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The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the first multilateral and legally binding set of rules covering international trade in services. GATS emerged in January 1995 as part of the WTO. The functioning of GATS is the responsibility of the Council for Trade in Services, made up of representatives of all WTO countries.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has been superseded as an international organization by the World Trade Organization. An updated General Agreement is now one of the WTO agreements. See “World Trade Organization”
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a comprehensive free trade agreement that includes Canada, Mexico, and the United States, established on January 1, 1994. Its objectives include: eliminating barriers to trade between these nations and facilitate the movement of goods and services across borders; promote conditions of fair competition; increase investment opportunities; provide sufficient and effective protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights; create effective processes for the implementation and application of the Agreement, for its joint administration and dispute settlement; and lay a foundation for more trilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation. http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
The Heads of State and Government of the 34 democracies of the hemisphere at the 1994 Summit of the Americas in Miami agreed to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) in which barriers to trade will be phased out. and investment, as well as the conclusion of the agreement negotiations by 2005. http://www.ftaa-alca.org
Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)
The Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) was established by the Montevideo Treaty in August 1980 and became operational in March 1981. The Association seeks to foster economic cooperation among its members, including through the establishment of agreements on regional trade and sectoral agreements. Members (12) include: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. ALADI replaced the Latin American Free Trade Association, which was established in 1960 to develop a common market in Latin America. http://www.aladi.org
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Created in 1959, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supports economic and social development and regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. It does this mainly through lending to public institutions, but it also finances private projects, usually in infrastructure and capital market development. Members include: Germany, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, Ecuador, Slovenia, Spain, United States, Finland, France , Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Netherlands, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, United Kingdom, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. http://www.iadb.org
Trade Training
Developing and enhancing countries' basic capacity and skills in trade through technical cooperation and other forms of assistance in order to optimize their participation in negotiations, implement their trade commitments and address the challenges of maximizing trade. benefits of hemispheric integration. See “Hemispheric Cooperation Program”
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Created in December 1966; The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) aims to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law. Members (36) include: Germany, Argentina (alternating annually with Uruguay), Austria, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Singapore, Colombia, Spain, United States, Fiji, France, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Morocco, Mexico, Paraguay, Kenya, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Romania, Rwanda, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand and Uganda. http://www.uncitral.org
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is one of five United Nations regional commissions. It was created with the objective of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, through the coordination of actions aimed at this purpose, and to strengthen economic relations between countries and with other nations of the world. The promotion of social development in the region was later included among its main objectives. Its members (41) include: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Spain, United States, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Netherlands, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela; associate members - Anguilla, Aruba, Bonaire, Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Montserrat. http://www.eclac.org
Trade Negotiations Committee (CNC)
As part of the Free Trade Area of the Americas process, the Trade Negotiations Committee (CNC) oversees and administers the FTAA negotiating process at the vice ministerial level. The CNC has the responsibility to guide the work of the FTAA negotiating groups and special committees and to decide on the overall structure of the Agreement and on institutional issues.
Tripartite Committee
The Tripartite Committee is made up of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It provides analytical, technical and financial support to the FTAA process and maintains the official FTAA website. Each of the institutions of the Tripartite Committee also responds to requests for technical assistance related to FTAA matters, especially from the smaller economies of the Hemisphere.
Andean Community (CAN)
Formerly known as the Andean Group (established in 1969) and the Andean Common Market, the Andean Community (CAN) is a subregional organization made up of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela and the entities and institutions that form the Andean Integration System. The key objectives of the Andean Community are: to promote the balanced and harmonious development of member countries under equitable conditions; stimulate growth through integration and economic and social cooperation; improve participation in the process of regional integration with a view to the progressive formation of a Latin American common market; strive for a gradual improvement in the standard of living of its inhabitants.http: //www.comunidadandina.org
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
CARICOM is a group of 15 member countries created by the Chaguaramas Treaty in 1973 to promote economic integration through free movement of goods and operational cooperation in the fields of education and health. The Treaty was revised in 2001 to make the common market an economic union, the Caribbean Common Market and Economy (CSME), which provides for the free movement of goods, services, capital and labor, the coordination of policies. macroeconomic policies and the harmonization of laws and institutions. Member countries (15) are: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Bahamas is a member of the Community but not of the Common Market. Included in the associate members (3): Anguilla, Turk and Caicos Islands and British Virgin Islands. http://www.caricom.org
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Created in December 1964, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) aims to increase the integration of developing countries into the world economy. UNCTAD is the focal point within the United Nations for the integrated treatment of trade and development and related issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development. Members (191) include all members of the United Nations plus the Holy See. Http://www.unctad.org
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Established in November 1989, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the first forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade, and investment in the Pacific Basin. APEC members (21) are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam. http://www.apecsec.org.sg
Summit of the Americas
The Summit of the Americas process, which began after the first Summit of the Americas in December 1994, brings together the Heads of State and Government of the Western Hemisphere to discuss common concerns, seek solutions, and form a shared vision for the future development of the Americas. region of an economic, social or political nature. http://www.summit-americas.org
National Commercial Capacity Building Strategies
In the context of the FTAA Hemispheric Cooperation Program, some countries have developed national or regional strategies that define, prioritize, and articulate their needs to strengthen their capacity to: prepare for negotiations; implement trade commitments and adapt to integration. To facilitate coordination and share experiences, the strategies follow a common format that was developed by the Consultative Group on Smaller Economies, with the help of the Tripartite Committee.
