Abbreviations

Results for area 2.5 Shipping documents

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conveyable
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an item that can be moved efficiently and safely on handling devices used to move material over a fixed line of travel

NOTE: Such material handling devices, or conveyors, are for the purposes of this standard considered to be continuousloop belted systems moving packages or objects in a predetermined path and having fixed or selective points of loading or discharge. The width of the belt, height permitted within the facility, and weight capacity of the belt may determine whether the items are conveyable.

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non-conveyable
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an item of such width, height, or weight to preclude its movement on conveyor systems

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unitized
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secured together so as to be handled as an entity

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freight; goods, cargo, load
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goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck

NOTE 1 to entry: In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.

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consignment
definition

separately identifiable amount of goods items available to be transported from one consignor to one consignee via one or more modes of transport and specified in one single transport document

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transport package
definition

package intended for the transportation and handling of one or more articles, smaller packages, or bulk material

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shipment
definition

identifiable collection of one or more goods items (available to be) transported together from the original shipper, to the ultimate consignee

NOTE 1 to entry: A shipment may be transported in one or a multiple number of consignments.

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transport unit
definition

combination of the load, transport means and transport documentation

NOTE This includes the modes of transport as well as the containment or storage systems used for the dangerous goods. A transport unit is an item that is separately identified. A transport unit may include or contain other transport units, examples being a road vehicle as a transport unit and multiple pallets loaded onto the road vehicle, each pallet being its own transport unit.

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product
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first level or higher assembly that is sold in a complete end-usable configuration

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item
definition

item of goods to be moved

NOTE An item may be a single unit, such as a letter, a bundle or box of units or other units that will be bundled into a receptacle which will be carried in equipment (such as an ISO intermodal container) as a subcomponent of an AEI item.

Items are defined by the standards of ISO/IEC Subcommittee SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques.

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unit load
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one or more transport packages or other items held together by means such as pallet, slip sheet, strapping, interlocking, glue, shrink wrap, or net wrap, making them suitable for transport, stacking, and storage as a unit

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product package (primary)
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first tie, wrap or container to a single item or quantity thereof that constitutes a complete identifiable pack

NOTE A product package may be an item packaged singularly, multiple quantities of the same item packaged together or a group of parts packaged together.

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package
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load unit container discrete individual containers which may be accumulated in a larger package

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load unit
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cargo transportation unit, which may be loaded on a transport means

NOTE Synonyms: package, container.

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rollercage
definition

cage with casters for transporting loose items

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pallet
definition

a wooden, plastic or metal platform that enables a bundle of goods to be moved around by a fork-lift truck or similar platform-moving device that will be carried in equipment (such as an ISO intermodal container) as a subcomponent of an AEI item

NOTE Pallets may be referred to but are not defined in this family of standards; they are defined by the standards of ISO/IEC Subcommittee SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques.

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receptacle
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single unit, or a carrier of items and of smaller packets and items

NOTE 1 to entry A receptacle will normally take the form of a bag, box or roller cage that will be carried in equipment (such as an ISO intermodal container) as a subcomponent of an AEI item

NOTE 2 to entry Packets are defined by the standards of ISO/IEC Subcommittee SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques.

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container
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receptacle for the transport of goods, especially one readily transferable from one form of transport to another

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freight container
definition

ISO freight container as specified in ISO 668 as well as containers not defined by other ISO standards

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intermodal freight container
definition

large cargo carrying object (of various formats) used for transport or storage that conforms to ISO 6346 and designed and constructed to permit it to be used interchangeably in two or more modes of transport

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ISO intermodal freight container; ISO Intermodal container; ISO container
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large cargo carrying object used for transport or storage that conforms to ISO 668, Series 1 containers

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intermodal freight
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cargo containers interchanged between transport modes, and where equipment is compatible within multiple systems

NOTE Transport modes include: motor, rail, water, and air carriers.

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hazardous materials; dangerous goods (HAZMAT; DG)
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substances or articles which are potentially hazardous (for example, poisonous to humans, harmful to the environment, explosive, flammable, or radioactive) that require regulatory control when transported

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transport seal
definition

equipment seal mechanical or electronic device applied to a container, unit load device, trailer, etc. to guarantee authenticity or security

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