Wednesday, March 16, 2011

International Trade Acronyms

Welcome to our weekly list of acronyms used in international trade.  The acronyms found here represent terms used in logistics, imports, exports, government agencies and more.  This week we review the other half of the acronyms that start with “C.”  Please feel free to contribute additional acronyms to the list.

CIF Cost, Insurance & Freight, Port of Destination (Incoterms©) 
CIP Carriage & Insurance Paid to, Named Place of Destination (Incoterms©) 
CIP Compliance Improvement Plan
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
COAC Commercial Operations Advisory Committee
COFC Container on Flat Car
COGSA Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
COO Certificate of Origin
COO Country of Origin
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSIA Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
CPT Carriage Paid to, Named Place of Destination
(Incoterms©)
CROSS Customs Rulings Online Search System
CSD Container Security Device
CSI Container Security Initiative
CSMS Cargo Systems Messaging Service
CTP Clean Truck Program
C-TPAT Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
CV or CVD Countervailing Duty
CY Container Yard

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