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Glossary

FCL
Loading goods into a single container
FCV / FCEV
Fuel Cell Vehicle / Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
FIFO
Storage method consisting of arranging goods so that the oldest product is the most accessible product
Final Supplementary Declaration
Accrual report used to summarize, as part of the simplified procedures, the prior declarations of clearance made during the globalization period
Fiscal representation
is defined as a Fiscal or Tax Representative appointed by taxable companies established outside the European Union to handle all formalities related to VAT registration and are responsible for undertaking the reporting requirements and to comply with tax.
Fork-lift truck operator
Operator driving an industrial truck
Form A certificate
Document also known as a Certificate of Movement that gives evidence of origin under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) granted by the European Union to certain developing countries
Forwarding agent
The freight forwarder intervenes in the transport chain as an agent with an obligation of means
Freight Management
Management of bookings and the commercial relationship
Freighter
The owner of all or part of a number of goods, transported by a truck, a train, a ship, or any other means of transport
Freighting
Having goods transported by carriers
French pre-lodged import declaration
consists in anticipating the import of goods into France before they are exported from the UK. It is a new customs procedure created by French customs for a no deal use.
FTL
Full truck load
Fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV)
A fuel cell vehicle is an electric vehicle with an engine powered by a fuel cell. The term fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is also used.