1.3.

Abbreviations and Special Handling Codes

A1b.3r.evi at i ons and Speci al Handl i ng Codes

1.3.1. Geographical Abbreviations Country Code Area

Country Codes Faroe Islands................................................................ FO 2
Fiji................................................................................. FJ 3
1. Coding Finland.......................................................................... FI 2
France .......................................................................... FR 2
Country Code Area
French Guiana.............................................................. GF 1
Afghanistan .................................................................. AF 3 French Polynesia.......................................................... PF 3
Albania ......................................................................... AL 2
Algeria .......................................................................... DZ 2 Gabon........................................................................... GA 2
American Samoa.......................................................... AS 3 Gambia......................................................................... GM 2
Andorra......................................................................... AD 2 Georgia......................................................................... GE 2
Angola .......................................................................... AO 2 Germany....................................................................... DE 2
Anguilla......................................................................... AI 1 Ghana........................................................................... GH 2
Antigua and Barbuda.................................................... AG 1 Gibraltar........................................................................ GI 2
Argentina ...................................................................... AR 1 Greece.......................................................................... GR 2
Armenia ........................................................................ AM 2 Greenland..................................................................... GL 1
Aruba............................................................................ AW 1 Grenada ....................................................................... GD 1
Australia ....................................................................... AU 3 Guadeloupe.................................................................. GP 1
Austria .......................................................................... AT 2 Guam............................................................................ GU 3
Azerbaijan .................................................................... AZ 2 Guatemala.................................................................... GT 1
Guinea.......................................................................... GN 2
Bahamas ...................................................................... BS 1 Guinea-Bissau.............................................................. GW 2
Bahrain ......................................................................... BH 2 Guyana......................................................................... GY 1
Bangladesh .................................................................. BD 3
Barbados ...................................................................... BB 1 Haiti .............................................................................. HT 1
Belarus ......................................................................... BY 2 Honduras...................................................................... HN 1
Belgium ........................................................................ BE 2 Hong Kong (SAR), China ............................................. HK 3
Belize............................................................................ BZ 1 Hungary........................................................................ HU 2
Benin ............................................................................ BJ 2
Bermuda....................................................................... BM 1 Iceland.......................................................................... IS 2
Bhutan .......................................................................... BT 3 India (including Andaman Isl.) ...................................... IN 3
Bolivia........................................................................... BO 1 Indonesia...................................................................... ID 3
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba................................. BQ 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of).............................................. IR 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina .............................................. BA 2 Iraq ............................................................................... IQ 2
Botswana...................................................................... BW 2 Ireland .......................................................................... IE 2
Brazil ............................................................................ BR 1 Israel............................................................................. IL 2
Brunei Darussalam....................................................... BN 3 Italy............................................................................... IT 2
Bulgaria ........................................................................ BG 2
Burkina Faso ................................................................ BF 2 Jamaica ........................................................................ JM 1
Burundi ......................................................................... BI 2 Japan............................................................................ JP 3
Jordan .......................................................................... JO 2
Cambodia ..................................................................... KH 3
Cameroon..................................................................... CM 2 Kazakhstan................................................................... KZ 3
Canada......................................................................... CA 1 Kenya ........................................................................... KE 2
Cape Verde .................................................................. CV 2 Kiribati .......................................................................... KI 3
Cayman Islands............................................................ KY 1 Korea (Dem. People’s Rep. of) .................................... KP 3
Central African Rep. ..................................................... CF 2 Korea (Rep. of)............................................................. KR 3
Chad............................................................................. TD 2 Kosovo ......................................................................... XK 2
Chile ............................................................................. CL 1 Kuwait........................................................................... KW 2
China, People’s Republic of ......................................... CN 3 Kyrgyzstan.................................................................... KG 3
Chinese Taipei ............................................................. TW 3
Christmas Islands......................................................... CX 3 Lao People’s Dem. Rep. .............................................. LA 3
Cocos (Keeling) Islands ............................................... CC 3 Latvia............................................................................ LV 2
Colombia ...................................................................... CO 1 Lebanon ....................................................................... LB 2
Comoros....................................................................... KM 2 Lesotho......................................................................... LS 2
Congo........................................................................... CG 2 Liberia........................................................................... LR 2
Congo, Democratic Republic of.................................... CD 2 Libya............................................................................. LY 2
Cook Islands................................................................. CK 3 Liechtenstein ................................................................ LI 2
Costa Rica.................................................................... CR 1 Lithuania....................................................................... LT 2
Cote d’Ivoire ................................................................. CI 2 Luxembourg ................................................................. LU 2
Croatia.......................................................................... HR 2
Cuba............................................................................. CU 1 Macao (SAR), China .................................................... MO 3
Curaçao........................................................................ CW 1 Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Rep. of ..................... MK 2
Cyprus .......................................................................... CY 2 Madagascar.................................................................. MG 2
Czech Republic ............................................................ CZ 2 Malawi .......................................................................... MW 2
Malaysia ....................................................................... MY 3
Denmark....................................................................... DK 2 Maldives ....................................................................... MV 3
Djibouti ......................................................................... DJ 2 Mali............................................................................... ML 2
Dominica ...................................................................... DM 1 Malta............................................................................. MT 2
Dominican Republic ..................................................... DO 1 Marshall Islands ........................................................... MH 3
Martinique..................................................................... MQ 1
Ecuador ........................................................................ EC 1 Mauritania..................................................................... MR 2
Egypt ............................................................................ EG 2 Mauritius....................................................................... MU 2
El Salvador ................................................................... SV 1 Mayotte......................................................................... YT 2
Equatorial Guinea......................................................... GQ 2 Mexico .......................................................................... MX 1
Eritrea........................................................................... ER 2 Micronesia .................................................................... FM 3
Estonia ......................................................................... EE 2 Moldova Rep. of ........................................................... MD 2
Eswatini ........................................................................ SZ 2 Monaco......................................................................... MC 2
Ethiopia ........................................................................ ET 2 Mongolia....................................................................... MN 3
Falkland Islands ........................................................... FK 1 Montenegro .................................................................. ME 2

