Intertek - Government & Trade Services

Acronym List

ACAP -

Algeria Conformity Assessment Programme

AD

Authorisation Document

AHAM -

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

AIRs

Additional Inspection Requirements

APAC -

Asian Pacific Countries

AQL

Acceptance Quality Limit

ASTRA -

Advanced System for Trade and Risk Assessment

AWB -

Airwaybill

BA No -

Bank Number as indicated in the form M (SONCAP)

BL

Bill of Landing

BOBS -

Botswana Bureau of Standards

BOC

Bureau of Customs

BOI

Board of Investment

BS

British Standards

CA

Conformity Assessment

CAB

Conformity Assessment Body

CAP

Conformity Assessment Programme

CAR`s -

Corrective Action Requests

CBCA -

Consignment Based Conformity Assessment

CBN

Central Bank of Nigeria

CBs

Certifying Bodies

CBU

Complete Built Up

CDs

Controlled Documents

CE

European Commission

CFR

Cost and Freight

CGR

Client Government Reports

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CI

Consignment Inspection

CIB

Certification Inspection Body

CIF

Cost Insurance and Freight

CIP

Carriage & Insurance Paid

CIR

Container Inspection Report

CKD

Complete Knock down (Bangladesh)

CL

Clarification Letter

CMA

Collateral Management Agreements

CNF

Cost of Freight

CoA

Certificate of Analysis

CoC

Certificate of Conformance/Conformity/Compliance

CoF

Certificate of Fumigation

CoI

Certificate of Inspection

CoO

Certificate of Origin

CoP

Code of Practice e.g. IFIA

CoPRS -

Conformation of Product Regulatory Status

CoQ

Certificate of Quality

COR

Countries of Responsibility

CoS

Country of Supply

COs

Country Office

CPS

Certificate Production Status

CPT

Carriage paid to

CR

Container Report

CRF

Clean Report of Finding

CRI

Clean Report Inspection

CSC

Customer Service Centre

CSE

Customer Service Executive

CSR

Case Study Report

CSR

Customer Service Representative

CT

Consignment Testing

CTE

Centre of Technical Expertise

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CTI

Consignment Testing Instruction

CTLB

Combined Transport Bill of Lading

CVGs -

Compliance Verification Guidelines

DDP

Delivered Duty paid

DDU

Delivered Duty Unpaid

DI

Destination Inspection

DR

Discrepancy Report

DTI

Dept. of Trade and Industry

DTI

Director Trader Input

DUC

Documento Unico Certificado (for Mozambique)

EA

Export Analyst

EAS

East African Standards

EC

Export Coordinator/Consultant

ECAP -

Egypt Conformity Assessment Programme

EDI

Electronic Data Input

EEL

Energy Efficient Labelling

EER

Energy Efficient Rating

EMEA -

Europe Middle East Africa

EN

European Standards

ENAS -

Emirates National Accreditation System

ER

Essential Requirements

ESS

Egyptian Standards Specification

ETL

Electrical Testing Laboratories

FAS

Free Alongside Ship

FCL

Full Container Load

FI

Final Invoice

FIP

Field Inspection Package

FOB

Free on Board

FOT

Free on Truck

FP

Focal Point

FRI

Final Random Inspections

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FSS

Fiscal Support Service

FTR

Fast Track Registration

FTS

Foreign Trade Standards

FTS

Foreign Trade System (now Government and Trade Services)

FUI

Follow up Inspection

GAD

Gas Appliance Directive

GAMA -

Gas Appliance Manufacturer Association

GATT -

General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

GCC

Gulf Conformity Certificate (new vehicles)

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

GOEIC -

General Organisation for Export and Import Control (Egypt)