Americas Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development
Side event by various civil society organizations regarding the meeting of the Ministers Responsible for Trade in the Hemisphere participating in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations. http://www.miami.edu/nsc/pages/FTAA.html
Americas Business Forum (ABF)
Summit Implementation Review Group (GRIC)
Side event by the private sector in connection with the meeting of the Ministers Responsible for Trade in the Hemisphere participating in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations. http://www.abfmiami2003.com
Business facilitation measures
The Summit Implementation Review Group (GRIC) was created in March 1995 to coordinate and implement the mandates of the Miami Plan of Action. The GRIC is made up of the 34 democratically elected governments of the hemisphere, which are represented by their nominated National Coordinators. The GRIC is responsible for reporting annually on progress made in meeting the Plan of Action to Foreign Ministers. Ministers review the information at the regular session of the OAS General Assembly. In the context of the FTAA, the set of measures adopted by the Ministers Responsible for Trade at the Toronto Ministerial Meeting on 4 November 1999. These include a series of eight customs-related measures and ten transparency-related measures, respectively included in the Annex. II and Annex III of the Toronto Ministerial Declaration. http://www.ftaa-alca.org/ministerials/minis_e.asp
Central American Common Market (MCCA) The Central American Common Market was created on December 13, 1960 when Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua signed the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration. Costa Rica acceded on July 23, 1962. In October 1993, the five MCCA countries signed the Guatemala Protocol, which amended the 1960 General Treaty. The Protocol redefines the objectives, principles, and stages of economic integration, and convenes members to establish a customs union. More specifically, the Guatemala Protocol calls upon members to realize the free trade area of the MCCA by phasing out tariffs and trade barriers, granting national treatment to intra-regional trade, and adopting a regional legal framework that it collects rules of origin, safeguards, unfair business practices, intellectual property, services, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and technical criteria and rules. http://www.sieca.org.gt
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
The Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) was created through the Asunción Treaty on March 26, 1991. Between 1991 and 1995, members of MERCOSUR, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, engaged in a series of negotiations. to establish a common external tariff, which took place on 1 January 1995. The deadline for full implementation of the customs union by all members in all sectors is 2006. The new launch of the MERCOSUR integration process in 2000 it required closer macroeconomic coordination and other prioritization issues such as institution building, the common external tariff, dispute resolution, trade remedies and competition policy, and investment incentives. Chile and Bolivia became associate members, respectively, in 1996 and 1997. http://www.mercosul.org.uy
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) brings together 30 member countries in a single forum to discuss, develop and improve economic and social policies. It was established in December 1960 and has been in operation since September 1961. Members (30) include Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, South Korea, Denmark, Slovakia, Spain, United States, Finland, France, Greece, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. http://www.oecd.org
Organization of American States (OAS)
On April 30, 1948, the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) was adopted by 21 nations of the hemisphere. It affirmed its commitment to common goals and respect for the sovereignty of each nation. Since then, the OAS has expanded to include the Caribbean and Canadian nations. Through the Summit of the Americas process, the Heads of State and Government of the Hemisphere have given important responsibilities and mandates to the OAS, including: human rights; civil society participation; improve cooperation to address the problem of illegal drugs; support the process for establishing the Free Trade Area of the Americas; education, justice and security. Members (35) include: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba (excluded from formal participation since 1962), Dominica, El Salvador, Ecuador, United States United States, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. http://www.oas.org
World Customs Organization (WCO)
Founded in 1952 as the Customs Cooperation Council, the Council adopted the working name World Customs Organization (WCO) in 1994 to more clearly reflect its transition to a truly global intergovernmental institution. The WCO is an independent intergovernmental body whose mission is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of customs administrations worldwide. With 159 member countries, it is the only worldwide intergovernmental organization with competence in customs affairs. http://www.wcoomd.org
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Founded in 1967, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of literary, artistic and scientific works. WIPO is one of 16 specialized agencies in the United Nations system. It administers 23 international treaties that deal with different aspects of intellectual property protection. The Organization has 179 member countries. http://www.wipo.org
World Trade Organization (WTO)
The World Trade Organization succeeded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on 1 January 1995. It is the only multilateral organization that serves as a negotiating forum for trade liberalization, an entity to oversee the implementation of multilaterally accepted and compromising trade rules and a forum for the settlement of trade disputes. The WTO's objective is to promote the liberalization and expansion of international trade in goods and services under the right and foreseeable conditions. The WTO has 146 members. http://www.wto.org
FTAA Website
Official Website of the Free Trade Area of the Americas - http://www.ftaa-alca.org
Hemispheric Cooperation Program (FCH)
The Hemispheric Cooperation Program (FCH) aims to strengthen the capacities of countries seeking help to participate in FTAA negotiations, implement their trade commitments, and address the challenges and maximize the benefits of hemispheric integration, including productive capacity and competitiveness in the region. The Program includes a mechanism to help these countries develop national and / or regional strategies to enhance trade capacity that define, prioritize and articulate their needs and programs that pursue those strategies, and identify sources of financial and non-financial support. to meet these needs. The FCH was endorsed by the FTAA Ministers Responsible for Trade during the Quito meeting in November 2002. http://www.ftaa-alca.org/ministerials/quito/minist_e.asp
Rate Elimination Program
Tariff elimination schedules of the Parties to a trade agreement. Ministerial Meeting The regular meeting of the Ministers Responsible for Trade of the 34 countries participating in the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations Begun in September 1986 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the eighth round of multilateral trade negotiations covered a far-reaching agenda that covered many new trade policy issues. The resulting agreement, concluded in December 1993 and signed in April 1994, extended the multilateral trading system into a number of new areas, especially trade in services and intellectual property rights, and brought the major sectors of agriculture and industry. in multilateral trade rules. The result of the Uruguay Round was the establishment of the World Trade Organization in January 1995. http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/fact5_e.htm
Addressing differences in development levels and size of economies
The principle gives countries of different size and development the possibility to obtain different treatment in the context of the FTAA negotiations. The Principles for this treatment are detailed in the Trade Negotiations Committee document entitled “Principles or Guidelines for Dealing with Differences in the Levels of Development and Size of Economies”. http://www.ftaa-alca.org/TNC/tn18e.asp
European Union (EU)
The European Union (EU) brings together fifteen member states through a series of common institutions where decisions on specific matters of joint interest are taken at European level. It was founded as the European Community after World War II to improve political, economic and social cooperation among its members. The “single market”, adopted in 1992 by the Treaty on nationals in 12 EU countries, together with a European Central Bank, emerged on 1 January 2002. Member States (15) are Germany, Austria, Belgium, Maastricht , is the center of the current European Union. It encompasses the freedom of movement for goods, services, people and capital and is underpinned by a variety of supporting policies. A common currency, the “Euro”, which replaced the former currencies Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Ten new member countries were invited to join the EU on 1 May 2004: Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic. http://europa.eu.int
In this term, the exporter ceases to participate in the business when it packs the goods in the transport packaging (box, bag, etc.) and makes them available within its own time-limit.
