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Definitions

SHIPPING ABBREVIATIONS

Find the meanings of the majority of abbreviations used in shipping terminology

INCOTERMS DIAGRAM

A simplified explanation of the more common Incoterms used in international trade definitions

CONTAINER SPECIFICATIONS

A general guide to the internal dimensions of shipping containers

* please bear in mind that these vary slightly from one shipping line to another. Road weight restrictions in Australia and overseas should be checked as these will generally reduce the maximum payload of the container.

Links

Australian Institute of Export website
www.aiex.com.au

Customs Brokers & Forwarders Council of Australia
www.cbfca.com.au

Australian Government Austrade website
www.austrade.gov.au

Australian Government Department of Agriculture
www.agriculture.gov.au

Quarantine ISPM #15 for timber packaging
www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/timber-packaging/ispm-15

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service website
www.customs.gov.au

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) website
www.iccwbo.org

ICC INCOterms
www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/id3040/index.html

World Time
www.worldtimeserver.com

Currency Conversions
www.oanda.com/convert/classic

Online Conversions
www.onlineconversion.com

Export Council of Australia
www.export.org.au

Download Forms

Import

• FCL Annual Packing Declaration
• Suppliers FCL Packing Declaration
• Tyre Declaration 2013
• Origin Declaration for the Australia - USA Free Trade Agreement
• Developing Country Declaration
• Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement
• Canada Origin Declaration

Export

• Interim Receipt
• Shippers Letter of Instruction
• Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form
• New Zealand Quarantine Declaration for FCL