Cooperation for the Long-term in Defense EURAM European Research in Advanced Materials EURATOM European Atomic Energy Community EUREKA European Research Coordination Agency E.U.R.L. Entreprise Unipersonnelle à Responsabilité Limitée. See Business Entities Appendix. EXCEL Export Credit Enhanced Leverage EXIMBANK Export-Import Bank of the U.S.A. EXW Ex Works
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F Fahrenheit FAA Federal Aviation Administration Foreign Assistance Act FAAS Foreign Affairs Administrative Support FAC Foreign Assets Control F.A.K. Freight All Kinds FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FAS Foreign Agricultural Service Free Alongside Ship fax facsimile (fax machine or fax letter) FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service fbm (also Bd.Ft.) Board Foot FBP Foreign Buyer Program FBT Flatbed Trailer FCA Free Carrier FCIA Foreign Credit Insurance Association FCPA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act F.C.&S. Free of Capture and Seizure Warranty FDA Food and Drug Administration FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIUS Foreign Direct Investment in the United States FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FET Foreign Economic Trends FEU Forty Foot Equivalent Units FFP Food For Progress FI Free In FIO Free In and Out F.I.O.S. Free In, Out and Stow FIT Foreign Independent Tour F.M.C. (or FMC) Federal Maritime Commission FMS Foreign Military Sales FMV Foreign Market Value FO Free Out FOB Free on Board FOR/FOT Free on Rail/Free on Truck FOREX Foreign Exchange FPA Free of Particular Average FPFS Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures System FPG Foreign Parent Group FR Flat Rack FRA Forward/Future Rate Agreement FSC Foreign Sales Corporation FSI Foreign Service Institute FSN Foreign Service National FSO Foreign Service Officer ft Foot/Feet (measure) FTA Free Trade Agreement Free Trade Area FTC Federal Trade Commission (U.S.) FTI Foreign Traders Index FTO Foreign Trade Organization FTZ Foreign Trade Zone FTZA Foreign Trade Zone Act FTZB Foreign Trade Zone Board FTZ-SZ Foreign Trade Zone-Subzone F/X Foreign Exchange
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G-5 Group of Five G-7 Group of Seven G-10 Group of Ten G-24 Group of Twenty-Four G-77 Group of Seventy-Seven G/A General Average GAB General Agreements to Borrow (Paris Club) GATS General License - Aircraft on Temporary Sojourn GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade G-BAGGAGE General License - Baggage GCC Gulf Cooperation Council GCG General License - Shipments to Agencies of Cooperating Governments G-COCOM General License - COCOM G-DEST General License - Destination GDP Gross Domestic Product GEM Global Export Manager GFW General License - Free World GIT General License - In Transit Shipments GL General License GLR General License - Return (Replacement) GLV General License - Shipments of Limited Value GmbH Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung. See Business Entities Appendix. G-NNR General License - Non-Naval Reserve GNP Gross National Product GO General Order GPO Government Printing Office (U.S.) G.R.I. General Rate Increase GSP Generalized System of Preferences GTDA General License - Technical Data GTDR General License - Technical Data Restricted G-TEMP General License - Temporary Export GTF-U.S. General License - Goods Imported for Display at U.S. Exhibitions or Trade Fairs GUS General License - Shipments to Personnel and Agencies of the U.S. Government
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H Height HAWB House Air Waybill HC High Commission (British) H/H House to House HMHC Her Majesty’s High Commission H.P. Horsepower H/P House to Pier HS Harmonized System HTS Harmonized Tariff Schedule HTSUS Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. HTWG High Technology Working Group
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IACC International Anticounterfeiting Coalition IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAEL International Atomic Energy List IATA International Air Transport Association IBF International Banking Facility IBOR Interbank Offered Rate IBM International Business Machines (Company) IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IC Import Certificate Integrated Circuit ICA International Cocoa Agreement International Coffee Agreement International Commodity Agreement ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICC International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) Interstate Commerce Commission ICO International Congress Office ICP Industry