LCL : Less-than-Container-Load

Less-than-Container-Load

Read more LCP : Local Clearance Procedure

Under CFSP, Local Clearance Procedure is used to release goods to a Customs Procedure from designated premises (usually inland).

Read more Loading List

Document that may be used when more than one item is being carried under transit.

Read more LOLO : Lift-On, Lift-Off

Conventional container or cargo ships, in which quay cranes are used to load and unload containers or generalised cargo.

Read more Long term supplier declaration

One of the mandatory documents needed for the international trade of goods is the long-term supplier declaration. It attests to the origin of the goods and is necessary for the buying companies documentation, being their movement certificate or their invoice declaration.

Read more Manifest

Sea freight and air transport, the document listing the cargo on board.

Read more MAP : Mutual Agreement Procedure

Deals with border procedures

Read more MASP : Multiannual Strategic Plan

Planning document for all customs projects connected to information technology, EU’s multi-annual strategic plan.

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