INTERNATIONAL TRADING TERMS
Term Abbreviation  DISCRIPTION 
a/a Always afloat
a.a.r: Against all risks 
Air consignment note: Air consignment note:
Airport of arrival: Airport of arrival:
Airport of departure Airport of departure
Airway bill: Airway bill:
Always safely afloat: Always safely afloat:
a.m.: Ante meridien
Amounts: Amounts
Approx.: Approximetaly 
ARR: Arrival 
B/L:  Bill of lading 
Booking: Booking:
Breakdown clause (of-of-hire clause):  Breakdown clause (of-of-hire clause): 
Breaking bulk: Breaking bulk:
Brokerage: Broker
B.S.: Bottom stowed 
B.S.T.: British summer time 
Bulk: Bulk
Bulk freight: Bulk freight
ca.: circa 
c.a.d. (c/d): Cash against documents 
c.a.f.: Cost, assurance,freit,c.i.f. 
cargo: cargo
Carriage: Carriage
Carrier:   Carrier
c.o.d.: Charges collect 
Certificate of origin: Certificate of origin
c.+ f: Cost and freight 
c.+ i: Cost and insurance 
Charge: Charge
Chargeable weight: Chargeable weight
CIF: mal bedeli olarak teslim
c.i.f.: Cost, inssurance,freight
c.i.f.+c: cost,insurance,freight and commission 
c.i.f landed:  Cost,insurance,freight,landed 
city terminal service: city terminal service
c.k.d.: completely knocked down 
Claims: Claims
c/o: Care of.
c.o.d.: Cash on delivery
Collecting free:  Collecting free
Commodity rates: Commodity rates
Conditions of contract: Conditions of contract
Consignee: Consignee
Consignment: Consignmen
Consignor: Consignor
Consolidator: Consolidator
Consular ınvoice (C.I): Consular ınvoice (C.I)
c.o.s.: Charterer pays des 
CPT: Cost Prepaied 
CRF: Cost and Freight 
c.t: Conference terms 
Current rates: Current rates:
Customs broker: Customs broker
Customs clearance: Customs clearance
customs declaration: customs declaration
DAF: Deliver at Frontier 
d.d.: Dangerous deck 
DDP: Gümrük resmi ödenmiş olarak teslim
DDU: Gümrük resmi ödenmeksizin teslim
dead freight: dead freight
Delivering carrier: Delivering carrier
Delivery service: Delivery service
Demurrage: Demurrage
DEP: Departure 
DES: Deliveri on Ship
DEQ: Deliveri in Quay 
Dispatch money: Dispatch money
d.i.c.: Geminin yük alma kapasitesi
d.i.o.: Yalnız yüklemede ödenen sevkiyat ücreti 
d/p: Document against Payment 
Emergency rates: Emergency rates
e.t.a.: estemated time for arrive 
E.T.C.: Muhtemel iş bitirme süresi
Ex ship: Gemiden teslim
EXW: iş yerinden teslim
f.a.c.: Yükleme/boşaltma esnasında geminin tüm imkanları kullanılarak mümkün olduğunca işin 
hızlı yapılması
f.a.s.: Free on aircraft 
f.o.b.: free on board 
Force majeure: Force majeure
f.o.t.: free on truck 
f.t.: Full terms 
Gateway charges: Gateway charges
General cargo rates: General cargo rates
Goods: Goods
Handling: Handling
I.C.C.: İngiliz sigortacılar Enstitüsü tarafından hazırlanmış olan kalıp hükümler
Incoterms: International commercial terms 
In regular turn: In regular turn
Landing charges: Landing charges
L/C: Letter of credit 
Lines terms: Lines terms
Livraison en cale: Livraison en cale
L.S&D charges: Landing.storage and delivery charges 
L/T: Long tonne 
Main port: Main port
M/R: Mate`s receipt 
n.o.p. Not otherwise provided 
Offload: Offload
Open rates: Open rates
o.w.h.: Ordinary working hours 
pd: Paid 
p.m.: post meridiem 
p.o.d.: paid on deliveri 
Shipment: Shipment
Subopen: Subject to being open 
Surcharge: Surcharge
Thru B/L: Bill Of Lading
Trace: Trace
u.c.: unusual Conditions 
w/m: Weight or measurement