ABBREVIATIONS OF I.B.

A
1. AAA-American Arbitration Association
2. AAEl-American Association of Exporters & Importers
3. ACDA-Arms Control & Disarmament Agency
4. ACE-Automated Commercial Environment
5. ACEP-Advisory Committee on Export Policy
6. ACH-Automated Clearinghouse
7. ACP-African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries
8. ACS-Automated Commercial System
9. ACTPN-Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
10. ADB-Asian Development Bank
11. AD-Anti-dumping
12. ADD-Anti-dumping duty
13. ADS-Agent Distributor Service
14. AD VAL-Ad Valorem Tariff Rate
15. AECA-Arms Export Control Act
16. AES-Automated Export System
17. AFDB-African Development Bank
18. AFDF-African Development Fund
19. AG-Australia Group
20. AGOA-African Growth and Opportunity Act
21. AID-Agency for International Development
22. ANSI-American National Standards Institute
23. APCAC-Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce
24. APEC-Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
25. APHIS-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
26. APTA-Automotive Products Trade Act
27. ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations
28. AT-Anti-Terriorism
29. ATA Carnet-"Admission Temporaire-Temporary Admission" Carnet
30. ATAC(s)-Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee(s)
31. ATC-Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
32. ATCA-Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
33. ATPA-Andean Trade Preference Act
34. AUI-ASEAN-United States Initiative
35. AVE-Ad Valorem Equivalent
36. AWB-Air Waybill

B
37. BAR-Buy American Restrictions
38. BATF-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
39. BDC-Beneficiary Developing Country
40. BDV-Brussels Definition of Value
41. B/E-Bill of Exchange
42. BEA-Bureau of Economic Analysis
43. BEET-Business Executive Enforcement Team
44. BENELUX-Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
45. BFC-Business Facilitation Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
46. BFP-Bona Fide Purchaser
47. BIRPI-United International Bureaux fo the Protection of Intellectual Property
48. BIS-Bank for International Settlements
49. BIS-Bureau of Industry and Security (Previously "BXA")
50. BISN-Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
51. BISNIS-Business Information Services for Newly Independent States
52. BIT(s)-Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies)
53. B/L-Bill of Lading
54. BNC-Binational Commission
55. BOND-Business Outreach to New Democracies (program)
56. BOP-Balance of Payments
57. BOT-Balance of Trade
58. BSA-Bilateral Steel Agreement
59. BTN-Brussels Tariff Nomenclature