Consultations Program ICS Investment Climate Statement ICSID International Center for the Settlement for Investment Disputes ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions I.D. Inside Diameter IDA International Development Association IDB Inter-American Development Bank IDCA International Development Cooperation Agency IEA International Energy Agency IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IEEPA International Emergency Economic Powers Act IEPG Independent European Program Group IESC International Executive Service Corps IFAC Industry Functional Advisory Committee IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFC International Finance Corporation IFM Inward Foreign Manifest IFRB International Frequency Registration Board IFS Industry Focused Seminar In-Flight Survey IGC Interagency Group on Countertrade IGPAC Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee IJA International Jute Agreement IL Industrial List ILO International Labor Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IMI International Market Insight IML International Munitions List IMO International Maritime Organization IMSO International Maritime Satellite Organization In. Inch Inc. or Corp. Incorporated Corporation C corporation, See Business Entities Appendix. Close Corporation, See Business Entities Appendix. Stock Corporation. See Business Entities Appendix. info. Information INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite Organization INPAC Investment Policy Advisory Committee INR Initial Negotiating Right INS Immigration and Naturalization Service INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization IOGA Industry-Organized, Government- Approved Mission IPAC Industry Policy Advisory Committee IPO Initial Public Offering (stock) IPR Intellectual Property Rights IRA International Rubber Agreement IRS Internal Revenue Service I/S Interessantelskab ISA Industry Sub-Sector Analysis International Sugar Agreement ISAC Industry Sector Advisory Committee ISBN International Standard Book Number (publishing) ISC Intermodal Service Charge ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISO International Standards Organization ITA International Tin Agreement International Trade Administration ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITC International Trade Commission ITT International Telephone & Telegraph ITU International Telecommunication Union IVL Individual Validated License IWC International Whaling Commission
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JCIT Joint Committee for Investment and Trade JDB Japan Development Bank JEIC Japan Export Information Center JETRO Japan External Trade Organization JEXIM The Export-Import Bank of Japan JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
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K.D. Knocked Down KDD Kokusai Denshin Denwa K.D.F. Knocked Down Flat KEG Kommandit Erwerbsgesellschaft. See Business Entities Appendix. Kft Korlátolt Felelosségu Társaság. See Business Entities Appendix. KG Kommanditgesellschaft KGS or Kilo(s) Kilogram(s) KK Kabushiki Kaisha Kkt Közkereseti Társaság. See Business Entities Appendix. k.s. Komanditní Spolecnost. See Business Entities Appendix. K/S Kommanditselskab
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L Length LAFTA Latin American Free Trade Association LAIA Latin American Integration Association LASH Lighter Aboard Ship Lb (s) Pound(s) (weight measure) L/C Letter of Credit LCL Less Than Container Load Lda. Sociedade por Quota. See Business Entities Appendix. LDC Least (Less, Lesser) Developed Country Limited Duration Companies. See Business Entities Appendix. LIBID London Interbank Bid Rate LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate LIFFE London International Financial Futures Exchange LIMEAN London Interbank Mean LLC Limited Liability Company. See Business Entities Appendix. LLP Limited Liability Partnership. See Business Entities Appendix. L.O.A. Length Overall LOI Letter of Indemnity L.S. Lump Sum L.T. Long Ton (2,240 Pounds) Ltd. Limited Corporation, See Business Entities Appendix. Private Company. See Business Entities Appendix. Ltda. Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada. See Business Entities Appendix. Limitada Ltée. Corporation, See Business Entities Appendix. Limitée L.T.L. Less than truckload