Thus, it is up to the foreign importer to take all measures to remove the goods from the exporter's establishment, internal transportation, shipment abroad, licensing, international freight and insurance contracts, etc.
The term “EXW” should not be used when the seller is unable to, directly or indirectly, obtain the necessary documents for the export of the goods.
As can be seen, the buyer assumes all costs and risks involved in transporting the goods from the place of origin to the destination.
FCA - Free Carrier (named place) Free Carrier
In this Term the seller (exporter) fulfills his obligations when delivering the goods, cleared for export, to the care of the international carrier indicated by the buyer, at the designated place of the country of origin. It should be noted that the chosen place of delivery has an impact on the loading and unloading obligations of the goods there.
If delivery takes place at the seller's property, the seller is responsible for the shipment.
If delivery occurs anywhere else, the seller is not responsible for landing.
Thus, it is up to the buyer (importer) to contract freight and international insurance.
This term can be used in any mode of transport.
FAS - Free alongside Ship (named port of Shipment) Free on Side
In this term, the seller's liability ends when the goods are placed along the side of the transporting vessel at the named port of embarkation. The contracting of international freight and insurance is up to the buyer.
The seller is responsible for the clearance of goods for export. This term can only be used for waterway transport (sea, river or lake).
DEQ - Delivered Ex Quay (named port of destination) Delivered from the Quay (designated port of destination)
In this term, the seller "delivers" the goods when they are made available to the buyer, cleared for export but not cleared for import, at the designated port of destination. The seller has an obligation to take the goods to the port of destination and disembark the goods at the dock.
Risks and costs are transferred from seller to buyer from “delivery” at the dock of the destination port.
This term may be used only when the goods are to be delivered by inland or multi-modal sea or waterway transport at the landing of the ship at the wharf (berth) at the port of destination.
DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid (named place of destination) Delivered Unpaid Rights (designated place of destination)
In this Term, the seller only fulfills its delivery obligation when the goods have been made available in the designated place of the final Destination Country, cleared for importation. Seller assumes all risks and costs, including taxes, fees and other charges incurred on importation. Unlike the term "EXW", which represents the minimum obligations for the seller, the "DDP" carries the maximum obligations for the seller.
This term can be used in any mode of transport, including multimodal. In this term, the seller contracts the freight for transporting the goods to the designated place.
The risks of loss and damage to the goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after delivery of the goods to the carrier, are transferred by the seller to the buyer when the goods are delivered to the carrier's custody.
The term CPT requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term can be used in any mode of transport, including multimodal.
DDP - Delivered Duty Paid (named place of destination) Delivered Paid Rights (designated place of destination)
In this term, the seller only fulfills his obligation of delivery when the goods have been made available at the designated place of the country of final destination, cleared for importation. Seller assumes all risks and costs, including taxes, duties and other charges incurred on importation. Unlike the term “EXW, which represents the minimum obligations for the seller, the“ DDP ”carries the maximum obligations for the seller. The term “DDP” should not be used when the seller is unable to obtain, directly or indirectly, the necessary documents to import the goods.
This term may be used in any mode of transport, including multimodal. In this term, the seller contracts freight for transportation of the goods to the designated location. The risks of loss and damage to the merchandise, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after delivery of the goods to the carrier are transferred by the seller to the buyer when the goods are delivered to the carrier's custody. The term CPT requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term can be used in any mode of transport, including multimodal.
DES - Delivered Ex Ship (named port f destination) Delivered From Ship (designated port of destination)
In this term, the seller fulfills his obligations when the goods are delivered to the buyer on board the ship, not cleared for export, at the port of discharge. Seller assumes all costs and risks during international travel.
The removal of the goods from the ship and the clearance for importation must be arranged by the buyer (importer). This term can only be used in water transport (sea, river or lake).
CIP - Carriage and Insurance Paid to (named place of destination) Transportation and Insurance Paid to (designated place of destination)
In this term, the seller has the same obligations as defined in the “CPT” and additionally carries insurance against risks of loss and damage of the goods during international transportation.
The buyer should note that under the term “CIP” the seller is only required to contract with minimum opening insurance since the sale (transfer of responsibility for the goods) takes place in the seller's country.