C
60. C.A.F.-Currency Adjustment Factor
61. CACM-Central American Common Market
62. CADIC-Comparative Analysis of Domestic Industry's Condition
63. CAIP-Community Adjustment Investment Program
64. CAP-Common Agricultural Policy (EU)
65. CAP-Country Action Plan
66. CARIBCAN-Canadian-Caribean Basin Initiative
67. CARICOM-Carribean Common Market
68. CBERA-Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
69. CBI-Caribbean Basin Initiative
70. CBM-Chemical, Biological and Missile Non-Proliferation
71. CBW-Chemical and Biological Weapons
72. CC-Crime Control
73. CCC-Commodity Credit Corporation
74. CCC-Customs Cooperation Council
75. CCCN-Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature
76. CCL-Commerce Control List; formerly Commodity Control List
77. CCNAA-Coordination Council for North American Affairs (Taiwan)
78. CCPIT-China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
79. CD-ROM-Compact Disc—Read Only Memory
80. CDT-Center for Defense Trade
81. CEA -Chinese Economic Area
82. CEA-Council of Economic Advisors
83. CE Mark-Conformite Europeen
84. CEFTA-Central European Free Trade Agreement
85. CEP-Constructed Export Price
86. CER-Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
87. CET-Common External Tariff
88. CF-Customs Form
89. CFIUS-Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
90. C&F-Cost and Freight
91. CFC-Controlled Foreign Corporation
92. CFR-Code of Federal Regulations
93. CFR-Cost and Freight
94. CFTA-Canadian Free Trade Agreement
95. CG-18-Consultative Group of Eighteen (GATT)
96. C.I.-Cost and Insurance
97. CIA-Central Intelligence Agency
98. CIB-Council for International Business (arbitration)
99. CIF-Cost, insurance and freight
100.C.I.F.& C.-Cost, Insurance, freight, and commission
101.C.I.F.C.I.-Cost, insurance, freight, commission, and interest
102.C.I.F.I.&E.-Cost, insurance, freight, interest, and exchange.
103.CIME-Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises (OECD)
104.CIMS-Commercial Information Management Systems
105.CIP-Carriage and Insurance Paid
106.CIS-Commonwealth of Independent States
107.CISG-Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
108.CIT-Court of International Trade
109.CITA-Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
110.CITIC-China International Trade Tribunal
111.CITT-Canadian International Trade Tribunal
112.CIV-Civilian License Exception
113.CIV-Customs Import Value
114.CJR-Commodity Jurisdiction Request
115.CMP-Country Marketing Plan
116.CNL-Competitive Need Limitations
117.CNUSA-Commercial News USA
118.COCOM-Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
119.C.O.D.-Collect (cash) on delivery
120.CODEX-Codex Alimentarius Commission
121.COE-Council of Europe
122.COGSA-Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
123.COMECON-Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
124.COMEX-Commodity Exchange Inc.(futures contracts)
125.COP-Cost of Production
126.CP-Contracting Party
127.CPE-Centrally Planned Economy
128.CPT-Carriage Paid To
129.CSCE-Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
130.CT-Countertrade
131.CTA-Committee on Trade in Agriculture (GATT)
132.CTF-Certified Trade Fair, U.S. Department of Commerce
133.CV-Constructed Value
134.CVD-Countervailing Duty
135.CWC-Chemical Weapons Convention
136.CXT-Common External Tariff

D
137.D/A-Documents Against Acceptance
138.DAC-Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
139.DAF-Delivered at Frontier
140.DAV-Domestic Added Value
141.DDU-Delivered Duty Unpaid
142.DDP-Delivered Duty Paid
143.DDTC-Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (Previously "ODTC")
144.DEC-District Export Council
145.DEQ-Delivered Ex Quay
146.DES-Delivered Ex Ship
147.DF-Duty Free
148.DISC-Domestic Industrial Sales Corporation
149.DOA-Department of Agriculture
150.DOC-Department of Commerce (U.S.)
151.DOD-Department of Defense (U.S.)
152.DOE-Department of Energy (U.S.)
153.DOI-Department of the Interior (U.S.)
154.DOL-Department of Labor (U.S.)
155.DOS-Department of State
156.DOT-Department of Transportation
157.DOT-Department of Treasury
158.D/P-Documents Against Payment
159.DPL-Denied Persons List
160.DS-Dispute Settlement
161.DSU-Dispute Settlement Understanding
162.DTAG-Defense Trade Advisory Group
163.DTC-Defense Trade Controls
164.DTRA-Defense Threat Reduction Agency
165.DTSA-Defense Technology Security Administration

