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| P.A. |
Particular average |
| P.W. |
Packed weight |
| Paired |
Port of Arrival Immediate Release
and Enforcement Determination. A U.S. Customs program
that allows entry documentation for an import shipment
to be filed at one location, usually an inland city,
while the merchandise is cleared by Customs at the
port of entry, normally a seaport. May be ineffective
with certain types of high-risk cargoes, such as quota-regulated
textiles or shipments from drug-production regions.
Cities where there is a natural flow of cargo are actually "paired" in
the program; e.g., Atlanta, an inland city, is linked
with Savannah, a seaport. Tested in '87-'88, it became
generally available in mid- '88. |
| Pallet |
Load carrying platform to which
loose cargo is secured before placing aboard the aircraft. |
| Pallet
Extender |
Fashionable metal or cardboard
device to increase pallet capacity. |
| Paperless
Release |
Under ABI, certain commodities
from low-risk countries not designated for examination
may be released through an ABI-certified broker without
the actual submission of documentation. |
| Part
Charter |
Where part of an airline's scheduled
flight is sold as if it were a charter in its own right
(Often wrongly used as a synonym for split charter). |
| Part
Load Charter |
Where a part of an aircraft's load
is discharged at one destination and a part of it at
another. This is distinct from a split charter where
a number of consignments are carried to the same destination.
Inbound, part loads are treated as single entity charters
under the regulations of most countries. |
| Particular
Average |
Partial loss or damage to goods. |
| Perils
of the Sea |
Most losses covered by a marine
insurance policy come within the comprehensive expression "perils
of the sea," which refers to damage caused by
heavy weather, strandings, strikings on rocks or on
bottom, collision with other vessels, contacts with
floating objects, etc. |
| Perishables |
Any cargo that loses considerable
value if it is delayed in transportation (Usually refers
to fresh fruit and vegetables). |
| Phytosanitary
Inspection Certificate |
A certificate issued by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture indicating that a shipment
has been inspected and is free of harmful pests and
plant diseases. |
| Pilferage |
As used in marine insurance policies,
the term denotes petty thievery, the taking of small
parts of a shipment, as opposed to the theft of a whole
shipment or large unit. Many ordinary marine insurance
policies do not cover against pilferage, and when this
coverage is desired, it must be added to the policy. |
| Pivot
Weight |
That weight of a ULD above which
a higher tariff applies; in effect, an incentive to
maximize cargo density. |
| Place |
A particular street address or
other designation of a factory, store, warehouse, place
of business, private residence, construction camp or
the like, at a point. |
| Place
of Rest |
The term "Place of Rest" as
used in the Containerized Cargo Rules means that location
on the floor, dock, platform or doorway at the CFS
to which cargo is first delivered by shipper or agent
thereof. |
| Point |
A particular city, town, village
or other community or area which is treated as a unit
for the application of rates. |
| Port
Authority |
A government body (city, county
or state) which in international shipping maintains
various airports and/or ocean cargo pier facilities,
transit sheds, loading equipment warehouses for air
cargo, etc. Has the power to levy dockage and wharfage
charges, landing fees, etc. |
| Port
Marks |
An identifying set of letters numbers
and/or geometric symbols followed by the name of the
port of destination, which are placed on export shipments.
Foreign government requirements may be exceedingly
strict in the matter of port marks. |
| Port
of Discharge |
Port where vessel is off loaded
and cargo discharges. |
| Port
of Entry |
A port at which foreign goods are
re-admitted into the receiving country. |
| Port
of Loading |
Port where cargo is loaded aboard
the vessel lashed and stowed. |
| Power
of Attorney |
A document that authorizes a customs
broker to sign all customs documents on behalf of an
importer. |
| Pre-Advice |
Preliminary advice that a letter
of credit has been established in the form of a brief
authenticated wire message. It is not an operative
instrument and is usually followed by the actual letter
of credit. |
| Prepaid
Freight |
Generally speaking, freight charges
both in ocean and air transport may be either prepaid
in the currency of the country of export or they may
be billed collect for payment by the consignee in his
local currency. However, on shipments to some countries
freight charges must be prepaid because of foreign
exchange regulations of the country of import and/or
rules of steamship companies or airlines. |
| Pre-Slung
Cargo |
Cargo shipped already in a cargo
sling or net. Usually prepared and loaded at pier ready
for arrival of vessel and subsequent loading (i.e.
coffee in bags, coconut shells, etc). |
| Price
Quotation / Proforma Invoice |
An invoice prepared by the seller
in advance of shipment that documents the cost of goods
sold, freight, insurance, and other related charges.
It is often used by the buyer to secure a letter of
credit, an import license or a foreign currency allocation. |
| Prima
Facie |
Latin, "on first appearance." A
term frequently encountered in foreign trade. When
a steamship company issues a clean bill of lading,
it acknowledges that the goods were received "in
apparent good order and condition" and this is
said by the courts to constitute prima facie evidence
of the conditions of the containers; that is, if nothing
to the contrary appears, it must be inferred that the
cargo was in good condition when received by the carrier. |
| Pro
Number |
A number assigned by the carrier
to a single shipment, used in all cases where the shipment
must be referred to. Usually assigned at once. |
| Proforma |
When used with the title of a document,
the term refers to an informal document presented in
advance of the arrival, or preparation of the required
document, in order to satisfy a customs requirement.
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| Proof
of Delivery |
Add-on service in express market,
delivered either by phone or courier. Often offered
free. |
| Protest |
Customs form 19 allows for a refund
of an overpayment of duty if filed within 90 days of
liquidation. |
