A Port is shared facility, chartered by government

authority, to provide a place where many different service

Port providers can operate conveyances to discharge and take
on freight.

An Airport is a tract of land, or water, with facilities for the

landing, takeoff, shelter, supply and repair of aircraft,
including those used for both passenger travel and
Airport receiving or discharging cargo at regularly scheduled times.

An Airport Terminal Retail Facility is location in an airport

terminal where goods are sold to retail consumers (i.e.,
Airport Terminal Retail Facility passengers). This location could be within an Free Trade
Zone (FTZ).

An Airport Hangar is a building to hold aircraft for

Airport Hangar protection, maintenance, repair, or storage.
An Ocean Port is a maritime commercial facility comprised
of one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and
Ocean Port discharge freight.

An ocean container terminal is a facility where container

Ocean Container Terminal ships dock to load/unload freight.
An inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road
or rail to a seaport and operating as a center for the
Dry Port transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations

Port for use in Customs procedures.

Customs Port
A Port of Arrival is the port at which goods for import
Port of Arrival arrive at a country
A Border Crossing Point is a ground based border crossing
Border crossing point point where goods transit the frontier of a Customs
jurisdiction.

A Port of Entry is the port at which goods enter commerce

Port of Entry in the country of import.
A Port of Export is the port from which goods leave the
Port of Export country of export.
A Port of Lading is a port where ocean containers are
Port of Lading loaded from a vessel operated by a carrier.
 A Port of Unlading is a port where ocean containers are
Port of Unlading unloaded from a vessel operated by a carrier.

A Yard is a facility for handling containers, equipment,

and/or containerized freight. Typically, this is an outdoor
Yard facility, but a Yard can also be indoors.

A Container Yard is a facility operated by a service provider

to load and unload containers onto conveyances. The
service provider is expected to provide a limited amount of
short-term storage at the facility before a container is
loaded and after it is unloaded. If a container dwells in the
Container Yard yard longer that the normally allowed time period, it is
subject to additional charges.

An Ocean Container Yard (CY) is a facility for the collection

and storage of containers to be loaded on a vessel or
Ocean Container Yard containers that have been offloaded from a vessel.
FCL Only.

A Rail Yard is a facility where trains are assembled.

Activities include loading and unloading rail cars, breaking
Rail Yard up trains, sorting rail cars, joining rail cars to form new
trains, switching equipment, etc.

A Storage Yard is a facility where containerized freight can

Storage Yard be stored for either short or long term.
An Expeditors Storage Yard is an Expeditors-managed
Expeditors Storage Yard facility where containerized freight can be securely stored
for either short or long term.

A Service Provider Secured Storage Yard is a Service

Provider-managed facility where containerized freight can
Service Provider Secured Storage Yard be securely stored for either short or long term.

A Service Provider Unsecured Storage Yard is a Service

Provider-managed facility where containerized freight can
Service Provider Unsecured Storage Yard be stored during business hours.
 An Equipment Yard is a facility for storage and distribution
(i.e., check in / check out) of empty containers, chassis,
Unit Load Devices (ULDs) and so on. An Equipment Yard
Yard Equipment Yard can be part of a port or any other place where
(cont'd) conveyances are loaded and unloaded.

An Expeditors Equipment Yard is an area at an Expeditors

location where empty containers and other equipment are
accumulated and stored until they are needed or can be
Expeditors Equipment Yard returned. Typically, but not always, this is an outdoor
location.

A Service Provider Equipment Yard is an area at a Service

Provider-managed location where empty containers and
Service Provider Equipment Yard other equipment are accumulated and stored until they
are used.

A Warehouse is a commercial facility designed for the

Warehouse receipt, transfer, storage and shipment of goods.

An Agent Warehouse is a warehouse facility operated by

Agent Warehouse an Agent of Expeditors.
A Warehouse Office is a location within a Warehouse
where warehouse-related administrative tasks are
Warehouse Office handled; e.g., trucker check-in, receipt or issue of
documents, etc.