E
166.EAA-Export Administration Act
167.EAC-Export Assistance Center
168.EAEC-East Aisa Economic Caucus
169.EAI-Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
170.EAPC-Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
171.EAR-Export Administration Regulations
172.EBB-Economic Bulletin Board
173.EBRD-European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
174.EC-European Community
175.ECA-Economic Cooperatin Administration
176.ECB-European Central Bank
177.ECCN-Export Control Classification Number; Formerly, Export Commodity
Classification Number
178.ECD-Exporter Counseling Division
179.ECDC-Economic Cooperation Among Developing Countries
180.ECE-Economic Commission for Europe
181.ECGF-Export Credit Guarantee Facility
182.ECS-Echantillons Commerciaux (Commerical Samples)
183.ECS-European Cooperation System
184.ECSC-European Coal and Steel Community
185.ECU-European Currency Unit
186.EDC-Export Development Corporation
187.EDI-Electronic Data Interchange
188.EE-Export Enforcement
189.EEA-European Economic Area
190.EEBIC-Eastern Europe Business Information Center
191.EEC-European Economic Community
192.EEP-European Enhancement Program (United States)
193.EFT-Electronic Funds Transfer
194.EFTA-European Free Trade Association
195.EI-Encryption Item
196.EIB-European Investment Bank
197.EIN-Employer Identification Number
198.EIN-Exporter Identification Number
199.EITCA-United States-Soviet Union Agreement to Facilitate Economic, Industrial, and
Technical Cooperation
200.ELAIN-Electronic License Application and Information Network
201.ELAN-Export Legal Assistance Network
202.ELISA-Export License Status Advisor
203.ELVIS-Export License Voice Information System
204.EMC-Export Management Company
205.EMS-European Monetary System
206.EMS-Export Management System
207.EMU-European Monetary Union
208.EO-Executive Order
209.EOTC-European Organization for Testing and Certification
210.EP-European Parliament
211.EPA-Environmental Protection Agency
212.EPC-Economic Policy Council (United States)
213.EPC-European Patent Convention
214.EPCI-Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative
215.ER-Export Restraint
216.ERIC-Electronic Request for Item Classification
217.ERLC-Export Revolving Line of Credit
218.ERM-Exchange Rate Mechanism
219.ERP-European Recovery Program
220.ESA-European Sapce Agency
221.ESAF-Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility
222.ESCB-European System of Central Banks
223.ESP-Exporter's Sales Price
224.ESPIRIT-European Strategic Program for Research and Development in Information
Technologies
225.ETC-Export Trading Company
226.ETD-Estimated Time of Departure
227.ETSI-European Telecommunications Standards Institute
228.EU-European Union
229.EXW-Ex-works
230.EXIM BANK-Export-Import Bank of the United States
231.EXPAT-Expatriate
232.EXW-Ex Works

F
233.FA-Facts Available
234.FAA-Federal Aviation Administration
235.FAA-Foreign Assistance Act
236.FAC-Foreign Assets Control
237.FAO-Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations)
238.FAR-Federal Acquisition Regulations
239.FARA-Foreign Agents Registration Act
240.FAS-Foreign Agricultural Service
241.FAS-Free Alongside Ship
242.FBP-Foreign Buyer Program
243.FCA-Free Carrier
244.FCIA-Foreign Credit Insurance Association
245.FCN-Freedom, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty
246.FCO-Foreign and Commonwealth Office (United Kingdom)
247.FCPA-Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
248.FCS-Foreign Commercial Service (U.S. Department of Commerce)
249.FDA-Food and Drug Administration
250.FDI-Foreign Direct Investment
251.FDIUS-Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
252.FDIC-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
253.FEMA-Federal Emergency Management Agency
254.FET-Foreign Economic Trends
255.FICA-Federal Insurance Corporation of America
256.FISC-Foreign International Sales Corporation
257.F.M.C. or FMC-Federal Maritime Commission
258.FMS-Foreign Military Sales
259.FMSCR-Foreign Military Sales Credit
260.FMV-Foreign Market Value
261.FOB-Free on Board
262.FOGS-Functioning of the GATT System
263.FOIA-Freedom on Information Act
264.FOR-Free on Rail
265.FOREX-Foreign Exchange
266.FOT-Free on Truck
267.FPA-Free of Particular Average
268.FPFO-Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures Officer
269.FPFS-Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures System
270.FR-Federal Register
271.FRA-Forward/Future Rate Agreement
272.FSC-Foreign Sales Corporation
273.FSN-Foreign Service National
274.FSO-Foreign Service Officer
275.FTA-Free Trade Agreement
276.FTA-Free Trade Area
277.FTAA-Free Trade Area of the Americas
278.FTC-Federal Trade Commission
279.FTC-Foreign Tax Credit
280.FTI-Foreign Traders Index Feet/Foot
281.FTO-Foreign Trade Organization
282.FTSR-Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations
283.FTZ-Foreign Trade Zone
284.FTZA-Foreign Trade Zone Act
285.FTZ-Board-Foreign Trade Zone Board
286.FTZ-SZ-Foreign Trade Zone - Sub Zone
287.Fv-Fair Value
288.F/X-Foreign Exchange

