Commonly Used Abbreviated Words Used In Textiles Arena RMG ISO ANSI CIF CITA CM COP EIN ANSI

EXW EU FDI FOB FTA GATT GDP GSP ILO JICA L/C LDCs MFA MOU P.S.I. WTO COC EPZ BTMA BGMEA BKMEA EPB GTZ CAD CAM ERP MRP POS CAP AQL CSR Ready Made Garment International Organization for Standardization American National Standards Institute Cost, insurance and freight Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Cut and Make Cost of Production Exporter Identification Number American National Standards Institute Ex-works European Union Foreign Direct Investment Free on Board Free Trade Agreement General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Gross Domestic Product Generalized System of Preferences International Labor Organization Japan International Cooperation Agency Letter of Credit Least Developed Countries Multi-Fiber Arrangement Memorandum of Understanding Pre-shipment Inspection World Trade Organization Code of Conduct Export Processing Zone Bangladesh Textile Mills Association
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and exporters Association Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and exporters Association

Export Promotion Bureau German Technical Cooperation Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning Material Requirement Planning Point of Sales Corrective Action Plan Acceptable Quality Level Corporate Social Responsibility

ETI BSCI WRAP DC QC QA FRI IPC PPC IPC Du-Pro MIL STD DIN BS AATCC ITS BV LG ETA ETD SOP P.O. PSS

Ethical Trading Initiative Business Social Compliance Initiative Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production Distribution Centre Quality Control Quality Assurance Final Random Inspection In- process check Pre production check Initial production check During production check Military Standard Deutches institut fur Normung British Standard American Association for Textile Chemists and Colorists Intertek Testing Service Bureau Veritas Letter of Guarantee Estimated Time of Arrival Estimated Time of Departure Standard Operating Procedure Purchase Order Product Specification Sheet

Acronyms and Abbreviations Commonly Used in International Business Transactions (Last Update on JANUARY 5, 2009)
AAA American Arbitration Association AAEl American Association of Exporters & Importers ACDA Arms Control & Disarmament Agency ACE Automated Commercial Environment ACEP Advisory Committee on Export Policy ACH Automated Clearinghouse ACP African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries ACS Automated Commercial System ACTPN Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations ADB Asian Development Bank

AD Anti-dumping ADD Anti-dumping duty ADS Agent Distributor Service AD VAL Ad Valorem Tariff Rate AECA Arms Export Control Act AES Automated Export System AFDB African Development Bank AFDF African Development Fund AG Australia Group AGOA African Growth and Opportunity Act AID Agency for International Development

ANSI American National Standards Institute APCAC Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce APEC Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APTA Automotive Products Trade Act ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations AT Anti-Terriorism ATA Carnet "Admission Temporaire-Temporary Admission" Carnet ATAC(s) Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee(s) ATC Agreement on Textiles and Clothing ATCA

Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft ATPA Andean Trade Preference Act AUI ASEAN-United States Initiative AVE Ad Valorem Equivalent AWB Air Waybill B BAR Buy American Restrictions BATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms BDC Beneficiary Developing Country BDV Brussels Definition of Value B/E Bill of Exchange BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEET Business Executive Enforcement Team BENELUX Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg BFC Business Facilitation Center, U.S. Department of Commerce BFP Bona Fide Purchaser BIRPI United International Bureaux fo the Protection of Intellectual Property BIS Bank for International Settlements BIS Bureau of Industry and Security (Previously "BXA") BISN Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation BISNIS Business Information Services for Newly Independent States BIT(s) Bilateral Investment Treaty(ies) B/L Bill of Lading

BNC Binational Commission BOND Business Outreach to New Democracies (program) BOP Balance of Payments BOT Balance of Trade BSA Bilateral Steel Agreement BTN Brussels Tariff Nomenclature C C.A.F. Currency Adjustment Factor CACM Central American Common Market CADIC Comparative Analysis of Domestic Industry's Condition CAIP Community Adjustment Investment Program CAP

Common Agricultural Policy (EU) CAP Country Action Plan CARIBCAN Canadian-Caribean Basin Initiative CARICOM Carribean Common Market CBERA Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act CBI Caribbean Basin Initiative CBM Chemical, Biological and Missile Non-Proliferation CBW Chemical and Biological Weapons CC Crime Control CCC Commodity Credit Corporation CCC Customs Cooperation Council CCCN

Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature CCL Commerce Control List; formerly Commodity Control List CCNAA Coordination Council for North American Affairs (Taiwan) CCPIT China Council for the Promotion of International Trade CD-ROM Compact DiscRead Only Memory CDT Center for Defense Trade CEA Chinese Economic Area CEA Council of Economic Advisors CE Mark Conformite Europeen CEFTA Central European Free Trade Agreement CEP Constructed Export Price CER

Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations CET Common External Tariff CF Customs Form CFIUS Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States C&F Cost and Freight CFC Controlled Foreign Corporation CFR Code of Federal Regulations CFR Cost and Freight CFTA Canadian Free Trade Agreement CG-18 Consultative Group of Eighteen (GATT) C.I. Cost and Insurance CIA

Central Intelligence Agency CIB Council for International Business (arbitration) CIF Cost, insurance and freight C.I.F.& C. Cost, Insurance, freight, and commission C.I.F.C.I. Cost, insurance, freight, commission, and interest C.I.F.I.&E. Cost, insurance, freight, interest, and exchange. CIME Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises (OECD) CIMS Commercial Information Management Systems CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CISG Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods CIT

Court of International Trade CITA Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements CITIC China International Trade Tribunal CITT Canadian International Trade Tribunal CIV Civilian License Exception CIV Customs Import Value CJR Commodity Jurisdiction Request CMP Country Marketing Plan CNL Competitive Need Limitations CNUSA Commercial News USA COCOM Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls C.O.D.

Collect (cash) on delivery CODEX Codex Alimentarius Commission COE Council of Europe COGSA Carriage of Goods by Sea Act COMECON Council for Mutual Economic Assistance COMEX Commodity Exchange Inc. (futures contracts) COP Cost of Production CP Contracting Party CPE Centrally Planned Economy CPT Carriage Paid To CSCE Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

CT Countertrade CTA Committee on Trade in Agriculture (GATT) CTF Certified Trade Fair, U.S. Department of Commerce CV Constructed Value CVD Countervailing Duty CWC Chemical Weapons Convention CXT Common External Tariff D D/A Documents Against Acceptance DAC Development Assistance Committee (OECD) DAF Delivered at Frontier DAV

Domestic Added Value DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid DDP Delivered Duty Paid DDTC Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (Previously "ODTC") DEC District Export Council DEQ Delivered Ex Quay DES Delivered Ex Ship DF Duty Free DISC Domestic Industrial Sales Corporation DOA Department of Agriculture DOC Department of Commerce (U.S.) DOD

Department of Defense (U.S.) DOE Department of Energy (U.S.) DOI Department of the Interior (U.S.) DOL Department of Labor (U.S.) DOS Department of State DOT Department of Transportation DOT Department of Treasury D/P Documents Against Payment DPL Denied Persons List DS Dispute Settlement DSU Dispute Settlement Understanding DTAG

Defense Trade Advisory Group DTC Defense Trade Controls DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTSA Defense Technology Security Administration E EAA Export Administration Act EAC Export Assistance Center EAEC East Aisa Economic Caucus EAI Enterprise for the Americas Initiative EAPC Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council EAR Export Administration Regulations EBB Economic Bulletin Board

EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Community ECA Economic Cooperatin Administration ECB European Central Bank ECCN Export Control Classification Number; Formerly, Export Commodity Classification Number ECD Exporter Counseling Division ECDC Economic Cooperation Among Developing Countries ECE Economic Commission for Europe ECGF Export Credit Guarantee Facility ECS Echantillons Commerciaux (Commerical Samples) ECS

European Cooperation System ECSC European Coal and Steel Community ECU European Currency Unit EDC Export Development Corporation EDI Electronic Data Interchange EE Export Enforcement EEA European Economic Area EEBIC Eastern Europe Business Information Center EEC European Economic Community EEP European Enhancement Program (United States) EFT Electronic Funds Transfer EFTA

