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country of export destination
Transportation; Ocean shipping
The country to which goods are going in order to be consumed, further processed, or manufactured, as presumed by the shipper at the time of exportation.
country of exportation
Transportation; Ocean shipping
The country from which goods are shipped with intention to separate them from the mass of goods in that country.
country of origin
Transportation; Ocean shipping
The country in which goods were produced, mined, grown or manufactured.
courier
Transportation; Ocean shipping
Express company which handles shipments of documents and small packages on an expedited basis and may or may not have the shipments accompanied by attendants.
deadweight
Transportation; Ocean shipping
In maritime terms, the deadweight of a vessel is the maximum weight of the cargo, crew, stores and bunkers that it can carry when loaded so that it settles in the water to the ...
deferred payment letter of credit
Transportation; Ocean shipping
A letter of credit that allows the buyer to take possession of goods by agreeing to pay the issuing bank or the confirming bank at a fixed future date.
delivery
Transportation; Ocean shipping
In the case of transportation, the act of transferring physical possession.
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