G
289.G/A-General Average
290.GAB-General Agent to Borrow
291.GAO-General Accounting Office
292.GATS-General Agreement on Trade in Services
293.GATT-General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
294.GCC-Gulf Cooperation Council
295.G-DEST-General License-Destination
296.GDP-Gross Domestic Product
297.GEC-Global Electronic Commerce
298.GEM-Global Export Manager
299.GII-Global Information Infrastructure
300.GL-General License
301.GLV-General License-Shipments of Limited Value
302.GmbH-Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
303.GNG-Group of Negotiations on Goods
304.GNP-Gross National Product
305.GNP-Government Procurement
306.GNS-Group of Negotiations on Services
307.GO-General Order
308.GOV-License Exception on exports to U.S. government organizations.
309.GPA-WTO Agreement on Goverment Procurement
310.GPO-Government Printing Office (U.S.)
311.GP-ZONE-General Purpose Free Trade Zone
312.G.R.I.-General Rules of Interpretation
313.GSP-Generalized System of Preferences
314.GSTP-Global System of Trade Preferences
315.G-TEMP-General License – Temporary Export
316.GTDA-General License – Technical Data
317.GTDR-General License – Technical Data Restricted
318.GTF-U.S.-General License – Goods Imported for Display at U.S. Exhibitions or Trade
Fairs
319.G-5-Group of Five (United States, Japan, Germany, France, and United Kingdom)
320.G-7-Group of Seven (United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom,
and Canada)
321.G-8-Group of Eight (United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom,
Canada, and Russia)
322.G-77-Group of Sevent-Seven (all countries within UNCTAD Groups A and C (except
Israel and South Africa) 120 developing countries)
323.GUS-General License – Shipments to Personnel and Agencies of the U.S.
Government

H
324.HAWB-House Air Waybill
325.HAZMAT-Hazardous Materials
326.H/H-House to House
327.H/P-House to Pier
328.H.P.-Horsepower
329.HM-Home Market
330.HPC-High Performance Computer
331.HS-Harmonized System
332.HTS-Harmonized Tariff Schedule
333.HTSUS-Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
334.HWA-Hold Without Action

