Trade Terms of International trade

The list will be from A to Y.

I will list the most common use here. The complete PDF list will be found in the bottom

• MOQ: Minimum Order Quantity

• Delivery time

• G.W: Gross weight

• N.W.: Net weight

• CBM: Cubic meter

• PCE/PCS: Piece/pieces

• PKG/PKGS: Package/ packages

• CTN/CTNS: Carton/ Carton

• Container

  • size: 20FT container inner size= 5.89mx2.32mx2.31m,can hold 20ton, 31.5cbm

  • size: 40FT container inner size= 12.01mx2.33mx2.15m, can hold 30.4ton, 65cbm

  • size: 40HQ container inner size=12.05mx2.12mx1.96m, can hold 36ton, 50cbm

• FOB: Free on board (you can see Fob Shanghai, Fob Ningbo, )

• CIF: Cost, Insurance, Freight

• CFR/C&F/CNF: Cost, Freight

• T/T :Telegram transit 

• L/C: Letter of Credit

• DOC : documents

• B/L : Bill of Lading

  •  FCL: Full container cargo load

  • LCL: Less than one container cargo load

  • POD: Port of destination

  • POL: Port of lading

  • CNEE Consignee

  • Shipper

• INV : invoice

• P/L: Packing list

• C/O: Certificate of Origin