The term CIP requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term can be used in any mode of transport, including multimodal.
DAF Delivered Frontier (named place) Delivered to Frontier (designated place)
In this term, the seller fulfills his obligations when he delivers the goods, cleared for export, at the most precisely defined and specified border point possible. The delivery of the goods to the buyer occurs at a point prior to the border post customs office.
The term "DAF" may be used in any mode of transport. However, it is usually employed when the mode of transport is by land (road or rail).
FOB - Free on Board (named by of shipment) Free On Board (designated port of shipment)
In this term, the seller's responsibility for the goods extends to the time when the ship's rail is transposed at the port of shipment, even though the placing of the goods on board the ship is also, in principle, the task of the seller.
The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. Note that the international carrier is hired by the buyer (importer).
Therefore, in the sale “FOB”, the exporter needs to know the maritime term agreed between the buyer and the shipowner, in order to verify who should cover the shipping costs of the goods. This term can only be used for waterway transport (sea, river or lake).
CFR - Cost and Freight (named port of destination) Cost and Freight (designated port of destination)
In this term, the seller assumes all costs prior to international shipment, as well as the contracting of international freight, to transport the goods to the indicated port of destination.
Note that the risks of loss and damage to the goods are transferred from the seller to the buyer at the port of loading (same as FOB, on ships ships rail). Thus, the negotiation (sale itself) is still taking place in the seller's country.
The term CFR requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
This term can only be used in water transport (sea, river or lake).
CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight (named port of destination) Cost Safe and Freight (designated port of destination)
In this term, the seller has the same obligations as in the “CFR” and, in addition, to contract marine insurance against the risk of loss and damage during transportation.
As the negotiation is still taking place in the exporter's country (the ship's rail at the port of shipment is the point of transfer of responsibility for the goods), the buyer should note that under the term “CIF” the seller is only required to contract insurance with minimum coverage.
The term CIF requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term can only be used for waterway transport (sea, river or lake).
There is a division of the world into 24 distinct time zones. The methodology used for this division was based on the assumption that approximately 24 hours (23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds) are spent for the earth to rotate, that is, to rotate around its own axis.
Understanding the time zones is of utmost importance, especially for people traveling, contacting people, doing business with different time zones, thus providing knowledge of time in different parts of the globe.
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Container 20 Dry |
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Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 6,06 | 2,59 | 33 | 22,1 | 1,9 |
| Interna | 2,34 | 5,919 | 2,38 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,34 | - | 2,283 | - | - | - |
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Container 20 Dry Granel |
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| Dimensions |
Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,352 | 5,88 | 2,385 | 32 | 18 | 2,33 |
| Interna | 2,232 | 5,77 | 2,37 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,34 | - | 2,283 | - | - | - |
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Container 40 Dry |
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| Dimensions |
Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 12,92 | 2,59 | 67,3 | 27,3 | 3 |
| Interna | 2,340 | 12,05 | 2,38 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,34 | - | 2,275 | - | - | - |
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Container 40 HC |
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| Dimensions |
Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 12,92 | 2,896 | 76 | 29,4 | 2,9 |
| Interna | 2,347 | 12,05 | 2,695 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,34 | - | 2,585 | - | - | - |
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Flat Rack 20 |
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| Dimensions |
Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 6,06 | 2,59 | 32 | 29,5 | 3 |
| Interna | 2,352 | 5,9 | 2,31 | - | - | - |
| Porta | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Open Top 20 |
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| Dimensions |
Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 6,06 | 2,59 | 32,6 | 21,7 | 2,3 |
| Interna | 2,34 | 5,89 | 2,36 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,32 | - | 2,25 | - | - | - |
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Open Top 40 |
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Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 12,192 | 2,59 | 28,1 | 67,3 | 4,2 |
| Interna | 2,352 | 12,024 | 2,26 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,32 | - | 2,25 | - | - | - |
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Refrigerated 20 |
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Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 6,06 | 2,59 | 28,1 | 21,8 | 3,2 |
