Transportation Bill Code | Description | |||
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A | Materiel moved by parcel post to an inland Continental United States (CONUS)/Canada (except Newfoundland and Labrador) destination or freight forwarder, or to an overseas destination through the Air/Army Postal Office (APO) or international mail. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) purchaser makes all subsequent arrangements. | |||
B | Materiel moved by commercial package carrier to an inland CONUS/Canada (except Newfoundland and Labrador) destination or freight forwarder, when all subsequent arrangements are made by the FMS purchaser. However, see Transportation Bill Code (TBC) “Z.” | |||
C | Materiel moved by Government Bills of Lading (GBL), Air Mobility Command (SMC)channel airlift, Air Force organizational airlift, Military Sealift Command (MSC) sealift, and combinations thereof, to an overseas port of debarkation (POD) in rate area one or two, including overseas carrier discharge. The FMS purchaser makes all subsequent arrangements. | |||
D | Any form of materiel for which the FMS purchaser is totally responsible, such as materiel moved by a collect commercial bill of lading (CCBL) to an inland CONUS destination, free alongside ship (FAS), an overseas carrier at a CONUS Port of Embarkation (POE), freight forwarder, a CONUS POE, or an inland overseas destination. Also used if transportation costs are not applicable. | |||
E | Materiel moved by GBL, AMC channel airlift, Air Force organizational airlift, MSC sealift, and combinations thereof, to an inland CONUS destination, FAS an overseas carrier at a CONUS POE, a freight forwarder, or a CONUS POE when all subsequent arrangements are made by the FMS purchaser. | |||
F | Materiel moved by GBL, AMC channel airlift, Air Force organizational airlift, MSC sealift, and combinations thereof, to an overseas POD in rate area one or two, when overseas carrier discharge and all subsequent arrangements are made by the FMS purchaser. | |||
G | Materiel moved by GBL, AMC channel airlift, Air Force organizational airlift, MSC sealift, Defense Courier Service (DCS), Military Ordinary Mail, Weapons System Pouch Service, and combinations thereof, to the ultimate FMS consignee at an overseas inland destination in rate area one or two. | |||
H | Materiel moved by GBL, AMC channel airlift, Air Force organizational airlift, MSC sealift, and combinations thereof, to a CONUS POE when all arrangements subsequent to loading the vessel are made by the FMS purchaser. | |||
J | Materiel moved by AMC channel airlift to an overseas aerial POD (APOD) in rate area one or two when the use of inland CONUS transportation is not required in effecting delivery to the CONUS POE. The FMS purchaser makes all arrangements subsequent to carrier discharge. | |||
K | Materiel moved by AMC Special Assignment Airlift Mission (SAAM) within CONUS to an overseas APOD or inland FMS consignee base within an overseas area or between overseas areas. The FMS purchaser makes any arrangements subsequent to carrier discharge. | |||
L | Substitute for any other standard codes whenever actual transportation costs will be reported in accordance with Appendix 10, Chapter 6. | |||
M | Materiel moved by FMS country-owned aircraft from a U.S./DoW staging area. | |||
N | Materiel moved by GBL “or other CONUS inland mode” to a CONUS staging or aggregation area, staging or aggregation of the materiel, and onward movement of the materiel to a freight forwarder by a collect commercial bill of lading or country-owned or provided aircraft, or by AMC or by commercial SAAM. | |||
P | Materiel moved by GBL “or other CONUS inland mode” to a CONUS staging or aggregation area, staging or aggregation of the materiel, and onward movement of materiel by GBL or other prepaid (reimbursable) CONUS transportation to an aerial or water POE, FAS an overseas carrier at a CONUS POE, or arrangements are made by the FMS purchaser. | |||
Q | Materiel moved by GBL “or other CONUS inland mode” to a CONUS staging or aggregation area, staging or aggregation of the materiel; out movement of the materiel from the staging area by GBL, or other prepaid (reimbursable) CONUS transportation to an aerial or water POE; port handling of the materiel, and onward movement by GBL, AMC channel airlift, Air Force organizational aircraft, MSC sealift, and combinations thereof, to an overseas POD in rate area one or two, when overseas carrier discharge and all subsequent arrangements are made by the FMS purchaser. | |||
R | Materiel moved by GBL “or other CONUS inland mode” to a CONUS staging or aggregation area, staging or aggregation of the materiel; and out movement of the materiel from the staging area by GBL, or other prepaid (reimbursable) CONUS transportation to an aerial or water POE; port handling of the materiel, and onward movement by GBL, AMC channel airlift, Air Force organizational aircraft, MSC sealift, and combinations thereof, to an overseas POD in rate area one or two; overseas port handling of the materiel; and onward overseas inland movement to the ultimate FMS consignee at an overseas, inland destination rate area one or two. | |||
S | Materiel moved by GBL “or other CONUS inland mode” to a CONUS staging or aggregation area, staging or aggregation of the materiel, out movement of the materiel from the staging area by GBL, or other prepaid (reimbursable) CONUS transportation to an aerial or water POE; and loading of the materiel aboard a country-owned or provided aircraft or vessel, when all arrangements subsequent to loading the aircraft or vessel are made by the FMS purchaser. | |||
U | Materiel moved by parcel post or commercial package carrier to CONUS POD when all arrangements subsequent to loading the vessel are made by the FMS purchaser (Mode of shipment determines whether parcel post or commercial package carrier is used.) | |||
V | Materiel moved by parcel post or commercial package carrier to an overseas POD in rate areas one or two, including overseas carrier discharge, when arrangements subsequent to loading the vessel are made by the FMS purchaser (The mode of shipment determines whether parcel post or a commercial package carrier is used.) | |||
W | Materiel movement charged according to rates listed in the transportation cost look-up table (see Section AP10.C7.6.). | |||
X | Materiel moved by parcel post or commercial package carrier to an overseas POD in rate areas one or two, when the FMS purchaser makes overseas carrier discharge and subsequent arrangements (The mode of shipment determines whether parcel post or commercial package carrier is used.) | |||
Y | Materiel moved by parcel post or commercial package carrier to the ultimate FMS consignee at an overseas inland destination in rate areas one or two (The mode of shipment determines whether parcel post or commercial package carrier is used.) | |||
Z | Materiel moved within the CONUS by commercial carrier with a published maximum rate of $25.00 (for example, as published by United Parcel Service). | |||
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