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Country Code Area Country Code Area

Montserrat..................................................................... MS 1 Timor Leste................................................................... TL 3
Morocco ........................................................................ MA 2 Togo.............................................................................. TG 2
Mozambique ................................................................. MZ 2 Tokelau ......................................................................... TK 3
Myanmar....................................................................... MM 3 Tonga............................................................................ TO 3
Trinidad and Tobago..................................................... TT 1
Namibia......................................................................... NA 2 Tunisia .......................................................................... TN 2
Nauru ............................................................................ NR 3 Turkey........................................................................... TR 2
Nepal ............................................................................ NP 3 Turkmenistan ................................................................ TM 3
Netherlands .................................................................. NL 2 Turks and Caicos Islands ............................................. TC 1
New Caledonia (including Loyalty Islands) ................... NC 3 Tuvalu ........................................................................... TV 3
New Zealand................................................................. NZ 3
Nicaragua ..................................................................... NI 1 Uganda ......................................................................... UG 2
Niger ............................................................................. NE 2 Ukraine ......................................................................... UA 2
Nigeria .......................................................................... NG 2 United Arab Emirates.................................................... AE 2
Niue .............................................................................. NU 3 United Kingdom ............................................................ GB 2
Norfolk Island................................................................ NF 3 United States of America .............................................. US 1
Northern Mariana Islands (incl. Mariana Islands  United States Minor Outlying Islands (includes 
except Guam) ............................................................... MP 3 Johnston Atoll, Midway Islands, Wake Is.) ................... UM 1
Norway.......................................................................... NO 2 Uruguay ........................................................................ UY 1
Uzbekistan .................................................................... UZ 3
Oman ............................................................................ OM 2
Vanuatu ........................................................................ VU 3
Pakistan ........................................................................ PK 3 Venezuela..................................................................... VE 1
Palau............................................................................. PW 3 Vietnam......................................................................... VN 3
Palestinian Territory...................................................... PS 2 Virgin Islands, (British).................................................. VG 1
Panama ........................................................................ PA 1 Virgin Islands, (US)....................................................... VI 1
Papua New Guinea....................................................... PG 3
Paraguay ...................................................................... PY 1 Wallis and Futuna Islands............................................. WF 3
Peru .............................................................................. PE 1
Philippines .................................................................... PH 3 Yemen .......................................................................... YE 2
Pitcairn.......................................................................... PN 3
Poland........................................................................... PL 2 Zambia.......................................................................... ZM 2
Portugal (including Azores & Madeira) ......................... PT 2 Zimbabwe ..................................................................... ZW 2
Puerto Rico ................................................................... PR 1

Qatar............................................................................. QA 2

Reunion ........................................................................ RE 2
Romania ....................................................................... RO 2
Russia (in Europe) ........................................................ RU 2
Russia (in Asia)............................................................. XU 3
Rwanda......................................................................... RW 2

