ATA / ATD (Actual Time of Arrival / Actual Time of Departure): Abbreviation for actual arrival / departure time.
      Air Waybill (Air Waybill): by the shipper or the shipper in the name of the documents issued by the shipper and the carrier of goods between the proof of transport.
      Unpaid baggage (Baggage, Unaccompanied): non-carry-on baggage, checked by way of shipment of luggage.
      Bonded Warehouse (Bonded Warehouse): in this warehouse, or things can be deposited without a deadline without paying import duties.
      Bulk Cargo (Bulk Cargo): not loaded with the pallet and loaded parts of the bulk cargo.
      CAO (Cargo for Freighter Only): "Cargo carrier only" abbreviation, that can only be carried by cargo.
      Charges Collect: The fee charged to the consignee is stated on the air waybill.
      Charges Prepaid (Charges Prepaid): in the air waybill on the shipper to pay the fees paid.
      Chargeable Weight (Chargeable Weight): used to calculate the weight of air freight. The charge weight may be the volume weight, or when the cargo is loaded in the vehicle, the weight of the carrier is subtracted from the total weight of the load.
      CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freightage): refers to "cost, insurance and freight", that is, C & F plus the seller for the purchase of goods loss and damage insurance. The seller must enter into a contract with the insurer and pay the premium.
      Consignee: The name is listed on the air waybill and receives the goods delivered by the carrier.
     Consignment: The carrier receives one or more items of the shipper at a time and place and is carried by a single air waybill to a destination.
     Consignor: Equivalent to shipper.
     Consolidated Consignment: A shipment of goods consigned by two or more shippers, each shipper has entered into an airlift contract with the consignee.
     Consolidator: A person or institution that assembles goods into goods.
     COSAC (Community Systems for Air Cargo): Abbreviation for "high knowledge" computer system. Is the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. information and the central logistics management computer system.
      Customs: Government agency responsible for levying import and export duties, banning smuggling and drug trade and abuse (in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Customs).
      Customs Code: A code raised by the Customs and Excise Department (C & ED) for a shipment of goods to indicate the customs clearance or the customs clearance required by the cargo operator / consignee.
      Customs Clearance: Customs formalities that must be completed at the time of origin, transit, and at the destination for the carriage or withdrawal of the goods.
      Dangerous Goods: Dangerous goods are articles or substances that may pose a significant threat to health, safety or property during airlift.
      Declared Value for Carriage: The value of the goods declared by the shipper to the carrier with the purpose of determining the freight or setting the carrier's liability for loss, damage or delay.
      Declared Value for Customs: The value of the goods declared to the customs for the purpose of approving the amount of the tariff.
      Disbursements: The fees charged by the carrier to the agent or other carrier and then charged by the final carrier to the consignee. These fees are usually charged for the payment of freight and incidental charges paid by the agent or other carrier for the carriage of the goods.
      EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transportation): Abbreviation for "Management, Business and Transport Electronic Data Exchange". DIFACT is an international standard for message syntax for electronic data exchange.
      Embargo: Refers to the carrier within a certain period of time to refuse in any route or part of the route or to accept the transfer of any place or place to the carrier of any goods, any type or grade of goods.
      ETA / ETD (Estimated Time of Arrival / Estimated Time of Departure): Abbreviation for Estimated Time to Hong Kong / Departure Time.
      Export License: A license to permit the holder (the shipper) to export a designated item to a specific destination.
      FIATA (FIBL) [FIATA Bill of Lading] [FIATA Bill of Lading] [FIATA Bill of Lading] [FIATA Bill of Lading (FPC) Lading (FBL) "as Carrier" & Forwarders Certificate of Receipt (FCR). Guaranteed by the liability insurance (minimum liability limit: US $ 250,000).
      FOB (Free on Board): On the condition of "delivery by ship", the goods are shipped by the seller at the port of loading specified in the contract of sale. The risk of loss or damage to the goods is transferred to the buyer when the goods pass through the ship's side (ie, after leaving the wharf on the ship). The handling fee is paid by the seller.
      FOB Airport: This term is similar to the general FOB term. After the seller delivers the goods to the air carrier at the departure airport, the risk of loss is transferred from the seller to the buyer. Forwarder A agent or company that provides services (such as receipt, transfer or delivery) to assure and assist in the carriage of goods.
      Gross Weight: The total weight of the shipment, including the weight of the container and the packing material.
      HAFFA (Hong Kong Air Freight Forwarding Association): Hong Kong Cargo Industry Association Limited (HAFFA) abbreviation, founded in 1966, is a promotion, protection and development of Hong Kong's cargo transport industry, non-profit organizations.
      Freight Forwarder Air Waybill (HAWB) (House Air Waybill): This document includes a single piece of goods in the assembled goods, issued by the mixed goods collection, and includes instructions to the removal agent.
IATA (International Air Transport Association): Abbreviation of the International Air Transport Association. IATA is an organization of the air transport industry that provides services to airlines, travelers, shippers, travel agents and governments. The Association aims to promote air transport safety and standardization (baggage checking, airfare, weight list) and to assist in the approval of international air transport charges. IATA is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Import license (License): permit the holder (consignee) to import the designated goods of the government license documents.
Marks (Marks): the goods marked on the packaging to identify the goods or marked the owner of the relevant information mark.
Master Air Waybill: This is an air waybill that includes a shipment of cargo, which lists the consignee as a consignee.
Neutral Air Waybill: A standard air waybill for which no carrier is specified.
      Perishable Cargo: Perishable goods within a specified period of time or under adverse temperature, humidity or other environmental conditions.
Prepacked Cargo: Goods that have been shipped in the vehicle by the shipper before submitting the cargo operator.
Reception Checklist List: A document issued by a freight forwarder who receives a shipper's goods.
Regulated Agent Regime (Compliance Agent Regime): the Government of all air transport agents for security inspection system.
Shipment Release Form: A document issued by the carrier to the consignee for the retrievals of goods from the operator of the cargo terminal.
Shipper (shipper): A person or company designated in the contract for the carriage of goods to the consignee.
(Shipper's certificate for live animals / dangerous goods): the statement made by the shipper - declares that the goods have been properly disposed of in accordance with the rules of the latest version of IATA and all carrier rules and government regulations Packaging, accurate description, make it suitable for air transport.
Shipper's Letter of Instruction (Shipper's Letter of Instruction): Include the shipper or shipper's agent on the preparation of documents and instructions for the delivery of documents.
STA / STD (Schedule Time of Arrival / Schedule Time of Departure): Estimated arrival / departure time.
TACT (The Air Cargo Tariff): Abbreviation for the Air Cargo Tariff Table published by the International Airways Press (IAP) in cooperation with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Tariff: The price, charge and / or condition of the carrier's goods. Freight tables vary by country, cargo weight and / or carrier.
Unit Load Device: Any type of container or container used to transport the goods.
Valuable Cargo: Goods with an average gross value of $ 1,000 per kilogram or more, such as gold and diamonds.
Valuation Charge: A charge for the carriage of goods based on the value of the goods declared at the time of shipment.
Vulnerable or vulnerable (Vulnerable Cargo): goods that do not declare value but are clearly subject to handling, or goods that are particularly vulnerable to theft.

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