Tariff-

1. A duty or tax levied upon goods transported from one customs area to another.
2. A document defining applicable rules, rates and charges for the movement of goods which forms the basis of a contract of cargo between shipper, consignee and carrier. A publication containing rates, rules, regulations, and charges applying to commercial/military transportation and accessorial services that are published by a provider of transportation to announce the terms on which it will provide transportation. Some tariffs are required and/or regulated by government regulatory bodies.

Telex - Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ·ITT or RCA. Not used extensively anymore.

Temperature Recorder - A device inside a container that records the temperature while the goods are en route.

Temporary Authority - The interstate commerce commission may grant a temporary operating authority as a common carrier showing transportation  charges.

Temporary Importation Under Bond (TIB) - Temporary admission into the United States under a conditional bond for articles not imported for sale or for sale on approval.

Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) - Financial compensation for lodging and meal expenses incurred when a service member and/or dependents are required to utilize temporary lodging OCONUS due to a PCS move.

Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) - Financial compensation for lodging and meal expenses incurred when a service member and/or dependents are required to utilize temporary lodging in CONUS due to a PCS move.

Tender - Offer of goods for transportation by shipper or offer of delivery on part of carrier.

Tenor - The term fixed for payment of a draft.

Terminal - An assigned area in which containers are prepared to be loaded into a vessel or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel; any assigned area for the loading/unloading , temporary storage of vehicles, or the interchange of freight during transit.

Terminal Charge - A charge that is made for any services provided in a carrier's terminal area.

Terminal Handling Charges (THC) - The crane-costs of lifting the container from the truck onto the ship.

Terms of Sale - The invoice is the sales contract between buyer and seller and indicates the Terms of Sale. The point at which sellers have fulfilled their obligations so the goods in a legal sense could be said to have been delivered to the buyer. Following are several abbreviated expressions which set out the rights and obligations of each party.

• EXW (Ex Works): A Term of Sale which means that the seller fulfils the obligation to deliver when he or she has made the goods available at his/her premises to the buyer. The seller is not responsible for loading the goods in the vehicle provided by the buyer or for clearing the goods for export, unless otherwise agreed. All costs and risks involved in taking the goods from the seller's premises to the designated destination are the responsibility of the buyer. Therefore, this term represents the least obligation for the seller.
• FCA (Free Carrier): A Term of Sale which means that the seller has fulfilled his/her obligation when the goods are handed over, cleared for export, and are transferred into the charge of the carrier specified by the buyer at a predetermined location. If no specific location has been indicated by the buyer, the seller may choose a location within a predetermined range or place, where the buyer will be able to take charge of the goods.
• FAS (Free Alongside Ship): A Term of Sale which means the seller fulfills his obligation to deliver when the goods have been placed alongside the vessel on the quay or in lighters at the named port of shipment. This means the buyer has to bear all costs and risks for loss or dam age to the goods from that point forward.
• FOB (Free On Board- International use): An International Term of Sale that means the seller fulfills his or her obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment. That means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks for loss of or damage to the goods from that point on. FOB term requires that the seller clears the goods for export.
• CFR (Cost and Freight): A Term of Sale in which the seller pays the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination. However, the risk of loss or damage to the goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time at which the goods have been delivered on board the vessel, is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods pass the ship's rail at the port of shipment. CFR term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
• CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight): A Term of Sale which means that the seller has the same obligations as under the CFR. However, in addition the seller has to procure marine insurance against the buyer's risk of loss or damage to the goods during transport. The seller is respon sible for contracting for insurance and pays the insurance premium. The CIF term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
• CPT (Carriage Paid To): A Term of Sale which means that the seller is responsible for paying the freight for the transportation of the goods to the designated destination. The risk of loss or damage, as well as additional costs due to events occurring after the time the goods have been delivered to the carrier, is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods have been delivered into the care of the carrier. In the event that additional carriers are used for transportation to the agreed on destination, the risk passes when the goods have been delivered to the first carrier. CPT term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
• CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To): A Term of Sale which means that the seller has the same obligations as under CPT. However, in addition the seller has to obtain cargo insurance against the buyer's risk of loss or damage during transportation. The seller contracts for insurance and pays the insurance premium. The buyer should note that under CIP term the seller is required to only insure for minimum coverage. The CIP term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
• DAF (Delivery At Frontier): The seller fulfills his/her obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available, cleared for export, at the named point and place at the frontier, but before the customs adjoining country border.
• DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid): A Term of Sale where the seller fulfills his/her obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available at the named place in the country of importation.  The seller is responsible for the costs and risks involved in bringing the goods thereto (excluding duties, taxes and other official charges payable upon importation) as well as the costs and risks of completing customs formalities. The buyer has to pay any additional costs and has to bear any risks caused by failure to clear the goods in time.
• DDP (Delivered Duty Paid): It means that the seller fulfills his/her obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available at the named place in the country of importation.  The seller has to bear the risks and costs, including duties, taxes and other charges of delivering the goods thereto, clear for importation. While EXW term represents the minimum obligation for the seller, DDP represents the maximum obligation.
• DES (Delivered Ex Ship): A Term of Sale where the seller fulfills his/her obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available to the buyer on board the ship, uncleared for import at the named port of destination. The seller has to bear all the costs and risks that are involved in bringing the goods to the named port of destination.
• DEQ (Delivered Ex Quay, (Duty Paid]: A Term of Sale which means the DDU term has been fulfilled when the goods have been made available to the buyer on the quay (wharf) at the named port of destination, cleared for importation. The seller has to bear all risks and costs including duties, taxes and other charges of delivering the goods thereto.
• TEU - Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (6.10 m). A standard unit for counting containers of various lengths and for describing the capacities of container ships or terminals. One standard, 40 foot, ISO Series 1 container equals 2 TEU's.