European Free Trade Association EI Encryption Item EIB European Investment Bank EIN Employer Identification Number EIN Exporter Identification Number EITCA United States-Soviet Union Agreement to Facilitate Economic, Industrial, and Technical Cooperation ELAIN Electronic License Application and Information Network ELAN Export Legal Assistance Network ELISA Export License Status Advisor ELVIS Export License Voice Information System EMC Export Management Company EMS

European Monetary System EMS Export Management System EMU European Monetary Union EO Executive Order EOTC European Organization for Testing and Certification EP European Parliament EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPC Economic Policy Council (United States) EPC European Patent Convention EPCI Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative ER Export Restraint ERIC

Electronic Request for Item Classification ERLC Export Revolving Line of Credit ERM Exchange Rate Mechanism ERP European Recovery Program ESA European Sapce Agency ESAF Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility ESCB European System of Central Banks ESP Exporter's Sales Price ESPIRIT European Strategic Program for Research and Development in Information Technologies ETC Export Trading Company ETD Estimated Time of Departure ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute EU European Union EXW Ex-works EXIM BANK Export-Import Bank of the United States EXPAT Expatriate EXW Ex Works F FA Facts Available FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAA Foreign Assistance Act FAC Foreign Assets Control FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations)

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations FARA Foreign Agents Registration Act FAS Foreign Agricultural Service FAS Free Alongside Ship FBP Foreign Buyer Program FCA Free Carrier FCIA Foreign Credit Insurance Association FCN Freedom, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office (United Kingdom) FCPA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act FCS Foreign Commercial Service (U.S. Department of Commerce)

FDA Food and Drug Administration FDI Foreign Direct Investment FDIUS Foreign Direct Investment in the United States FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FET Foreign Economic Trends FICA Federal Insurance Corporation of America FISC Foreign International Sales Corporation F.M.C. or FMC Federal Maritime Commission FMS Foreign Military Sales FMSCR Foreign Military Sales Credit

FMV Foreign Market Value FOB Free on Board FOGS Functioning of the GATT System FOIA Freedom on Information Act FOR Free on Rail FOREX Foreign Exchange FOT Free on Truck FPA Free of Particular Average FPFO Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures Officer FPFS Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures System FR Federal Register

FRA Forward/Future Rate Agreement FSC Foreign Sales Corporation FSN Foreign Service National FSO Foreign Service Officer FTA Free Trade Agreement FTA Free Trade Area FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas FTC Federal Trade Commission FTC Foreign Tax Credit FTI Foreign Traders Index Feet/Foot FTO

Foreign Trade Organization FTSR Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations FTZ Foreign Trade Zone FTZA Foreign Trade Zone Act FTZ-Board Foreign Trade Zone Board FTZ-SZ Foreign Trade Zone - Sub Zone Fv Fair Value F/X Foreign Exchange G G/A General Average GAB General Agent to Borrow GAO General Accounting Office

GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GCC Gulf Cooperation Council G-DEST General License-Destination GDP Gross Domestic Product GEC Global Electronic Commerce GEM Global Export Manager GII Global Information Infrastructure GL General License GLV General License-Shipments of Limited Value GmbH Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung

GNG Group of Negotiations on Goods GNP Gross National Product GNP Government Procurement GNS Group of Negotiations on Services GO General Order GOV License Exception on exports to U.S. government organizations. GPA WTO Agreement on Goverment Procurement GPO Government Printing Office (U.S.) GP-ZONE General Purpose Free Trade Zone G.R.I. General Rules of Interpretation GSP Generalized System of Preferences

GSTP Global System of Trade Preferences G-TEMP General License Temporary Export GTDA General License Technical Data GTDR General License Technical Data Restricted GTF-U.S. General License Goods Imported for Display at U.S. Exhibitions or Trade Fairs G-5 Group of Five (United States, Japan, Germany, France, and United Kingdom) G-7 Group of Seven (United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, and Canada) G-8 Group of Eight (United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada, and Russia) G-77 Group of Sevent-Seven (all countries within UNCTAD Groups A and C (except Israel and South Africa) 120 developing countries) GUS General License Shipments to Personnel and Agencies of the U.S. Government H