St. Barthelemy .............................................................. BL 1

St. Helena ..................................................................... SH 2
St. Kitts and Nevis ........................................................ KN 1
St. Lucia........................................................................ LC 1
St. Maarten ................................................................... SX 1
St. Martin ...................................................................... MF 1
St. Pierre and Miquelon ................................................ PM 1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines.................................... VC 1
Samoa .......................................................................... WS 3
San Marino ................................................................... SM 2
Sao Tome and Principe ................................................ ST 2
Saudi Arabia ................................................................. SA 2
Senegal......................................................................... SN 2
Serbia ........................................................................... RS 2
Seychelles .................................................................... SC 2
Sierra Leone ................................................................. SL 2
Singapore ..................................................................... SG 3
Slovak Republic ............................................................ SK 2
Slovenia ........................................................................ SI 2
Solomon Islands ........................................................... SB 3
Somalia......................................................................... SO 2
South Africa .................................................................. ZA 2
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands ................ GS 1
South Sudan ................................................................. SS 2
Spain and Canary Islands............................................. ES 2
Sri Lanka....................................................................... LK 3
Sudan ........................................................................... SD 2
Suriname ...................................................................... SR 1
Sweden......................................................................... SE 2
Switzerland ................................................................... CH 2
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.................................. SJ 2
Syria.............................................................................. SY 2

Tajikistan....................................................................... TJ 3
Tanzania ....................................................................... TZ 2
Thailand ........................................................................ TH 3

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Country Codes Code Country Area

