Logistics terms T
T1
To bring the goods under the external community transit procedure, you must submit a T1 declaration to customs. Goods are therefore not cleared, but can be transported from customs depot to customs depot under the supervision of customs. A T document has a limited validity date. It must be discharged in good time by a subsequent document or it must be brought into free circulation by means of clearance or exported again to outside the EU. Customs speaks of external community transit when non-community goods are transported from one place in the EU to another place in the EU. Even when the transport of non-community goods takes place via a non-EU country, customs still speaks of external community transit.
T2L / T2LF
A T2F, T2L or T2L(F) is a proof of origin document. It demonstrates that the goods declared in it come from the free circulation of the European Community. These documents are important when goods are transported by sea from one part of the customs territory to another area. When a ship from international waters enters a port in the European Community, customs assumes that all goods on the ship come from outside the European Community and are therefore non-community goods. With a T2L or with a T2LF it can be demonstrated that the goods come from the free circulation of the European Community. - T2F: Document with which goods are transported under the internal community transit procedure in accordance with Article 340c(2). - T2L: Document with which the community status of goods is demonstrated. - T2LF: Document evidencing the community status of goods intended for or originating from a part of the customs territory of the Community where Council Directive 77/388/EEC does not apply.
Tare
Tare is the own weight of the container. In connection with country-specific weights per unit, you must take this into account in the calculation of the maximum permitted cargo weight of the container.
Taric code
Taric means Tarif Integre Communautaire. In Taric, the working tariff of the European Commission is stored in lists of goods with the associated customs duties and particulars. Taric is used as a basis for the national working tariff. It forms part of the HS code.
Tariff code
See HS code.
Terminal Handling Charges (THC)
Terminal Handling Charges or Container Service Charges (THC or CSC) are costs for the handling of containers at the container terminal. These costs apply to containers loaded on board a ship, as well as to containers that are unloaded. The costs vary per port and per country and are charged by the shipping line. The THC includes the loading or unloading of the container onto or from a truck, the stacking and transport to or from the crane. The agreed incoterm establishes who is responsible for the THC costs.
TEU: Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit
The two most common internationally standardised container types are 20 foot and 40 foot (20ft and 40ft). The length of a 20ft container is about 6 metres and that of a 40ft about 12 metres. Depending on whether a sea-going ship loads 20ft or 40ft containers, or a combination of both, the number of containers the ship has on board will differ. To express the capacity of a container ship in a uniform way, the number of containers the ship can load is converted into a number of containers of the smallest size (20ft). A 40ft container is regarded as two containers of 20ft or two TEU. Sometimes one also refers to FEU (Forty Foot Equivalent Unit), but this is rarely used in practice. How many TEU a container is, is calculated by dividing the actual length of the container in feet by 20. For tariffing, costs are often indicated per TEU. That is to say that these costs double for 40ft units. TEU is also used to indicate the nominal capacity of a container ship or container terminal and also for statistics of container transhipment in ports.
TIR transport
The letters TIR stand for Transports Internationaux Routiers. The TIR agreement applies to the transport of goods between a customs office of departure in one country and the office of destination in another country. The countries concerned must be affiliated with the TIR agreement. This transport of goods runs over one or more borders. The EU is regarded as one country. The TIR procedure can also be applied to the transport of goods from one EU country to another EU country, via a non-EU country with which no agreement for the application of common transit has been concluded.
To Bearer
To increase the negotiability of a B/L, it can be made out 'to bearer' in the consignee box. Because no actual consignee is then named in the B/L, the shipping line will release the goods to the party that is first to present an original B/L at the port of discharge.
To order
To increase the negotiability of a B/L, it can be made out to bearer by stating the term 'to order' in the consignee box. Because no actual consignee is then named in the B/L, the shipping line will release the goods to the party that is first to present an original B/L at the port of discharge. The original B/L must be correctly endorsed by both shipper and consignee, and by all parties that have held the B/L through trading. As a result, a shipment may have changed owner several times during the transport to destination.
