Unified claims system
United Kingdom and Le Havre-Antwerp-Dunkirk range
United Kingdom and Le Havre-Hamburg range
United Kingdom for orders
Ultra large crude carrier
United Nations
U.N. Conference on the Law of the Sea
U.N. Conference on Trade and Development
U.N. Development Program
U.N. Disaster Relief Co-ordinator
U.N. Environment Program
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Ultimate net loss
A U.S. affiliate is a U.S. business enterprise in which there is foreign direct investment -- that is, in which a single foreign person owns or controls, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of its voting securities if the enterprise is incorporated or an equivalent interest if the enterprise is unincorporated. The affiliate is called a U.S. affiliate to denote that the affiliate is located in the U.S. (although it is owned by a foreign person).
A document required on merchandise imported into the United States.
That fleet of merchant ships owned by United States citizens or corporations and registered under flags of convenience or necessity such as Liberia or Panama. The term is used to emphasize that, while the fleet is not U.S.-flag, it is effectively under U.S. control by virtue of the ship's owners and can be called to serve U.S. interests in time of emergency.
The USML identifies those items or categories of items considered to be defense articles and defense services subject to export control. The USML is similar in coverage to the International Munitions List (IML), but is more restrictive in two ways. First, the USML currently contains some dual-use items that are controlled for national security and foreign policy reasons (such as space-related or encryption-related equipment). Second, the USML contains some nuclear-related items. Under Presidential directive, most dual-use items are to be transferred from the USML to the Commerce Department's dual- use list. State, with the concurrence of Defense, designates which articles will be controlled under the USML. Items on the Munitions List face a stricter control regime and lack the safeguards to protect commercial competitiveness that apply to dual-use items.
are registered in the United States and are subject to additional U.S. laws and regulations to which foreign-flag vessels are not. They must be owned by U.S. citizens, corporations, or governments and must be crewed mainly by U.S. citizens.
United States, North of Cape Hatteras
Unlimited transhipment
Underwriting account
Under construction
Underdeck
Under repair
Under or on deck
Abbreviation for the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, published by the International Chamber of Commerce. This is the most frequently used standard for making payments in international trade; e.g., paying on a Letter of Credit. It is most frequently referred to by its shorthand title: UCP No. 500. This revised publication reflects recent changes in the transportation and banking industries, such as electronic transfer of funds.
Abbreviation for Uniform Freight Classification.
Ultra High Frequency Band Radio
Union Internationale des Telecommunications
United Kingdom
United Kingdom / continent range
United Kingdom or Continent (Bordeaux-Hamburg range)
United Kingdom or Continent (Gibraltar-Hamburg range)
United Kingdom or Continent (Le Havre-Hamburg range)
United Kingdom or Continent
United Kingdom Continental Shelf
Ultra Large Crude Carriers. Tankers larger than 300,000 dwt.
A pallet or container for freight.
Usual Marketing Requirements
Unleaded motor spirits
United Nations
United Nations EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transport. EDI Standards are developed and supported by the UN for electronic message (data) interchange on an international level.
United Nations Capital Development Fund
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for, Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Disaster Relief Organization
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Environment Program
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural, Organization
United Nations Fund for Population Activities
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
The organization which negotiates international mail charges.
Unleaded
A space where alarm bells are installed on the bridge of a ship to trace or rectify any machinery faults. The computerized devices will report any fault immediately it appears and the engineers on board can attend to the necessary ramifications.
Unquote
The state or condition of a vessel when it is not in a proper state of maintenance, or if the loading equipment or crew, or in any other respect is not ready to encounter the ordinary perils of sea.
United States of America
United States Atlantic Coast
Unless sooner commenced
United States Coast Guard
United States Dollar
United States East Coast
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Gulf of Mexico
United States North of (Cape) Hatteras (northern range)
United States North Pacific
United States South of (Cape) Hatteras
United States West Coast
Unless Used
Unless Used/If used (in which Case) Actual Time Used To Count
Unless Used (Which Case) Actual Time Used To Count
Unless Used If Used Actual Time Used To Count
Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count
The space not filled with liquid in a drum or tank.
The UBO of a U.S. affiliate is that person, proceeding up the affiliate's ownership chain beginning with and including the foreign parent, that is not owned more than 50 percent by another person. The UBO consists of only the ultimate owner, other affiliated persons are excluded. If the foreign parent is not owned more than 50 percent by another person, the foreign parent and the UBO are the same. A UBO, unlike a foreign parent, may be a U.S. person.
The ultimate consignee is the person located abroad who is the true party in interest, receiving the export for the designated end-use
Freight that has not been called for or picked up by the consignee or owner.
A letter of credit forwarded to the beneficiary by the advising bank without engagement on the part of the advising bank
To charge less than the proper amount.
An underwater system
This term refers to any act, policy, or practice of a foreign government that: (a) violates, is inconsistent with, or otherwise denies benefits to the U.S. under any trade agreement to which the United States is a party; (b) is unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory and burdens or restricts United States commerce; or (c) is otherwise inconsistent with a favorable section 301 determination by the U.S. Trade Representative
Rules for letters of credit drawn up by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practices of the International Chamber of Commerce in consultation with the banking associations of many countries. See Terms of Payment.
U.S. Customs' standardization: four-alpha code unique to each carrier placed in front of nine digit B/L number; APL's unique B/L Identifier is APLU. Sea-land uses SEAU. These prefixes are also used as the container identification
Packages loaded on a pallet, in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit.
A train of a specified number of railcars, perhaps 100, which remain as a unit for a designated destination or until a change in routing is made.
- The consolidation of a quantity of individual items into one large shipping unit for easier handling. - Loading one or more large items of cargo onto a single piece of equipment, such as a pallet.
Removal of a shipment from a vessel.
A single deck cargo vessel for the carriage of urea in bulk. May be self discharging
A small multi functional response vessel not dedicated to a particular function