Terms beginning with C
In short
8 freight and customs terms starting with C, each with its own page.
- CBAM
- The EU carbon border adjustment mechanism, which prices embedded carbon in imports of certain goods.
- CE marking
- A manufacturer's declaration that a product meets the applicable EU requirements.
- Chargeable weight
- The weight air and some road carriers bill on: the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight.
- CMR
- The consignment note for international road transport under the CMR Convention.
- Consolidation
- Combining cargo from several suppliers or shippers into a single shipment.
- Customs debt
- The obligation to pay import or export duty on goods, owed by the declarant and, in indirect representation, by the representative too.
- Customs value
- The value on which duty is charged, normally the transaction value plus freight and insurance to the EU border.
- CIF
- Cost, Insurance and Freight: the seller pays carriage and insurance to the destination port.