FR France (Metropolitan) ................................................... 2
2. Decoding
Code Country Area
GA Gabon........................................................................... 2
AD Andorra......................................................................... 2 GB United Kingdom ............................................................ 2
AE United Arab Emirates ................................................... 2 GD Grenada ....................................................................... 1
AF Afghanistan................................................................... 3 GE Georgia......................................................................... 2
AG Antigua and Barbuda.................................................... 1 GF French Guiana.............................................................. 1
AI Anguilla......................................................................... 1 GH Ghana........................................................................... 2
AL Albania.......................................................................... 2 GI Gibraltar........................................................................ 2
AM Armenia ........................................................................ 2 GL Greenland..................................................................... 1
AO Angola .......................................................................... 2 GM Gambia......................................................................... 2
AR Argentina ...................................................................... 1 GN Guinea.......................................................................... 2
AS American Samoa .......................................................... 3 GP Guadeloupe .................................................................. 1
AT Austria .......................................................................... 2 GQ Equatorial Guinea......................................................... 2
AU Australia........................................................................ 3 GR Greece.......................................................................... 2
AW Aruba ............................................................................ 1 GS South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands ................ 1
AZ Azerbaijan..................................................................... 2 GT Guatemala .................................................................... 1
GU Guam............................................................................ 3
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina .............................................. 2 GW Guinea-Bissau .............................................................. 2
BB Barbados ...................................................................... 1 GY Guyana......................................................................... 1
BD Bangladesh................................................................... 3
BE Belgium......................................................................... 2 HI Hawaiian Islands .......................................................... 1
BF Burkina Faso ................................................................ 2 HK Hong Kong (SAR), China ............................................. 3
BG Bulgaria ........................................................................ 2 HN Honduras ...................................................................... 1
BH Bahrain ......................................................................... 2 HR Croatia.......................................................................... 2
BI Burundi ......................................................................... 2 HT Haiti .............................................................................. 1
BJ Benin ............................................................................ 2 HU Hungary ........................................................................ 2
BL St. Barthelemy .............................................................. 1
BM Bermuda ....................................................................... 1 ID Indonesia ...................................................................... 3
BN Brunei Darussalam ....................................................... 3 IE Ireland .......................................................................... 2
BO Bolivia ........................................................................... 1 IL Israel............................................................................. 2
BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba................................. 1 IN India (including Andaman Islands) ............................... 3
BR Brazil............................................................................. 1 IQ Iraq ............................................................................... 2
BS Bahamas ...................................................................... 1 IR Iran (Islamic Republic of).............................................. 2
BT Bhutan .......................................................................... 3 IS Iceland.......................................................................... 2
BW Botswana...................................................................... 2 IT Italy ............................................................................... 2
BY Belarus ......................................................................... 2
BZ Belize............................................................................ 1 JM Jamaica ........................................................................ 1
JO Jordan .......................................................................... 2
CA Canada ......................................................................... 1 JP Japan............................................................................ 3
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands................................................ 3
CD Congo, Democratic Republic of.................................... 2 KE Kenya ........................................................................... 2
CF Central African Republic............................................... 2 KG Kyrgyzstan.................................................................... 3
CG Congo ........................................................................... 2 KH Cambodia ..................................................................... 3
CH Switzerland ................................................................... 2 KI Kiribati .......................................................................... 3
CI Cote d’Ivoire ................................................................. 2 KM Comoros ....................................................................... 2
CK Cook Islands................................................................. 3 KN St. Kitts and Nevis ........................................................ 1
CL Chile ............................................................................. 1 KP Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of ...................... 3
CM Cameroon..................................................................... 2 KR Korea, Republic of ........................................................ 3
CN China, People’s Republic of ......................................... 3 KW Kuwait........................................................................... 2
CO Colombia ...................................................................... 1 KY Cayman Islands............................................................ 1
CR Costa Rica .................................................................... 1 KZ Kazakhstan................................................................... 3
CU Cuba ............................................................................. 1
CV Cape Verde .................................................................. 2 LA Lao People’s Democratic Republic .............................. 3
CW Curaçao ........................................................................ 1 LB Lebanon ....................................................................... 2
CX Christmas Islands ......................................................... 3 LC Saint Lucia.................................................................... 1
CY Cyprus .......................................................................... 2 LI Liechtenstein ................................................................ 2
CZ Czech Republic ............................................................ 2 LK Sri Lanka ...................................................................... 3
LR Liberia........................................................................... 2
DE Germany....................................................................... 2 LS Lesotho......................................................................... 2
DJ Djibouti.......................................................................... 2 LT Lithuania ....................................................................... 2
DK Denmark ....................................................................... 2 LU Luxembourg ................................................................. 2
DM Dominica....................................................................... 1 LV Latvia............................................................................ 2
DO Dominican Republic...................................................... 1 LY Libya............................................................................. 2
DZ Algeria .......................................................................... 2
MA Morocco........................................................................ 2
EC Ecuador ........................................................................ 1 MC Monaco......................................................................... 2
EE Estonia.......................................................................... 2 MD Moldova, Rep. of .......................................................... 2
EG Egypt ............................................................................ 2 ME Montenegro .................................................................. 2
ER Eritrea ........................................................................... 2 MF St. Martin ...................................................................... 1
ES Spain and Canary Islands ............................................ 2 MG Madagascar.................................................................. 2
ET Ethiopia......................................................................... 2 MH Marshall Islands ........................................................... 3
MK Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Rep. of ..................... 2
FI Finland.......................................................................... 2 ML Mali ............................................................................... 2
FJ Fiji ................................................................................. 3 MM Myanmar ...................................................................... 3
FK Falkland Islands............................................................ 1 MN Mongolia ....................................................................... 3
FM Micronesia .................................................................... 3 MO Macao (SAR), China .................................................... 3
FO Faroe Islands................................................................ 2 MP Northern Mariana Islands (incl. Mariana Islands, 
except Guam) ............................................................... 3

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Code Country Area Code Country Area

MQ Martinique ..................................................................... 1 TN Tunisia .......................................................................... 2
MR Mauritania ..................................................................... 2 TO Tonga............................................................................ 3
MS Montserrat..................................................................... 1 TR Turkey ........................................................................... 2
MT Malta ............................................................................. 2 TT Trinidad & Tobago ........................................................ 1
MU Mauritius ....................................................................... 2 TV Tuvalu ........................................................................... 3
MV Maldives........................................................................ 3 TW Chinese Taipei .............................................................. 3
MW Malawi........................................................................... 2 TZ Tanzania ....................................................................... 2
MX Mexico........................................................................... 1
MY Malaysia........................................................................ 3 UA Ukraine ......................................................................... 2
MZ Mozambique ................................................................. 2 UG Uganda ......................................................................... 2
UM United States Minor Outlying Islands (incl. Johnston
NA Namibia......................................................................... 2 Island, Midway Islands, Wake Island)........................... 1
NC New Caledonia (including Loyalty Islands) ................... 3 US United States of America .............................................. 1
NE Niger ............................................................................. 2 UY Uruguay ........................................................................ 1
NF Norfolk Island ................................................................ 3 UZ Uzbekistan .................................................................... 3
NG Nigeria........................................................................... 2
NI Nicaragua...................................................................... 1 VC St. Vincent & The Grenadines ...................................... 1
NL Netherlands................................................................... 2 VE Venezuela..................................................................... 1
NO Norway.......................................................................... 2 VG Virgin Islands, (British) .................................................. 1
NP Nepal............................................................................. 3 VI Virgin Islands, (US) ....................................................... 1
NR Nauru ............................................................................ 3 VN Vietnam......................................................................... 3
NU Niue............................................................................... 3 VU Vanuatu ........................................................................ 3
NZ New Zealand................................................................. 3
WF Wallis & Futuna Islands ................................................ 3
OM Oman ............................................................................ 2 WS Samoa .......................................................................... 3

