What are the common English used by freight forwarders?
Update time:2024-08-07 10:20:42

In Freight Forwarding, commonly used English words and terms include the following:


Freight Forwarder - Freight Forwarder

Bill of Lading (B/L) - Bill of Lading

Air Waybill (AWB) - Air waybill

Consent - Consignment of goods

Cargo - Goods

Customs Clearance - Clearance

Shipping - Shipping

Logistics - Logistics

Freight Charges - Freight Charges

Incoterms - International Trade Terms

FOB (Free On Board) - Offshore price

CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) - Cost, Insurance, and Freight

EXW (Ex Works) - Factory Delivery

ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) - Estimated Time of Arrival

ETD (Estimated Time of Departure) - Estimated departure time

LCL (Less than Container Load) - Less than Container Load

FCL (Full Container Load) - Full Container Load

Booking - Booking

Transit Time - Transportation Time

Container - Container

Warehouse - Warehouse

Packing List - Packing List

Commercial Invoice - Commercial Invoice

Delivery Order (D/O) - Bill of Lading

Manifest - manifest

NVOCC (Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier)

Demurrage - demurrage fees

Detention - demurrage fee

Freight Collect - Freight collect

Freight Prepaid - Freight prepaid

These terms are very common in the freight forwarding industry and are indispensable in daily communication and operations.


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