Abbreviations and Acronyms

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ACI

Advanced Cargo Information

ACI

Airports Council International

ACP

Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific

ACP

Autoridad del Canal de Panam·

ACV

Agreement on Customs Valuation

ADCS

Automated Data Collection System

AfDB

African Development Bank

AFTA

Asian Free Trade Association

AGOA

African Growth and Opportunity Act

ANZCERTA

Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement

ANZSCEP

Agreement between New Zealand and Singapore on a Closer Economic Partnership

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ARA

Autonomous Revenue Authority

ARO

Agreement on Rules of Origin

ASAC

Aviation Security Advisory Committee

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEZA

Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority

ASYCUDA

Automated System for Customs Data

ATA

Air Transport Association

BDV

Brussels Definition of Value

BGMEA

Bangladesh Garments Manufacturing and Export Association

BIR

Bureau of Internal Revenue

BIVAC

Bureau of Inspection Valuation Assessment and Control

BOC

Bureau of Customs

BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer

BOT

Bureau of Trade

BOO

Build, Operate, and Own

CA

Crown Agents

CACM

Central American Common Market

CAM

Customs Assistance Mission

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

CAS

Country Assistance Strategy

CBI

Cross-Border Initiative

CBP

US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

CCC

Customs Cooperation Council

CCO

Central Customs Office

CCP

Central Control Point

CEFACT

United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

CEPS

Customs Excise and Preventive Services

CIF

Cost, Insurance, and Freight

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CRO

Committee on Rules of Origin

CSD

Container Security Device

CSI

Container Security Initiative

CSTF

Cargo Security Task Force

C-TPAT

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

DF

Diagnostic Framework

DFID

Department for International Development

DSS

Duty Suspension Scheme

DTI

Direct Trader Input

EAC

East African Cooperation

EBA

Everything but Arms

EC

European Community

ECA

Europe and Central Asia

ECAC

European Civil Aviation Conference

ECO

Economic Cooperation Organization

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States

EDCS

Electronic Data Collection System

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

EEC

European Economic Community

EFT

Electronic Funds Transfer

EFTA

European Fair Trade Association

EPZ

Export Processing Zone

EU

European Union

FAK

Freight of all Kinds

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FOB

Free on Board

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

FTZ

Free Trade Zone

GAO

General Accounting Office

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCMS

Ghana Customs Management System

GCNet

Ghana Community Network

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEP

Global Economic Prospects

GMS

Greater Mekong Subregion

GOIEC

General Organization for Import and Export Control

GOM

Government of Mozambique

GSP

General System of Preferences

GST

General Sales Tax

GVC

GATT Valuation Code

HQ

Headquarter...