Common Used International Trade Import Export Abbreviation List –
ACC – Assistant Commissioner of Customs
ACU – Asian Clearing Union
AEZ – Agri Export Zone
ANF – Aayaat Niryaat Form
ARO – Advance Release Order
ASIDE – Assistance to States of Infrastructure Development of Exports
BG – Bank Guarantee
BIFR – Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
BOA – Board of Approval
BOT – Board of Trade
BRC – Bank Realisation Certificate
BTP – Biotechnology Park
CBEC – Central Board of Excise and Customs
CCP – Customs Clearance Permit
CEA – Central Excise Authority
CEC – Chartered Engineer Certificate
CIF – Cost, Insurance & Freight
CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States
CoD – Cash on Delivery
CoO – Certificate of Origin
CVD – Countervailing Duty
DA – Document against Acceptance
DoBT – Department of Bio Technology
DC – Development Commissioner
DEPB – Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme
DFIA – Duty Free Import Authorisation
DFRC – Duty Free Replenishment Certificate
DFCI&S – Director General, Commercial Intelligence & Statistics.
DGFT – Director General of Foreign Trade
DIPP – Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
DoC – Department of Commerce
DoE – Department of Electronics
DoIT – Department of Information Technology
DoR – Department of Revenue
DoT – Department of Tourism
DTA – Domestic Tariff Area
EDI – Electronic Data Interchange
EEFC – Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency
EFC – Exim Facilitation Committee
EFT – Electronic Fund Transfer
EH – Export House
EHTP – Electronic Hardware Technology Park
EIC – Export Inspection Council
EO – Export Obligation
EOP – Export Obligation Period
EOU – Export Oriented Unit
EPC – Export Promotion Council
EPCG – Export Promotion Capital Goods
EPO – Engineering Process Outsourcing
FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
FIEO – Federation of Indian Export Organisation
FIRC – Foreign Exchange Inward Remittance Certificate
FMS – Focus Market Scheme
FOB – Free On Board
FPS – Focus Product Scheme
FT (D&R) – Act Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992)
FTDO – Foreign Trade Development Officer
FTP – Foreign Trade Policy
GATS – General Agreement on Trade in Services
GRC – Grievance Redressal Committee
HACCP – Hazad Analysis and Critical Control Process
HBP v1 – Handbook of Procedures (Vol. 1)
HBP v2 – Handbook of Procedures (Vol. 2)
ICD – Inland Container Depot
ICM – Indian Commercial Mission
IEC – Importer Exporter Code
ISO – International Standards Organisation
ITC (HS) – Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) Classification for Export & Import Items, 2004-2009
ITPO – Indian Trade Promotion Organisation
LoC – Line of Credit
LoI – Letter of Intent
LoP – Letter of Permit
LUT – Legal Undertaking
MAI – Market Access Initiative
MDA – Market Development Assistance
MEA – Ministry of External Affairs
MoD – Ministry of Defence
MoF – Ministry of Finance
NC – Norms Committee
ACC – Assistant Commissioner of Customs
ACU – Asian Clearing Union
AEZ – Agri Export Zone
ANF – Aayaat Niryaat Form
ARO – Advance Release Order
ASIDE – Assistance to States of Infrastructure Development of Exports
BG – Bank Guarantee
BIFR – Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
BOA – Board of Approval
BOT – Board of Trade
BRC – Bank Realisation Certificate
BTP – Biotechnology Park
CBEC – Central Board of Excise and Customs
CCP – Customs Clearance Permit
CEA – Central Excise Authority
CEC – Chartered Engineer Certificate
CIF – Cost, Insurance & Freight
CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States
CoD – Cash on Delivery
CoO – Certificate of Origin
CVD – Countervailing Duty
DA – Document against Acceptance
DoBT – Department of Bio Technology
DC – Development Commissioner
DEPB – Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme
DFIA – Duty Free Import Authorisation
DFRC – Duty Free Replenishment Certificate
DFCI&S – Director General, Commercial Intelligence & Statistics.
DGFT – Director General of Foreign Trade
DIPP – Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
DoC – Department of Commerce
DoE – Department of Electronics
DoIT – Department of Information Technology
DoR – Department of Revenue
DoT – Department of Tourism
DTA – Domestic Tariff Area
EDI – Electronic Data Interchange
EEFC – Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency
EFC – Exim Facilitation Committee
EFT – Electronic Fund Transfer
EH – Export House
EHTP – Electronic Hardware Technology Park
EIC – Export Inspection Council
EO – Export Obligation
EOP – Export Obligation Period
EOU – Export Oriented Unit
EPC – Export Promotion Council
EPCG – Export Promotion Capital Goods
EPO – Engineering Process Outsourcing
FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
FIEO – Federation of Indian Export Organisation
FIRC – Foreign Exchange Inward Remittance Certificate
FMS – Focus Market Scheme
FOB – Free On Board
FPS – Focus Product Scheme
FT (D&R) – Act Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992)
FTDO – Foreign Trade Development Officer
FTP – Foreign Trade Policy
GATS – General Agreement on Trade in Services
GRC – Grievance Redressal Committee
HACCP – Hazad Analysis and Critical Control Process
HBP v1 – Handbook of Procedures (Vol. 1)
HBP v2 – Handbook of Procedures (Vol. 2)
ICD – Inland Container Depot
ICM – Indian Commercial Mission
IEC – Importer Exporter Code
ISO – International Standards Organisation
ITC (HS) – Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) Classification for Export & Import Items, 2004-2009
ITPO – Indian Trade Promotion Organisation
LoC – Line of Credit
LoI – Letter of Intent
LoP – Letter of Permit
LUT – Legal Undertaking
MAI – Market Access Initiative
MDA – Market Development Assistance
MEA – Ministry of External Affairs
MoD – Ministry of Defence
MoF – Ministry of Finance
NC – Norms Committee
