# KlearNow.AI’s Glossary Welcome to KlearNow.AI’s Glossary page, your go-to resource for understanding essential logistics terms ## [24-Hour Rule](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/24-hour-rule/) ## A [Accessorial Service](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/accessorial-service-2/) [Accrual](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/accrual-2/) [ACE (Automated Commercial Environment)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ace-automated-commercial-environment/) [ACE Portal](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ace-portal/) [ACH (Automated Clearinghouse)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ach-automated-clearinghouse/) [ACH Refunds](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ach-refunds/) [Ad Valorem](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ad-valorem/) [Ad Valorem Duty](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ad-valorem-duty-2/) [Ad Valorem Freight](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ad-valorem-freight/) [Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/administrative-monetary-penalty-system-amps-2/) [Advice of Shipment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/advice-of-shipment/) [Advising Bank](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/advising-bank/) [AEO (Authorized Economic Operator)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/aeo-authorized-economic-operator/) [AES Filing](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/aes-filing/) [Affreightment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/affreightment/) [Affreightment, Contract of](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/affreightment-contract-of/) [Agent (Agt.)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/agent-agt-2/) [Air Freight Forwarder](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/air-freight-forwarder/) [Air Waybill](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/air-waybill/) [All Commodity Rate](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/all-commodity-rate-2/) [All Inclusive Rate (AI)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/all-inclusive-rate-ai/) [Allowed Free Time](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/allowed-free-time-2/) [Also Notify Party](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/also-notify-party/) [AMS (Automated Manifest System)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ams-automated-manifest-system/) [Antidumping Duty: Cash Deposit Rates & Compliance Guide](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/antidumping-duty-add/) [API (Application Programming Interface)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/api-application-programming-interface/) [Arrival Notice](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/arrival-notice/) [Assists](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/assists/) [Automated Broker Interface (ABI)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/automated-broker-interface-abi/) [Awkward Cargo](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/awkward-cargo/) ## B [Backhaul](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/backhaul/) [BCO (Beneficial Cargo Owner)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/bco-beneficial-cargo-owner/) [Bill of Lading (BOL)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/bill-of-lading-bol/) [Binding Ruling](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/binding-ruling/) [BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/bis-bureau-of-industry-and-security/) [Bonded Warehouse](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/bonded-warehouse/) [Break Bulk Cargo](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/break-bulk-cargo/) [Broker](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/broker/) [Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/bunker-adjustment-factor-baf/) ## C [C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/c-tpat-customs-trade-partnership-against-terrorism/) [Cabotage](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cabotage/) [CAFTA-DR (Central America-Dominican Republic FTA)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cafta-dr/) [CAPE (Customs Audit & Post-Entry)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cape-customs-audit-and-post-entry/) [CAPE Upload](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cape-upload/) [Cargo Insurance](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cargo-insurance/) [Carnet](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/carnet/) [Carrier](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/carrier/) [Carrier Booking](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/carrier-booking/) [Carrier’s Performance Statement](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/carriers-performance-statement/) [CBP Form 28 (Request for Information)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cbp-form-28-request-for-information/) [CBP Form 29 (Notice of Action)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cbp-form-29-notice-of-action/) [Certificate of Origin (C/O)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/certificate-of-origin-co/) [Chargeable Weight](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/chargeable-weight/) [Charter Party](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/charter-party/) [Chassis](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/chassis/) [CIF (Cost, Insurance, Freight)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cif-cost-insurance-freight/) [COGSA (Carriage of Goods by Sea Act)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cogsa/) [Collect On Delivery (COD)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/collect-on-delivery-cod/) [Commercial Invoice](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/commercial-invoice/) [Compliance Statement](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/compliance-statement/) [Computed Value](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/computed-value/) [Consignee](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/consignee/) [Consolidation](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/consolidation/) [Container](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/container/) [Container Discharge](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/container-discharge/) [Container Freight Station (CFS)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/container-freight-station-cfs/) [Container Milestones](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/container-milestones/) [Container Number](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/container-number/) [Container Stuffing](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/container-stuffing/) [Container Yard (CY)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/container-yard-cy/) [Continuous Bond](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/continuous-bond/) [Countervailing Duty (CVD)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/countervailing-duty-cvd/) [Country of Origin](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/country-of-origin/) [CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/cpsc-consumer-product-safety-commission/) [CTPAT Trade Compliance](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ctpat-trade-compliance/) [Customs Bond](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/customs-bond/) [Customs Broker](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/customs-broker/) [Customs Brokerage](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/customs-brokerage/) [Customs Release](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/customs-release/) ## D [Daily Rate](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/daily-rate/) [Date of Container Availability](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/date-of-container-availability/) [De Minimis](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/de-minimis/) [Deadweight Tonnage (DWT)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/deadweight-tonnage-dwt/) [Deductive