| International Trade- Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| A |
AAA
American Arbitration Association
AAB
Arab-African Bank
AAEI
American Association of Exporters and Importers
AAR
Against All Risks (insurance)
AB
Aktiebolag. company limited by shares. See Business Entities
Appendix.
ABI
Automated Broker Interface
American Business Initiative
ABTA
Association of British Travel Agents
A/C
Account Current
ACC
Arab Cooperation Council
ACDA
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACE
AgrupamentoComplementar de Empresas, See Business
Entities Appendix.
ACEP
Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACH
Automated Clearinghouse
ACP
African, Caribbean, and Pacific
ACS
Automated Commercial System
ACTPN
Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
a/d
After date
AD
AktzionernoDrouzestvo. See Business Entities Appendix.
ADB
Asian Development Bank
ADF
African Development Foundation
ADS
Agent Distributor Service
Ad Val (or A.V.)
Ad Valorem
AE
AnonymosEteria. See Business Entities Appendix.
AECA
Arms Export Control Act
AEIE
AgrupamentoEuropeu de Inter¨ºsseEconômico. See
Business Entities Appendix.
AEN
Administrative Exception Note
AEV
Articles of Extraordinary Value
AFDB
African Development Bank
AFT
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
AG
Aktiengesellschaften. See Business Entities Appendix.
Australia Group
AGX
Agriculture Export Connections
AID
Agency for International Development
AIES
Automated Information Exchange System
AIMS
Agriculture Information and Marketing Services
AIT
American Institute in Taiwan
AL
Arab League
AMB
Ambassador
AMF
Airport Mail Facility
AMS
Automated Manifest System
AMU
Arab Maghreb Union
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
A/O
Account Of
AOSIS
Alliance of Small Island States
APAC
Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee
Auto Parts Advisory Committee
APEC
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APO
Administrative Protective Order
a.s.
AkciovaSpolecnost, See Business Entities Appendix.
A.S.
AnonimSirket. See Business Entities Appendix.
A/S
Aktieselskab. See Business Entities Appendix.
Aksjeselskap
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ATA Carnet
Admission Temporaire- Temporary Admission Carnet
ATI
American Traders Index
Andean Trade Initiative
ATP
Advanced Technology Products
ATPI
Andean Trade Preference Initiative
AT&T
American Telephone & Telegraph
AUTOVON
Automatic Voice Network
avdp.
avoirdupois (weight)
A.V. (or Ad Val )
Ad Valorem
American Arbitration Association
AAB
Arab-African Bank
AAEI
American Association of Exporters and Importers
AAR
Against All Risks (insurance)
AB
Aktiebolag. company limited by shares. See Business Entities
Appendix.
ABI
Automated Broker Interface
American Business Initiative
ABTA
Association of British Travel Agents
A/C
Account Current
ACC
Arab Cooperation Council
ACDA
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACE
AgrupamentoComplementar de Empresas, See Business
Entities Appendix.
ACEP
Advisory Committee on Export Policy
ACH
Automated Clearinghouse
ACP
African, Caribbean, and Pacific
ACS
Automated Commercial System
ACTPN
Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
a/d
After date
AD
AktzionernoDrouzestvo. See Business Entities Appendix.
ADB
Asian Development Bank
ADF
African Development Foundation
ADS
Agent Distributor Service
Ad Val (or A.V.)
Ad Valorem
AE
AnonymosEteria. See Business Entities Appendix.
AECA
Arms Export Control Act
AEIE
AgrupamentoEuropeu de Inter¨ºsseEconômico. See
Business Entities Appendix.
AEN
Administrative Exception Note
AEV
Articles of Extraordinary Value
AFDB
African Development Bank
AFT
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
AG
Aktiengesellschaften. See Business Entities Appendix.