PA Panama......................................................................... 1 XK Kosovo ......................................................................... 2

PE Peru .............................................................................. 1 XU Russian Federation (East of the Urals)......................... 3
PF French Polynesia .......................................................... 3
PG Papua New Guinea....................................................... 3 YE Yemen .......................................................................... 2
PH Philippines..................................................................... 3 YT Mayotte ......................................................................... 2
PK Pakistan ........................................................................ 3
PL Poland........................................................................... 2 ZA South Africa .................................................................. 2
PM St. Pierre & Miquelon .................................................... 1 ZM Zambia .......................................................................... 2
PN Pitcairn .......................................................................... 3 ZW Zimbabwe ..................................................................... 2
PR Puerto Rico ................................................................... 1
PS Palestinian Territory ...................................................... 2
PT Portugal (including Azores & Madeira) ......................... 2
PW Palau............................................................................. 3
PY Paraguay....................................................................... 1

QA Qatar ............................................................................. 2

RE Reunion......................................................................... 2
RO Romania........................................................................ 2
RS Serbia............................................................................ 2
RU Russian Federation (West of the Urals)........................ 2
RW Rwanda......................................................................... 2

SA Saudi Arabia ................................................................. 2

SB Solomon Islands ........................................................... 3
SC Seychelles..................................................................... 2
SD Sudan............................................................................ 2
SE Sweden ......................................................................... 2
SG Singapore...................................................................... 3
SH St. Helena ..................................................................... 2
SI Slovenia ........................................................................ 2
SJ Svalbard & Jan Mayen Isl. ............................................ 2
SK Slovak Republic ............................................................ 2
SL Sierra Leone ................................................................. 2
SM San Marino.................................................................... 2
SN Senegal......................................................................... 2
SO Somalia ......................................................................... 2
SR Suriname....................................................................... 1
SS South Sudan ................................................................. 2
ST Sao Tome & Principe .................................................... 2
SV El Salvador.................................................................... 1
SX St. Maarten ................................................................... 1
SY Syria.............................................................................. 2
SZ Eswatini......................................................................... 2

TC Turks and Caicos Islands.............................................. 1

TD Chad ............................................................................. 2
TG Togo.............................................................................. 2
TH Thailand ........................................................................ 3
TJ Tajikistan....................................................................... 3
TK Tokelau ......................................................................... 3
TL Timor Leste ................................................................... 3
TM Turkmenistan ................................................................ 3

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1.3.2. States/Provinces per Country

Two-Letter Codes for States/Provinces CANADA
AB Alberta
ARGENTINA BC British Columbia
BA Buenos Aires MB Manitoba
CA Catamarca NB New Brunswick
CB Chubut NL Newfoundland and Labrador
CD Cordoba NS Nova Scotia
CH Chaco NT Northwest Territories
CR Corrientes NU Nunavut
ER Entre Rios ON Ontario
FO Formosa PE Prince Edward Island
LP La Pampa QC Quebec
LR La Rioja SK Saskatchewan
MD Mendoza YT Yukon Territories
MI Misiones
NE Neuguen
PJ Provincia Jujuy U.S.A.
RN Rio Negro AK Alaska
SA Salta AL Alabama
SC Santa Cruz AR Arkansas
SE Santiago des Estero AZ Arizona
SF Santa Fe CA California
SJ San Juan CO Colorado
SL San Luis CT Connecticut
TF Tierra del Fuego DC District of Columbia
TU Tucuman DE Delaware
FL Florida
GA Georgia
AUSTRALIA HI Hawaii
AC Australian Capital Territory IA Iowa
NS New South Wales ID Idaho
NT Northern Territory IL Illinois
QL Queensland IN Indiana
SA South Australia KS Kansas
TS Tasmania KY Kentucky
VI Victoria LA Louisiana
WA Western Australia MA Massachusetts
MD Maryland
ME Maine
BRAZIL
MI Michigan
AC Acre
MN Minnesota
AL Alagoas
MO Missouri
AM Amazonas
MS Mississippi
AP Amapa
MT Montana
BA Bahia
NC North Carolina
CE Ceara
ND North Dakota
DF Distrito Federal
NE Nebraska
ES Espirito Santo
NH New Hampshire
GO Goias
NJ New Jersey
MA Maranhao
NM New Mexico
MG Minas Gerais
NV Nevada
MS Mato Grosso Do Sul
NY New York
MT Mato Grosso
OH Ohio
PA Para
OK Oklahoma
PB Paraiba
OR Oregon
PE Pernambuco
PA Pennsylvania
PI Piaui
RI Rhode Island
PR Parana
SC South Carolina
RJ Rio de Janerio
SD South Dakota
RN Rio Grande do Norte
TN Tennessee
RO Rondonia
TX Texas
RR Roraima
UT Utah
RS Rio Grande Do Sul
VA Virginia
SC Santa Catarina
VT Vermont
SE Sergipe
WA Washington
SP Sao Paulo
WI Wisconsin
TO Tocantins
WV West Virginia
WY Wyoming

