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From time to time, in the planning and execution of your move, you will come
across moving and relocation terms and acronyms that are used in the moving
industry. Although the entire dictionary can't be listed, the following
terms are the most likely you will come
across. This dictionary is created with you in mind:
Access Basically, how accessible is the property? The room to park
a vehicle, the distance from vehicle to front door, the availability of
lifts, how many floors the building has, and so on, all have an influence on
access.
Agent - Usually
another moving company appointed to act as a partner in your move. The most
likely situation is that your mover will appoint someone at destination to
receive your shipment, clear it through Customs and arrange final delivery.
The agents services will be included in your quotation.
Bill of Lading -
This is your contract with the carrier. It is your receipt for your goods and
the contract for their transportation. Your signature on this document
acknowledges that your goods have been loaded on the moving van and "released
to the carrier."
Bonded Warehouse A
warehouse that meets with local Customs specifications, and allows shipments
to be stored pending clearance by Customs.
Booker - The company
which you have chosen to be in charge of your move.
Chargeable Weight -
The weight used by an airline to determine the air freight charge.
COD (Cash On Delivery)
- Shipments where customer pays moving charges at the time of delivery. For
COD shipments, payment is required in cash, bankers draft or credit card
(provided prior arrangements have been made).
Consignee - The
person to whom the shipment is to be delivered.
Container A
modular steel box (usually 20-ft or 40-ft) for moving goods securely. Usually
used on ships, but increasingly linked to road and rail transport.
Corporate Account
Your employer company, which is responsible for the removal charges.
Cost per cubic
meter/cubic feet A rate given on the estimated space your belongings
will fill on a truck /container.
Cost per 100 lb. A
rate given on the estimated weight of your belongings.
Crate
– A timber case for an overseas shipment (often referred to as a liftvan).
Customs
Clearance – Formal inspection procedures carried out before allowing
a shipment into a country.
CWT
- This abbreviation stands for the rate or charge per 100 pounds.
Declared
Value – Value the owner declare its goods to be for the purpose of
insurance. This will form the basis of your insurance cover and it is important
that it reflects the value of your belongings.
Destination
Agent - The moving company appointed to act on your behalf at destination.
Export
Wrapping - Method of packing household and personal effects for transportation
overseas. Usually involves heavier and more specialist materials.
Full
Container Load (FCL) - A container carrying your belongings exclusively,
with specified move dates as agreed with your mover.
Full
Cover – Detailed insurance cover, usually includes loss, theft, fire
and breakage, (breakage maybe restricted to items packed by your professional
mover). May carry excess or deductible, maximum limits on total value or certain
types of items, pairs and set clause, mechanical derangement clause and specific
exclusions, for example money, stamp collection and jewelry. Always read details
carefully.
Groupage
– Where your shipment will not fill a container, you can save money by
sending it groupage. This means your shipment will be loaded with others to
fill a container. You should pay lower shipping charges, but delivery will
take longer.
Insurance
Certificate – The official insurance document given to you by the
insurance company. You will need this in the event of a claim.
Inventory
– A list of your belongings to be moved or a list of your belongings
in transit or storage.
Less
than Container Load (LCL) - Where your shipment does not fill a complete
shipping container.
Liftvans - A crate
used in the packing of your belongings.
Linehaul - The
charge to move your shipment by road from point of collection (which could be
at the dockside) to its final point of destination.
Marine Insurance
Insurance specifically to cover your belongings while still in transit over
long distances and/or across water by vehicle, ship or aircraft. The policy
will cover specific marine risks.
Origin Agent - The
moving company appointed to handle your move at origin.
Packed By Owner (PBO)
When you choose to pack your belongings yourself, either into cartons
supplied by the mover or into your own boxes. Insurance companies often refuse
to insure goods packed by their owners.
Packers Persons in
charge of packing, wrapping, loading the goods at origin and unpacking,
unwrapping and unloading the goods at destination.
Packing List This
document lists all the goods that are packed in a shipment and has 4 main
purposes: It is used to check the goods at all stages of handling; as a
receipt, therefore, the importance for the customer of signing for agreement
when the goods are collected and unpacked; as an attachment to the insurance
certificate as it is an evidence that the goods were shipped and their
conditions at the time of packing; for customs clearance as proof of the goods
which are being imported.
Routing The route
the shipment will take to the eventual destination (the route itself as well
as the mode of transportation and type of carrier service).
Shipper - The person
(customer) whose goods are being moved.
Storage In Transit (SIT)
- Temporary storage of your household goods in the warehouse of the moving
company, pending further transportation.
Survey Visit To
provide you with a quote the moving company will send a sales consultant to
your home to assess the volume or weight of the goods to be removed.
Third Party Services
Some movers offer to arrange / coordinate additional professional services
e.g. Plumbers, House Cleaners, Waterbed dismantling/assembling, carpenters,
maid service.
Transit Time The
time indicated between collection and delivery of your belongings.
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