COMMONLY OCCURRING ABBREVIATIONS

• ADR – European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road.
• AETR – European agreement about drivers' hours in international road transport outside the EU.
• AGR – System of classification and numbering of roads in Europe, mainly 'E' routes.
• ATA – Admission Temporaire – Carnet allowing temporary import or export of specified goods.
• ATP – Accord Transports Perissables – International carriage of perishable foodstuffs.
• CIP – Carriage and Insurance Paid To – Incoterm.
• CMR – Convention relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route – international conditions of carriage.
• CPT – Carriage Paid To – Incoterm.
• CTC – Common Transit Convention system allowing goods to move within the EU and EFTA before payment of duty and taxes.
• CTP – Common Transport Policy – EU transport policy.
• DAP – Delivered At Place – Incoterm.
• DDP – Delivered Duty Paid – Incoterm.
• DPU – Delivered at Place Unloaded – Incoterm.
• DfT – Department for Transport.
• DGN – Dangerous Goods Note.
• DVLA – Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea.
• DVSA – Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; formed by merger of the Driving Standards Agency and VOSA; responsible for UK driver testing, vehicle testing and law enforcement.
• DQC – Driver Qualification Card – Driver CPC.
• ECE – Economic Commission for Europe – a United Nations organisation including EU Member States and most other European countries.
• EDI – Electronic Data Interchange – direct computer-to-computer transfer of information.
• EEA – European Economic Area – free trade area created by EU Member States and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway from EFTA.
• EFTA – European Free Trade Area – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
• EU – European Union; the source describes the 27 Member States.
• ENS – Entry Summary Declaration.
• EXS – Exit Summary Declaration.
• EORI – Economic Operator Registration and Identification.
• EXW – Ex Works – Incoterm.
• FCA – Free Carrier Named Place – Incoterm.
• GIT – Goods in Transit consignment insurance.
• GHIC – Global Health Insurance Card.
• HSE – Health and Safety Executive.
• IMDG – International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
• IMO – International Maritime Organisation.
• IRU – International Road Transport Union, based in Geneva.
• ITF – International Transport Forum.
• MRN – Movement Reference Number.
• NCTS – New Computerised Transit System.
• ISO – International Standards Organisation.
• OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• P2P – Permission To Progress.
• RHA – Road Haulage Association.
• Ro/Ro – Roll-on/Roll-off ferries.
• SITPRO – Simplification of International Trade Procedures.
• SSN – Standard Shipping Note – form used to indicate to shippers the cargo.
• TAD – Transit Accompanying Document – used on Common Transit Convention journeys.
• TIR – Transports Internationaux Routiers – an international Customs transit system for journeys to non-EU countries.
• L-UK – Logistics UK.
• VAT – Value Added Tax.