I
335.IA-Import Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)
336.IAEA-International Atomic Energy Agency
337.IAEL-International Atomic Energy List
338.IATA-International Air Transport Association
339.IBRD-International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
340.IBF-International Banking Policy
341.IBOR-Interbank Offered Rate
342.IC-Industry Committee of the OECD
343.ICA-International Cocoa Agreement
344.ICA-International Coffee Agreement
345.ICA-International Commodity Agreement
346.ICAO-International Civil Aviation Organization
347.ICB-International Competitive Bidding
348.ICC-International Chamber of Commerce
349.ICH-International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for
Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
350.ICITO-Interim Commission of the International Trade Organization
351.ICO-International Coffee Organization
352.ICP-Internal Control Program
353.ICSID-International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
354.IDA-International Development Association
355.IDB (or IADB)-Inter-American Development Bank
356.IDCA-International Development Cooperation Agency
357.IEA-International Energy Agency
358.IEC-International Electrotechnical Commission
359.IEDs-Improvised Explosive Devices
360.IEEPA-International Emergency Economic Powers Act
361.IEPG-Independent European Program Group
362.IESC-International Executive Service Corps
363.IFAC-Industry Functional Advisory Committee
364.IFAD-International Fund for Agricultural Development
365.IFC-International Finance Corporation
366.IFI-International Finance Institution
367.IIC-Inter-American Investment Corporation
368.IIPA-International Intellectual Property Alliance
369.ILO-International Labor Organization
370.IMF-International Monetary Fund
371.IMI-International Market Insight
372.IML-International Munitions List
373.IMO-International Maritime Organization
374.INC.-Incorporated
375.INCOTERMS-Internatoinal Commercial Terms
376.INR-Initial Negotiating Right
377.INRA-International Natural Rubber Agreement
378.INRO-International Natural Rubber Organization
379.INS-Immigration and Naturalization Services
380.INTELSAT-International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
381.IOS-Internatioal Orgnaization for Standardization
382.IP-Intellectual Property
383.IPAC-Industry Policy Advisory Committee (United States)
384.IPC-Integrated Program for Commodities
385.IPR-International Property Rights
386.IRS-Internal Revenue Service
387.ISA-Industry Sub-sector Analysis
388.ISA-International Sugar Agreement
389.ISAC-Industry Sector Advisory Committee
390.ISC-Intermodal Service Charge
391.ISO-International Standards Organization
392.ISPM 15-International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Publication No. 15:
Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade
393.ITA-International Tin Agreement
394.ITA-International Trade Administration
395.ITA-International Technology Agreement
396.ITAR-International Traffic in Arms Regulations
397.ITC-International Trade Commission
398.ITC-International Trade Center (UNCTAD/WTO)
399.ITDS-International Trade Data System
400.ITO-International Trade Organization
401.ITU-International Telecommunication Union
402.IVL-Individual Validated License

J
403.JCCT-United States-Mexico Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
404.JCIT-Joint Committee For Investment and Trade
405.JCP-Japan Corporate Program
406.JDB-Japan Development Bank
407.JEIC-Japan Export Information Center
408.JETRO-Japan External Trade Organization
409.JEXIM-The Export-Import Bank of Japan
410.JICA-Japan International Cooperation Agency

K
411.KG-Kommanditgesellschaft
412.KGS or Kilo(s)-Kilogram(s)
413.KK-Kabushiki Kaisha

L
414.LAFTA-Latin American Free Trade Association
415.LAIA-Latin American Integration Association
416.LASU-Large Aircraft Sector Understand Letter of Credit
417.LDBDC-Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Country
418.L/C-Letter of Credit
419.LCIA-London Court of International Arbitration
420.LCL, L.C.L.-Less Than Container Load
421.LDC-Less Developed Country/Lesser Developed Country
422.LDCs-Least Developed Countries
423.LEAP-License Enforcement Action Plan
424.LIBID-London Interbank Bid Rate
425.LIBOR-London Interbank Offered Rate
426.LIFFE-London International Financial Futures Exchange
427.LLC-Limited Liability Company
428.LLDCs-Lesser Developed Countries
429.LO-Licensing Officer
430.LOC-Letter of Credit
431.LOI-Letter of Indemnity
432.LOI-Letter of Intent
433.LOT-Level of Trade Adjustment
434.LTA-Long-Term Agreement on International Trade in Cotton Textiles
435.Ltd.-Limited
436.Ltda.-Limitada
437.LTL-Less than Truckload
438.LTL-Less Than Load (Shipment)
439.LTFV-Less Than Fair Value
440.LVS-Low Value Shipment License Exception
 M
441.MAC-Market Access & Compliance
442.MAI-Multilateral Agreement on Investment
443.MDB-Multilateral Development Bank
444.MERCOSUR-Mercado Comun del Sur (Sothern Common Market)
445.MFA-Multi-Fiber Arrangement
446.MFN-Most Favored Nation Treatment (now called Normal Trade Relations)
447.MHW-Ministry of Health and Welfare
448.MIF-Multilateral Investment Fund
449.MIGA-Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
450.MIPRO-Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization
451.MITI-Ministry of International Trade and Industry
452.ML-Munitions List
453.MLA-Manufacturing License Agreement
454.MNC-Multinational Corporation
455.MOF-Ministry of Finance
456.MOFERT-Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (People's Republic of
China)
457.MOFTEC-Ministry of Foreign Economic Trade and Economic Cooperation
458.MOSS-Market-oriented Sector-specific Negotiation Process (United States-Japan)
459.MOU-Memorandum of Understanding
460.MPT-Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
461.MRA-Mutual Recognition Agreement
462.MSA-Multilateral Steel Agreement
463.MT-Marine Terminal
464.MT-Missile Technology
465.MTAG-Missile Technology Advisory Group
466.MTCR-Missile Technology Control Regime
467.MTEC-Missile Technology Export Control Group
468.MTN-Multilateral Trade Negotiations
469.MTO-Multinational Trade Organization

