A
AAA
American Arbitration Association
AAEl
American Association of Exporters & Importers
ACDA
Arms Control & Disarmament Agency
ACE
Automated Commercial Environment
ACEP
Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACH
Automated Clearinghouse
ACP
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries
ACS
Automated Commercial System
ACTPN
Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
ADB
Asian Development Bank
AD
Anti-dumping
ADD
Anti-dumping duty
ADS
Agent Distributor Service
AD VAL
Ad Valorem Tariff Rate
AECA
Arms Export Control Act
AES
Automated Export System
AFDB
African Development Bank
AFDF
African Development Fund
AG
Australia Group
AGOA
African Growth and Opportunity Act
AID
Agency for International Development
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
APCAC
Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce
APEC
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APTA
Automotive Products Trade Act
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AT
Anti-Terriorism
ATA Carnet
"Admission Temporaire-Temporary Admission"
Carnet
ATAC(s)
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee(s)
ATC
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
ATCA
Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
ATPA
Andean Trade Preference Act
AUI
ASEAN-United States Initiative
AVE
Ad Valorem Equivalent
AWB
Air Waybill
B
BAR
Buy American Restrictions
BATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
BDC
Beneficiary Developing Country
BDV
Brussels Definition of Value
B/E
Bill of Exchange
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEET
Business Executive Enforcement Team
BENELUX
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
BFC
Business Facilitation Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
BFP
Bona Fide Purchaser
BIRPI
United International Bureaux fo the Protection of Intellectual Property
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
BIS
Bureau of Industry and Security (Previously "BXA")
BISN
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
BISNIS
Business Information Services for Newly Independent States
BIT(s)
Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies)
B/L
Bill of Lading
BNC
Binational Commission
BOND
Business Outreach to New Democracies (program)
BOP
Balance of Payments
BOT
Balance of Trade
BSA
Bilateral Steel Agreement
BTN
Brussels Tariff Nomenclature
C
C.A.F.
Currency Adjustment Factor
CACM
Central American Common Market
CADIC
Comparative Analysis of Domestic Industry's Condition
CAIP
Community Adjustment Investment Program
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy (EU)
CAP
Country Action Plan
CARIBCAN
Canadian-Caribean Basin Initiative
CARICOM
Carribean Common Market
CBERA
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
CBI
Caribbean Basin Initiative
CBM
Chemical, Biological and Missile Non-Proliferation
CBW
Chemical and Biological Weapons
CC
Crime Control
CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Customs Cooperation Council
CCCN
Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature
CCL
Commerce Control List; formerly
Commodity Control List
CCNAA
Coordination Council for North American Affairs (Taiwan)
CCPIT
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
CD-ROM
Compact Disc—Read Only Memory
CDT
Center for Defense Trade
CEA
Chinese Economic Area
CEA
Council of Economic Advisors
CE Mark
Conformite Europeen
CEFTA
Central European Free Trade Agreement
CEP
Constructed Export Price
CER
Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
CET
Common External Tariff
CF
Customs Form
CFIUS
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
C&F
Cost and Freight
CFC
Controlled Foreign Corporation
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CFR
Cost and Freight
CFTA
Canadian Free Trade Agreement
CG-18
Consultative Group of Eighteen (GATT)
C.I.
Cost and Insurance
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CIB
Council for International Business (arbitration)
CIF
Cost, insurance and freight
C.I.F.& C.
Cost, Insurance, freight, and commission
C.I.F.C.I.
Cost, insurance, freight, commission, and interest
C.I.F.I.&E.
Cost, insurance, freight, interest, and exchange.
CIME
Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises (OECD)
CIMS
Commercial Information Management Systems
CIP
Carriage and Insurance Paid
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CISG
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
CIT
Court of International Trade
CITA
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
CITIC
China International Trade Tribunal
CITT
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
CIV
Civilian License Exception
CIV
Customs Import Value
CJR
Commodity Jurisdiction Request
CMP
Country Marketing Plan
CNL
Competitive Need Limitations
CNUSA
Commercial News USA
COCOM
Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
C.O.D.
Collect (cash) on delivery
CODEX
Codex Alimentarius Commission
COE
Council of Europe
COGSA
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
COMECON
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
COMEX
Commodity Exchange Inc.