| Interna | 2,285 | 5,45 | 2,26 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,32 | - | 2,25 | - | - | - |
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Refrigerated 40 |
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Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 6,06 | 2,59 | 67,3 | 26,28 | 4,2 |
| Interna | 2,285 | 5,9 | 2,25 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,29 | - | 2,265 | - | - | - |
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Power Pack 20 |
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| Dimensions |
Width (m) |
Length (m) |
Height (m) |
Cubic capacity (m3) |
Load Capacity (ton) |
Tara (ton) |
| Externa | 2,438 | 6,58 | 2,59 | 28,1 | 8,5 | 2,4 |
| Interna | 2,35 | 5,89 | 2,36 | - | - | - |
| Porta | 2,32 | - | 2,25 | - | - | - |
| América do Norte | |
| Canadá | Halifax , Hamilton, Montreal, St John, St John`s, Toronto e Vancouver |
| EUA | Baltimore, Boston, Browsville, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, Fernandinha Beach, Freeport, Galveston, Houston, Jacksonville Mobile, New Haven, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oakland, Port Everglades, Portland, San Francisco, Savannah, Seatle, Philadelphia, Tacomã,Tampa e Wilmongton |
| México | Altamira, Tampico e Veracruz |
| América Central e Caribe | |
| Antígua | St John`s |
| Aruba | Oranjestad |
| Antilhas | Castries, Montserrat, St Barthelemy, St Kitts, St Maarten e St Vicent |
| Antilhas Holandesas | Aruba e Willenstad |
| Bahamas | Freeport e Nassau |
| Barbados | Bridgetown |
| Belize | Belize |
| Ilhas Cayman | Grand Cayman |
| Ilhas Virgens | Saint Thomas |
| Costa Rica | Puerto Caldera e Puerto Limon |
| Cuba | Havana, Matanzas e Sta Lucia |
| Dominica | Roseau |
| El Salvador | Acajuta e San Salvador |
| Guatemala | Puerto Quetzal e Sto Tomás de Castilha |
| Guadalupe | Basse-Terre, Point-a-Pitre |
| Granada | Saint George´s |
| Haiti | Port au Prince |
| Honduras | Puerto Cortes |
| Jamaica | Kingston |
| Nicarágua | Corinto e Manágua |
| Porto Rico | San Juan |
| Panamá | Coco Solo, Colon, Cristobal |
| República Dominicana | Rio Haina e Santo Domingo |
| Trindad e Tobago | Port of Spain |
| América do Sul | |
| Argentina | Campana, Buenos Aires e Rosário |
| Brasil | Angra dos Reis, Belem, Fortaleza, Imbituba, Itajaí, Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Ilhéus, Itaqui, Manaus, Maceió, Natal, Paranagua, Recife, Salvador, Santos, São Francisco do Sul, Vitória |
| Colombia | Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena e Santa Marta |
| Chile | Antofagasta, Arica, Baia Concepción, Iquique, Punta Arenas, San Antonio, Talcahuano e Valparaiso |
| Equador | Esmeraldas e Guayaquil |
| Guiana | Georgetown |
| Guiana Francesa | Cayenne |
| Paraguai | Asuncion, Ciudad del Este |
| Panamá | Balboa e Cristobal |
| Peru | Callao, Chimbote e Matarani |
| Suriname | Paramaribo |
| Uruguai | Montevidéu |
| Venezuela | El Guamache,Guanta, La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello e Valência |
| Europa | |
| Alemanha | Bremen, Bremenhaven, Hamburgo e Wismar |
| Bélgica | Antuérpia e Ghent |
| Belarus | Minsk |
| Bulgaria | Burgas, Sofia, Varna |
| Dinamarca | Aarhus, Copenhagen e Koding |
| Espanha | Alicante, Barcelona, Bibao, Cadiz Pasages, Santander , Tarragona, Valência e Vigo |
| Estonia | Tallinn |
| França | Le Havre, Lorient, Marsella, Montoir e Sete |
| Finlândia | Helsinki, Kotka, Rauma, Turku |
| Grã Bretanha | Belfast, Felixtowe. Glasgow, Greenock, Hull, Leeds, Leith, Liverpool, London, Portbury, South-Hampton, Thamesport |
| Holanda | Amsterdam , Flushing e Rotterdam |
| Hungria | Budapest |
| Inglaterra | Birkenhoead, Cardififf, Chatham,Felixstowe,Hulll, Liverpool, Londres, Heisham, Prufleet, Manchester, Portmouth e Tilbury |
| Irlanda | Dublin |
| Latvia | Riga |
| Lituânia | Klaipeda |
| Noruega | Oslo e Stavanger |
| Portugal | Leixões e Lisboa |
| Polônia | Gdynia |
| Romênia | Constanza |
| República Checa | Prague |
| Rússia | Novgorod, St. Petersburg |
| Suécia | Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Malmo, Norrkoping, Stockholm, Wallhamn |
| Ucrânia | Odessa |
| África | |
| África do Sul | Cape Town, Durban, East London, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Angola – Lobito, Luanda |
| Benin | Cotonou |
| Camarões | Douala |
| Cabo Verde | Cabo Verde , Praia e São Vicente |
| Congo | Point Noire |
| Gabão | Libreville, Port Gentil |
| Guiné | Conakry |
| Guiné Bissau | Bissau |
| Gâmbia | Banjll |
| Guiana Equatorial | Malabo |
| Ghana | Accra, Takoradi |
| Ilhas Canárias | Las Palmas e Tenerife |
| Quênia | Mombasa, Nairobi |
| Libéria | Monrovia |
| Mali | Bamako, Gao |
| Mauritânia | Nouakchott |
| Moçambique | Beira e Maputo |
| Nambia | Walvis Bay |
| Nigéria | Lagos |
| República da África Central | Bangui |
| Somália | Mogadishu |
| Serra Leoa | Freetown |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| Togo | Lome |
| Zaire | Matadi |
| Zambia | Lusaka |
| Mediterrâneo e Norte da África | |
| Argélia | Algiers, Skikda |
| Creta | Harakilon |
| Croácia | Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Splitv |
| Egito | Alexandria, Damietta, Port Said |
| França | Fos Sur Mer, Marseille, Sete |
| Grécia | Eleusis, Piraeus Salônica e Volos |
| Itália | Genova, Livorno, Nápoles, Ravena,Salerno,Savona,Trieste e Veneza |
| Israel | Ashdod e Haifa |
| Líbano | Beirut e Tripoli |
| Líbia | Bangazi, Tripoli |
| Marrocos | Casablanca |
| Malta | Malta |
| Síria | Latakia, Tartous |
| Tunísia | Tunis |
| Turquia | Derince, Iskenderum, Istambul, Izmir e Mersin |
| Extremo Oriente e Subcontinente | |
| Arábia Saudita | Dammam e Jeddah |
| Bangladesh | Chalna, Chittagong, Dhaka |
| Egito | Alexandria e Port Said |
| Emirados Árabes Unidos | Abu Dhabi, Dubai e Sharjah |
| Índia | Calcutá, Cochin, Madras e Mumbai |
