Acronyms and Abbreviations

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A

Acronym	Meaning
ACI	Advance Commercial Information
ACROSS	Accelerated Commercial Release Operating Support System
AMPS	Administrative Monetary Penalty System
API	Advance Passenger Information
AR	Advance Ruling
ATIP	Access to Information and Privacy
AUT	Australia Tariff

B

Acronym	Meaning
BIS	Border Information Service
BN	Business Number
BSO	Border Services Officer

C

Acronym	Meaning
CA	Customs Act
CADEX	Customs Automated Data Exchange System
CAED	Canadian Automated Export Declaration
CBP	Customs and Border Protection (United States)
CBSA	Canada Border Services Agency
CCCT	Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff
CCD	Cargo Control Document
CCEPS	Commercial Cash Entry Processing System
CCFTA	Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
CCI	Canada Customs Invoice
CCRFTA	Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
CCN	Cargo Control Number
CCS	Customs Commercial System
CDRP	Commercial Driver Registration Program
CEFTA	Canada-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement
CFIA	Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CIAT	Canada-Israel Agreement Tariff
CIC	Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CIFTA	Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement
CIRO	Courier Imports Remission Order
CITES	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITT	Canadian International Trade Tribunal
CN	Customs Notice
CPFTA	Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement
CRA	Canada Revenue Agency
CRC	Casual Refund Centre
CRT	Canada-Costa Rica Tariff
CSA	Customs Self Assessment
CT	Chile Tariff
C-TPAT	Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

D

Acronym	Meaning
DAS	Detailed Adjustment Statement
DFAIT	Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

E

Acronym	Meaning
ECL	Export Control List
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EDL	Enhanced Driver's Licence
EIPA	Export and Import Permits Act

F

Acronym	Meaning
FAST	Free and Secure Trade

G

Acronym	Meaning
GEP	General Export Permit
GIP	General Import Permit
GIR	General Interpretative Rules (PDF, 22 KB)
GPT	General Preferential Tariff
GST	Goods and Service Tax

H

Acronym	Meaning
HS	Harmonized System
HST	Harmonized Sales Tax

I

Acronym	Meaning
IC	Industry Canada
ICL	Import Control List
IT	Iceland Tariff

L

Acronym	Meaning
LDCT	Least Developed Country Tariff
LVS	Low Value Shipment

M

Acronym	Meaning
MFN	Most-Favoured-Nation
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MT	Mexico Tariff
MUST	Mexico-United States Tariff

N

Acronym	Meaning
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement
NCR	National Customs Ruling
NDR	No Declaration Required
NPA	Notice of Penalty Assessment
NRAC	National Risk Assessment Centre
NT	Norway Tariff
NZT	New Zealand Tariff

O

Acronym	Meaning
OGD	Other Government Department
OIC	Order in Council

P

Acronym	Meaning
PARS	Pre-arrival Review System
PIP	Partners in Protection
POE	Port of Entry
PNR	Passenger Name Record
PSC	Public Safety Canada
PST	Provincial Sales Tax
PT	Peru Tariff

Q

Acronym	Meaning
QST	Quebec Sales Tax

R

Acronym	Meaning
RIV	Registrar of Imported Vehicles
RMD	Release on Minimum Documentation

S

Acronym	Meaning
SIMA	Special Import Measures Act
SLT	Switzerland-Liechtenstein Tariff
SME	Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
SOTC	Senior Officer Trade Compliance

T

Acronym	Meaning
TC	Transport Canada
TRQ	Tariff Rate Quotas
TRS	Technical Reference System

U

Acronym	Meaning
UST	United States Tariff

V

Acronym	Meaning
VFD	Value for Duty
VDP	Voluntary Disclosure Program

W

Acronym	Meaning
WCO	World Customs Organization
WHTI	Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
WTO	World Trade Organization

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