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Glossary

Term Description
A00 EU tax code indicating customs duty
A2M Access2Markets website from the European Commission to assist companies   trading with the EU and EU companies exporting worldwide. Replaced the MADB in 2020
AA Association Agreement between the and a non-member country
AA Classified Management Enterprises - AEO equivalent scheme in China
AAD Administration Accompanying Document - used to control the movement of   excise goods. Replaced by EMCS
AAEI American Association of Exporters and Importers found 1921
AANZFTA ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
AANZTA ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Trade Agreement
AB Appellate Body (WTO)
ABD Authorised by Declaration - replaced SiA for Special Procedures into the   EU under UCC
ABI Automated Broker Interface
ABM Account Based Management
ABP Animal By-Prodcuts
Accounting Period The period (for deferment purposes) during which transactions are charged   to the same period account for settlement
ACE Automated Commercial Environment
ACFTA (1) ASEAN + China Free Trade Agreement
ACFTA (2) African Continental Free Trade Agreement
ACI Advanced Caro Information
ACL Allowable Chain Load
ACP (1) African Caribbean and Pacific group of countries
ACP (2) Accredited Client Programme - a system of authorising compliant and   secure importers and exporters similar to AEO in countries such as the UAE   and India
ACP (3) Authorised Consignee Premises (under EU NCTS)
Actual Debt Duty and VAT calculated and due at import
ACWL Advisory Centre on WTO Law
Ad Valorem According to value.
ADB Asian Development Bank
ADR (1) Accord Dangeroux Routier - Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road agreement
ADR (2) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Pilot scheme (2012) used   independent HMRC facilitators to help customers resolve disputes with HMRC
ADS Aerospace, Defence & Security organisation (formed from EGAD)
Ad Valorem According to value.
AECA Arms Export Control Act (USA)
AEO Authorised Economic Operator - see also EOS
AEO (C) Customs Simplification only - approval under AEO scheme
AEO (F) Full approval under AEO scheme - being phased out under UCC
AEO (S) Supply Chain Safety & Security only - approval under AEO scheme
AEO-GT Authorised Economic Operator scheme - Guatemala
AER Anticipated Export Record (see ECS)
AES Automated Export System (term used in USA FTR)
AES (2) Approved Exporter Scheme used to authorise exporters under FTA/PTA so   they can make invoice declarations to confirm the goods qualify under the   agreement
AFAS ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
AfDB African Development Bank
AFF Additional Freight Fee (Customs duty)
AFIS Anti-Fraud Information System
AFRA Air Freight Rates application - it is an online, real-time rate   distribution and management application
AFTC Advanced Freight Targeting Capability (UK Border Force)
AFTD American Foreign Trade Definitions, out of date shipping terms not to be   used.
AG Agricultural products (under WTO terms)
AG Australia Group (export controls)
AGR Agriculture (USA EAR license exception)
AHTN ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature
AI Additional Information - an important field on the UK/EU customs entry
AICO ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme
AIFTA ASEAN + India Free Trade Agreement
Air Express Operator see also courier/ integrator
AIS Automated Import System - part of ICS
AJCEP ASEAN + Japan Common Effective Preference
AKFTA ASEAN + S. Korea Free Trade Agreement
AL Ammunitions List the German equivalent of our Military List
ALADI Associação Latino-Americana de Integração (English acronym LAIA) is a   Latin American trade integration association based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
ALV Automatic Licence Verification
Amber Box WTO Term: Domestic support for agriculture that is considered to distort   trade and therefore subject to reduction commitments. Technically calculated   as “Aggregate Measurement of Support” (AMS).
AMPS Administrative Monetary Penalty System - part of Canada's PIP scheme
AMS Aggregate Measurement of Support (see Amber Box)
AMSCI Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative
AMU Arab Maghreb Union
ANDEAN Country Group - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru & Venezuela
AOG Aircraft on Ground
AOR Advanced Origin Ruling (GB) - a system of obtaining a ruling on the   origin of goods, often required when preference is being claimed
APA Advance Pricing Agreement (Not used in the EU)- an international customs   valuation term
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APEO The APEO scheme is a fish specific extension to the AEO approval. Granted   via DEFRA. Launched 2010
APHA Animal and Plant Health Agency (UK)
API active pharmaceutical ingredient
API Advanced Passenger Information (see also PNR)
APO Air Force Post Office
APP Adjusted Peak Performance (USA EAR license exception and computer
Approved Exporter Approval to make invoice declarations in the place of issuing EUR1 forms
APR Additional Permissive Re-exports (USA EAR license exception)
APTA Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, previously named Bangkok Agreement
AQIS Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
ARC Administrative Reference Code (Excise Goods)
ARF ASEAN Regional Forum
Article 22 (10) Dual-Use clause under which certain DUEC goods can move within the EU   without requiring an export licence. From EU Regulation 483/2009
Article 50 the clause within the TFEU which starts the process of a member leaving   the EU
Arusha Declaration WTO Declaration on Customs Integrity
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations (10 members) Brunei Darussalam,   Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,   Vietnam, Myanmar
ASIC Aviation Security Identification Card
ASPAC Asia Pacific Region
ASYCUDA Automated System for Customs Data
AT Anti-Terrorism (Wassenaar Arrangement reason for control)
ATA Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission procedure
ATAF African Tax Administration Forum
ATaR Advanced Tariff Ruling (GB) - a system of obtaining a definitive   commodity code from customs for goods being imported
ATF Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (USA)
ATIGA ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
ATMs Autonomous Trade Measures
ATP Autonomous Trade Preferences
ATPA Andean Trade Preferences Act
ATPCO Airline Tariff Publishing Company
ATR (1) Preference Movement Certificate (Turkey - EU Associate Trade Agreement) -   no longer applicable to GB companies
ATR (2) Anticipated Transit Record
ATS Automated Targeting Systems (Customs)
ATT Arms Trade Treaty
ATT United Nations Arms Trade Treaty
AU African Union
AVE Ad Valorem Equivalent
AVG Average
AVS EAR exception for shipments of aircraft and vessels (USA)
AWB Air waybill (air freight).
AWT Advance Witholding Tax
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