| Iraque | Basha e Umm Qasr |
| Irã | Bandar Abbas e Bandar Khomeini |
| Ilhas Maldivas | Male |
| Jordânia | Aqaba |
| Omã | Mina Qaboos |
| Paquistão | Karachi |
| Quatar | Doha |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| Seychelles | Mahe |
| Turkmenistão | Ashgabat |
| Yemen | Aden, Hodeidah e Mukallah |
| Ásia | |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Bagawan |
| Camboja | Kampong Saom |
| China | Dalian Guangzhou Huangpu, Macau, Quingdao, Shangai e Tianjin |
| Filipinas | Baatan e Manila |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Indonésia | Belawan, Jakarta, Semarang e Surabaya |
| Japão | Chiba, Funabashi, Kawasaki, Kobe, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo e Yokohama |
| Coréia do Sul | Buan, Incheon, Masan, pohang, Seoul e Ulsan |
| Malásia | Penang e Port Kelang |
| Myanmar | Yangon |
| Rússia | São Petesburgo |
| Singapura | Singapura |
| Taiwan | Kaohsiung, Keelung e Taichung |
| Tailândia | Bangkok e Laem Ghabang |
| Vietnã | Da Nang, Haiphong e Ho Chi Minn |
| Austrália e Oceania | |
| Austrália | Adelaide, Brisbane, Freemantle, Melbourne e Sidney |
| Fiji | Suva |
| Guam | Agana |
| Ilhas Salomão | Honiera e Kieta |
| Ilhas Carolinas | Truk e Lap |
| Ilhas Cook | Raratonga |
| Ilhas Mariana | Rota, Saipan e Tinian |
| Ilhas Marshall | Ebeye, Kwajalein e Majuro |
| Micronésia | Kosrae e Ponape |
| Nova Guiné | Port Moresby e Lae |
| Nova Zelândia | Auckland e Tauranga |
| Taiti | Papeete |
| Tonga | Nuku´alofa, Vaua´u |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila |
| Western Samoa | Apia |
ACF - Attainable Cubic Feet or Allowed Cubic Space.
Acknowledgment of Receipt or Acknowledgment of Receipt - Notification related to something received.
Temporary admission - Special customs regime that allows the importation of goods that must remain in the country for a fixed period, with total or partial suspension of taxes.
ADR - Dangereux Route Articles or Dangerous Goods Transport.
AD Valorem - Insurance fee charged on certain freight or customs fees in proportion to the total value of the operation's products (Invoice).
AFRMM - Freight Additional for Merchant Marine Renewal.
Aladi (Latin American Integration Association) - Congregation of countries that aim to establish a Latin American common market, consisting of: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Samples without commercial value - Goods represented by quantity, fragments or parts, strictly necessary to make known their nature, species and quality.
Warehouse or Warehouse - Covered place where materials / products are received, sorted, stocked and shipped.
AWB - Air Waybill or Air Waybill.
Back to Back - Consolidation of a Single Shipment on a Master Air Waybill (MAWB) comprising a House Air Waybill (HAWB) issued by a shipper (HAWB) .
Baggage - For tax treatment purposes, new or used goods, intended for the personal use or consumption of the traveler, are considered as baggage, consistent with the circumstances of his travel.
Barra - Safe harbor location where ships are awaiting authorization to dock at the available or designated dock
B / L (Bill of Lading) - Bill of Lading
Bi-Train or Trailer - It is the monolithic body assembly formed by the two axle and at least four wheel assembly. It is hitched into the truck body for transportation, forming a set of two bodies pulled by one truck.
Port - Left side of ship.
Bonded Warehousing - Bonded Warehouse.
Break-Bulk - Expression of maritime transport meaning the transport of general or fractional cargo.
Brokerage Houses - Companies specializing in maritime chartering.
Bulk Cargo - Bulk Cargo, ie without packaging.
Bulk Carrier - Bulk carrier, ie suitable for the carriage of bulk cargo.
Bulk Container - Bulk container, which is suitable for the transport of bulk cargo.
Cabotage - Domestic navigation (by the coast of the country).
Cable - Equipment used in ports to lift large heavy loads or construction materials, and consists of 3 beams attached at the top where they receive a pulley where the cable passes.
Draft - Expression of shipping, which means the depth to which each ship is submerged in water Technically it's the distance from the water slide to the ship's keel.
Capatazia - It is the service generally used in ports, where freelance professionals perform the work of cargo handling.
Trolley - It's a closed trailer.
Isothermal trailer - This is a closed, thermally insulated trailer that conserves the temperature of the cargo.
Mechanical Horse - It is the monolithic assembly formed by the cab, engine and traction wheels of the truck. It can be attached to various types of trailers and semi-trailers for transportation.
CCR - Reciprocal Payments and Credits Agreement - Central Bank Controlled Payments System covering ALADI countries and the Dominican Republic.
CFR - Cost and Freight.
CI - Import Proof.
CIDE (Economic Domain Intervention Contribution) - charged on oil and oil products.
CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight. In this case, the quoted material already has everything embedded in the price, ie it is put at destination.
CIP - Cariage and Insurance Paid To or Transport & Insurance Paid To.
Train - Set of vehicles that travel together to the same destination. Mainly used for safety reasons; ammunition and food carts accompanying military forces; railway composition (in Portugal).
Bill of Lading - Document issued by the carrier, based on the invoice data, which informs the freight value and accompanies the cargo. The recipient signs the receipt in one of the copies.
Consignee - Consignee. Natural or legal person indicated on the transport document who has the right to claim the goods to the carrier at destination. For legal purposes, the owner of the cargo is presumed.