(futures contracts)
COP
Cost of Production
CP
Contracting Party
CPE
Centrally Planned Economy
CPT
Carriage Paid To
CSCE
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
CT
Countertrade
CTA
Committee on Trade in Agriculture (GATT)
CTF
Certified Trade Fair, U.S. Department of Commerce
CV
Constructed Value
CVD
Countervailing Duty
CWC
Chemical Weapons Convention
CXT
Common External Tariff
D
D/A
Documents Against Acceptance
DAC
Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
DAF
Delivered at Frontier
DAV
Domestic Added Value
DDU
Delivered Duty Unpaid
DDP
Delivered Duty Paid
DDTC
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (Previously "ODTC")
DEC
District Export Council
DEQ
Delivered Ex Quay
DES
Delivered Ex Ship
DF
Duty Free
DISC
Domestic Industrial Sales Corporation
DOA
Department of Agriculture
DOC
Department of Commerce (U.S.)
DOD
Department of Defense (U.S.)
DOE
Department of Energy (U.S.)
DOI
Department of the Interior (U.S.)
DOL
Department of Labor (U.S.)
DOS
Department of State
DOT
Department of Transportation
DOT
Department of Treasury
D/P
Documents Against Payment
DPL
Denied Persons List
DS
Dispute Settlement
DSU
Dispute Settlement Understanding
DTAG
Defense Trade Advisory Group
DTC
Defense Trade Controls
DTRA
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
DTSA
Defense Technology Security Administration
E
EAA
Export Administration Act
EAC
Export Assistance Center
EAEC
East Aisa Economic Caucus
EAI
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
EAPC
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
EAR
Export Administration Regulations
EBB
Economic Bulletin Board
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC
European Community
ECA
Economic Cooperatin Administration
ECB
European Central Bank
ECCN
Export Control Classification Number;
Formerly, Export Commodity Classification Number
ECD
Exporter Counseling Division
ECDC
Economic Cooperation Among Developing Countries
ECE
Economic Commission for Europe
ECGF
Export Credit Guarantee Facility
ECS
Echantillons Commerciaux (Commerical Samples)
ECS
European Cooperation System
ECSC
European Coal and Steel Community
ECU
European Currency Unit
EDC
Export Development Corporation
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EE
Export Enforcement
EEA
European Economic Area
EEBIC
Eastern Europe Business Information Center
EEC
European Economic Community
EEP
European Enhancement Program (United States)
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
EI
Encryption Item
EIB
European Investment Bank
EIN
Employer Identification Number
EIN
Exporter Identification Number
EITCA
United States-Soviet Union Agreement to Facilitate Economic,
Industrial, and Technical Cooperation
ELAIN
Electronic License Application and Information Network
ELAN
Export Legal Assistance Network
ELISA
Export License Status Advisor
ELVIS
Export License Voice Information System
EMC
Export Management Company
EMS
European Monetary System
EMS
Export Management System
EMU
European Monetary Union
EO
Executive Order
EOTC
European Organization for Testing and Certification
EP
European Parliament
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPC
Economic Policy Council (United States)
EPC
European Patent Convention
EPCI
Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative
ER
Export Restraint
ERIC
Electronic Request for Item Classification
ERLC
Export Revolving Line of Credit
ERM
Exchange Rate Mechanism
ERP
European Recovery Program
ESA
European Sapce Agency
ESAF
Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility
ESCB
European System of Central Banks
ESP
Exporter's Sales Price
ESPIRIT
European Strategic Program for
Research and Development in Information Technologies
ETC
Export Trading Company
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EU
European Union
EXW
Ex-works
EXIM BANK
Export-Import Bank of the United States
EXPAT
Expatriate
EXW
Ex Works
F
FA
FactsAvailable
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Foreign Assistance Act
FAC
Foreign Assets Control
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations)
FARA
Foreign Agents Registration Act
FAS
Foreign Agricultural Service
FAS
Free Alongside Ship
FBP
Foreign Buyer Program
FCA
Free Carrier
FCIA
Foreign Credit Insurance Association
FCN
Freedom, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty
FCO
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (United Kingdom)
FCPA
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FCS
Foreign Commercial Service (U.S. Department of Commerce)
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
FDIUS
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FET
Foreign Economic Trends
FICA
Federal Insurance Corporation of America
