The Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry

اللغة العربية

Trade Abbreviations

AAR	Against All Risk	GA	General Average
AID	Agency for International Development	GmbH	Abbreviation For German term for “Limited Liability Company”
AG	Aktiengesellschaft (German term for “Incorporated”)	GT	Gross Ton
A/P	Authority to Purchase	FOB
a		IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
B/E	Bill of Exchange	IDA	International Development Association of the World Bank
B/L	Bill of Lading	IFC	International Finance Corporation
B.M.	Board Measure	Inc.	Incorporated
B.M.
CAD	Cash Against Documents	Ltd.	Limited Liability Company
CCC	Commodity Credit Corporation
C&D	Collection and Delivery	MEC	Marine Extension Clause
CFR	Cost and Freight	M/R	Mate’s Receipt
Cia.	Compania (Spanish terms for Company)	MT	Metric Ton
CIF	Cost, Insurance, Freight	M/V	Motor Vessel
C&I	Cost and Insurance
CIP	Carriage and Insurance Paid to	NOE	Not Otherwise Enumerated
CWT.	Hundredweight
aaa		OCP	Overland Common Points
D/A	Documents Against Acceptance	ORL	Owner’s Risk Leakage
D/D	Days After Date
D.F.	Dead Freight	PTO	Please Turn (page) Over
D/N	Debit Note	ROD	Refuse on Delivery
D/P	Documents Against Payment	R/R	Railroad
D/S	Days After Site
D/TR	Documents Against Trust Receipt	S.A.	Abbreviation for Spanish and French “Incorporated”
aaa		SL&CC	Shipper’s Load and Count
E&OE	Errors and Omissions Excepted	S.S.	Steamship
EOM	End of Month
EXW	Ex Works	T/T	Telegraphic Transfer

FAQ	Free at Quay	W.A.	With Average
FAS	Free Alongside Ship	W.R.	War Risk
FC&S	Free from Capture and Seizure
FOB	Free on Board
FPA	Free of Particular Average