Overage is when the number of units received is more than the quantity shown on shipping documents. Overages should not be delivered to a customer. They are returned to the terminal unless the terminal receives more information while the driver is making pickups and deliveries.

The document a ship must carry to meet the safety, health, immigration, commercial, and customs requirements of a port of call or international law.

A list, signed by the ship’s captain, of the individual shipments constituting the ship’s cargo.

A port-based representative for a shipping line or tramp operation who handles ship arrival and departure formalities, port clearance, payment of fees, loading and unloading, and local provisioning.

The proforma list is a preliminary bill of sale sent to buyers in advance of a shipment or delivery of goods.

The commercial list is a document used for customs declaration that identifies the value and quantity of the shipping products.

A packing list is a document which details the contents and often dimensions and weight of each package or container.

FTL stands for a full truckload. The shipment will take up an entire truck by itself.

LTL stands for less than load. It is the transportation of relatively small freight.

AWB stands for air waybill. It is a receipt issued by an international airline for goods and evidence of the contract of carriage.

These items require special packing and shipping requirements; please refer to a shipping specialist. Some items are restricted altogether depending on the country.

The cut-off time is the last possible time cargo may be delivered to the vessel or designated point.

If you are shipping out of the country, your shipment will need to clear customs in the destination country. When a shipment is on hold, you failed to provide any supporting documentation with your shipment that will be needed by customs in the destination country.