N
470.N/A-Not Applicable
471.NADBANK-North American Development Bank
472.NAEC-National Association of Export Companies
473.NAFTA-North American Free Trade Agreement
474.NAICS-North American Industry Classification System
475.NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization
476.N.E.S.-Not Elsewhere Specified
477.N.E.S.O.I.-Not Elsewhere Specified or Indicated
478.NICs-Newly Industrializing Countries
479.NLR-No License Required
480.NMEs-Nonmarket economies
481.NMT-Office of Nuclear and Missile Technology Controls
482.NNPA-Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act
483.NNPT-Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
484.NO.-Number
485.N.O.I.B.N.-Not otherwise indexed by number
486.N.O.S.-Not otherwise specified
487.NP-Nuclear non-proliferation
488.NP-Nairobi Protocol
489.NPT-Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
490.NRA-Non-Resident Alien Individual
491.NRC-Nuclear Regulatory Commission
492.NRL-Nuclear Referral List
493.NS-National Security
494.NSA-National Security Agency
495.NSC-National Security Council
496.NSD-National Security Directive
497.NSG-Nuclear Suppliers Group
498.NSO-National Security Override
499.NTB-Non-Tariff Barrier
500.NTDB-National Trade Data Bank
501.NTE-National Trade Estimates Report
502.NTE-National Trade Exports Report
503.NTE-New-to-Export
504.NTM-New To Market
505.NTR-Normal Trade Relations
506.NV-Normal Value
507.NVOCC-Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier

O
508.O/A-Open Account
509.OAC-Office of Anti-boycott Compliance
510.OAPEC-Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
511.OAS-Organization of American States
512.OAU-Organization of African Unity
513.O.B.L.-(shipping) Ocean Bill of Lading
514.OBR-Oversees Business Report
515.OBU-Offshore Banking Unit
516.ODA-Official Development Assistance
517.OECD-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
518.OEE-Office of Export Enforcement
519.OEEC-Organization for European Economic Cooperation
520.OEL-Office of Export Licensing
521.OEM-Original Equipment Manufacturer
522.OEXS-Office of Export Services
523.OFAC-Office of Foreign Assets Control
524.OIC-Organization of the Islamic Conference
525.OMA-Orderly Marketing Agreement
526.OMB-Office of Management and Budget
527.OMC-Office of Munitions Control
528.OPEC-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
529.OPIC-Overseas Private Investment Corporation
530.OSHA-Occupied Safety and Health Administration

P
531.P/A-Power of Attorney
532.PCG-Policy Coordinating Group
533.PCT-Patent Cooperation Treaty
534.PEC-President's Export Council
535.PEFCO-Private Export Funding Corporation
536.PFC-Priority Foreign Country
537.PNTR-Permanent Normal Trade Relations
538.POA-Power of Attorney
539.POI-Period of Investigation
540.POR-Period of Review
541.PP-Purchase Price
542.P.P.-Prepaid (Freight must be prepaid)
543.P/P-Pier to Pier
544.PPA-Protocol of Provisional Application
545.P.R.C.-People's Republic of China – Mainland China
546.P.S.I.-Pre-shipment Inspection (of imports)
547.PSV-Post-Shipment Verification
548.PT 20-Per 20 Foot Trailer (Container)
549.PT 40-Per 40 Foot Trailer (Container)
550.PTA-Preferential Trade Agreement For Eastern and Southern Africa
551.PU&D-Pick-up and Delivery
552.PUDD-Potential Uncollected Dumping Duty
553.PWL-Priority Watch List

