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MOVING
DICTIONARY
From
time to time, in the planning and execution of your move, you will come across
terms and acronyms, which the industry uses. Although not all the jargon can
be listed, the following are the most likely you will come across:
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 agent’s 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, banker’s
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 wooden crate 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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