FISC
Foreign International Sales Corporation
F.M.C. or FMC
Federal Maritime Commission
FMS
Foreign Military Sales
FMSCR
Foreign Military Sales Credit
FMV
Foreign Market Value
FOB
Free on Board
FOGS
Functioning of the GATT System
FOIA
Freedom on Information Act
FOR
Free on Rail
FOREX
Foreign Exchange
FOT
Free on Truck
FPA
Free of Particular Average
FPFO
Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures Officer
FPFS
Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures System
FR
Federal Register
FRA
Forward/Future Rate Agreement
FSC
Foreign Sales Corporation
FSN
Foreign Service National
FSO
Foreign Service Officer
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
FTA
Free Trade Area
FTAA
Free Trade Area of the Americas
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Foreign Tax Credit
FTI
Foreign Traders Index
Feet/Foot
FTO
Foreign Trade Organization
FTSR
Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations
FTZ
Foreign Trade Zone
FTZA
Foreign Trade Zone Act
FTZ-Board
Foreign Trade Zone Board
FTZ-SZ
Foreign Trade Zone - Sub Zone
Fv
Fair Value
F/X
Foreign Exchange
G
G/A
General Average
GAB
General Agent to Borrow
GAO
General Accounting Office
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCC
Gulf Cooperation Council
G-DEST
General License-Destination
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEC
Global Electronic Commerce
GEM
Global Export Manager
GII
Global Information Infrastructure
GL
General License
GLV
General License-Shipments of Limited Value
GmbH
Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
GNG
Group of Negotiations on Goods
GNP
Gross National Product
GNP
Government Procurement
GNS
Group of Negotiations on Services
GO
General Order
GOV
License Exception on exports to U.S. government organizations.
GPA
WTO Agreement on Goverment Procurement
GPO
Government Printing Office (U.S.)
GP-ZONE
General Purpose Free Trade Zone
G.R.I.
General Rules of Interpretation
GSP
Generalized System of Preferences
GSTP
Global System of Trade Preferences
G-TEMP
General License – Temporary Export
GTDA
General License – Technical Data
GTDR
General License – Technical Data Restricted
GTF-U.S.
General License – Goods Imported for Display at U.S. Exhibitions or Trade Fairs
G-5
Group of Five (United States, Japan, Germany, France, and United Kingdom)
G-7
Group of Seven (United States, Japan, Germany, France,
Italy, United Kingdom, and Canada)
G-8
Group of Eight (United States, Japan, Germany, France,
Italy, United Kingdom, Canada, and Russia)
G-77
Group of Sevent-Seven (all countries within UNCTAD Groups A and C
(except Israel and South Africa) 120 developing countries)
GUS
General License – Shipments to Personnel and Agencies of the U.S. Government
H
HAWB
House Air Waybill
HAZMAT
Hazardous Materials
H/H
House to House
H/P
House to Pier
H.P.
Horsepower
HM
Home Market
HPC
High Performance Computer
HS
Harmonized System
HTS
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
HTSUS
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
HWA
Hold Without Action
I
IA
Import Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEL
International Atomic Energy List
IATA
International Air Transport Association
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IBF
International Banking Policy
IBOR
Interbank Offered Rate
IC
Industry Committee of the OECD
ICA
International Cocoa Agreement
ICA
International Coffee Agreement
ICA
International Commodity Agreement
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICB
International Competitive Bidding
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce
ICH
International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
ICITO
Interim Commission of the International Trade Organization
ICO
International Coffee Organization
ICP
Internal Control Program
ICSID
International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
IDA
International Development Association
IDB (or IADB)
Inter-American Development Bank
IDCA
International Development Cooperation Agency
IEA
International Energy Agency
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEDs
Improvised Explosive Devices
IEEPA
International Emergency Economic Powers Act
IEPG
Independent European Program Group
IESC
International Executive Service Corps
IFAC
Industry Functional Advisory Committee
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC
International Finance Corporation
IFI
International Finance Institution
IIC
Inter-American Investment Corporation
IIPA
International Intellectual Property Alliance
ILO
International Labor Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMI
International Market Insight
IML
International Munitions List
IMO
International Maritime Organization
INC.