Q
554.QRs-Quantitative Restrictions

R
555.RBPs-Restrictive Business Practices
556.R&D-Research and Development
557.ROC-Republic of China – Taiwan
558.RFP-Request for Proposal
559.RFQ-Request for Quotation
560.RoRo-Roll-on, Roll-off
561.R.R.-Railroad
562.RS-Regional Stability
563.RWA-Returned Without Action

S
564.S & D-Special and Differential Treament
565.S.A.-Sociedad Anonima
566.S.A.-Societe Anonyme
567.SAA-Statement of Administrative Action
568.SAARC-South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
569.SADC-Southern Africa Development Community
570.SAF-Structural Adjustment Facility
571.SB-Surveillance Body
572.SBA-Small Business Association
573.SACU-Southern African Customs Union
574.SCL-Special Comprehensive License
575.SCM-Subsidies and Counterveiling Measures
576.SCO-Senior Commercial Officer
577.SDN-Specially Designated National
578.SDRs-Special Drawing Rights
579.SDT-Specially Designated Terrorist
580.SEA-Single European Act
581.SEC-Securities and Exchange Commission
582.SEC-Special Equipment Compensation
583.SED-Shipper's Export Declaration
584.SEED-Support for East European Democracy
585.SFSC-Shared Foreign Sales
586.SIC-Standard Industrial Classification
587.SII-Structural Impediments Initiative (United States - Japan)
588.SIMIS-Single Internal Market Information Systems
589.SIM-Singal Internal Market Service
590.SITC-Standard International Trade Classification
591.SLI-Shippers Letter of Instruction
592.SITC-Standard International Tariff Classification
593.SM-Service Mark
594.SNAPR-Simplified Network Application Process Redesign
595.SNPA-Substantial New Program of Action
596.SPAC-Services Policy Advisory Committee
597.SPI-Special Program Indicator
598.SPS-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
599.S.R. & C.C.-Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Warranty
600.S.R.L.-Societa a Responsabilita Limitada
601.SS-Short Supply
602.STC-Security Trade Control
603.STDF-Standards and Trade Develpment Facility
604.STE-State Trading Enterprise
605.STELA-System for Tracking Export License Applications
606.STM-State Trade Mission
607.STR-Special Representative for Trade Negotiations

