@ - At (referring to price)
A. & C.P. - Anchors and chains proved
a.a. - Always afloat, after arrival
A.A.D. - Annual aggregate deductible
a.a.r. - Against all risks
A.B. - Able-bodied seaman
A.B.S. - American Bureau of Shipping is an American ship classification society.
a.c. - Account
A.C.A.S. - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
A.C.I.I. - Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute
A.C.V. - Air cushion vehicle (hovercraft)
A.F. - Advanced freight
a.f.a.a. - as far as applicable
A.G.W.I. - Atlantic, Gulf, West Indies Limits
a.h. - After hatch
A.H.F. - American hull form (insurance policy)
A.I.M.U. - American Institute of Marine Underwriters
A.M.I. - Absolute maximum loss
A.M.V.E.R. - Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue
A.O. Voy. - Any one voyage
A.O.B. - Any one bottom
A.O.E. - Any one event
A.O.L. - Any one loss
a.o.loc. - Any one location
A.O.O. - Any one occurrence
A.O.R. - Any one risk
A.O.V. - Any one vessel
A.P. - Additional premium
A.P.L. - As per list
A.R. - All risks
A.S.E.A.N. - Association of South East Asian Nations
A.T.L. - Actual total loss
A/C - Account current
A/o - Account of
A/P - Additional premium
A/R - All risks. Against all risks
A/S - After sight, Account sales, Alonside (chartering)
A/T - American terms (grain trade)
A/v - Average, ad valorem (according to value)
AADFI - Association of African Development Finance Institutions
AAEI - American Association of Exporters and Importers
AAIB - Arab-African International Bank
AATP - Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations
ABC - American Business Center
ABCA - Association des Banques Centrales Africaines
Abdnt. - Abandonment
ABEDA - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
ABI - American Business Initiative, Automated Broker Interface
Absorption - Absorption is investment and consumption purchases by households,businesses, and governments, both domestic and imported. When absorption exceeds production, the excess is the countrys current account deficit.
Abt. - About
ABTA - Association of British Travel Agents
ACAB - Association of Central African Banks
ACC - Arab Cooperation Council
Acc. - Acceptance. Accepted
ACCJ - American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
accomplished bill of lading - Original bill of lading surrendered to the carrying ship at the discharge port in exchange for the goods.
ACCT - Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation
Acct - Account
ACDA - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACEP - Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACH - Automated Clearinghouse
ACP - African, Caribbean, and Pacific
ACP - African, Caribbean and Pacific States
ACPC - Association of Coffee Producing Countries
ACS - Automated Commercial System
ACTPN - Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
ACU - Asian Clearing Union
AD - Antidumping
Ad Val - Ad Valorem
Ad Valorem - Literally: according to value. Any charge, tax, or duty that is applied as a percentage of value.
Ad Valorem Equivalent - AVE is the rate of duty which would have been required on dutiable imports under that item, if the United States customs value of such imports were based on the United States port of entry value.
AD Valorem Tariff - A tariff assessed as a percentage of the value of the goods cleared through customs. For example, 10 percent Ad Valorem means the tariff is 10 percent of the value of the goods.
Ad. val. - Ad valorem-according to value
A. & C.P. - Anchors and chains proved
a.a. - Always afloat, after arrival
A.A.D. - Annual aggregate deductible
a.a.r. - Against all risks
A.B. - Able-bodied seaman
A.B.S. - American Bureau of Shipping is an American ship classification society.
a.c. - Account
A.C.A.S. - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
A.C.I.I. - Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute
A.C.V. - Air cushion vehicle (hovercraft)
A.F. - Advanced freight
a.f.a.a. - as far as applicable
A.G.W.I. - Atlantic, Gulf, West Indies Limits
a.h. - After hatch
A.H.F. - American hull form (insurance policy)
A.I.M.U. - American Institute of Marine Underwriters
A.M.I. - Absolute maximum loss
A.M.V.E.R. - Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue
A.O. Voy. - Any one voyage
A.O.B. - Any one bottom
A.O.E. - Any one event
A.O.L. - Any one loss
a.o.loc. - Any one location
A.O.O. - Any one occurrence
A.O.R. - Any one risk
A.O.V. - Any one vessel
A.P. - Additional premium
A.P.L. - As per list
A.R. - All risks
A.S.E.A.N. - Association of South East Asian Nations
A.T.L. - Actual total loss
A/C - Account current
A/o - Account of
A/P - Additional premium
A/R - All risks. Against all risks
A/S - After sight, Account sales, Alonside (chartering)
A/T - American terms (grain trade)
A/v - Average, ad valorem (according to value)
AADFI - Association of African Development Finance Institutions
AAEI - American Association of Exporters and Importers
AAIB - Arab-African International Bank
AATP - Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations
ABC - American Business Center
ABCA - Association des Banques Centrales Africaines
Abdnt. - Abandonment
ABEDA - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
ABI - American Business Initiative, Automated Broker Interface
Absorption - Absorption is investment and consumption purchases by households,businesses, and governments, both domestic and imported. When absorption exceeds production, the excess is the countrys current account deficit.
Abt. - About
ABTA - Association of British Travel Agents
ACAB - Association of Central African Banks
ACC - Arab Cooperation Council
Acc. - Acceptance. Accepted
ACCJ - American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
accomplished bill of lading - Original bill of lading surrendered to the carrying ship at the discharge port in exchange for the goods.
ACCT - Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation
Acct - Account
ACDA - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACEP - Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACH - Automated Clearinghouse
ACP - African, Caribbean, and Pacific
ACP - African, Caribbean and Pacific States
ACPC - Association of Coffee Producing Countries
ACS - Automated Commercial System
ACTPN - Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
ACU - Asian Clearing Union
AD - Antidumping
Ad Val - Ad Valorem
Ad Valorem - Literally: according to value. Any charge, tax, or duty that is applied as a percentage of value.
Ad Valorem Equivalent - AVE is the rate of duty which would have been required on dutiable imports under that item, if the United States customs value of such imports were based on the United States port of entry value.
AD Valorem Tariff - A tariff assessed as a percentage of the value of the goods cleared through customs. For example, 10 percent Ad Valorem means the tariff is 10 percent of the value of the goods.
Ad. val. - Ad valorem-according to value