Third Party Services - Professional services provided by a company other than then primary service provider.

Theater - A geographic area outside CONUS for which a commander has responsibility and control. Except: U.S. Atlantic Command's AOR.

Theater-Assigned Transportation Assets - Transportation assets assigned for combatant command to a commander of a unified or specific command other than Commander In Chief, United States Transportation Command (USCINCTRANS).

Theater Commander in Chief (CINC) - The commander of a unified command having responsibility and control for military operations in a designated geographical area.

Through Bill of Lading - A single bill of lading converting  both the domestic  and international carriage of an export shipment. An air waybill is essentially a through bill of lading used for air shipments. However, ocean shipments usually require two separate documents - an inland B/L for domestic carriage and an ocean B/L for international carriage. Through bills of lading are insufficient for ocean shipments.

Through Government Bill Of Lading - A bill of lading that is issued by a U.S. Government activity to document overseas, intermodal, and through movement of cargo from initial point of origin to final destination.

Through Rate - The total rate that includes transportation charges from the point of origin to the final designation.

Throughput Charge - The charge levied for moving a container through a container yard and for moving them off or onto a ship.

Time Charter - A contract for leasing between the ship owners and the lessee. The time charter would state the duration of the lease in years or number of voyages.

Time Draft - A draft that matures either a certain number of days after acceptance or certain number of days after the date of the draft. Compare with "Date Draft" and "Sight Draft".

TIR - Transportation lnternationaux par Ia Route. Road transport operating agreement among European governments and the United States for the international movement of cargo by road. Display of the TIR carnet allows sealed containerloads to cross national frontiers without inspection.

TL- Abbreviation for Trailer Load.

TMO - Transportation Management Office.

TO - Transportation Office.

TOFC - Trailer-on-flatcar, also called piggyback, shipments moving TOFC receive special rates from tariffs providing for that class or traffic.

Ton - A measurement of weight: Long Ton (LTON) equals 2,240 pounds. Measurement Ton (MTON) equals 40 cu ft., Metric Ton (MT) equals 2,204.6 pounds, and Short ton {STON) equals 2,000 pounds.

Tonnage - Gross tonnage - Total internal carrying capacity of a vessel expressed in measurement tons (one measurement ton= 100 cu. ft.)

Tone-Mile - A unit used in comparing freight earnings or expenses. The amount earned from the cost of hauling a ton of freight one mile. It may also refer to the movement of one ton of freight for one mile.

Top-Air Delivery -A kind of air circulation in a container. In a top-air unit, air is drawn from the bottom of the container, filtered through the evaporator for cooling and then forced through the ducted passages along the top of the container. This type of airflow requires a special loading pattern.

Towage - The charge made for towing a vessel.

Tracing - Action to determine the location of a shipment.

Tracking - A carrier's system of recording movement intervals of shipping from origin to destination.

Tractor - A highway power unit used to pull one or more trailers or containers.

Trade - A term used to define a geographic area or specific route served by carriers.

Trade Acceptance - A time or date draft that has been accepted by the buyer (the drawee) for payment at maturity.

Trademark - Any work, name or symbol that is used in trade to distinguish a product from other similar goods (e.g. "Ford"). Trademark laws are used to prevent other from making a product with a confusingly similar mark. Similar rights may be acquired in marks used in the sale of advertising of services (service marks).