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Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
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| Symbol, Sign or Mark | Stands For |
| & | And |
| @ | At; Each |
| X | By (in measurement); Multiply |
| ¢ | Cent; Penny |
| (C) [or] © | Copyright |
| ° | Degree |
| $ | Dollar |
| / | Each; Per |
| ' | Foot |
| " | Inch |
| > | Larger than; Greater than |
| µ | Micro |
| # | Number |
| % | Percent |
| £ | Pound Sterling (British currency) |
| (R) [or] ® | Registered |
| SM | Service mark |
| < | Smaller than; Less than |
| TM | Trademark |
| ¥ | Yen (Japanese currency) |
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| A |
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| Abbreviation or Acronym | Stands For |
| a.k.a. | Also known as |
| a.m. [or] am | Ante meridiem (before noon) |
| A.R. | All risks [in insurance] |
| A/S [or] a/s | As stated |
| abbrev. | Abbreviated; Abbreviation |
| AC [or] A.C. | After Christ; Alternating current |
| ACS | Association of Caribbean States |
| AD | Advertisement; Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord) |
| ADB | African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank |
| AISI | American Iron & Steel Institute |
| amp. [or] A | Ampere |
| Amt. | Amount |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| approx. | Approximate; Approximately |
| AQL [or] A.Q.L. | Acceptable quality level |
| art. | Article |
| asap | As soon as possible |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASME | American Society for Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATA | Admission temporaire- temporary admission |
| attn. | Attention |
| AWB | Air waybill |
| AWG | American wire gauge |
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| B |
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| Abbreviation or Acronym | Stands For |
| B.I. | Black iron |
| B/L [or] BL | Bill of lading |
| BAF | Bunker adjustment factor |
| BBS [or] EBBS | Electronic bulletin board service |
| BC [or] B.C. | Before Christ |
| BENELUX | Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg |
| BLAI | B/L application-instructions |
| blvd. | Boulevard |
| BMX | Bicycle motocross |
| B.O. | Bad order |
| BP | Boiling point; British Pharmacopoeia |
| BPT | British Preferential Tariff |
| BS | British Standards |
| BSF | British standard fine |
| BSP | British standard pipe |
| BSPT | British standard pipe taper |
| BSW | British standard Whitworth |
| BTI | Binding tariff information |
| BTN | Brussels Tariff Nomenclature |
| Btu [or] BTU | British thermal unit |
| BWG | Birmingham wire gauge |
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| C |
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| Abbreviation or Acronym | Stands For |
| °C | Celsius (degree temperature) |
| C&F | Cost and freight |
| C&FC | Cost, freight and commission |
| c.c. [or] cc | Carbon copy; Cubic centimeter |
| CWO | Cash with order; Cheque with order |
| C/No. | Carton number; Case number |
| c/o | Care of; Certificate of origin; Country of origin |
| c/s | Cases; Cycles per second |
| C/T | Cable transfer; Carton |
| CAD | Cash against documents; Computer-aided design |
| CADD | Computer-aided design and drafting |
| CAI | Computer assisted instruction |
| CAF | Currency adjustment factor |
| CAM | Computer-aided manufacturing |
| cap. | Capacity; Capital |
| CARICOM | Caribbean Community and Common Market |
| cat. | Catalog (Catalogue) |
| CBM | Cubic meter |
| CCCN | Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature |
| CE | Conformité Européenne (EC stamp of approval) |
| CEN | Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization) |
| CENELEC | Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standard) |
| CFR | Cost and freight |
| CFS | Container freight station |
| CI | Commercial invoice |
| cir. | Circa (about); Circle |
| CID | Cash in advance |
| CIF | Cost, insurance and freight |
| CIF&C [or] CIFC | Cost, insurance, freight and commission |
| CIP | Carriage and insurance paid to |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species |
| CKD | Completely knockdown |
| CL | Carload |
| CLT | Container load trailer |
| cm | Centimeter |
| CNC | Computer numerical control |
| CO [or] c/o | Country of origin |
| co. | Company |
| COD | Cash on delivery; Collect on delivery |
| COFC | Container on flat car |
| corp. | Corporation |
| CPI | Characters per inch; Consumer price index |
| CPT | Carriage paid to |
| Cr-Mo | Chromium-molybdenum |
| CRT | Cathode ray tube |
| Cr-V | Chromium-vanadium |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
| Ct. | Court |
| ctn. [or] C/T | Carton |
| cu. ft. [or] cft. | Cubic feet (plural); Cubic foot (singular) |
| cwt | Hundredweight |
| CY | Container yard |
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