HAWB House Air Waybill HAZMAT Hazardous Materials H/H House to House H/P House to Pier H.P. Horsepower HM Home Market HPC High Performance Computer HS Harmonized System HTS Harmonized Tariff Schedule HTSUS Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. HWA Hold Without Action

I IA Import Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce) IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAEL International Atomic Energy List IATA International Air Transport Association IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IBF International Banking Policy IBOR Interbank Offered Rate IC Industry Committee of the OECD ICA International Cocoa Agreement ICA International Coffee Agreement ICA

International Commodity Agreement ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICB International Competitive Bidding ICC International Chamber of Commerce ICH International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use ICITO Interim Commission of the International Trade Organization ICO International Coffee Organization ICP Internal Control Program ICSID International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes IDA International Development Association IDB (or IADB) Inter-American Development Bank IDCA

International Development Cooperation Agency IEA International Energy Agency IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IEDs Improvised Explosive Devices IEEPA International Emergency Economic Powers Act IEPG Independent European Program Group IESC International Executive Service Corps IFAC Industry Functional Advisory Committee IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFC International Finance Corporation IFI International Finance Institution IIC

Inter-American Investment Corporation IIPA International Intellectual Property Alliance ILO International Labor Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IMI International Market Insight IML International Munitions List IMO International Maritime Organization INC. Incorporated INCOTERMS Internatoinal Commercial Terms INR Initial Negotiating Right INRA International Natural Rubber Agreement INRO

International Natural Rubber Organization INS Immigration and Naturalization Services INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization IOS Internatioal Orgnaization for Standardization IP Intellectual Property IPAC Industry Policy Advisory Committee (United States) IPC Integrated Program for Commodities IPR International Property Rights IRS Internal Revenue Service ISA Industry Sub-sector Analysis ISA International Sugar Agreement ISAC

Industry Sector Advisory Committee ISC Intermodal Service Charge ISO International Standards Organization ISPM 15 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Publication No. 15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade ITA International Tin Agreement ITA International Trade Administration ITA International Technology Agreement ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITC International Trade Commission ITC International Trade Center (UNCTAD/WTO) ITDS International Trade Data System ITO

International Trade Organization ITU International Telecommunication Union IVL Individual Validated License J JCCT United States-Mexico Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade JCIT Joint Committee For Investment and Trade JCP Japan Corporate Program JDB Japan Development Bank JEIC Japan Export Information Center JETRO Japan External Trade Organization JEXIM The Export-Import Bank of Japan JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency

K KG Kommanditgesellschaft KGS or Kilo(s) Kilogram(s) KK Kabushiki Kaisha L LAFTA Latin American Free Trade Association LAIA Latin American Integration Association LASU Large Aircraft Sector Understand Letter of Credit LDBDC Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Country L/C Letter of Credit LCIA London Court of International Arbitration LCL, L.C.L. Less Than Container Load

LDC Less Developed Country Lesser Developed Country LDCs Least Developed Countries LEAP License Enforcement Action Plan LIBID London Interbank Bid Rate LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate LIFFE London International Financial Futures Exchange LLC Limited Liability Company LLDCs Lesser Developed Countries LO Licensing Officer LOC Letter of Credit LOI

Letter of Indemnity LOI Letter of Intent LOT Level of Trade Adjustment LTA Long-Term Agreement on International Trade in Cotton Textiles Ltd. Limited Ltda. Limitada LTL Less than Truckload LTL Less Than Load (Shipment) LTFV Less Than Fair Value LVS Low Value Shipment License Exception M MAC Market Access & Compliance

MAI Multilateral Agreement on Investment MDB Multilateral Development Bank MERCOSUR Mercado Comun del Sur (Sothern Common Market) MFA Multi-Fiber Arrangement MFN Most Favored Nation Treatment (now called Normal Trade Relations) MHW Ministry of Health and Welfare MIF Multilateral Investment Fund MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency MIPRO Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry ML Munitions List

MLA Manufacturing License Agreement MNC Multinational Corporation MOF Ministry of Finance MOFERT Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (People's Republic of China) MOFTEC Ministry of Foreign Economic Trade and Economic Cooperation MOSS Market-oriented Sector-specific Negotiation Process (United States-Japan) MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPT Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications MRA Mutual Recognition Agreement MSA Multilateral Steel Agreement MT Marine Terminal

