FCL : Full Container Load

A phrase used to identify that there is only one consignment within the container

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This is an incoterm.

Read more Forwarding Agent

A person or company who is a specialist in Customs procedures and the international carriage of goods, and acts on behalf of importers and exporters.

Read more Free Circulation

Goods are said to be in free circulation have been brought into the country and duty vat paid if required. 

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Customs territories of an association of States.

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Enclosed areas within the customs territory of the Union where non-Union goods can be introduced free of import duty and other charges.

Read more Freight Forwarder

An agent that moves goods on behalf of the shipper and then arranges for transportation with one or more carriers for transport to the consignee.

Read more FTA : Free Trade Agreement

Analyses and documents all business functions and processes that are part of the Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)

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