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| forwarding agent
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| A form giving relevant information about freight, goods, being shipped. They are made out in sets of two or three copies. One copy is signed by the captain of, or agent for, a ship to acknowledge that the goods have been placed on board a ship.
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| to clear
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| An experienced guess at what the sales or expenditure, etc., will be in the future
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| irrevocable letter of credit
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| A note to help memory; or a short note of instructions or information for internal office use
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| Bill of Lading (B/L)
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| To consider a person honest: in this case sound financially, i.e. having a good reputation with his bank manager
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| date of clearance
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| To get goods through customs. Clearing agent: one who supervises and helps goods through customs, paying duties, etc.
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| memo (memorandum)
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| A Bill of Exchange attached to shipping documents. The goods are only released to the buyer when he pays the amount on his bill. The exporter does not receive the money so quickly because it is paid in the buyer’s country.
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| to rate someone as sound
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| Anything which checks progress
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| sight draft
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| A firm responsible for transporting and delivering goods which are being exported. A forwarding agent is sometimes called a clearing agent. Someone importing speaks of a clearing agent and someone exporting uses the term a forwarding agent.
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| long-term assessment
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| This document means that the buyer cannot change his mind if he decides that he does not want the goods.
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| along the line
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| Date the goods left docks
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| a hold-up
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| Between place of dispatch and place of arrival
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