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1.3.3. Special Handling and Dangerous Goods Codes B. Dangerous Goods Codes (IATA Cargo IMP Codes)

A. Special Handling Codes CAO Cargo aircraft only

DGD Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods
ACT Active Temperature Controlled System EBI Lithium ion batteries excepted as per Section II of PI 965
AOG Aircraft on ground EBM Lithium metal batteries excepted as per Section II of PI 968
ATT Goods Attached to Air Waybill ELI Lithium ion batteries excepted as per Section II of PI 966 -
AVI Live animal 967
BIG Outsized
BUP Bulk Unitization Programme, Shipper/Consignee Handled ELM Lithium metal batteries excepted as per Section II of PI 969 -
Unit 970
CAO Cargo aircraft only ICE Carbon dioxide, solid (Dry ice)
CAT Cargo Attendant Accompanying Shipment IMP Interline Message Procedure
COL Cool Goods MAG Magnetized material
COM Company Mail RBI Fully regulated lithium ion batteries (Class 9, UN 3480) as
CRT Control Room Temperature +15°C to +25°C per Section IA and IB of PI 965
DIP Diplomatic mail RBM Fully regulated lithium metal batteries (Class 9, UN 3090) as
EAP e-freight Consignment with Accompanying Paper per Section IA and IB of PI 968
Documents RCL Cryogenic liquids (Packing Instruction 202)
EAT Foodstuffs RCM Corrosive
EAW e-freight Consignment with No Accompanying Paper RCX Explosives 1.3C
Documents RDS Biological Substance, Category B (UN 3373)
ECC Consignment established with an electronically concluded REQ Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities
cargo contract ECC with no accompanying paper Air Waybill REX To be reserved for normally forbidden explosives - Divisions
ECP Consignment established with a paper Air Waybill contract 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4F, 1.5 and 1.6
being printed under an e-AWB agreement RFG Flammable gas
EMD Electronic Monitoring Devices on/in Cargo/Container RFL Flammable liquid
ERT Extended Room Temperature +2°C to +25°C RFS Flammable solid
FIL Undeveloped/Unexposed film RFW Dangerous when wet
FRI Frozen goods subject to veterinary/phytosanitary inspections RGX Explosives 1.3G
FRO Frozen goods RIS Infectious substances, affecting humans (UN 2814) or
GOH Hanging Garments animals (UN 2900)
HEA Heavy cargo, 150 kg. and over per piece RLI Fully regulated lithium ion batteries (Class 9, UN 3481) as
HEG Hatching eggs per Section I of PI 966 and 967
HUM Human remains in coffins RLM Fully regulated lithium metal batteries (Class 9, UN 3091) as
LHO Living human organs/blood per Section I of PI 969 and 970
LIC License required RMD Miscellaneous dangerous goods
MAL Mail RNG Non-flammable non-toxic gas
MUW Munitions of war ROP Organic peroxide
NSC Cargo has not been secured yet for Passenger or All-Cargo ROX Oxidizer
Aircraft RPB Toxic substance
NWP Newspapers, magazines RPG Toxic gas
OBX Obnoxious cargo RRE Excepted Packages of Radioactive Material
OHG Overhang item RRW Radioactive material, Category I-white
PAC Passenger and cargo RRY Radioactive material, Categories II and III-Yellow
PEA Hunting trophies, skin, hide, and all articles made from or RSB Polymeric Beads/Plastics Moulding Compound (Packing
containing parts of species listed in the CITES (Convention Instruction 957)
on International Trade in Endangered Species) appendices RSC Spontaneously combustible
PEB Animal products for non-human consumption RXB Explosives 1.4B
PEF Flowers RXC Explosives 1.4C
PEM Meat RXD Explosives 1.4D
PEP Fruits and Vegetables RXE Explosives 1.4E
PER Perishable cargo RXG Explosives 1.4G
PES Fish/Seafood RXS Explosives 1.4S
PHY Goods subject to phytosanitary inspections
PIL Pharmaceuticals
QRT Quick Ramp Transfer
RAC Reserved Air Cargo
RDS Diagnostic Specimens
SCO Cargo Secure for All-Cargo Aircraft only
SHL Save Human Life
SHR Secure for Passenger, All-Cargo and All-Mail Aircraft in
Accordance with High Risk Requirements
SPF Laboratory Animals
SPX Cargo Secure for Passenger and All-Cargo Aircraft
SUR Surface Transportation
SWP Sporting Weapons
VAL Valuable cargo
VIC Very Important Cargo
VOL Volume
VUN Vulnerable Cargo
WET Shipments of wet material not packed in watertight
containers
XPS Priority small package