MT Missile Technology MTAG Missile Technology Advisory Group MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime MTEC Missile Technology Export Control Group MTN Multilateral Trade Negotiations MTO Multinational Trade Organization N N/A Not Applicable NADBANK North American Development Bank NAEC National Association of Export Companies NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NAICS

North American Industry Classification System NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization N.E.S. Not Elsewhere Specified N.E.S.O.I. Not Elsewhere Specified or Indicated NICs Newly Industrializing Countries NLR No License Required NMEs Nonmarket economies NMT Office of Nuclear and Missile Technology Controls NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act NNPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NO. Number N.O.I.B.N. Not otherwise indexed by number

N.O.S. Not otherwise specified NP Nuclear non-proliferation NP Nairobi Protocol NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NRA Non-Resident Alien Individual NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRL Nuclear Referral List NS National Security NSA National Security Agency NSC National Security Council NSD National Security Directive

NSG Nuclear Suppliers Group NSO National Security Override NTB Non-Tariff Barrier NTDB National Trade Data Bank NTE National Trade Estimates Report NTE National Trade Exports Report NTE New-to-Export NTM New To Market NTR Normal Trade Relations NV Normal Value NVOCC Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier

O O/A Open Account OAC Office of Anti-boycott Compliance OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries OAS Organization of American States OAU Organization of African Unity O.B.L. (shipping) Ocean Bill of Lading OBR Oversees Business Report OBU Offshore Banking Unit ODA Official Development Assistance OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEE

Office of Export Enforcement OEEC Organization for European Economic Cooperation OEL Office of Export Licensing OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OEXS Office of Export Services OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control OIC Organization of the Islamic Conference OMA Orderly Marketing Agreement OMB Office of Management and Budget OMC Office of Munitions Control OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPIC

Overseas Private Investment Corporation OSHA Occupied Safety and Health Administration P P/A Power of Attorney PCG Policy Coordinating Group PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty PEC President's Export Council PEFCO Private Export Funding Corporation PFC Priority Foreign Country PNTR Permanent Normal Trade Relations POA Power of Attorney POI Period of Investigation

POR Period of Review PP Purchase Price P.P. Prepaid (Freight must be prepaid) P/P Pier to Pier PPA Protocol of Provisional Application P.R.C. People's Republic of China Mainland China P.S.I. Pre-shipment Inspection (of imports) PSV Post-Shipment Verification PT 20 Per 20 Foot Trailer (Container) PT 40 Per 40 Foot Trailer (Container) PTA Preferential Trade Agreement

For Eastern and Southern Africa PU&D Pick-up and Delivery PUDD Potential Uncollected Dumping Duty PWL Priority Watch List Q QRs Quantitative Restrictions R RBPs Restrictive Business Practices R&D Research and Development ROC Republic of China Taiwan RFP Request for Proposal RFQ Request for Quotation RoRo

Roll-on, Roll-off R.R. Railroad RS Regional Stability RWA Returned Without Action S S&D Special and Differential Treament S.A. Sociedad Anonima S.A. Societe Anonyme SAA Statement of Administrative Action SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SADC Southern Africa Development Community SAF Structural Adjustment Facility

SB Surveillance Body SBA Small Business Association SACU Southern African Customs Union SCL Special Comprehensive License SCM Subsidies and Counterveiling Measures SCO Senior Commercial Officer SDN Specially Designated National SDRs Special Drawing Rights SDT Specially Designated Terrorist SEA Single European Act SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC Special Equipment Compensation SED Shipper's Export Declaration SEED Support for East European Democracy SFSC Shared Foreign Sales SIC Standard Industrial Classification SII Structural Impediments Initiative (United States - Japan) SIMIS Single Internal Market Information Systems SIM Singal Internal Market Service SITC Standard International Trade Classification SLI Shippers Letter of Instruction SITC Standard International Tariff Classification

