CIF : Cost, Insurance and Freight

Shipping term meaning the seller will cover the cost of freight and insurance of the buyer's order while in transit.

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The accomplishment of the Customs formalities necessary to allow goods to enter home use, to be exported or to be placed under another Customs procedure (*).

Read more Clearance for Home Use

The Customs procedure which provides that imported goods enter into free circulation in the Customs territory upon the payment of any import duties and taxes chargeable and the accomplishment of all the necessary Customs formalities.

Read more CN : Combined Nomenclature

The Combined Tariff and Statistical nomenclatures of the EU, represented by the first 8 digits of the Commodity Code.

Read more Community Goods

Goods that are still in free circulation in the EU.

Read more Consignee

An individual or company who freight is shipped to.

Read more Consolidation

Consolidation is the process where a you combine several smaller shipments into one full container or under one Master waybill. This helps to reduce the cost of shipment and to make delivery of goods quicker.

Read more Container

An article of transport equipment (lift-van, movable tank or other similar structure): (i) fully or partially enclosed to constitute a compartment intended for containing goods, (ii) of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use, (iii) specially designed t

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