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M Measurement Thousand (1,000 units) max. Maximum MBF or MBM One Thousand Board Feet MC Minister Counsellor MCTL Militarily Critical Technologies List M/D Month’s Date MD Managing Director MDB Multilateral Development Bank MFA Multi-Fiber Arrangement MFN Most Favored Nation MFT Per Thousand Feet MHW Ministry of Health and Welfare MIF Multilateral Investment Fund MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Mij. Maatschappij min. Minimum MIPRO Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry MKR Matchmaker Program M.O. Money Order MOCP Market-Oriented Cooperation Plan MOFERT Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade MOFTEC Ministry of Foreign Economic Trade and Economic Cooperation MOSS Market-Oriented, Sector-Selective MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Major Projects Agreement MPP Market Promotion Program MPT Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications MRA Mutual Recognition Agreement MT Marine Terminal MTAG Missile Technology Advisory Group MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime MTEC Missile Technology Export Control Group MTN Multilateral Trade Negotiations MTO Multilateral Trade Organization
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N/A Not Applicable NAEC National Association of Export Companies NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NASDA National Association of State Development Agencies NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization N.B. Note Below NCC National Chambers of Commerce NEA Nuclear Energy Agency N.E.S. Not Elsewhere Specified NICs Newly Industrializing Countries NIPA National Income and Product Accounts NMEs Nonmarket Economies NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act NNPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty No Number N.O.I.B.N. Not Otherwise Indexed by Number N.O.S. Not Otherwise Specified NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRL Nuclear Referral List NRPB Natural Resource Based Products N/S (also NSF) Not Sufficient Funds NS Not Subject To NSC National Security Council NSD National Security Directive NSF (also N/S) Not Sufficient Funds NSG Nuclear Suppliers Group NSO National Security Override NT Net Ton NTBs Non-Tariff Barriers NTDB National Trade Data Bank NTE National Trade Estimates Report New-To-Export NTM New-To-Market NTMs Non-Tariff Measures NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation N.V. Naamloze Vennootschap. See Business Entities Appendix. NVOCC Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange NYSE New York Stock Exchange
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OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries OAS Organization of American States OAU Organization of African Unity O.B.L. Ocean bill of lading OBR Overseas Business Report OBU Offshore Banking Unit O/C Overcharge OC Operating Committee OCP Overland Common Point O.D. Outside Diameter ODA Official Development Assistance OE Omorythmos Eteria. See Business Entities Appendix. OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEG Offene Erwerbsgesellschaft. See Business Entities Appendix. OEL Office of Export Licensing OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control OHG Offene Handelsgesellschaft. See Business Entities Appendix. OIC Organization of the Islamic Conference OIEC Organization for Economic Cooperation OMA Orderly Marketing Agreement OMB Office of Management and Budget OMC Office of Munitions Control OOD Drouzestvo s Ogranichena Otgovornost. See Business Entities Appendix. OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation ORM Other Regulated Materials O/S Out of Stock OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration OT Open Top O/T Overtime OTC Over the Counter OTM Old-To-Market OWC On Wheels Charge Oy Osakeyhtiö. See Business Entities Appendix.
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P/A Power of Attorney PC Per Container Personal Computer P/C Prices Current Petty Cash PCS Piece(s) PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty PEC President’s Export Council PEFCO Private Export Funding Corporation P/H Pier to House P&I Principal and Interest PIP Post-Initiated Promotion Pkg(s) Package(s) P&L Profit and Loss P.L.C. Public Company. See Business Entities Appendix. PLC Pre-License Check Public Limited Company P/N Promissory Note PP Purchase Price P.P. Prepaid (Freight Prepaid) P/P Pier to Pier PPA Protocol of Provisional Application P.R.C. People’s Republic of China PSV Post-Shipment Verification p/t Part-time Pte. Ltd. Private Limited PT Per Trailer PT 20 Per 20 Foot Trailer/Container PT 40 Per 40 Foot Trailer/Container PTA Preferential Trade Agreement for Eastern and Southern Africa PU&D Pick Up and Delivery Pvt. Ltd. Private Company. See Business Entities Appendix.
