Aircraft Pallet

Full Container Load (FCL)
A delivery of cargo that fills a given container either by bulk or maximum weight.

Full Truck Load (FTL)
A shipment of cargo that fills a given tractor trailer either by bulk or maximum weight.

Goods
Merchandise, supplies, raw materials, commodities and finished product. All things are treated as moveable and indicated as sold to a particular buyer.

Gross Weight
The full weight of a shipment, including containers and packaging materials.

Harmonize Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS or HTSUS)
An organized listing of goods and their duty rates which is used as the basis for classifying imported products and identifying the rates of duty to be charged. The tariff schedule is divided into a variety of sections and chapters dealing independently with merchandise in wide-ranging product categories. The U.S. International Trade Commission is responsible for publishing the information.

Igloo
A container designed to the dimensions of the full main deck width of carrying aircraft.

Importer
The individual firm or legal entity that brings goods from a foreign source into a customs territory during the course of trade.

Imports
To bring in commodities from a foreign country that have been processed or assembled in other countries.