Australia Group
AGX
Agriculture Export Connections
AID
Agency for International Development
AIES
Automated Information Exchange System
AIMS
Agriculture Information and Marketing Services
AIT
American Institute in Taiwan
AL
Arab League
AMB
Ambassador
AMF
Airport Mail Facility
AMS
Automated Manifest System
AMU
Arab Maghreb Union
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
A/O
Account Of
AOSIS
Alliance of Small Island States
APAC
Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee
Auto Parts Advisory Committee
APEC
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APO
Administrative Protective Order
a.s.
AkciovaSpolecnost, See Business Entities Appendix.
A.S.
AnonimSirket. See Business Entities Appendix.
A/S
Aktieselskab. See Business Entities Appendix.
Aksjeselskap
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ATA Carnet
Admission Temporaire- Temporary Admission Carnet
ATI
American Traders Index
Andean Trade Initiative
ATP
Advanced Technology Products
ATPI
Andean Trade Preference Initiative
AT&T
American Telephone & Telegraph
AUTOVON
Automatic Voice Network
avdp.
avoirdupois (weight)
A.V. (or Ad Val )
Ad Valorem
| B |
B.A.
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
B/A
Bill of Adventure
BAF
Bunker Adjustment Factor
BATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Bbl
Barrel
B/C
Bill of Credit
B/D
Bank Draft
B./Dft.
Bank Draft
Bd. Ft. (also fbm)
Board Foot
Bdl
Bundle
B/E
Bill of Exchange
BENELUX
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union
BF
Board Foot
BFP
Bona Fide Purchaser
B.H.
Bill of Health
BHC
Bank Holding Company
British High Commission
Bhd.
Berhad. See Business Entities Appendix.
BIE
Bureau of International Expositions
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
BIT(s)
Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies)
B/L
Bill of Lading
BLEU
Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
Bls
Bales
B/M
Board measure
B.O.
Bad order
BOP
Balance of Payments
BOT
Balance of Trade
B/P
Bill of Parcels
Bills Payable
B/R
Bills Receivable
BRITE
Basic Research in Industrial Technologies in Europe
B.S.
Bill of Sale
BSA
Bilateral Steel Agreement
BSP
Business Sponsored
Between Show Promotion
Bt
Bet¨¦tiT¨¢rsas¨¢g. See Business Entities Appendix.
BTN
Brussels Tariff Nomenclature
B/V
Book Value
B.V.B.A.
BeslotenVennootschap met BeperkteAansprakelijkheid. See
Business Entities Appendix.
BWS
Bank Wire Service
Bretton-Woods System
Bx
Box
BXA
Bureau of Export Administration
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
B/A
Bill of Adventure
BAF
Bunker Adjustment Factor
BATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Bbl
Barrel
B/C
Bill of Credit
B/D
Bank Draft
B./Dft.
Bank Draft
Bd. Ft. (also fbm)
Board Foot
Bdl
Bundle
B/E
Bill of Exchange
BENELUX
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union
BF
Board Foot
BFP
Bona Fide Purchaser
B.H.
Bill of Health
BHC
Bank Holding Company
British High Commission
Bhd.
Berhad. See Business Entities Appendix.
BIE
Bureau of International Expositions
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
BIT(s)
Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies)
B/L
Bill of Lading
BLEU
Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
Bls
Bales
B/M
Board measure
B.O.
Bad order
BOP
Balance of Payments
BOT
Balance of Trade
B/P
Bill of Parcels
Bills Payable
B/R
Bills Receivable
BRITE
Basic Research in Industrial Technologies in Europe
B.S.
Bill of Sale
BSA
Bilateral Steel Agreement
BSP
Business Sponsored
Between Show Promotion
Bt
Bet¨¦tiT¨¢rsas¨¢g. See Business Entities Appendix.
BTN
Brussels Tariff Nomenclature
B/V
Book Value
B.V.B.A.
BeslotenVennootschap met BeperkteAansprakelijkheid. See
Business Entities Appendix.
BWS
Bank Wire Service
Bretton-Woods System
Bx
Box
BXA
Bureau of Export Administration
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