Incorporated
INCOTERMS
Internatoinal Commercial Terms
INR
Initial Negotiating Right
INRA
International Natural Rubber Agreement
INRO
International Natural Rubber Organization
INS
Immigration and Naturalization Services
INTELSAT
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
IOS
Internatioal Orgnaization for Standardization
IP
Intellectual Property
IPAC
Industry Policy Advisory Committee (United States)
IPC
Integrated Program for Commodities
IPR
International Property Rights
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
ISA
Industry Sub-sector Analysis
ISA
International Sugar Agreement
ISAC
Industry Sector Advisory Committee
ISC
Intermodal Service Charge
ISO
International Standards Organization
ISPM 15
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Publication No. 15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade
ITA
International Tin Agreement
ITA
International Trade Administration
ITA
International Technology Agreement
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
ITC
International Trade Commission
ITC
International Trade Center (UNCTAD/WTO)
ITDS
International Trade Data System
ITO
International Trade Organization
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
IVL
Individual Validated License
J
JCCT
United States-Mexico Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
JCIT
Joint Committee For Investment and Trade
JCP
Japan Corporate Program
JDB
Japan Development Bank
JEIC
Japan Export Information Center
JETRO
Japan External Trade Organization
JEXIM
The Export-Import Bank of Japan
JICA
Japan International Cooperation Agency
K
KG
Kommanditgesellschaft
KGS or Kilo(s)
Kilogram(s)
KK
Kabushiki Kaisha
L
LAFTA
Latin American Free Trade Association
LAIA
Latin American Integration Association
LASU
Large Aircraft Sector Understand Letter of Credit
LDBDC
Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Country
L/C
Letter of Credit
LCIA
London Court of International Arbitration
LCL, L.C.L.
Less Than Container Load
LDC
Less Developed Country
Lesser Developed Country
LDCs
Least Developed Countries
LEAP
License Enforcement Action Plan
LIBID
London Interbank Bid Rate
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFFE
London International Financial Futures Exchange
LLC
Limited Liability Company
LLDCs
Lesser Developed Countries
LO
Licensing Officer
LOC
Letter of Credit
LOI
Letter of Indemnity
LOI
Letter of Intent
LOT
Level of Trade Adjustment
LTA
Long-Term Agreement on International Trade in Cotton Textiles
Ltd.
Limited
Ltda.
Limitada
LTL
Less than Truckload
LTL
Less Than Load (Shipment)
LTFV
Less Than Fair Value
LVS
Low Value Shipment License Exception
M
MAC
Market Access & Compliance
MAI
Multilateral Agreement on Investment
MDB
Multilateral Development Bank
MERCOSUR
Mercado Comun del Sur (Sothern Common Market)
MFA
Multi-Fiber Arrangement
MFN
Most Favored Nation Treatment (now called Normal Trade Relations)
MHW
Ministry of Health and Welfare
MIF
Multilateral Investment Fund
MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MIPRO
Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization
MITI
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
ML
Munitions List
MLA
Manufacturing License Agreement
MNC
Multinational Corporation
MOF
Ministry of Finance
MOFERT
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (People's Republic of China)
MOFTEC
Ministry of Foreign Economic Trade and Economic Cooperation
MOSS
Market-oriented Sector-specific Negotiation Process (United States-Japan)
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPT
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement
MSA
Multilateral Steel Agreement
MT
Marine Terminal
MT
Missile Technology
MTAG
Missile Technology Advisory Group
MTCR
Missile Technology Control Regime
MTEC
Missile Technology Export Control Group
MTN
Multilateral Trade Negotiations
MTO
Multinational Trade Organization
N
N/A
Not Applicable
NADBANK
North American Development Bank
NAEC
National Association of Export Companies
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N.E.S.
Not Elsewhere Specified
N.E.S.O.I.
Not Elsewhere Specified or Indicated
NICs
Newly Industrializing Countries
NLR
No License Required
NMEs
Nonmarket economies
NMT
Office of Nuclear and Missile Technology Controls
NNPA
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act
NNPT
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NO.
Number
N.O.I.B.N.
Not otherwise indexed by number
N.O.S.
Not otherwise specified
NP
Nuclear non-proliferation
NP
Nairobi Protocol
NPT
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NRA
Non-Resident Alien Individual