Acronym |
Organization Name |
Category |
|---|---|---|
| AASCO | Association of American Seed Control Officials | Association |
| ABRASEM | Brazil Seed Association | Association |
| AC21 | Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture | Organization |
| AFBF | American Farm Bureau Federation | Association |
| AFSTA | African Seed Trade Association | Association |
| AIB | Anti-Infringement Bureau | Organization |
| AMS | USDA Agricultural Marketing Service | Organization |
| AMSAC | Mexican Seed Trade Association | Association |
| ANASAC | Chilean Seed Trade Association | Association |
| AOSA | Association of Official Seed Analysts | Association |
| AOSCA | Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies | Association |
| AP | Adventitious Presence | Miscellaneous |
| APHIS | Animal Plant Health Inspection System | Organization |
| APLU | Association of Public Land-grant Universities | Association |
| APS | American Phytopathological Society | Association |
| APSA | Asian Pacific Seed Association | Association |
| ARP | Acreage Reduction Program | Program |
| ASA | American Soybean Association | Association |
| ASA | Argentine Seed Association | Association |
| ASTA | American Seed Trade Association | Association |
| AWB | Air WayBill | Freight |
| BKG | Booking | Freight |
| B/L | Bill of Lading | Freight |
| BOD | Board of Directors | Organization |
| BT | Bacillus thuringiensis insect resistant crops | Pest |
| BTA | Bi-Lateral Trade Agreement | Program |
| CAA | Cash Against Acceptance | Banking |
| CAD | Cash Against Documents | Banking |
| CAFTA | Central American Free Trade Agreement | Program |
| CAS | Southern Agriculture Council | Association |
| CAT | Corporate Activity Tax | Miscellaneous |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity | Program |
| CCP | Counter Cyclical Payments | Banking |
| CERA | Center for Environmental Risk Assessment | Organization |
| CES | Centralized Exam Station | Freight |
| CFR | Cost and Freight | Freight |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research | Organization |
| CGMMV | Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus | Pest |
| CGRFA | Commission of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | Organization |
| CI | Commercial Invoice | Documentation |
| CIA | Cash In Advance | Banking |
| CIF | Cost, Insurance, Freight | Freight |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species | Program |
| CnF | Cost and Freight | Freight |
| CNSA | China National Seed Association | Association |
| CNSTA | China National Seed Trade Association | Association |
| COO | Certificate Of Origin | Documentation |
| CPT | Carriage Paid To | Freight |
| CSTA | Canadian Seed Trade Association | Association |
| CTBT | Cooperative Turgrass Breeders Test | Organization |
| D/A | Documents Against Acceptance | Banking |
| D/P | Documents Against Payment | Banking |
| DAP | Delivered At Place | Freight |
| DAT | Delivered At Terminal | Freight |
| DDP | Delivered Duty Paid | Freight |
| DDTC | Directorate of Defense Trade Controls | Organization |
| DPV | Description of Plant Viruses | Program |
| DUCA | Data Use and Compensation Agreement | Program |
| DUS | Distinct Uniform Stable | Freight |
| EAR | Export Administration Regulations | Freight |
| ECCN | Export Control Classification Number | Freight |
| EDV | Essentially Derived Variety | Miscellaneous |
| EEI | Electronic Export Information | Freight |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number | Miscellaneous |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Study | Program |
| EMP | USDA Emerging Market Program | Program |
| EPPO | European and Mediteranean Plant Protection Organization | Organization |
| ESA | European Seed Association | Association |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | Freight |
| ETD | Estimated Time of Delivery | Freight |
| EXW | Ex-works | Freight |
| FAO | Food Agriculture Organization | Organization |
| FAS | Foreign Ag Service | Organization |
| FAS | Free Alongside Ship | Freight |
| FCA | Free Carrier | Freight |
| FCL | Full Container Load | Freight |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration | Organization |
| FMD | USDA Foreign Market Development | Organization |
| FOB | Free On Board | Freight |
| FSMA | Food Safety Modernization Act | Program |
| FTZ | Free Trade Zone | Freight |
| G20 | Group of 20 | Organization |
| GE | Genetically Engineered | Miscellaneous |
| GEMAA | Generic Event Marketability and Access Agreement | Program |
| GIPSA | Grain Inspection Packers & Stockyard Administration | Organization |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism | Miscellaneous |
| GRAS | Generally Recognized as Safe | Miscellaneous |
| GURTS | Genetic Use Restriction Technology System | Program |
| HT | Herbicide Tolerant | Miscellaneous |
| ICTSI | International Container Terminal Services Inc | Freight |
| IEC | ASTA International Executive Committee | Association |
| ILSI | International Life Sciences Institute | Organization |
| ILWU | International Longshore Warehouse Union | Association |
| INCO | International Commerce terms | Freight |
