BDV Brussels Definition of Value

B/E Customs Bill of Entry

BIVAC Bureau of Inspection Assessment and Control

B/L Bill of Lading Connaissement Maritime

BM Banque Mondiale

BTI Binding Tariff Information

BV Bureau Veritas

BVQI Bureau Veritas Quality International

CAEMC Central African Economic and Monetary Community

CCCN Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature

CCI Chambre de Commerce Internationale

CCS Cargo Community System

CDG Contrat de Gouvernement

CE Commission Européenne

CEDEAO Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest

CEMAC Communauté Economique et Monétaire d’Afrique Centrale

CEPS Customs and Excise Preventive Service

CFR Cost and Freight (Incoterm)

CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight (Incoterm)

CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid to (Incoterm)

CIR Clean Inspection Report

CISS Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme

CITA International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee

CMS Customs Management System

CNUCED Conférence des Nations Unies sur le Commerce Et le Développement

COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CP Comparaison de prix

CPT Carriage Paid To (Incoterm)

CR Centre Régional

CRE Centre of Relations with Exporters

CRF Clean Report of Findings

CTCI Classification Type pour le Commerce International

DAP Delivered at Place (Incoterm)

DAT Delivered at Terminal (Incoterm)

DDP Delivered Duty Paid (Incoterm)

DFZ Duty Free Zone

DI Import Document

DI Destination Inspection

DPU Data Processing Unit

DTI Direct Trader Input

DVB Définition de la Valeur de Bruxelles

EC European Commission

ECOWAS Economic Community Of West African States

EDI Electronic Data Interchange

EDT Electronic Data Transfer

EFTA European Free Trade Association

ETA Estimate Time of Arrival

EXW Ex Works (Incoterm)

FAS Free Alongside Ship (Incoterm)

FCA Free Carrier (Incoterm)

FCL Full Container Load

FMI Fonds Monétaire International

FOB Free on Board (Incoterm)

GATT General Agreement on Tariff and Trade

GC Government Contract

GMP Good Manufacturing Practices

GSP General System of Preference

GU Guichet Unique

HS Harmonised System

IAE Inspection Avant Expédition

ICC International Chamber of Commerce

IDF Import Document Form

IDR Import Duty Report

IFIA International Federation of Inspection Agencies

IMB International Maritime Bureau Bureau Maritime International

IMF International Monetary Fund

JV Joint Venture

L/C Letter of Credit

LCL Loose Cargo Load

LO Liaison Office

LTA Lettre de Transport Aérien

NCCD Nomenclature du Conseil de Coopération Douanière

NII Non Intrusive Inspection

NNRF Rapport d’Inspection Non Négociable

OEA Opérateur Economique Agréé

OHADA Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires

OMC Organisation Mondiale du Commerce

OMD Organisation Mondiale des Douanes

ONU Organisation des Nations Unies

PDF Portable Data File

PEP Prevailing Export market Price

PFI Pro Forma Invoice Facture pro forma

PIC Physical Inspection

PIO Pre-shipment Inspection Order

PSI Pre-Shipment Inspection

RC Regional Centre

RFC Request For Certificate (Import Licence)

RFI Request For Inspection

RMS Risk Management System

ROF Report Of Findings

SGD Single Goods Declaration

SH Système Harmonisé

SITC Standard International Trade Classification

SW Single Window

SYDONIA Automated SYstem for CUstoms Data

TAV Taxe à la Valeur Ajoutée

TIN Tax Identification Number

UEAC Union Economique de l'Afrique Centrale

UEMOA Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine

UMAC Union Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale

UN United Nations

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade And Development

UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

VAN Value-Added-Network

VAT Value Added Taxes

VDP Value for Duty Purposes

WB World Bank

WCO World Customs Organisation

WHO World Health Organization

WTO World Trade Organization (former GATT)