Trade words

CFS

Container freight station

A customs area attached to a port, airport or ICD, set up to take load off the port. Containers are packed and unpacked and goods examined there, while the papers are assessed at the parent customs house.

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Lessons that use this word

  1. Lesson 115 min readFiling a bill of entry on ICEGATE, step by stepThe three kinds of bill of entry, when to file, the documents to upload, and what happens between filing and out of charge.
  2. Lesson 194 min readFCL, LCL, ICD and CFSFull and shared container loads, inland container depots and container freight stations: what each one is and when each makes sense.
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