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Glossary
Terms from customs and trade documents, briefly explained. Each links to the authority or organisation that defines it.
HS code (nomenclature)HS code
European Commission — TARIC ↗EUR.1 movement certificate
Financial Administration of the Slovak Republic ↗Documentary letter of creditLetter of credit (L/C)
ICC — trade finance rules (UCP 600) ↗Incoterms® rules
ICC — Incoterms® 2020 ↗DDPDelivered Duty Paid
ICC — Incoterms® 2020 ↗Dual-use items
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2021/821 ↗CBAMCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2023/956 ↗EACEAC conformity mark
Eurasian Economic Commission ↗GACC registration
GACC — single registration portal ↗EORI number
European Commission — EORI ↗TIR carnet
UNECE — TIR Convention ↗CMR consignment note
UNECE — CMR Convention ↗Bill of ladingBill of lading (B/L)
UNCITRAL — conventions on the carriage of goods by sea ↗Phytosanitary certificate
IPPC — FAO ↗Binding Tariff Information (BTI)Binding Tariff Information
European Commission — EBTI ↗Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)Authorised Economic Operator
European Commission — AEO ↗Union Customs Code (UCC)Union Customs Code
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 952/2013 ↗Customs value
EUR-Lex — UCC, Title II ↗Anti-dumping duty
European Commission — trade defence ↗Tariff quota
European Commission — tariff quotas ↗REX (Registered Exporter system)Registered Exporter system
European Commission — REX ↗A.TR movement certificate
European Commission — EU and Türkiye ↗EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation)EU Deforestation Regulation
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 ↗REACH
ECHA ↗CE marking
European Commission — CE marking ↗Halal certification
SMIIC — halal standards ↗GSP (Generalised Scheme of Preferences)Generalised Scheme of Preferences
European Commission — GSP ↗Correspondent bank
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) ↗Documentary collection
ICC — trade finance rules (URC 522) ↗Bank guarantee
ICC — trade finance rules (URDG 758) ↗Common transit (NCTS)Common transit / NCTS
European Commission — transit ↗Transhipment
UNECE — combined transport ↗Demurrage & detention
UNCTAD — overview of charges ↗No re-export clause
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 833/2014, Art. 12g ↗VGM (verified gross mass)Verified gross mass
IMO — SOLAS, kapitola VI, pravidlo 2 ↗ISPM 15 (wood packaging)ISPM 15
IPPC / FAO — ISPM 15 ↗Container types (20′, 40′, High Cube, Open Top, Flat Rack)Container types
ISO 668 — Series 1 freight containers; BIC (ISO 6346) ↗Air waybill (AWB)Air waybill
IATA — e-AWB; Montrealský dohovor (1999), čl. 4–11 ↗Chargeable and volumetric weightChargeable weight
IATA — TACT Rules ↗Dangerous goods (ADR, IMDG, IATA DGR)Dangerous goods
IMO — Dangerous goods; UNECE — ADR 2025; IATA — DGR ↗CIM/SMGS consignment note
CIT — Medzinárodný výbor pre železničnú prepravu ↗MRN (customs declaration reference number)MRN
Európska komisia — vývoz a systém AES ↗AES (Automated Export System)Automated Export System
Európska komisia — vývoz a systém AES ↗Preferential and non-preferential originPreferential / non-preferential origin
Európska komisia — pravidlá pôvodu ↗BOI (binding origin information)Binding origin information
Európska komisia — BOI; Colný kódex Únie, čl. 33 ↗Outward processing
EUR-Lex — Colný kódex Únie (952/2013), čl. 259–262 ↗The glossary explains terms and links to the authority that defines them. It does not say which document you need or whether your goods fall under anything — that depends on the case, and the text published by the authority prevails.
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