| CET - Contraband Enforcement Team |
 A special unit of U.S. Customs. |
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| C.O.D. |
| Abbreviation for Collect on Delivery. |
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| C.O.D. Fee |
| The fee charged for collecting the COD amount for the shipper. |
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| CWT |
| Hundred weight. |
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| Canadian Commercial Invoice |
| Specific documents for Canada required on any commercial shipment with a value exceeding $800.00 CAD declared for customs. |
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| Cargo |
| The goods for transport in any volume, and the type of service airlines provide to transport the goods. Exceptions: (a) Mail or other property under the terms of an international postal convention. (b) Baggage carried under a passenger ticket and baggage check. Unaccompanied baggage moving under an Air Waybill is cargo. See Air Freight. |
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| Cargo Sales Agent |
| An agent appointed by IATA to solicit and process international cargo for shippers. IATA Cargo Sales Agents are paid commissions by the airlines without added cost to the shipper or consignee. See Agent IATA |
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| Cargo Transfer |
| Cargo arriving at a point by one carrier and continuing its journey through another carrier. See Interline. |
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| Carnet (ATA Carnet) |
| A document issued by Chambers of Commerce, permitting the holder to carry or send merchandise temporarily into certain foreign countries (for display, demonstration, or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds. |
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| Carrier |
| A term synonymous with airline. Each airline is a carrier of passengers and cargo. |
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| Carrier Certificate |
| A document prepared by the Carrier containing the master Air Waybill number, house Air Waybill number, flight number and date the shipment arrived and the storage date. The consignee/broker needs this information in order to clear customs. For United Airlines stations on Air Manifest Systems it is referred to as a CCRO, or Carrier Certificate and Release Order. |
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| Cartage Agent |
| Ground service operator who provides pick-up and delivery in areas not served directly by air carrier. |
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| Certificate of Manufacture |
| A statement (often notarized) in which a producer of goods certifies that the manufacturing is completed and the goods are now at the disposal of the buyer. |
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| Certificate of Origin |
| A document to prove the place of origin (gLetterListth, production or manufacture) for specified goods, required by certain foreign countries for tariff purposes. |
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| Chargeable Weight |
| The total weight, actual or dimensional/volume, of a shipment for applying a rate. |
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| Class Rate |
| International term meaning exception rating. A rate applicable to a specifically designated class of goods. |
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| CNEE |
| Abbreviation for Consignee. |
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| Co-Loader |
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The participants in a consolidation other than the master loader. Each provides all the documentation required for their shipment to the master loader. See
Consolidation,
MAWB, HAWB, Master Loader. |
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| Cold Blooded |
| Having a body temperature that varies with surrounding air, water, etc. as with fish and reptiles. |
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| Collect Charges |
| Charges entered on the Air Waybill for collection from the consignee. Freight collect, charges forward or charges collect also have the same meaning. |
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| Collect on Delivery - (C.O.D.) |
| A transportation service under which the purchase price of the goods is collected by the carrier from the receiver at the time of delivery, and subsequently, payment is transmitted by the carrier to the shipper. Carriers charge a nominal fee for this service. As the term COD implies, payment is due upon delivery. There are no credit provisions in COD service. |
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| Commercial Invoice |
| Shipper's documentation describing the goods and their value which must accompany all international and transborder shipments. |
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| Commodity Code |
| A system for identifying a given commodity by a number as a means of facilitating, for example, the application of computerization to freight transportation. |
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| Conditions of Contract |
| The terms and conditions established by the air carriers for the carriage of goods. These conditions are printed on the Air Waybill and include such items as limits of liability, claims limitations, indemnity and dimensional weight rules. |
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| Connection Time |
| Allowable published time to connect cargo from one flight to another. |
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| Consignee |
| The receiver of a shipment, or to whom the shipment is consigned. |
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| Consignment |
| Shipment of one or more pieces of property, accepted by the carrier from one shipper, receipted for in one lot, and moved on one Air Waybill, to one consignee at one destination. |
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| Consolidation |
| An assemblage of several shipments for various shippers and tendered to the airline under an IATA agent's name and consigned to his/her representative in the foreign country. |
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| Consolidator |
| An entity that provides service also provided by an air carrier, independent from that carrier, and derives income from package consolidation of others for tender to an air carrier. An Air Freight Forwarder also performs these functions. |
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| Consular Invoice |
| A document required by some foreign countries, describing a shipment of goods and showing information of the shipment. It is certified by a consular official of the foreign country. It is used by the country's customs officials to verify the value, quantity and nature of the shipment. |
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| Container |
| A shipping device, airline provided or shipper provided, allowing a convenient and lower cost method of shipping. See ULD - Unit Load Device. |
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| Containerization |
| The use of box-like or other unit load devices (ULD) in which a number of packages are stored, protected, and handled as a unit in transit. See Container and ULD. |
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| Contiguous United States |
| The 48 adjoining states and the District of Columbia. |
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| Continental United States |
| The 48 adjoining states, Alaska and District of Columbia. |
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| Conversion Rate |
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The rate used to convert one currency to another. See
Exchange Rate and
Rate of Exchange.
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| Counter-To-Counter |
| A common term used by some shippers for United Cargo's SPD Small Package Delivery Service. |
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| Credit |
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Upon approval, United will extend credit to customers. Payment is due within 10 days of billing. See
Account Number.
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| Cremains/Cremated Human Remains |
| Terms used to identify cremated human remains. |
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| Customs |
| A government authority designated to regulate flow of goods to and from a country and to collect duties levied by a country on imports and exports. The term also applies to the procedures involved in such collections. |
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| Customs Airport |
| Designated airports in each country which have customs facilities. |
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| Customs Clearance |
| A shipment must clear customs when it enters any country from another. |
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| Customs Declaration |
| A statement, oral or written, attesting to the correctness of description, quantity, value, etc., of merchandise offered for importation into the U.S. |
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| Customhouse Broker |
| A broker who is licensed by the Customs Authorities to act for importers and other businessmen in handling the sequence of customs formalities and other details attendant to the legal and expeditious importing of goods. |
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