| ABF | Australian Border Force |
| ADF | Airline Document Fee |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine Inspection Service |
| BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| B/L | Bill of Lading |
| CABAF | Currency and Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor |
| CBM | Cubic Metres |
| CFS | Cargo Freight Station Consolidation Facility or Warehouse |
| CIF | Cost Insurance and Freight |
| Consignee | Owner or Buyer of Goods |
| CNTR | Container |
| CY | Container Yard |
| C & F | Cost & Freight |
| D/O | Delivery Order |
| DC | Dry Container |
| EAN | European Authority Number (Vide Electronic Commerce) |
| EXW | ExWorks |
| GOH | Garments on Hangers |
| FCA | Free Carrier |
| FCL | Full Container Load |
| FCR | Forward Cargo Receipt |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| HAWB | House Airwaybill (airfreight – issued by Freight Forwarder) |
| HBL | House Bill of Lading (seafrieght – issued by Freight Forwarder) |
| HQ | High Cube Container |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| ITF | International Terminal Fee |
| LC | Letter of Credit |
| LCL | Less Container Load |
| LOLO | Lift On Lift Off |
| MAWB | Master Airwaybill |
| MCC | Multi-Country Consolidation |
| NOR | Non Operating Reefer |
| OBL | Ocean Bill of Lading |
| POL | Port of Loading |
| QR | Quick Response |
| RF | Refrigeration Container |
| Shipper | Vendors or Buying Agents |
| TEU | Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit |
| THC | Terminal Handling Charge |
| UCC | Uniform Code Council |
