Abbreviations (FIATA) - A

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-XYZ

• Aa - always afloat [1]
• a.a.r. - against аll risks [2]
• АС - account current
• A/C - for account of
• acc. - acceptance; accepted
• acc.cop - according to the custom of the port [3]
• a.c.v. - actual cash value
• a.d.(a/d) - after date
• Add-on - ...tariff (also proportional rate or arbitrary [in USA])
• ad val. (a/v) - аd valorem (according to value) [4]
• ADN - European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods on Inland Waterway
• ADP - automated data processing
• ADR - European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods bу road
• AETR - European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport
• AFRA - average freight rate assessment
• Agcy - agency
• Agt. - agent
• a.g.w.t. - actual gross weight
• АМТ - Air Mail Transfer
• А.О. - account of
• A/or - and/or
• A/P - account paid
• аррrох. - approximately
• A/R - all risks (insurance)
• аrr. - arrival
• arrd. - arrived
• a/s - after sight
• A/S - alongside
• аsар - as soon as possible
• ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• ass. - associate
• АТА - actual time of arrival
• ATD - actual time of departure
• АТР - Agreement for the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs
• Atty - attorney
• auth. - authorized
• aux. - auxiliary
• av. - average
• AWB - Air Waybill

[1] The condition of the charter party. This condition requires the charterer to provide a vessel in the port of loading or unloading of such a berth or a place where the ship would make loading and unloading operations always in floating state.
[2] The condition of insurance against all risks.
[3] Each international sea port has its own characteristics which are reflected in the officially adopted and published by custom of the port. Due to the fact that the clientele is difficult to study the customs of each port, in practical terms, it is expedient to provide in contracts of sale and charter-parties, the specific conditions and standards for loading and unloading of ships, bearing in mind that the contractual conditions prevail over the customs of the port.
[4] When the customs duties levied on ad valorem basis, the fee is determined as a percentage of the cost of goods as opposed to specific duties, which is expressed as a fixed rate per unit of product.