Tracking & tracing
Tracking and tracing is a concept that came over from the United States to be able to determine where goods are physically located within the chain. It was first used by parties such as UPS and DHL to give customers insight into where packages and express documents were located, but is now also established within goods logistics. At each handling station, the goods are identified and reported back to the software. As a result, the status of the shipment can be determined.
Trade lane
The world has been divided by the various shipping lines into a number of geographical regions. Examples of trade lanes are West Africa, USA East Coast and the Far East.
Transit port
Rotterdam, like Antwerp, is a transit port. That is to say that the largest part of the goods that arrive here are not intended for the local market, but are transported via other domestic means of transport onward to the final destination in the hinterland. Such ports are set up as a hub within transport flows.
Transit Time (TT)
The Transit Time (TT) is the planned travel time from port to port. This travel time is determined on the basis of experience figures, but cannot be regarded as a fixed given. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this can be deviated from. Certainly when the destination is not called at directly but runs via (various) hubs, the planned travel time can deviate.
Transport and Terminal Charges (TTC)
Transport and Terminal Charges (TTC) are additional costs, on top of the sea freight, that the shipping line charges for handling the containers at the container terminal before they are loaded on board the ship. These costs can consist, for example, of unloading the container from the truck, stacking and, in the case of cargo, transport from the stacking place to just under the crane. This surcharge is charged for LCL shipments.
Transport insurance
The risk of damage is always present, no matter how carefully work is done. That is why The Freight Hero offers customers the possibility to make use of our standard transport insurance. If you want to make use of this service, it is important that you tick this when booking on your dashboard.
Transtainer
A transtainer is a lifting device with which containers are loaded onto or unloaded from railway wagons. It is a gantry crane that usually runs on rails and is set up over a rail bundle at a container terminal. The containers are placed by the transtainer alongside the rail bundle, after which they are transported onward by straddle carriers to the storage yard. Transtainers are sometimes also used at storage yards of container terminals for stocking containers in large blocks. In that case, the transtainers run on pneumatic tyres.
Trimming
Trimming is the levelling out of the cargo in the case of bulk cargo.
Turnover tax
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a tax that a government levies on the purchase of products or services. VAT is a form of turnover tax applied in 136 countries, including most European countries. Producers and suppliers increase the price of a product or service by the amount of VAT, and subsequently they must pay this amount to the state.
Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit
TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) is the unit of the capacity of a container ship, of a container terminal and of the statistics of container transhipment in a port. The two most common internationally standardised containers are those of 20ft and 40ft long. Depending on whether the ship loads 20ft or 40ft containers, or a combination of both, the number of containers the ship has on board will differ. To express the capacity of a container ship in a uniform way, the number of containers the ship can load is converted into a number of containers of the smallest size, namely that of 20ft long. A container of 40ft is regarded as two containers of 20ft or two TEU. How many TEU a container is, is calculated by dividing the actual length of the container by 20. In the cost sphere, mention is often made of costs per TEU. That is to say that these costs double for 40ft units.
Twistlock
A twistlock is a special double pin with which stacked containers are fastened. The pins have an oval cone shape and fit exactly into the oval openings in the corner posts (corners) of a container. By turning the pin through an angle of 90 degrees, they are locked. By fastening the two pins in two containers standing next to or above each other, the containers are coupled to each other.
Type C customs warehouse
A type C customs warehouse is a private customs warehouse. That is to say that only the operator of the customs warehouse (warehousekeeper) can store goods in it. Those goods need not be his property; he can also store goods for others. Even then, the warehousekeeper remains responsible towards customs for the stored goods. The warehousekeeper is also the one who must provide security with customs. Because customs carries out physical inspection activities, a type C customs warehouse must be located near a customs office. If customs can carry out more administrative control on the basis of the stock administration, then the location is less important. For a type C customs warehouse, customs exercises both physical and administrative supervision. The degree of reliability offered by the stock administration determines which form of supervision is exercised. The more guarantees the stock administration offers, the more administrative supervision will be exercised and the goods movements will mainly be tracked administratively. If the stock administration offers fewer guarantees, then physical supervision will mainly be exercised. For a type C customs warehouse, a stock administration must be kept by the operator. All entries and removals must be recorded in the stock administration.
