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Inland Clearance Depot

A CFS with Customs Clearance Facilities.

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Insulated Container

A container insulated on the walls, roof, floor, and doors, to reduce the effect of external temperatures on the cargo.

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Insulated Container Tank

The frame of a container constructed to hold one or more thermally insulated tanks for liquids.

04 Sep

Interchange Points

A terminal at which freight in the course of transportation is delivered by one transportation line to another.

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Intermodal

Used to denote movements of cargo or container between motor, rail or water carriers.

04 Sep

Intermodal Transport

Moving ocean freight containers by various transportation modes. The fact that the containers are of the same size and have common handling characteristics permits them to be transferred from...

04 Sep

Inward Foreign Manifest (IFM)

A complete listing of all cargo entering the country of discharge. Required at all world ports and is the primary source of cargo control, against which duty is assessed...

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Irrevocable Letter of Credit

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without...

04 Sep

I.S.O.

ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 130 countries, one from each country. It is a non-governmental organization established in 1947 to promote the development...

04 Sep

Joint Rate

A rate applicable from a point on one transportation line to a point on another line, made by agreement and published in a single tariff by all transportation lines...

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