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| n.e.m. |
Not elsewhere mentioned (English) |
| n.e.s. |
Not elsewhere specified |
| N.O.E. |
Not otherwise enumerated. |
| N.O.H.P. |
Not otherwise herein provided. |
| N.O.I. |
Not more specifically described. |
| N.O.I.B.N. |
Not otherwise indicated by number;
Not otherwise indicated by name. |
| N.O.S. |
Not otherwise specified. |
| N.T. |
Net tons. |
| National
Carrier |
A flag carrier owned or controlled
by the state. |
| Nested |
Three or more different sizes of
an article are placed within each other so that each
article will not project above the next lower article
by more than 33 1/3% of its height. |
| Nested
Solid |
Three of more different sizes of
an article are placed within each other so that each
article will not project above the next lower article
by more than 1/4 inch. |
| Net
Terms |
Free of charters' commission. |
| Net
Weight |
(Actual Net Weight) Weight of goods
alone without any immediate wrappings; e.g., the weight
of the contents of a tin can without the weight of
the can. |
| NMFC |
National Motor Freight Classification. |
| No
Objection Certificate |
Document provided by scheduled
or national airlines of many countries declaring no
objection to a proposed charter flight operated by
another airline. Often demanded by government authorities
before they grant permission for a charter flight to
take place. |
| No
Objection Fee |
Sum of money paid by a charter
airline normally to a scheduled airline in order that
it waives its right of objection to its government,
thus allowing a charter to take place. Tantamount to
a bribe. The amount is usually a fixed percentage of
the gross cost of a charter. Common practice in the
Middle East and Africa. |
| Non-Scheduled
Flight |
See scheduled flight. |
| Non-Tariff
Barriers (NTB) |
Economic, political, administrative
or legal impediments to trade other than duties, taxes
and import quotas. |
| Non-Vessel
Operation Common Carrier (NVOCC) |
An F.M.C. registered cargo consolidator
of small shipments in ocean trade, generally soliciting
business and arranging for or performing containerization
functions at the port. These carriers issue their own
bill of lading referred to as a house bill of lading. |