| IP | Intellectual Property | Miscellaneous |
| IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention | Organization |
| IPR | Intellectual Property Rights | Miscellaneous |
| ISF | International Seed Federation | Association |
| ISHI | International Seed Health Initiative | Program |
| ISPM | International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures | Organization |
| ISTA | Illinois Seed Trade Association | Association |
| ISTA | International Seed Testing Association | Association |
| ITPGR | International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | Program |
| KGS | Kilograms | Sales |
| L/C | Letter of Credit | Banking |
| LBS | Pounds | Sales |
| LCL | Less than Container Load | Freight |
| LLP | Low Level Presence | Miscellaneous |
| MAP | USDA Market Access Program | Program |
| MOA | Ministry of Agriculture | Organization |
| MT | Metric Ton | Sales |
| MTA | Material Transfer Agreement | Program |
| NA Product | North American product | Miscellaneous |
| NABI | North American Biotechnology Initiative | Program |
| NAPB | National Association of Plant Breeders | Association |
| NAPPO | North American Plant Protection Organization | Organization |
| NCAD | Net Cash Against Documents | Banking |
| NCGA | National Corn Growers Association | Association |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization | Organization |
| NORAM | North American | Organization |
| NOSB | National Organic Standards Board | Organization |
| NPB | National Plant Board | Organization |
| NPGS | National Plant Germplasm System | Organization |
| NPPO | National Plant Protection Organization | Organization |
| NSA | Northwest Seaport Alliance | Association |
| NSHAPP | National Seed Health Accreditation Pilot Program | Program |
| NSHS | National Seed Health System | Program |
| NTEP | National Turfgrass Evaluation Program | Program |
| O/A | Open Account | Banking |
| OBL | Ocean Bill of Lading | Freight |
| ODA | Oregon Department of Agriculture | Organization |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | Organization |
| OFB | Oregon Farm Bureau | Association |
| OGSBA | Oregon Grass Seed Bargaining Association | Association |
| OSA | Oregon Seed Association | Association |
| OSC | Oregon Seed Council | Association |
| OWA | Oregon Women for Agriculture | Association |
| P&D | Pest and Disease | Testing |
| P&G | Purity and Germination | Testing |
| PBR | Plant Breeders Rights | Miscellaneous |
| PC | Phytosanitary Certificate | Testing |
| PCIT | Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance & Tracking System | Testing |
| PeDS | Pest Database for Seeds | Testing |
| PExD | Phytosanitary Export Database | Testing |
| PFA | Pest Free Area | Testing |
| PFPP | Pest Free Place of Production | Testing |
| PI | Proforma Invoice | Documentation |
| PL | Packing List | Documentation |
| PKG | Package/Packing | Freight |
| POA | Power Of Attorney | Miscellaneous |
| POD | Point (Port) of Delivery | Freight |
| PP | Polypropylene Bag | Miscellaneous |
| PP | Prepayment | Banking |
| PPA | Plant Protection Act | Program |
| PPDDP | Plant Pest & Disease Management & Disaster Program | Program |
| PPQ | Plant Protection & Quarantine | Organization |
| PRA | Pest Risk Assessment | Miscellaneous |
| PSA | Pacific Seed Association | Association |
| PVP | Plant Variety Protection | Miscellaneous |
| QSP | Quality Samples Program | Program |
| ReFreSH | Regulatory Framework for Seed Health | Program |
| RIB | Refuge in a bag | Miscellaneous |
| RUSSL | Recommended Uniform State Seed Law | Program |
| SAA | Seed Association of the Americas | Association |
| SAGARPA | The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food | Association |
| SCST | Society of Commercial Seed Technologists | Association |
| SMTA | Standard Material Transfer Agreement | Program |
| T/D | Time Draft | Banking |
| T/T | Telegraphic Transfer | Banking |
| TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Units | Freight |
| TPP | Trans-Pacific Partnership | Program |
| TRIPS | Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights | Miscellaneous |
| TTIP | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | Program |
| TWCA | Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance | Association |
| U/C | Uncertified | Miscellaneous |
| UES | Unified Export Strategy | Program |
| UOM | Unit of Measure | Sales |
| UPOV | International Union for the Protection of Plant Varieties | Organization |
| USBCA | US Biotech Crops Alliance | Organization |
| USDA | US Department of Agriculture | Organization |
| USPPI | U.S. Principal Party of Interest | Freight |
| VAT | Value Added Tax | Sales |
| VI | Varietal Identity | Miscellaneous |
| VNS | Variety Not Stated | Miscellaneous |
| VP | Varietal Purity | Testing |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization | Organization |
| WSA | Western Seed Association | Association |
| WTO | World Trade Organization | Organization |
| WUSATA | Western United States Trade Association | Association |
| WVSSA | Willamette Valley Specialty Seed Association | Association |
| XPM | Export Certification Manual | Program |