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1.3.4. Miscellaneous Abbreviations S Rate class code indicating that a surcharged class rate
has been applied as used in the rate class box of the
ATA Air Transport Association of America AWB.
ATB Air Transport Board of Canada SCR Specific Commodity Rate
AWB Air Waybill SITA Société Internationale de Télécommunications
B Rate class code indicating Basic charge as used in the Aéronautiques
rate class box of the AWB SLI Shipper’s Letter of Instruction
BUC Bulk Unitization Charges TACT The Air Cargo Tariff
C Rate class code indicating SCR as used in the rate class U Rate class code indicating ULD Basic rate or charge as
box of the AWB. used in the rate class box of the AWB.
CASS Cargo Accounts Settlement System UATP Universal Air Travel Plan
CC Charges Collect ULD Unit Load Device
CCA Cargo Charges Correction Advice v.v. vice versa
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered W Rate class code indicating an additional weight charge
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora as used in the rate class box of the AWB.
cm centimetre(s) W.W. Worldwide issue of TACT
cm³ cubic centimetre(s) X Rate class code indicating ULD additional information as
C.O.D. Cash on Delivery used in the rate class box of the AWB
CRO Central Reservation Office Y Rate class code indicating ULD discount as used in the
CTC (A) Canadian Transport Commission (Air Transport rate class box of the AWB
Committee)
cu. ft. cubic foot (feet)
cu. in. cubic inch(es)
CVGK Customs value per gross kilogram (kg.)
CVGP Customs value per gross pound (lb.)
Cy. Currency
DGR Dangerous Goods Regulations
Dir. Direct
dm³ cubic decimetre(s)
DOT Department of Transportation (of the USA)
E Rate class code indicating over pivot rates as used in the
rate class box of the AWB.
e.g. for example
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EU European Union
EWB Express Waybill
excl. excluding
FIATA Fédération Internationale des Associations de
Transitaires et Assimilés (International Federation of
Freight Forwarders Associations)
ft. foot (feet)
GBL U.S. Government Bill of Lading
GCR General Cargo Rate
HAWB House Air Waybill
HWB House Waybill
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
i.e. that is
in. inch(es)
incl. including
INTRM Intermediate point
ISO International Standard Organisation
K Rate class code indicating rate per kilogramme as used
in the rate class box of the AWB
kg. kilogram(s)
LAR Live Animals Regulations
Ib. pound(s)
L/C Letter of Credit
M Rate class code indicating minimum charges as used in
the rate class box of the AWB

m meter(s)
m³ cubic meter(s)
MAWB Master Air Waybill
MCO Miscellaneous Charges Order
N Rate class code indicating the 1kg. general cargo rate,
as used in the rate class box of the AWB
N.A. North America issue of TACT
NCV No Commercial Value or No Customs Value
N.E.S. Not Elsewhere Specified indicates that certain types of
that commodity have been specified under another item
number (see Commodity Description List)
No., Nr. Number
NVD No value Declared
PBA Paid by Agent
P.O.(B). Post Office (Box)
PP Charges Prepaid.
Q Rate class code indicating the Quantity 45 kg. (100 lb.)
and over rate as used in the rate class box of the AWB.
R Rate class code indicating that a reduced class rate has
been applied as used in the rate class box of the AWB.