T
608.TA-Trade Assistant
609.TAA-Trade Adjustment Assistance
610.TAA-Technical Assistance Agreement
611.TAAC-Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
612.TABD-Transatlantic Business Dialogue
613.TAC-Technical Advisory Committee
614.TACM-Transit Air Cargo Manifest
615.TAPO-Trade Assistance and Planning Office
616.TBT-Technical Barriers to Trade
617.TCC-Trade Compliance Center
618.TCI-Third Country Initiative
619.TCMD-Third Country Meat Directive
620.TD-Trade Development
621.TDA-Trade Development Agency
622.TDO-Table of Denial Orders
623.TDO-Temporarily Denial Order
624.TDP-Trade and Development Program
625.TEC or CXT-Tarif Exterieur Common (common external tariff)
626.TEP-Transatlantic Economic Partnership
627.TEU-(shipping) Twenty foot equivalent unit. A forty foot container is equal to two (2)
TEU'S.
628.TFC-Trade Fair Certification
629.TIA-Travel Industry Association of America
630.TIB-Temporary Importation under Bond
631.TIC-Trade Information Center
632.TIEA-Tax Information Exchange Agreement
633.THC-Terminal Handling Charge
634.T.L.-(shipping) Truckload
635.T.M.-(shipping) Traffic Manager
636.TM-Trademark/Trade Mission
637.TMP-Temporary Export License Exception
638.TNC-Trade Negotiations Committee
639.TNC-Transnational Corporation
640.TOP-Trade Opportunities Program
641.TPC-Trade Policy Committee
642.TPCC-Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
643.TPIS-Trade Policy Information System
644.TPM-Trigger Price Mechanism
645.TPRG-Trade Policy Review Group
646.TPRM-Trade Policy Review Mechanism
647.TPSC-Trade Policy Staff Committee
648.TPSC-Trade Policy Subcommittee
649.TRA-Trade Reference Assistant
650.TRIMs-Trade-Related Investment Measures
651.TRIPs-Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
652.TRO-Temporary Restraining Order
653.TS-Trade Specialist
654.TSB-Textile Surveillance Body
655.TSR-Technology and Software Restricted License Exception
656.TSU-Technology and Software Unrestricted License Exception
657.TSUS-Tariff Schedule of the United States
658.TSUSA-Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated
659.TT-Tested Telex
660.TWA-Trade-Weighted Average
661.TWEA-Trading With the Enemy Act
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662.UBO-Ultimate Beneficial Owner
663.UCC-Uniform Commercial Code
664.UCP-Uniform Customs and Practices
665.UCPDC-Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits
666.U.K.-United Kingdom
667.UN-United Nations
668.UNCDF-United Nations Capital Development Fund
669.UNCITRAL-United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
670.UNCSTD-United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development
671.UNCTAD-United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
672.UNCTC-United Nations Center on Transnational Corporations
673.UNDP-United Nations Development Program
674.UNDRO-United Nations Disaster Relief Organization
675.UNEP-United Nations Environment Program
676.UNESCO-United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
677.UNHCR-United National High Commissioner for Refugees
678.UNICEF-United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
679.UNIDO-United Nations Industrial Development Organization
680.UNITAR-United Nations Institute for Training and Research
681.UNRISD-United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
682.UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency
683.UNS-United Nations Sanctions
684.UR-Uruguay Round
685.URAA-Uruguay Round Agreements Act
686.URC-Uniform Rules for Collection
687.U.S. or U.S.A.-United States of America
688.USAID-U.S. Agency for International Development
689.USF&CS-United States and Foreign Commercial Service
690.USC-United States Code
691.USCS-United States Customs Service
692.USD/US$-United States Dollar
693.USDA-U.S. Department of Agriculture
694.USDIA-U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
695.USDOC-United States Department of Commerce
696.USEC-U.S. Mission to the European Communities
697.USGPO-U.S. Government Printing Office
698.USIA-U.S. Information Agency
699.USIS-United States Information Service
700.USITC-United States International Trade Commission
701.USML-U.S. Munitions List
702.USOECD-United States Mission to the Organization for Ecnomic Cooperation and
Development
703.USP-United States Price
704.USTDA-U.S. Trade and Development Agency
705.USTR-United States Trade Representative
706.USTTA-United States Travel and Tourism Administration
707.USUN-U.S. Mission to the United Nations

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708.VAR-Value-Added Reseller
709.VAT-Value-Added Tax
710.VER-Voluntary Export Restriction
711.VEU-Validated End-User
712.VL-Variable Levy
713.VRA-Voluntary Restraint Agreement

W-X-Y-Z
714.W-Ton of 1000 kilos
715.WA-With Average
716.WA-Wassenaar Arrangement
717.WAEMU-West African Economic and Monetary Union
718.W/B-Waybill
719.WCO-World Customs Organization
720.WCT-World Copyright Treaty
721.WEPZA-World Export Processing Zones Association
722.WFG-Wharfage
723.W/-With
724.WIPO-World Intellectual Property Organization
725.WL-Watch List
726.WMD-Weapons of Mass Destruction
727.WMO-World Meteorological Organization
728.W/O-Without
729.WPM-Wood Packing Material
730.WPPT-WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty
731.WTC-World Trade Center
732.WTDR-World Traders Data Report
733.WTO-World Tourism Organization
734.WTO-World Trade Organization