Value](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/deductive-value/) [Demurrage Charges](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/demurrage-charges/) [Denied Party Screening](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/denied-party-screening/) [Detention](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/detention/) [Devanning](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/devanning/) [Dock Receipt](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/dock-receipt/) [Draft](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/draft/) [Drawback](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/drawback/) [Drayage](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/drayage/) [Drop Shipment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/drop-shipment/) [Drop Trailer](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/drop-trailer/) [Dunnage](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/dunnage/) [Duty](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/duty/) [Duty Drawback](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/duty-drawback/) [Dwell Time](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/dwell-time/) ## E [EAR (Export Administration Regulations)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ear-export-administration-regulations/) [Earliest Return Date (for Exports)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/earliest-return-date-for-exports/) [ECCN (Export Control Classification Number)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/eccn-export-control-classification-number/) [EEI (Electronic Export Information)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/eei-electronic-export-information/) [Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/electronic-data-interchange-edi/) [Embargo](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/embargo/) [Empty Return](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/empty-return/) [Entry Summary (CBP Form 7501)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/entry-summary-cbp-form-7501/) [Entry Type](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/entry-type/) [EPA Filing](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/epa-filing/) [ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/eta-estimated-time-of-arrival/) [Exception Alerts](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/exception-alerts/) [Exception Rate](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/exception-rate/) [Expedited Shipment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/expedited-shipment/) ## F [FCC Filing](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/fcc-filing/) [FCL (Full Container Load)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/fcl-full-container-load/) [FDA Filing](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/fda-filing/) [Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/federal-maritime-commission-fmc/) [Feeder Vessel](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/feeder-vessel/) [Firm Code](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/firm-code/) [First Sale Rule](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/first-sale-rule/) [Flat Rack Container](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/flat-rack-container/) [Focused Assessment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/focused-assessment/) [Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/foreign-trade-zone-ftz/) [Free on Board (FOB)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/free-on-board-fob/) [Free Time](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/free-time/) [Freight Bill](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/freight-bill/) [Freight Forwarder](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/freight-forwarder/) [FTA (Free Trade Agreement)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/fta-free-trade-agreement/) [Fuel Surcharge (FSC)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/fuel-surcharge-fsc/) [Full Out](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/full-out/) [Full Truckload (FTL)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/full-truckload-ftl/) [FWS (Fish & Wildlife Service)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/fws-fish-and-wildlife-service/) ## G [Gate In Date](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/gate-in-date/) [Gross Weight](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/gross-weight/) [GSP (Generalized System of Preferences)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/gsp-generalized-system-of-preferences/) ## H [Handling Costs](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/handling-costs/) [Harmonized System (HS) Code](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/harmonized-system-hs-code/) [HMF (Harbor Maintenance Fee)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/hmf-harbor-maintenance-fee/) [Holds](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/holds/) [HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/hts-harmonized-tariff-schedule/) [HTSUS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/htsus-harmonized-tariff-schedule-of-the-united-states/) ## I [IE (Immediate Exportation)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ie-immediate-exportation/) [Importer of Record (IOR)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/importer-of-record-ior/) [Importer Security Filing (ISF): 10+2 Rule & Compliance Guide](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/isf-importer-security-filing-10-plus-2/) [In-Bond](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/in-bond/) [Inbound Logistics](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/inbound-logistics/) [Incoterms Explained: Risk Transfer, Landed Cost & Customs Rules](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/incoterms-international-commercial-terms/) [Inland Container Logistics](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/inland-container-logistics/) [Intermodal Transportation](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/intermodal-transportation/) [ISA (Importer Self-Assessment)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/isa-importer-self-assessment/) [IT (Immediate Transportation)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/it-immediate-transportation/) [ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/itar-international-traffic-in-arms-regulations/) ## J [Joint Rate](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/joint-rate/) [Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/just-in-time-jit-inventory/) ## K [Key Performance Indicator (KPI)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/key-performance-indicator-kpi/) ## L [Lacey Act](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/lacey-act/) [Landed Costs](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/landed-costs/) [Last Free Day (LFD)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/last-free-day-lfd/) [Last-Mile Delivery](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/last-mile-delivery/) [LCL (Less than Container Load)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/lcl-less-than-container-load/) [Lead Time](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/lead-time/) [Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/less-than-truckload-ltl/) [Letter of Credit (L/C)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/letter-of-credit-lc/) [Lift-on/Lift-off (LoLo)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/lift-on-lift-off-lolo/) [Line-Haul Shipment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/line-haul-shipment/) [Liner Service](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/liner-service/) [Liquidation](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/liquidation/) [Logistics Management](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/logistics-management/) [Lumper Fee](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/lumper-fee/) ## M [Manifest](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/manifest/) [Marine Terminal