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EU e-Customs Acronyms and Abbreviations

The e-Customs glossary is designed to be a handy reference. These terms are used in import, export, logistics and other EU-related supply-chain processes defined in the Electronic Customs Multi-Annual Strategic Plan (MASP). Obsolete entries are included because they may still appear in extant publications and correspondence.  
     ACP Countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
     AEO Authorised Economic Operators system
     AES Automated Export System
     AIS Automated Import System
     ATIS Anti-Fraud Transit Information System
     BPM Business Process Model
     BTI Binding Tariff Information
     CC Centralised Clearance
     CCN Common Communication Network
     CCN/CSI Common Communications Network / Common Systems Interface
     CRMS Customs Risk Management System
     CN Combined Nomenclature
     COM European Commission
     DDS Data Dissemination System
     DG AGRI Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development
     DG TAXUD Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union
     DG TRADE Directorate General for Trade
     OLAF European Anti-Fraud Office
     EBTI European Binding Tariff Information
     EC European Commission/European Communities
     ECICS European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances
     ECIP EU Customs Information Portal
     ECG Electronic Customs Group
     ECS Export Control System
     EFTA European Free Trade Association
     EMCS Excise Movement and Control System
     EP European Parliament
     EPA Economic Partnership Agreement
     EO Economic Operator
     EORI Economic Operators Registration and Identification system
     FTA Free Trade Agreement
     FTSS Functional (Transit) System Specifications
     GSP Generalised System of Preferences
     ICS Import Control System
     IRU International Road Transport Union
     I(C)T Information (Communications) Technology
     MASP Multi-Annual Strategic Plan
     MCC Modernised Customs Code
     MRN Movement Reference Number
     MS Member State(s)
     NA National Administration
     NCTS New Computerised Transit System
     OoFE Customs Office of First Entry
     OoL Office of Lodgement
     OoSE Customs Office of Subsequent Entry
     REX Registered Exporters
     RIF Risk Information Form
     SASP Single Authorisations for Simplified Procedures
     SEAP Single Electronic Access Point
     SPEED Single Portal for Entry or Exit of Data
     SW Single Window
     TARIC Tarif Intégré des Communautés européennes
     TIR Transports Internationaux Routiers
     UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
     VAT Value Added Tax

Disclaimer: Inclusion recognizes terminology existence, not legitimacy.
 
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