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- ANF - Arrival notification form
- Anti-Dumping Clause - A tariff imposed to discourage sale of
foreign goods in the United States market at very low prices (below
foreign country's domestic market) which might hurt U.S. manufacturers.
- Antidumping - "Antidumping, as a reference to the system
of laws to remedy dumping, is defined as a converse of dumping."
- Antidumping Duty - A duty assessed on imported merchandise
which is subject to an antidumping duty order.
- Antidumping Duty Order - "A notice issued following final
determination of sales at less than fair value and material injury,
or threat of material injury, providing for the imposition of
antidumping duties."
- Antidumping Investigation Notice - The notice published in
the Federal Register announcing the initiation of an antidumping
investigation. An investigation must be initiated within 20 days
of the filing of a valid petition.
- Antidumping Petition - "A petition filed on behalf of
an affected United States industry, alleging that foreign merchandise
is being sold in the United States at ""less than fair
value"
- Antidumping/Countervailing Duty System - "The Antidumping/Countervailing
Duty System, a part of Customs' Automated Commercial System, contains
a case reference database and a statistical reporting system to
capture data for International Trade Commission reports on antidumping
and countervailing "
- AOSIS - Alliance of Small Island States
- AP - Administrative Protective Order
- APAC - Auto Parts Advisory Committee
- APDF - Africa Project Development Facility
- APEC - Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- API - American Petroleum Institute
- Appd. - Approved
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa - The ABEDA (French:
Banque Arabe pour le Developpement Economique en Afrique -- BADEA)
was created by the League of Arab States in November 1973 (began
operations in March 1975) to promote economic and technical cooperation
between Arab and African states.
- Arab Cooperation Council - "The ACC was created in 1989
to promote economic cooperation and integration. Members include
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and North Yemen."
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development - "AFESD
promotes regional economic integration and social development
in Arab states."
- Arab International Bank - "The AIB provides financing
to support development of foreign trade among member nations and
other Arab states."
- Arab Maghreb Union - "The AMU (French: Union du Maghreb
Arabe, UMA) encompasses Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and
Tunisia."
- Arab Monetary Fund - "The AMF, originally aimed at correcting
chronic deficits in the balance of payments in most member states,
promotes Arab integration in monetary and economic affairs."
- Arab Trade Financing Program - "The ATFP promotes trade
among Arab countries and exports from Arab countries. The Program
was established in 1989 by the Arab Monetary Fund; headquarters
are in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. "
- Arab-African International Bank ous buying and selling of the
same commodity or foreign exchange in two or more markets in order
to take advantage of price differentials.
- Arbitrage - The practice of exchanging the currency of one
country for that of another or a series of countries to gain an
advantage from the differences in exchange rates.
- Arbitration Clause - A clause in a sales contract outlining
the method under which disputes will be settled.
- Arms Control and Disarmament Agency - ACDA is an independent
agency within the State Department. ACDA participates in interagency
working groups that discuss export license applications requiring
dispute resolution.
- Arr. T. L. - Arranged total loss
- Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits
- "The Arrangement is an international agreement under Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development auspices governing the
conditions -- such as interest rate, repayment term, and cash
downpayment "
- arrest - Seizure of a ship by an authority of a court of law
either as a debt security or to prevent the ship from departing
until a dispute is settled.
- ARS - African Regional Organization for Standardization
- AsDF - Asian Development Fund
- ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- ASEAN - Association of South-East Asian Nations
- ASEAN Free Trade Area - "The Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed in January 1992 to create a free
trade area (ASEAN Free Trade Area, or AFTA) with use of a common
effective preferential tariff."
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation - "APEC, established
in November 1989, is an informal grouping of Asia Pacific countries
that provides a forum for Ministerial level discussion of a broad
range of economic issues."
- Asian Clearing Union - "The ACU promotes regional trade
and economic cooperation, including arrangements to conserve foreign
exhcange and encourage domestic currencies in trade."
- Asian Development Bank - "The ADB helps finance economic
development in developing countries in the Asian and Pacific area
through the provision of loans on near-market terms, with its
Ordinary Capital Resources (OCR), and on concessional terms, through
the Asian Development Fund "
- Asian Development Fund - "The ADF (or AsDF), an affiliate
of the Asian Development Bank, lends funds on concessionary terms
to the Bank's least developed member countries."
- Assessment - The imposition of antidumping duties on imported
merchandise.
- Association of African Development Finance Institutions - "AADFI
(French: Association des Institutions Africaines de Financement
du Developpement, AIAFD) promotes cooperative financing for social
development in Africa and economic integration."
- Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations - "AATPO
promotes inter-African trade, harmonization of commercial policies,
communication among African states in trade matters, and research
and training. "
- Association of Central African Banks - "ACAB (French:
Association des Banques Centrales Africanines, ABCA) promotes
cooperation among monetary, banking, and financial institutions
in Africa. Members include two African regional banks and about
32 national banks. "
- Association of International Bond Dealers - The AIBD provides
a forum for over 500 members from 30 countries to review international
securities market matters.
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations - "ASEAN was established
in 1967 to promote political, economic, and social cooperation
among its six member countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Brunei. "
- At. wt. - Atomic Weight
- ATFP - Arab Trade Financing Program
- athwartships - Across the ship or from side to side.
- ATI - "American Traders Index, Andean Trade Initiative"
- Atl. - Atlantic
- ATLAS - Automated Trade Locator Assistance Network
- ATMIC - Agricultural Trade and Marketing Information Center
- ATOs - Agricultural Trade Offices
- ATP - Advanced Technology Products
- ATPA - Andean Trade Preference Act
- ATPI - Andean Trade Preference Initiative
- AUMA - "Die Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen,
Wirtschaft"
- Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft - AKA (English: Export Credit Establishment)
is an association of German banks which provide medium and long-term
funding for exports.
- Ausstellungs (Die) - und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft
- "AUMA (German: the German Industry Council for Exhibitions
and Trade Fairs) promotes exports by bringing together government,
semiprivate, and private organizations in the coordination of
domestic and overseas trade events."
- Australia Group - "The Australia Group, AG, is an informal
forum through which 22 industrialized nations cooperate to curb
proliferation of chemical and biological weapons through a supply
approach."
- Automated Broker Interface - "ABI, a part of Customs'
Automated Commercial System, permits transmission of data pertaining
to merchandise being imported into the United States."
- Automated Clearinghouse - The Automated Clearinghouse (ACH)
is a feature of the Automated Broker Interface which is a part
of Customs' Automated Commercial System.
- Automated Commercial System - "The Customs Service's Automated
Commercial System, ACS, is a joint public-private sector computerized
data processing and telecommunications system linking customhouses,
members of the import trade community, and other government agencies
with the Customs"
- Automated Export Reporting Program - The AERP provides for
electronic submission of most information required on the Shipper's
Export Declaration.
- Automated Information Exchange - "AIES, a part of Customs'
Automated Commercial System, allows for exchange of classification
and value information between field units and headquarters. "
- Automated Manifest Systems - "AMS, a part of Customs'
Automated Commercial System (ACS) controls imported merchandise
from the time a carrier's cargo manifest is electronically transmitted
to Customs until control is relinquished to another segment of
the ACS. "
- Automated Trade Locator Assistance Network - "ATLAS is
a Small Business Administration-sponsored, contractor-operated,
automated system which provides market research information and
statistics on world markets by SIC code (and possibly harmonized
system). "
- AUTOVON - Automatic Voice Network
- Aux. - Auxiliary Vessel
- Av. - Average
- Av. disbts. - Average disbursements
- AVE - Ad Valorem Equivalent
- AWB - Airway Bill
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