GS

Gulf Standards

GSO

Gulf Standards Organisation

GTS

Government & Trade Services

HS

Harmonised System Codes

IAF

International Accreditation Forum

IAFs

International Accredited Firms

IAS

International Accreditation Service

IBL

Inland Bill of Landing

ICCP

International Conformity Certification Programme

ICS

International Classification for Standards

IDF

Import Declaration Form

IDR

Import Duty Report

IEC

International Electro-technical Commission

IFI

Initial Factory Inspection

IFIA

International Federation of Inspection Agencies

IIS

Industrial Inspection Services

ILAC

International Laboratory Accreditation Council

IMDG -

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

IO

Issuing Office/Inspection Officer

IPC

Initial Product Checks

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IR

Inspection Report

IRN

Inspection Reference Number

IRN

Inspection Report Notice

IRP

Inspection Request Package

ISO

International Organisation for Standardisation

ISRD

Inspection Site`s Reference Document

JAAI

Japan Auto Appraisal Institute

JIS

Japanese Industrial Standards

KSA

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

KSS

Kuwait Safety Standard

KUCAS -

Kuwait Conformity Assurance Scheme

LC

Letter of Credit

LCL

Less than Container Load

LI

Loading Inspection

LO

Liaison Office

LPS

Load Port Survey

LPSR

Load Port Survey Report

LRQA -

Lloyd`s Register Quality Assurance

MoCT -

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

MRA

Mutual Recognition Agreement

MSDS -

Material Safety Data Sheet

MTR

Mill Test Report

NBR

National Board of Revenue (Bangladesh)

NCR

Non Conformity Report

NIR

National Import Regulators

NL

Notification Letter

NNRF -

Non-Negotiable Report of Findings

NRTL -

National Recognised Testing Laboratory

NSR

National Standard Requirement

OCM -

Oil Condition Monitoring

OFAC -

Office of Foreign Assets Control

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OP

Operational Procedure

OSHA -

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PAD

Pre-arrival Declaration

PAF

Pre-Advice Form

PAI

Public Authority for Industry (State of Kuwait)

PAS

Public Available Specification

PC

Product Certificate

PCC

Product Certificate of Conformity

PCO

Kenya PVoC County Office/Programme Country Office

PCP

Product Conformity Programme (Replaced by CAP)

PCSN -

Product Consignment Sample Note

PFI

Pro-Forma Invoice

PIA

Pre-shipment Inspection Agency

PID

Product Identity Declaration

plc

public limited company

PM

Programme Management

PMC

Programme Management Companies

PoC

Point of Contact

PoC

Port of Call

POI

Place of Inspection

POP

Product Operational Procedures

PRS

Premium Registration Scheme (Across all CAP`s)

PSC

Port Storage Charges

PSCL

Product Status Confirmation Letter

PSCN -

Public Sample Consignment Note

PSI

Pre-shipment Inspection

PSIC

Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate

PST

Pre-shipment Testing

PTP

Proficiency Testing Procedure

PVoC -

Pre-shipment/Pre-Export Verification of Conformity

QMS

Quality Management System

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QQPC -

Quality, Quantity and Packaging Certificate

RAP

Risk Assessment Profile

RAS

Risk Assessment System

RC No -

Importing Company Registration Number (SONCAP)

RFC

Request for Certification

RFI

Request for Inspection

RFPC -

Request for Product Certificate

RFPR -

Request for Product Registration

RFT

Request for Transfer

RIS

Remote Inspection System

RLC

Regional Licensing Centre

ROC

Regional Operation Centre

ROFs -

Report of Findings

RP`s

Regulated Products

RTER -

Request for Technical Evaluation Report

RTIR

Request for Technical Inspection Report

SA

Systems Administrator

SAD

Single Administrative Document

SANS -

South African National Standard

SAR

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SARA -

Selectivity and Risk Analysis

SASO -

Saudi Standards Metrology and Quality Organisation

SC

SONCAP Certificate

SCC

Shipment Certificate of Conformity

SCS

Supply Chain Security

SDNs -

Specially Designated Nationals (Embargoed/Sanctioned Countries)

SDoC -

Supplier`s Declaration of Conformity

SELV

Safety Extra Low Voltage

SFDA -

Saudi Food and Drug Authority

SfR

Statement for Registration

SI

Special Instructions

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SIIR

Standards Import Inspections Regulations

SLA`s -

Service Level Agreements

SOLAS -

Safety of Life at Sea (International Convention)

SON

Standards Organisation of Nigeria

SoNC -

Statement of Non Conformity

SoR

Statement of Registration

SQN

Standards Query Notification

SR

Shipment Report

TAT

Turn Around Time

TAZ

Tanzania

TBS

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

TBT

Technical Barrier to Trade

TCCP -

Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines

TEC

Technical Evaluation Certificate

TER

Technical Evaluation Reports

TIN

Tax Identification Number

TIR

Technical Inspection Reports

TR`s

Test Reports

TUV

Technische Uberwachungs Verein

UCR

Unique Consignment Reference Nr.

UNBS -

Uganda National Body of Standards

VIC

Vehicle Inspection Checklist

VIR

Vehicle Inspection Report

VL

Virtual Library

VMT

Verification of Manufacturers testing

VS

Verification Services

VSP

Vehicle Spare Parts

WTO -

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World Trade Organisation

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