Shipping Glossary

Master the language of shipping with our comprehensive glossary of 136 terms. From dimensional weight to customs duties, understand every term you'll encounter.

A

Accessorial Charges Actual Weight Address Verification Attempted Delivery

B

Backhaul Batch Shipping Bill of Lading (BOL) Billable Weight Blind Shipment Bonded Warehouse Bubble Wrap

C

Carrier Liability Certificate of Origin COD (Cash on Delivery) Collect Shipping Commercial Invoice Common Carrier Consignee Consignor Consolidation Corrugated Box Cross-Border Shipping Cross-Docking Cubic Pricing Custom Packaging Customs Bond Customs Broker Customs Duties Cycle Count

D

DAP (Delivered at Place) DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) Dead Weight Deadhead Declared Value Delivery Exception Delivery Window Demurrage Detention Dimensional Weight (DIM Weight) Dock Scheduling Drayage Dropshipping Dunnage Duty Drawback

E

Economy Shipping Estimated Delivery Date Expedited Shipping Express Shipping

F

Flat Rate Shipping FOB (Free on Board) Fragile Handling Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Freight Audit Freight Broker Freight Class Freight Forwarder FTL Shipping (Full Truckload) Fuel Surcharge Fulfillment Center

G

Ground Shipping

H

Harmonized Code (HS Code) Hazmat Hundredweight (CWT)

I

In Transit Incoterms Insulated Packaging Intermodal Shipping

J

Jettison Just-in-Time (JIT)

K

Kitting Kraft Paper

L

Last Mile Delivery Lead Time Lift Gate Load Board LTL Shipping (Less Than Truckload)

M

Mailer Box Manifest Manifesting

N

NMFC Code

O

Out for Delivery Overnight Shipping

P

Package Consolidation Packaging Materials Packing Slip Pallet Palletization Parcel Peak Surcharge Pick and Pack Poly Mailer Prepaid Shipping Private Carrier PRO Number Proof of Delivery (POD)

Q

Quarantine Quota

R

Rate Shopping Reefer Regional Carrier Residential Surcharge Return Label Reverse Logistics RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) Routing Guide

S

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Safety Stock Ship Date Shipping Insurance Shipping Label Shipping Zone Shrink Wrap Signature Required SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) Split Shipment Spot Rate Stretch Wrap Supply Chain Sustainable Packaging

T

Temperature-Controlled Shipping Tender Tracking Number Transit Time Transportation Management System (TMS)

U

USPS Priority Mail

V

Void Fill Volumetric Weight

W

Warehouse Management System (WMS) Waybill White Glove Delivery

X

X-Ray Inspection

Y

Yard Yield Management

Z

Zone Skipping Zone-Based Pricing

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