Black List
List showing particular carriers which must not be used for shipping on all account.

Break-Bulk Agent
Agent who receives a consolidated shipment and undertakes to break it into its individual shipments.

Cargo
Cargo means any merchandise to be transported by a carrier (aircraft).

Carrier
In this context carrier means any airline which issues an Air Waybill and undertakes to carry cargo under the AWB and/or to perform any other services related to such air carriage.

CASS (Cargo Accounts Settlement System)
System of accounting and settling accounts between CASS Member Airlines and IATA Cargo Agents.

Charter
Charter either means a chartered airplane or chartered cargo hold (= part charter).

Consignee
Recipient of cargo as shown on the Air Waybill.

Consolidated Airfreight
Individual shipments combined as one consignment covered by a Master Air Waybill.

Demurrage
Variable fee charged by carriers to agents and/or customers for the use of carrier-owned ULD's beyond a date previously agreed upon.

DGR (Dangerous Goods Regulations)
Regulations for the transport of dangerous goods.

FCR (Forwarding Agents Certificate of Receipt)
Forwarding agent's confirmation to customer indicating that he has taken over shipment and will definitely deliver it to consignee as stated in the shipping order.

HAWB (House Air Waybill)
This document covering each individual shipment of a consolidation shows all details pertaining to the air carriage of a consignment. It is issued by the consolidator (= forwarding agent) and also contains relevant instructions to the break-bulk agent at final destination.

Harmonised System
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (or Harmonized System, HS) is a system for classifying goods in international trade, developed under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Council. Beginning on January 1, 1989, the new HS numbers replaced previously adhered-to schedules in over 50 countries, including the United States.

IATA (International Air Transport Association)
This organisation represents the majority of airlines world-wide, lays down uniform tariffs, issues guidelines for the appointment of IATA Agents, determines service on-board standards, is responsible for the standardisation of documents to be used in international air traffic, and stipulates luggage limits.

IATA Cargo Agent
Being officially appointed IATA Agent by the IATA, the freight forwarder is in a position to receive air consignments and despatch air shipments with any air carrier, to issue air waybills and to collect charges as shown on the AWB.

Letter of Credit
L/C is a payment guarantee given by purchaser's bank in favour of his supplier on the condition that supplier fulfills all obligations as outlined in the purchase order.

MAWB (Master Air Waybill)
Document issued by the consolidator (= freight forwarder) covering a consolidation and being issued to break-bulk agent at final destination.

Prefix
Three-digit code identifying the Airline on the Air Waybill.

Routing Order
By issuing a routing order final consignee gives order to his supplier to ship one specific and/or all future consignments with the forwarding company as stipulated in the R/O on an exclusive basis.

TACT
TACT stands for The Air Cargo Tariff. It is published by IAP -- International Airlines Publications, an IATA company.

Three-Letter-Code
Abbreviation for all airports world-wide.

ULD (Unit Load Device)
ULD means any type of container or pallet suitable for transport of consignment(s) irrespective of whether such equipment is airline-owned or not.

UN Number
Four-digit identification number of a chemical substance or particular group of substances layed down by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

Volume / Weight ratio
1 cbm = 167 kgs.

Warsaw Convention
On 12th October, 1929 at Warsaw an international agreement has been signed for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air. This agreement was amended by the Hague Protocol in 1955 and is still valid until today.