(alphabetic lookup)
AV - Adjusted Value
B2B - Business-to-Business
B2C - Business-to-Consumer
BIS - Bureau of Industry and Security
CAFTA-DR - Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
CIF - Cost, Insurance, and Freight (Incoterm)
CIP - Carriage and Insurance Paid To (Incoterm)
COO - Certificate of Origin or Chief Operating Officer (depending on context)
CPT - Carriage Paid To (Incoterm)
CS - U.S. Commercial Service (or USCS)
CTO - Chief Technology Officer
DOC - U.S. Department of Commerce
DOE - U.S. Department of Energy
DOS - U.S. Department of State
EMC - Export Management Company
ETC - Export Trading Company
ExIm Bank - Export-Import Bank of the United States (or EXIM)
EXW - Ex Works (Incoterm)
FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service, or Free Alongside Ship (Incoterm), (depending on context)
FCA - Free Carrier (Incoterm)
FOB - Free on Board (Incoterm)
FTA - Free Trade Agreement
FTZ - Free Trade Zone
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
IBP - International Buyer Program
ITA - International Trade Administration
LLC - Limited Liability Corporation
LLP - Limited Liability Partnership
MDB - Multilateral Development Bank
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
NC - Net Cost
ROI - Return on Investment
ROO - Rule(s) of Origin
RVC - Regional Value Content
SBA - U.S. Small Business Administration
SBDC - Small Business Development Center
TANC - Trade Agreements Negotiations and Compliance
TFC - Trade Fair Certification Program
TV - Transaction Value
USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture
USPS - U.S. Postal Service
USTDA - U.S. Trade and Development Agency
USTR - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
VNM - Value of Non-originating Materials
VOM - Value of Originating Materials
WTO - World Trade Organization
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