A Deliver To Location is a location where freight is to be

ultimately delivered to. This could be a warehouse,
Deliver To Location gateway, hub, allocation in transit, a consignee business or
warehouse location, etc.

A Pickup Location is a location where freight is picked up at

origin. This could be from an office, port, warehouse,
Pickup Location shipper location, or a location with no address or building
like a park.

A Warehouse Breakroom is a section of the warehouse

Warehouse separated from the main warehouse and accessible thru
Breakroom secured access.
 A Customer Warehouse is a warehouse operated by a
Customer or one of the Customer's Trading Partners (i.e.,
Warehouse Customer Shipper for pickup, Consignee for delivery).
(cont'd) Warehouse
A Customer Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Warehouse is a
Customer-operated and -managed, bonded warehouse
Customer Free Trade Zone facility.
(FTZ) Warehouse

A Trading Partner Warehouse is a facility of a Shipper or

Consignee in a Customer's supply chain designed for
storage, loading, unloading, cross docking, consolidating
Trading Partner Warehouse and deconsolidating (break bulk) of freight.

An Expeditors Warehouse is an Expeditors-managed

facility designed for the storage, loading, unloading, cross
Expeditors docking, consolidating and deconsolidating (break bulk) of
Warehouse freight, as well as the execution of other services.

An Expeditors Warehouse Managed by Service Provider is

a Expeditors-contracted warehouse facility operated
Expeditors Warehouse through a service provider acting on behalf of Expeditors.
Managed by Service (We have equipment ownership and
Provider responsibility/obligation)

A Gateway is a designated, Expeditors-managed facility

that provides warehousing, consolidation, and network
Gateway planning services to the Expeditors network.

An Air Gateway is an Gateway designed specifically for the

Air Gateway handling of air freight.
A Ground Network Services (GNS) Gateway is a location
Ground Network Services that is designed specifically for the handling of truck
(GNS) Gateway freight.

An Ocean Gateway is Gateway that is designed specifically

Ocean Gateway for handling ocean LCL freight.
An Expeditors Distribution Warehouse is an Expeditors-
managed facility designed for the specialized building and
Expeditors Distribution Warehouse packaging of parts or freight to fulfill end customer orders.
 A Service Provider Warehouse is a Service Provider-
managed facility designed for the storage, loading,
Warehouse Service Provider unloading, cross docking, consolidating, and
deconsolidating (break bulk) of freight. Non-expeditors
(cont'd) Warehouse owned and operated warehouse.

A Container Freight Station (CFS) is a Service Provider-

managed facility that specializes in break bulk activities;
i.e., moving freight into and out of containers. This could
Container Freight Station (CFS) be an agent of the service provider we're using.

An Air Container Freight Station (CFS) is a Service Provider-

managed (e.g., Lufthansa, Swiss Port) facility that
specializes in moving freight into and out of Unit Load
Air Container Freight Station Devices (ULDs). An Air CFS is typically within the airport
(CFS) grounds. This could be an agent of the service provider
we're using.

A Rail Container Freight Station (CFS) is a warehouse

owned and operated by a service provider that handles
Rail Container Freight freight that travels by rail. This could be an agent of the
Station (CFS) service provider we're using.

A Ocean Container Freight Station (CFS) is a warehouse

owned and operated by a service provider that handles
Ocean Container Freight freight that travels by ocean. An Ocean CFS is always at an
Station (CFS) Ocean Port. This could be an agent of the service provider
we're using.

A Ground Container Freight Station (CFS) is a warehouse

owned and operated by a service provider that handles
Ground Container Freight freight that travels by truck (non-Expeditors GNS
Station (CFS) Gateway). This could be an agent of the service provider
we're using.

A Service Provider Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Warehouse is a

Service Provider Free Trade Service Provider-operated and -managed, bonded
Zone (FTZ) Warehouse warehouse facility.
 A Service Provider Distribution Warehouse is a Service
Provider-managed facility, contracted by Expeditors,
Service Provider designed for the specialized building and packaging of
Distribution Warehouse parts or freight to fulfill end customer orders.