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QRs Quantitative Restrictions
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R Rail Ramp RACE Research in Advanced Communications in Europe RAM Random Access Memory RBPs Restrictive Business Practices RCS Regular Catalog Show R&D Research and Development RFP Request for Proposal RFQ Request for Quotation ROM Read Only Memory RoRo Roll-on, Roll-off R.R. Railroad Rt Részvénytársaság. See Business Entities Appendix. RWA Returned Without Action
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S.A. Sociedad Anónima. See Business Entities Appendix. Sociedade Anónima. See Business Entities Appendix. Società per Azioni. See Business Entities Appendix. Société Anonyme. See Business Entities Appendix. Spólka Akcyjna. See Business Entities Appendix. SABIT Special American Business Internship Training Program SADC Southern Africa Development Community SACU Southern African Customs Union SADCC Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference S.A. de C.A. Sociedad Anónima de Capital Abierto. See Business Entities Appendix. S.A.R.L. Société à Responsabilité Limitée. See Business Entities Appendix. S.A.S. Società in Accomandita Semplice. See Business Entities Appendix. Société par Actions Simplifée. See Business Entities Appendix. SASO Saudi Arabian Standards Organization SBA Small Business Administration S.C. Sociedad Colectiva. See Business Entities Appendix. Société en Commandite. Société Coopérative. See Business Entities Appendix. S.C.A. Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones. See Business Entities Appendix. SCaRL Società Cooperativa a Responsabilità. See Business Entities Appendix. S.C.I. Sociedad de Capital e Industria. See Business Entities Appendix. SCM Southern Common Market SCO Senior Commercial Officer S.C. par A. Société en Commandite par Actionss. See Business Entities Appendix. SCRL Sociedade Cooperativa. See Business Entities Appendix. S.C.S. Société en Commandite Simple. See Business Entities Appendix. S&D Special and Differential Treatment S. de R.L. (also Ltda.) Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada. See Business Entities Appendix. Sdn. Bhd. Sendirian Berhard. See Business Entities Appendix. SDRs Special Drawing Rights (banking) SEA Single European Act SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Special Equipment Compensation SED Shipper’s Export Declaration SEED Support for East European Democracy SEM Seminar Mission S. en C. Sociedad en Comandita. See Business Entities Appendix. Société en Commandite Simple. See Business Entities Appendix. S. en C.S. Société en Commandite Simple. See Business Entities Appendix. SEPD State Export Program Database SFO Solo Fair (overseas procured) SFSC Shared Foreign Sales Corporation SFW Solo Fair (Washington procured) SGA Selling, General, and Administrative (Expenses) S.G.L. Società a Garanzia Limitata. See Business Entities Appendix. SIC Standard Industrial Classification SII Structural Impediments Initiative SIMIS Single Internal Market Information Service SIMS Single Internal Market Service S/IOGA State/Industry-Organized, Government-Approved SITC Standard International Tariff Classification SLI Shipper’s Letter of Instruction SM (or sm) Service Mark SMSA Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area SNC Société en Nom Collectif. See Business Entities Appendix. SNEC Sub-Group on Nuclear Export Coordination s/o (or S.O.) Ship’s Option, (rate yielding greater revenue; must be charged) SOD Shipped on Deck SOGA State-Organized, Government- Approved Mission S.p.A. Società per Azioni. See Business Entities Appendix. SPAC Services Policy Advisory Committee spol. s r.o. Spolecnost s Rucením Omezenym. See Business Entities Appendix. S.P.R.L. Société Privée a Reponsabilité Limitéeprivate. See Business Entities Appendix. S.P.R.L. Société de Personnes à Responsabilité Limitée. See Business Entities Appendix. Sp. z o.o. Spólka z Ograniczona Odpowied Zialnóscia. See Business Entities Appendix. S.Q. Sociedad por Quota S.R.&C.C. Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Warranty (all risk insurance) S.R.L. Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada. See Business Entities Appendix. Società a Responsabilità Limitata. See Business Entities Appendix. Société à Responsabilité Limitée. See Business Entities Appendix. s.r.o. Spolecnost s Rucením Omezenym. See Business Entities Appendix. SSA Sub-Saharan Africa STA Semiconductor Trade Agreement S.T.C. Said to Contain Sté. Société Ste. Cve. Société Cooperative. See Business Entities Appendix. STELA System for Tracking Export License Applications STEs State Trading Enterprises STM State Trade Mission S.T.W. Said to Weigh S.U. Set Up