Load Consolidation - Consists of creating large shipments from several smaller ones. It results in economies of scale in the cost of freight.
Container - Large box-shaped metal equipment for the transport of various materials, thus unitizing cargoes which, when stored inside, are not damaged during the route and not in case of transhipment to other modes.
Deck - First deck area of ship.
CPC - Commerce Planning Collaboration.
CPT - Cariage Paid To or Paid Transportation To.
Cubage or Cubage - Cubic volume available to store or transport. The cubic meter is calculated by multiplying the length by the width and the height.
Logistics Cost - This is the sum of the shipping cost, the warehousing cost, and the inventory holding cost.
DAC (Certified Customs Deposit) - Special customs regime that allows the deposit, in the internal market, under customs regime, of products already sold abroad, considered exported for all tax purposes, credit. and foreign exchange.
DAF - Delivered At Frontier or Delivered At Frontier.
DDP or Door to Door - Delivered Duty Paid or Delivered with Paid Fees.
DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid or Delivered No Charge Paid.
Demurrage or Demurrage - A contract fine to be paid by a ship's contractor when it takes longer than agreed at the ports of embarkation or discharge. The term is also used for per diems to be paid by the importer after the period of free stay granted by the freight agent / shipowner.
Dead line - Deadline for delivery of cargo for shipment.
DEQ - Delivered Ex QUAY or dock delivery. The seller delivers the goods to the dock of the destination port.
DES - Delivered Ex SHIP or Ship Delivery.
DI (Import Declaration) - Import dispatch base document that should contain the importer's identification, classification, customs value and origin of the goods, among other information.
DSI - Simplified Import Declaration.
Docks or Docks - This is the intermediate location where goods are between shipping and transportation (various modes) to facilitate loading and unloading.
Dredging - Excavation service on port access docks and mooring areas for maintenance or depth enhancement.
Draw-back - Involves the importation of duty-free components (IPI, ICMS, Freight Additional for Merchant Marine Renewal and State Transport Service Tax), linked to an export commitment.
DSE - Simplified Export Declaration.
EADI - Inland Customs Station.
ELQ - Economic Logistic Quantity. It is the quantity that minimizes the logistic cost.
Packaging or Package - Appropriate wrap, applied directly to the product for protection and preservation until consumption / end use.
Customs Warehouse - Special regime that allows the importation of foreign merchandise for storage in a public customs area, with suspension of payment of taxes.
Industrial warehouse under computerized control - Special regime that allows the company to import with suspension of payment of taxes, under computerized control, goods to be submitted to the industrialization operation and subsequent exportation.
Starboard - Right side of ship.
Docker - Dock employee working on loading and unloading ships.
ETA - Expression of shipping, meaning day of berthing (arrival).
ETS - Expression of shipping, meaning departure day.
Temporary Exports - Output of products from the Country, for a specified time, with suspension of payment of taxes, including export, subject to their re-importation in the state in which they were exported.
EXW - Ex Works.
FAS - Free Alongside Ship. The seller delivers the goods to the buyer on the ship's side at the port of shipment.
FCA - Free Carrier. The seller is exempt from liability when delivering the goods to the agent appointed by the buyer or the carrier.
FCL - Full Container Load.
FCR - Forwarder Certificate of Receipt or Transport Agent Receipt Certificate.
Feeder - Hub port maritime feed or cargo distribution service.
Feeder Ship - Supply Ships.
WIRE - Free In and Out or duty free on boarding and disembarking. Shipping costs are those of the exporter and those of importers. No liability of the Shipowner.
FOB - Free On Board or Free Shipping Price (put on board). There are some variations of FOB. It can be FOB Factory when the material has to be removed and FOB City when the supplier places the material in a carrier chosen by the customer.
Freight Collect - Freight collect, payable. It can be paid anywhere, but as a rule it is paid at destination.
Freight Forwarders
Freight Payable at Destination - Similar to freight collect, however, it can only be paid at destination. Freight Prepaid or Freight Paid - Freight Prepaid or Freight Paid. Freight, as a rule, is paid at origin when goods are shipped.
House Airway Bill (HAWB) - Air Waybill issued by Cargo Consolidator.
Hinterland - Is the potential charge generator of the port or its land area of influence. Hinterland basically depends on the development potential of the region where the port is located and on land and feeder transport costs.
House - Expression that is used for container, indicating that it will be ovulated or spawned in the shipper's or consignee's house
House Bill of Lading or House B / L - Maritime bill issued by a freight forwarder.
Hub - Center point for collecting, separating and distributing for a specific area or region.
IBC - Intermediate Bulk Container or Intermediate Bulk Container.
Incoterms - Acronym that identifies the 13 terms that standardize the language used in the export and import market.
Just-in-Time or JIT - is to serve the internal or external customer at the exact time of their need, with the quantities required for operation / production, thus avoiding the maintenance of larger stocks.
Kaizen - continuous improvement process with common sense and low investments.
Ballast - an expression of maritime transport, meaning water that is put in the hold to give weight and balance to the ship when it is unloaded; in rail means a layer of permeable substances such as sand, gravel or crushed stone lying on the railway bed and on which sleepers rest.
Layday or Laytime - ship's stay in port, which means the expected time for the operation to take place (dock, load and set sail).
L / C - Abbreviation for Letter of Credit.
LLP - Leading Logistics Provider or Leading Logistics Service Provider.
Business Logistics - These are all moving and warehousing activities that facilitate the flow of products from the point of purchase of the raw material to the point of final consumption, as well as the information flows that get products moving, for the purpose of providing appropriate customer service levels at a reasonable cost. (Definition of Ronald H. Ballou in his book “Business Logistics”).
