Shipping Glossary Terms and Other Resources

• Air Cargo Manifest
  
• Air Waybill
  
• ATA Carnet
  
• Bill of Lading
• Cargo Aircraft Only (CAO) Label
• Cargo Insurance
  
• Chargeable Weight
  
• Cold Chain Logistics
  
• Consignee vs. Consignor
  
• DDP vs. DDU Incoterms
• Declared Value
  
• Door-to-Airport Shipping
  
• Door-To-Door Delivery
  
• EEI Filings
• EORI Number
  

• First Mile Logistics
• Full Truckload (FTL)
  
• Freight vs. Small Package
  
• Freight Forwarder
  
• Group Shipping
• HAWB (House Air Waybill)
• HS, HTS and Schedule B Codes
• Hazardous Materials (Dangerous Goods)
• Importer of Record
  
• Incoterms
  
• Indirect Air Carrier (IAC)
  
• Inside Delivery
• Known Shipper (TSA)
• Less Than Truckload (LTL)
• MAWB (Master Air Waybill)

• Next Flight Out (NFO)
  
• Packing List
  
• Phase Change Material
  
• Pro Forma Invoice
  
• SIREN/SIRET Number
• Trade Show Materials Handling Agreement
• UN 1760
• UN 1845 Class 9 Label
  
• UN 2814
  
• UN 2900
  
• UN 3373
• U.S. Customs Bonds

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Density and PCF Calculators

Use our calculators to determine the cubic dimensions of a non-palletized shipment, measure the shipment's height, width and length.

Cold Chain Supplies For Sale

Packaging options to keep shipments cold or frozen. We sell dry ice, shipping boxes, GPS trackers, temperature-monitoring devices, phase change materials, liquid nitrogen dewars, and more.