• Acceptances Letter Of Credit
  • Accepted Draft
  • Accepting Bank
  • Advising Bank
  • Agent
  • Agent Bank
  • Air Cargo
  • Allowance
  • Amendment
  • Automated Commercial Environment
  • Back Order
  • Bank Guarantee
  • Beneficiary
  • Bill of Lading
  • Binding Ruling
  • Cargo
  • Cargo Manifest or Receipt
  • Carrier
  • Classification
  • Clean Bill of Lading
  • Collecting Bank
  • Commercial Bank
  • Commercial Invoice
  • Commercial Letter of Credit
  • Confirming Bank
  • Consolidation
  • Consolidator
  • Container
  • Container Freight Charge
  • Container Load
  • Container on Flatcar
  • Container Part Load
  • Copyright
  • Country of Departure
  • Country of Destination
  • Country of Exportation
  • Country of Origin
  • CPSC
  • Date Draft
  • Date of Issue
  • Declared Value for Customs
  • Direct Import
  • Dutiable List
  • Duty
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • Entry
  • Entry Documents
  • ETA
  • ETD
  • Export Broker
  • Export Duty
  • FCA (Free Carrier-named place)
  • FDA
  • First Cost
  • Five Dragons
  • FOB (Free On Board-named port of shipmt)
  • Force Majeure
  • Freight
  • Freight Charge
  • Global Quota
  • Harmonized System (HS)
  • Harmonized Tariff Schedule of US (HTSUS)
  • House Air Waybill
  • Import
  • Import Credit
  • Import Duty
  • Import License
  • Import Quota
  • Import Restrictions
  • Importer
  • Importer Number
  • Importer of Record
  • Importers Self Assessment on Imported Product Safety
  • Imports
  • Incoterms
  • Inspection Certificate
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Invoice
  • Inward Foreign Manifest (IFM)
  • Irrevocable Letter of Credit
  • Issuing Bank
  • Landbridge
  • Landed Cost
  • Letter Of Credit
  • Licensing Agreement
  • Manifest
  • Marks
  • Mate's Receipt
  • Minibridge
  • Negotiable Bill of Lading
  • Ocean Bill of Lading
  • On Board
  • On Deck Bill Of Lading
  • Packing List
  • Palletizing
  • Patent
  • Patent
  • Periodic Payment
  • Point of Origin
  • Port
  • Port Charge
  • Port of Discharge
  • Port of Entry
  • Port of Export
  • Port-of-Origin Air Cargo Clearance
  • Proof of Delivery
  • Quota
  • Quota System
  • Quote Sheet
  • Receipt
  • Received For Shipment Bill Of Lading
  • Receiving Papers
  • Royalty
  • Shipping Order
  • Ship's Manifest
  • Ship's Papers
  • Short Form Bill of Lading
  • Standby Letter of Credit
  • Straight Bill of Lading
  • Tariff
  • Tariff Rate Quotas
  • Trademark
  • Uniform Commercial Code
  • Universal Copyright Convention
  • Waybill

Import Quota

A protective device establishing limits on the quantity of a particular product that may be imported into a country

Import Restrictions

Any one of a series of tariff and non-tariff barriers imposed by an importing nation to control the volume of goods coming into the country from other countries.

Importer

The individual, firm or legal entity that brings goods, or causes goods to be brought from a foreign country into a customs territory.

Importer Number

(USA) An identification number assigned by the U.S. Customs Service to each importer to track entries and other transactions. In most cases the Taxpayer's Identification Number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service is the number also used by Customs.

Importer of Record

The person or company who as a result of supporting documentation and paperwork associated with product imported into the U.S. shows legal title and ownership to that product.

Imports

Goods brought into a customs territory.

Incoterms

An abbreviation of "International Commercial Terms" published by the International Chamber of Commerce. It is a set of rules for the interpretation of the most commonly used trade terms in foreign trade which parties to a contract can agree upon to avoid misunderstandings, disputes and litigation

Inspection Certificate

A document describing the condition of goods and confirming that they have been inspected.

Intellectual Property

Non-tangible property that is the result of creativity such as copyrights and patents.

Invoice

A written account or itemized statement, usually on a printed form with the name and address of the seller, listing merchandise sold or shipped to a purchaser, consignee, factor etc., showing their name and address, and containing a description of the merchandise, the quantity, values or prices and charges, and other significant details of the transaction such as the terms of sale and the currency of the purchase.


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