An Office is a facility where operational, managerial and

Office administrative work is done.
An Agent Office is an Office facility operated by an Agent of
Agent Office Expeditors.
An Agent Origin Office is the facility that is at the origin
near the original pick up location of the freight. The Agent
Origin Office is responsible for arranging the pickup and
Agent Origin Office routing of the freight from it's origin directly to an
Expeditors location at destination.

An Agent Destination Office is the facility that is at the

destination near the deliver-to location of the freight and is
Agent Destination Office responsible for arranging the retrieval of the freight from
the port and its delivery.

A Customer Office is a location where present, past, and

prospective customers perform operational, managerial
Customer Office and administrative work.

A Customer Bill-To Office is the office where customers

Customer Bill-To Office would like Expeditors to send invoices.
A Customer Bill-To Payment Center is a service provider-
Customer Bill-To Payment managed facility contracted by the customer for
Center processing invoices.

A Customer Prospective Office is a location where sales

activity with a prospective customer is possible. It is a
Customer Prospective Office prospective office until Sales creates a Customer Account
in the system.

A Trading Partner Office is a facility of a Shipper or

Consignee in a Customer's supply chain where operational,
Trading Partner Office managerial, or administrative work is done.
 An Expeditors On-Site at Customer Office is a Customer
Expeditors On-Site at Customer Office Office where Expeditors employees work directly with the
Customer.

A Shipper Office is a location where shippers perform

operational, managerial and administrative work.
Shipper Office

A Vendor Office is a location where vendors perform

Office Vendor Office operational, managerial and administrative work.
(cont'd)
A Customs Office is a location where government officials
handle matters related to the import and export of goods.
Customs Office

An Expeditors Office is a facility operated by Expeditors

where operational, managerial and administrative work is
Expeditors Office done.

The Expeditors Corporate Office is the corporate

Expeditors Corporate Office headquarters of Expeditors.

Expeditors Systems The Expeditors Systems Development and Support Office is

Development and Support a facility for global systems development and support.
Office
An Expeditors Management and Planning Office is a facility
Expeditors Management that performs local, regional, or centralized network
and Planning Office support and planning activities.

An Expeditors Customer Network Management Center

Expeditors Customer (NMC) is the facility that performs regional or global
Network Management customer management, support, and planning activities.
Center (NMC)

Expeditors Order An Expeditors Order Management and Planning Office is a

Management and Planning facility that performs global order management activities
Office for one or more customers.

An Expeditors Remote Processing Office is a facility that

provides transactional services to other Expeditors offices;
Expeditors Remote e.g., data entry, master bill processing, document
Processing Office scanning, invoicing, etc.

An Expeditors On-Site at Service Provider Warehouse is a

Expeditors On-Site at Service Provider Warehouse where Expeditors employees
Service Provider work directly with the Service Provider.
Warehouse
 A Service Provider On-Site at Expeditors Office is an
Service Provider On-Site at Expeditors location where service provider's employees
Expeditors Office use Expeditors software and systems.

A Service Provider Office is a facility operated by a Service

Service Provider Provider where operational, managerial and administrative
Office work is done.

Service provider's agent's booking office.

Office Service Provider's Agent
(cont'd) Office
A Service Provider Bill-From Office is designated by a
service provider as a legitimate party location (routing
Service Provider Bill-From number) that we can expect to be billed from for services.
Office

A Service Provider Pay-To Office is designated by a service

provider as a legitimate party location (routing number)
Service Provider Pay-To that Expeditors can send payments to.
Office

A Service Provider Pay-To Payment Center is a payment

center, contracted by the service provider, where the
Service Provider Pay-To service provider would like Expeditors to send payments.
Payment Center

An In Transit applies to freight while it is in transit on or

inside a conveyance operated by a service provider. The
location of the freight is inferred from the location of the
conveyance. The location of the conveyance may be a
In Transit known precisely (e.g., GPS), or loosely (e.g., somewhere
between two other locations.)

A Bonded Warehouse is a Container Freight Station (CFS) in

which dutiable goods may be stored, manipulated, or
Bonded Warehouse undergo manufacturing operations without payment of
duty.
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