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We are currently recruiting for front of house, back of house and housekeeping departments. Please fill out the below form and Claire or Anett will be in touch.
Tel: 01869 338 160
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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 |