Operators (MTO)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/marine-terminal-operators-mto/) [Mileage Rate](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/mileage-rate/) [MPF (Merchandise Processing Fee)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/mpf-merchandise-processing-fee/) [Must-Arrive-By Date (MABD)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/must-arrive-by-date-mabd/) ## N [Net Weight](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/net-weight/) [NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/nhtsa-national-highway-traffic-safety-administration/) [Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/non-vessel-operating-common-carrier-nvocc/) ## O [Ocean Freight](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ocean-freight/) [Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ocean-shipping-reform-act-of-2022-osra/) [OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/ofac-office-of-foreign-assets-control/) [On Time Delivery Rate](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/on-time-delivery-rate/) [On-Carriage](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/on-carriage/) [Open Top Container](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/open-top-container/) [Order Fulfillment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/order-fulfillment/) [Out-of-Gauge (OOG)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/out-of-gauge-oog/) ## P [Packing List](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/packing-list/) [Pallet](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/pallet/) [Paperless Trade](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/paperless-trade/) [Per Diem](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/per-diem/) [PGA (Partner Government Agency)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/pga-partner-government-agency/) [Phytosanitary Certificate](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/phytosanitary-certificate/) [Place of Delivery](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/place-of-delivery/) [Place of Receipt](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/place-of-receipt/) [Port](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/port/) [Port Congestion](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/port-congestion/) [Port of Discharge](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/port-of-discharge/) [Port of Lading (Loading)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/port-of-lading-loading/) [Post-Entry Amendment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/post-entry-amendment/) [Post-Summary Correction (PSC)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/post-summary-correction-psc/) [Power of Attorney (POA)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/power-of-attorney-poa/) [Pre-Alert / Arrival Notice](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/pre-alert-arrival-notice/) [Pre-Carriage](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/pre-carriage/) [Prior Disclosure](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/prior-disclosure/) [Pro Forma Invoice](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/pro-forma-invoice/) [Protest (CBP Form 19)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/protest-cbp-form-19/) ## Q [Quotation](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/quotation/) ## R [Real-Time Visibility](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/real-time-visibility/) [Reasonable Care](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/reasonable-care/) [Recordkeeping (5-Year Requirement)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/recordkeeping-5-year-requirement/) [Reefer](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/reefer/) [Reefer Container](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/reefer-container/) [Related Party Transaction](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/related-party-transaction/) [Reliquidation](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/reliquidation/) [Request for Proposal (RFP)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/request-for-proposal-rfp/) [Reverse Logistics](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/reverse-logistics/) [RFID](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/rfid/) [RoRo (Roll-on/Roll-off)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/roro-roll-on-roll-off/) ## S [Schedule B](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/schedule-b/) [Sea Waybill](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/sea-waybill/) [Section 232 Tariffs](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/section-232-tariffs/) [Section 301 Tariffs](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/section-301-tariffs/) [Section 321](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/section-321/) [Shipper](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/shipper/) [Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/shipper-letter-of-instruction/) [Shipping Instructions](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/shipping-instructions/) [Short-Sea Shipping](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/short-sea-shipping/) [Single Entry Bond](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/single-entry-bond/) [Single Window](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/single-window/) [Slow Steaming](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/slow-steaming/) [Start and End Dates of Free Time](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/start-and-end-dates-of-free-time/) [Steamship Line (SSL)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/steamship-line-ssl/) [Storage](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/storage/) [Substantial Transformation](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/substantial-transformation/) [Supply Chain Visibility](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/supply-chain-visibility/) ## T [T&E (Transportation & Exportation)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/te-transportation-and-exportation/) [Tariff Engineering](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/tariff-engineering/) [Terminal](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/terminal/) [TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/teu-twenty-foot-equivalent-unit/) [TMS (Transportation Management System)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/tms-transportation-management-system/) [Total Amount Due](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/total-amount-due/) [Tracking ID](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/tracking-id/) [Transaction Value](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/transaction-value/) [Transshipment](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/transshipment/) ## U [Unit Load Device (ULD)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/unit-load-device-uld/) [USDA Filing](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/usda-filing/) [USMCA Certificate of Origin](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/usmca-certificate-of-origin/) [USMCA: Definition, Rules of Origin, Certification Requirements, and Compliance Guide](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/usmca-united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/) ## V [Verified Gross Mass (VGM)](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/verified-gross-mass-vgm/) [Vessel](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/vessel/) [Vessel Schedule Reliability](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/vessel-schedule-reliability/) [Vessel Tracking](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/vessel-tracking/) ## W [Warehouse Management](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/warehouse-management/) [Waybill](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/waybill/) [Wharf](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/wharf/) ## Y [Yard](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/yard/) ## Z [Zone](https://klearnow.ai/glossary/zone/)