Reverse or Reverse Logistics - In the market is considered as the path that the packaging takes after the delivery of the materials, towards the recycling of the same. Never going back to the source.
MAWB (Master Airway Bill) - Air Waybill issued by the carrier to the cargo consolidator.
Performance measures - These are instruments used to evaluate the performance of any logistics activity. These may be reports, audits, etc. We cannot improve on what we do not measure.
Mercosur (Southern Common Market) - Aims economic and trade integration between its partners - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
Milk Run - consists of searching for the product (s) directly from the supplier (s) on a scheduled basis to meet your supply needs.
Modal - are the existing types / modes of transport. They are: maritime: (made by sea), rail (made by rail), road (made by road), waterway (made in rivers), pipeline (made by pipelines) and air (made by air).
NVOCC - Acronym for Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier. Maritime Transport Operator Without Vessel.
OTM - Multimodal Transport Operator.
Outbound - Factory flows to dealer.
Packing List (Romaneio) - List of goods or volumes.
Anchoring - Securing loads onboard the vehicle or container using various materials.
Popa - back of ship.
Loading Board - This is part of the port operating rules and means the minimum established tonnage that will be operated within a six hour period.
Pre-stacking - Pre-stacking containers to prepare them for shipment.
Bow - front of ship.
PSI - Acronym for pre-shipment inspection.
RE (Export Registration) - A computerized record produced in Siscomex that aggregates in a single document the commercial, financial, foreign exchange and tax information related to an export.
Tug - Small steam used to tow or maneuver ships safely in port areas.
Trailer or bi-train - It is the monolithic body assembly formed by the two-axle and at least four-wheeled body. It is hitched into the truck body for transportation, forming a set of two bodies pulled by one truck.
Customs Enclosures - These are places declared by the competent customs authority in the primary or secondary zone, so that they can occur under customs control, handling, storage and customs clearance. < / p>
Recof - Industrial Warehouse Regime under Computerized Customs Control - Allows the accredited company to import tax-suspended supplies under customs control for the industrial production of goods to be exported.
REDEX - Special Enclosure for Export Customs Clearance.
Reimport - It means bringing back merchandise that has been temporarily exported back to the country.
Repetro - Special Customs Regime for Exportation and Importation of Goods for Exploration and Exploration of Oil and Natural Gas Reserves - Allows exportation with flat exit from customs territory and later application of the temporary admission arrangements, as well as parts and pieces, as well as importation under the drawback regime.
RES (Simplified Export Registration) - Also called Simplex, it gathers in one document the elements of an export worth up to ten thousand dollars or its equivalent in other currencies.
Semi Trailer - is the monolithic body formed by the body with one axle and wheels. It is coupled to the mechanical horse or tractor for transport, or even used as a trailer when coupled to a dolly. It is widely used to transport sugar cane.
SGP (General System of Preferences) - It is a program of developed countries for full or partial import tax exemption on products purchased from developing countries.
Ship Broker - Shipping Agent.
Shipper - In most cases it is the Beneficiary himself. Unless otherwise stated in the Credit, it may be a third party. It is the same as Consignator.
Sider - A type of truck body that has retractable tarpaulins on its sides.
SIL - Logistics Information System that provides the information specifically needed for logistical administration support at all hierarchical levels.
Siscomex (Integrated Foreign Trade System) - Computerized system and controlled by government agencies involved in foreign trade, which control the registration, monitoring and control of operations.
Surcharge or Surcharge - Additional fee charged beyond normal shipping.
Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Management.
Tara - Difference between gross and net weights, representing merchandise packaging, empty container weight, or empty vehicle weight.
TEC - Common External Tariff.
TEU - Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit. Standard 20ft container size.
TKU - Tons per working kilometer.
TMS - Transportation Management Systems or Transportation Management Systems.
Transhipment or Transhipment - Transfer goods / products from one mode of transport to another over the course of the delivery operation.
Intermodal Transport - is the integration of services of more than one mode of transport, with issuance of independent documents, where each carrier assumes responsibility for their transport.
Multimodal Transport - is the integration of the services of more than one mode of transport, used for a given cargo to travel the path between the sender and its recipient, among the various existing modes, being issued only a single bill of lading by the sole responsible for the transport, which is the OTM - Multimodal Transport Operator.
Customs transit - Special customs regime that allows the transportation of goods in the national territory, under customs control, from one point to another of the customs territory, with suspension of payment of taxes.
Transshipment - Transshipment. Unloading and reloading of goods during the course of travel, always using the same means of transport. In the SWIFT MT 700 message, it indicates whether transhipment is prohibited or permitted.
Trick - is a motorized hang glider that comes equipped with wheels and / or floats and fiberglass seats.
Truck - Truck that has a double axle in the body, that is, 2 axles together. The goal is to support more weight and provide better vehicle performance.
Unitization - is to bundle several smaller packages into one larger unit load.
Waiver - Document issued by the DMM (Merchant Marine Department), so that prescribed goods, ie those imported with government benefits, can be transported on a foreign ship in the absence of a national flag ship .
WCS - Warehouse Control Systems or Warehouse Control Systems.
Wharfage or Mooring Fee - This is the fee charged by a port administration for its use in operations involving mooring, loading, unloading and stocking at the docks and warehouses attached to the port. < / p>
WMS - Warehouse Management Systems or Warehouse Management Systems.
Primary Zone - Area demarcated by customs at ports, airports and customs border points.
Secondary Zone - Comprises the customs territory, excluding the primary zone, including territorial waters and airspace.