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T. Ton of 2,240 lbs TA Trade Assistant TAA Trade Adjustment Assistance TAAC Trade Adjustment Assistance Center TAC Technical Advisory Committee TACM Transit Air Cargo Manifest TAPO Trade Assistance and Planning Office TCI Third Country Initiative TCMD Third Country Meat Directive TDO Table of Denial Orders TDP Trade and Development Program TEC or CXT Tarif Extérieur Commun (common external tariff) Tel. Telephone Teo. Steoranta. See Business Entities Appendix. TEU Twenty foot equivalent unit. A forty foot container is equal to two (2) TEU’S. TFC Trade Fair Certification TFO Trade Fair (Overseas-Recruited) TFW Trade Fair (Washington- Recruited) THC Terminal Handling Charge TIA Travel Industry Association of America TIB Temporary Importation under Bond TIC Trade Information Center TIEA Tax Information Exchange Agreement TIFTs Trade and Investment Facilitation Talks TIMS Textiles Information Management System T.L. Total Loss (shipping) Truckload T.L.S. Türk Limited Sirket. See Business Entities Appendix. T.M. Traffic Manager TM Trademark Trade Mission TNC Trade Negotiations Committee T.O.F.C. Trailer (On Wheels) Flat Car TOP Trade Opportunities Program TPC Trade Policy Committee TPCC Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee TPIS Trade Policy Information System TPM Trigger Price Mechanism TPRG Trade Policy Review Group TPRM Trade Policy Review Mechanism TPSC Trade Policy Staff Committee TRA Trade Reference Assistant TRIMs Trade-Related Investment Measures TRIPs Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TRO Temporary Restraining Order TS Trade Specialist TSB Textile Surveillance Body TSUSA Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated. Usually referred to as HTSUS or Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States T.T.S. Telegraphic transfer selling rate TWEA Trading With the Enemy Act
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U.A.E. United Arab Emirates UBO Ultimate Beneficial Owner UCC Uniform Commercial Code UCP Uniform Customs and Practices UCPDC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits U.K. United Kingdom ULD Unit Load Device UMOA West African Monetary Union (Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine) UN United Nations UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund UNCSTD United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Program UNDRO United Nations Disaster Relief Organization UNEP United Nations Environment Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities UNGA United Nations General Assembly UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social Development UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency URC Uniform Rules for Collection U.S. or U.S.A. United States of America USC United States Code USCS United States Customs Service USD (also US$) United States Dollar USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USDIA U.S. Direct Investment Abroad USEC U.S. Mission to the European Communities US&FCS United States and Foreign Commercial Service USGPO U.S. Government Printing Office USIA U.S. Information Agency USIS United States Information Service USITC United States International Trade Commission U.S.M.C United States Maritime Commission USML U.S. Munitions List USP United States Price USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USTDA U.S. Trade and Development Agency USTR United States Trade Representative USTTA United States Travel and Tourism Administration USUN U.S. Mission to the United Nations
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VAT Value-Added Tax VER Voluntary Export Restriction VHF Very High Frequency Viz Namely VL Variable Levy VOA Voice of America v.o.s. Verejná Obchodní Spolecnost. See Business Entities Appendix. VP Vice President VRA Voluntary Restraint Agreement
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W Width W Ton of 1000 kilos w/ (also W/ ) With WA With Average WAMU West African Monetary Union WARC World Administrative Radio Conference W/B Waybill WFG Wharfage WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WLL Sharika That Massouliyyah Mahdoodah. See Business Entities Appendix. WMO World Meteorological Organization W/O Without W.P.A. With Particular Average (insurance) WTDR World Traders Data Report WTO World Tourism Organization World Trade Organization WWW World Wide Web
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