Commonly Used Air Pport Terms

- fresh goods (Perishable Cargo)

Perishable goods within a specified period or under unfavorable temperature, humidity or other environmental conditions.

- pre loaded goods (Prepacked Cargo)

Goods consigned to the carrier before being submitted to the operator of the goods station.

- Reception Checklist List (Checklist)

The documents issued by the freight station operator when they receive the goods from the consignor.

- controlled shipper system (Regulated Agent Regime)

It is a system that the government carries out safety inspection for all air freight agents.

- Bill of lading (Shipment Release Form)

The documents issued by the carrier to the consignee are used for the extraction of goods from the operator of the freight station.

- shipper (Shipper)

The person or company designated for delivery to the consignee in the contract of carriage of goods.

- Certificate of consignor of live animals / dangerous goods (Shipper 's Certificate for live animals/ dangerous goods)

A statement made by the shipper declaring that the goods have been properly packaged and accurately described in accordance with the latest version of the IATA rules and all the carrier rules and the provisions of the government's legislation so that they are suitable for air pportation.

- shipper's consignment declaration (referred to as: consignment) (Shipper 's Letter of Instruction)

A document containing the instructions of the shipper or the shipper to prepare documents and instructions for the delivery of the goods.

-STA/STD (Schedule Time of Arrival / Schedule Time of Departure)

Abbreviation for estimated time of arrival / departure

-TACT (The Air Cargo Tariff)

The abbreviation of the "air cargo tariff" published by the international aviation Publishing House (IAP) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

- Freight List (Tariff)

The charges, charges and / or conditions of the carriage of goods by the carrier.

The freight list varies by country, cargo weight and / or carrier.

- carrier (Unit Load Device)

Any type of container or containerized for pporting goods.

- Valuable Cargo

The declared value of goods is equal to or more than 1000 dollars per kilogram gross weight, such as gold and diamonds.

- declaration of value surcharge (Valuation Charge)

Charges for goods pportation based on the value of goods declared during consignment.

- vulnerable or vulnerable to theft (Vulnerable Cargo)

Goods that are not explicitly stated in value but obviously need to be handled with care, or goods that are particularly vulnerable to theft.