Glossary of Import / Export / Freight Terms

M.E. Dey & Co., Inc., a Customs Brokerage based mainly out of Milwaukee and Chicago has put up an OCEAN SERVICE
DICTIONARY OF TERMS, which is a very helpful place to look for short, working definitions of terms like CIF, FAS, FOB, CFR, and the like that appear in shipping paperwork, but are not always clearly understood. Also contains other terms pertaining to customs, international trade, and admiralty.