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GLOSSARY

ABBREVIATIONS:

FCL - Full Container Load

LCL - Less than Container Load

BAF - Bunker Adjustment Factor

ECN - Export Clearance Number

CAN - Customs Authority Number

CAF - Currency Adjustment Factor

HAWB - House Air Waybill

MAWB - Master Air Waybill

PSS - Peak Season Surcharge

GRI - General Rate Increase

ACS - Australian Customs Service

ATO - Australian Taxation Office

AQIS - Australian Quarantine Inspection Service

OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS:

Numerical link
It is essential that packing declarations and treatment certificates be directly related to a consignment – for FCL, by container number, and for LCL or airfreight, by numerical links.

Numerical links will be acceptable provided the numerical link is one of the below document numbers and it must be included on the bill of lading number or air waybill to relate that documents to the particular shipment:
a bill of lading number/air waybill number
a purchase order number
a commercial invoice number
a packing list number
a container number.

Please note that the number of packages or amount of weight does not constitute a numerical link.

Surcharge (as per Trading Terms definition)
Surcharge refers to any amount or amounts included in the Service Fee that are imposed or charged by a third party for services, that are a part of the Services, and are subject to change at by that third party and include, without limitation, the bunker adjustment factor, fuel surcharge and carrier’s surcharges.

Regulated Air Cargo Agent
The Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government is responsible for regulating and monitoring air cargo security, and has introduced new security measures that require air cargo to be security cleared before it can be loaded on an aircraft. Under the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005, businesses that security clear, handle or make arrangements for the transport of international and domestic air cargo that has been security cleared must be a Regulated Air Cargo Agent (RACA).

For more information about these regulations, click here to download the Department’s Air Cargo Security customer flyer.

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