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1.3. Abbreviations and Special Handling Codes

1.3.5. Incoterms® 2010 - Rules for Sea and Inland Waterway Transport
- Rules for any Mode or Modes of Transport  FAS - Free Alongside Ship
EXW Ex-Works “Free Alongside Ship” means that the seller delivers when the
FCA Free Carrier goods are placed alongside the vessel (e.g., on a quay or a
CPT Carriage Paid To barge) nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment.
CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To The risk of loss of or damage to the goods passes when the
DAT Delivered At Terminal goods are alongside the ship, and the buyer bears all costs
DAP Delivered At Place from that moment onwards.
DDP Delivered Duty Paid  FOB - Free On Board
- Rules for Sea and Inland Waterway Transport “Free On Board” means that the seller delivers the goods on
board the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of
FAS Free Alongside Ship shipment or procures the goods already so delivered. The risk
FOB Free On Board of loss of or damage to the goods passes when the goods are
CFR Cost and Freight on board the vessel, and the buyer bears all costs from that
CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight moment onwards.
Below are short descriptions of the 11 rules from the Incoterms® 2010  CFR - Cost and Freight
edition. These should be read in the context of the full official text of “Cost and Freight” means that the seller delivers the goods on
the rules which can be obtained from the ICC Store. board the vessel or procures the goods already so delivered.
More information available on http://store.iccwbo.org/. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods passes when the
goods are on board the vessel. the seller must contract for and
- Rules for any Mode or Modes of Transport pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the
 EXW - Ex Works named port of destination.
“Ex Works” means that the seller delivers when it places the  CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight
goods at the disposal of the buyer at the seller’s premises or at “Cost, Insurance and Freight” means that the seller delivers
another named place (i.e.,works, factory, warehouse, etc.). the goods on board the vessel or procures the goods already
The seller does not need to load the goods on any collecting so delivered. The risk of loss of or damage to the goods passes
vehicle, nor does it need to clear the goods for export, where when the goods are on board the vessel. The seller must
such clearance is applicable. contract for and pay the costs and freight necessary to bring
 FCA - Free Carrier the goods to the named port of destination.
“Free Carrier” means that the seller delivers the goods to the “The seller also contracts for insurance cover against the
carrier or another person nominated by the buyer at the seller’s buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the
premises or another named place. The parties are well carriage. The buyer should note that under CIF the seller is
advised to specify as clearly as possible the point within the required to obtain insurance only on minimum cover. Should
named place of delivery, as the risk passes to the buyer at that the buyer wish to have more insurance protection, it will need
point. either to agree as much expressly with the seller or to make its
own extra insurance arrangements.”
 CPT - Carriage Paid To
“Carriage Paid To” means that the seller delivers the goods to
the carrier or another person nominated by the seller at an
agreed place (if any such place is agreed between parties) and
that the seller must contract for and pay the costs of carriage
necessary to bring the goods to the named place of
destination.
 CIP - Carriage And Insurance Paid To
“Carriage and Insurance Paid to” means that the seller delivers
the goods to the carrier or another person nominated by the
seller at an agreed place (if any such place is agreed between
parties) and that the seller must contract for and pay the costs
of carriage necessary to bring the goods to the named place of
destination.
“The seller also contracts for insurance cover against the
buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the
carriage. The buyer should note that under CIP the seller is
required to obtain insurance only on minimum cover. Should
the buyer wish to have more insurance protection, it will need
either to agree as much expressly with the seller or to make its
own extra insurance arrangements.”
 DAT - Delivered At Terminal
“Delivered at Terminal” means that the seller delivers when the
goods, once unloaded from the arriving means of transport,
are placed at the disposal of the buyer at a named terminal at
the named port or place of destination. “Terminal” includes a
place, whether covered or not, such as a quay, warehouse,
container yard or road, rail or air cargo terminal. The seller
bears all risks involved in bringing the goods to and unloading
them at the terminal at the named port or place of destination.
 DAP - Delivered At Place
“Delivered at Place” means that the seller delivers when the
goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer on the arriving
means of transport ready for unloading at the named place of
destination. The seller bears all risks involved in bringing the
goods to the named place.
 DDP - Delivered Duty Paid
“Delivered Duty Paid” means that the seller delivers the goods
when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer,
cleared for import on the arriving means of transport ready for
unloading at the named place of destination. The seller bears
all the costs and risks involved in bringing the goods to the
place of destination and has an obligation to clear the goods
not only for export but also for import, to pay any duty for both
export and import and to carry out all customs formalities.

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