SM Service Mark SNAPR Simplified Network Application Process Redesign SNPA Substantial New Program of Action SPAC Services Policy Advisory Committee SPI Special Program Indicator SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures S.R. & C.C. Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Warranty S.R.L. Societa a Responsabilita Limitada SS Short Supply STC Security Trade Control STDF Standards and Trade Develpment Facility

STE State Trading Enterprise STELA System for Tracking Export License Applications STM State Trade Mission STR Special Representative for Trade Negotiations T TA Trade Assistant TAA Trade Adjustment Assistance TAA Technical Assistance Agreement TAAC Trade Adjustment Assistance Center TABD Transatlantic Business Dialogue TAC Technical Advisory Committee TACM

Transit Air Cargo Manifest TAPO Trade Assistance and Planning Office TBT Technical Barriers to Trade TCC Trade Compliance Center TCI Third Country Initiative TCMD Third Country Meat Directive TD Trade Development TDA Trade Development Agency TDO Table of Denial Orders TDO Temporarily Denial Order TDP Trade and Development Program TEC or CXT

Tarif Exterieur Common (common external tariff) TEP Transatlantic Economic Partnership TEU (shipping) Twenty foot equivalent unit. A forty foot container is equal to two (2) TEU'S. TFC Trade Fair Certification TIA Travel Industry Association of America TIB Temporary Importation under Bond TIC Trade Information Center TIEA Tax Information Exchange Agreement THC Terminal Handling Charge T.L. (shipping) Truckload T.M. (shipping) Traffic Manager

TM Trademark Trade Mission TMP Temporary Export License Exception TNC Trade Negotiations Committee TNC Transnational Corporation TOP Trade Opportunities Program TPC Trade Policy Committee TPCC Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee TPIS Trade Policy Information System TPM Trigger Price Mechanism TPRG Trade Policy Review Group TPRM

Trade Policy Review Mechanism TPSC Trade Policy Staff Committee TPSC Trade Policy Subcommittee TRA Trade Reference Assistant TRIMs Trade-Related Investment Measures TRIPs Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TRO Temporary Restraining Order TS Trade Specialist TSB Textile Surveillance Body TSR Technology and Software Restricted License Exception TSU Technology and Software Unrestricted License Exception TSUS

Tariff Schedule of the United States TSUSA Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated TT Tested Telex TWA Trade-Weighted Average TWEA Trading With the Enemy Act U UBO Ultimate Beneficial Owner UCC Uniform Commercial Code UCP Uniform Customs and Practices UCPDC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits U.K. United Kingdom UN United Nations

UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law UNCSTD United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTC United Nations Center on Transnational Corporations UNDP United Nations Development Program UNDRO United Nations Disaster Relief Organization UNEP United Nations Environment Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNHCR United National High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social Development UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNS United Nations Sanctions UR Uruguay Round URAA Uruguay Round Agreements Act URC Uniform Rules for Collection U.S. or U.S.A. United States of America USAID U.S. Agency for International Development USF&CS United States and Foreign Commercial Service

USC United States Code USCS United States Customs Service USD/US$ United States Dollar USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USDIA U.S. Direct Investment Abroad USDOC United States Department of Commerce USEC U.S. Mission to the European Communities USGPO U.S. Government Printing Office USIA U.S. Information Agency USIS United States Information Service USITC United States International Trade Commission USML

U.S. Munitions List USOECD United States Mission to the Organization for Ecnomic Cooperation and Development USP United States Price USTDA U.S. Trade and Development Agency USTR United States Trade Representative USTTA United States Travel and Tourism Administration USUN U.S. Mission to the United Nations V VAR Value-Added Reseller VAT Value-Added Tax VER Voluntary Export Restriction VEU Validated End-User VL

Variable Levy VRA Voluntary Restraint Agreement W-X-Y-Z W Ton of 1000 kilos WA With Average WA Wassenaar Arrangement WAEMU West African Economic and Monetary Union W/B Waybill WCO World Customs Organization WCT World Copyright Treaty WEPZA World Export Processing Zones Association WFG Wharfage

W/ With WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WL Watch List WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction WMO World Meteorological Organization W/O Without WPM Wood Packing Material WPPT WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty WTC World Trade Center WTDR World Traders Data Report WTO World Tourism Organization

WTO World Trade Organization

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