AFIS
|
Advanced Fibre Information System |
APTMA
|
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association |
ASCU
|
Agricultural Sales Cooperative Union (Turkey) |
ASTM
|
American Society for Testing and Materials International |
B/L
|
Bill of lading |
BM&F
|
Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros (Brazil) |
BTMA
|
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association |
CCI
|
Cotton Corporation of India |
CDB
|
Cotton Development Board (Bangladesh) |
CFA
|
Communauté financière africaine |
CFR
|
Cost and freight |
CFS
|
Container freight station |
CFTC
|
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (United States) |
CICCA
|
Committee for International Co-operation between Cotton Associations |
CIF
|
Cost, insurance and freight |
CIQ
|
China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine |
CIS
|
Commonwealth of Independent States |
CL
|
Confidence level |
CMA
|
Collateral management agreement |
CNCE
|
China National Cotton Exchange |
CNCRC
|
China National Cotton Reserves Corporation |
CNY
|
Chinese yuan |
COT
|
Commitment of traders |
CSCE
|
Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange |
CSR
|
Corporate social responsibility |
CV
|
Coefficient of variance |
DDA
|
Doha Development Agenda |
DFQF
|
Duty-free quota-free |
ECR
|
European Cotton Rules |
EDI
|
Electronic data interchange |
EFP
|
Exchange of futures for physicals |
EFS
|
Exchange for swaps |
EICA
|
East India Cotton Association |
ELS
|
Extra long staple |
EU
|
European Union |
EUR
|
Euros |
EWR
|
Electronic Warehouse Receipt |
FAS
|
Free alongside ship |
FCA
|
Free carrier |
FCFA
|
Franc communauté financière africaine |
FCL
|
Full container load |
FLO
|
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International |
FOB
|
Free on board |
FOT
|
Free on truck |
FTZ
|
Free trade zone |
GAP
|
South-east Anatolian Project (Turkey) |
GBP
|
United Kingdom pounds |
GDP
|
Gross domestic product |
GM
|
Genetically modified |
GOTS
|
Global Organic Textile Standards |
GSP
|
Generalized System of Preferences |
H&M
|
Hennes & Mauritz |
HPLC
|
High-performance liquid chromatography |
HS
|
Harmonized System |
HVI
|
High Volume Instrument |
ICA
|
International Cotton Association |
ICAC
|
International Cotton Advisory Committee |
ICE
|
Intercontinental Exchange |
ICM
|
Integrated crop management |
ICT
|
Information and communication technology |
IDR
|
Indonesian rupiahs |
IFCP
|
International Forum for Cotton Promotion |
IFOAM
|
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
IIC
|
International Institute for Cotton |
IME
|
Izmir Mercantile Exchange |
IMO
|
International Maritime Organization |
IPM
|
Integrated pest management |
ISO
|
International Organization for Standardization |
ITMF
|
International Textile Manufacturers Federation |
IVN
|
Internationaler Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft (Germany) |
JAS
|
Japan Agricultural Standard |
JOCA
|
Japan Organic Cotton Association |
L/C
|
Letter of credit |
LCL
|
Less than container load |
LDC
|
Least developed country |
LS
|
Long staple |
LUI
|
Length uniformity index |
MFN
|
Most-favoured nation |
ML
|
Mean length |
M&S
|
Marks & Spencer |
MMF
|
Man-made fibre |
NCDEX
|
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (India) |
NGO
|
Non-governmental organization |
NIR
|
Near infra-red |
NOP
|
National Organic Program (United States) |
NYBOT
|
New York Board of Trade |
NYCC
|
New York Clearing Corporation |
NYCE
|
New York Cotton Exchange |
OE
|
Open-end |
OFS
|
Options on futures spreads |
OTA
|
Organic Trade Association (United States) |
PTBF
|
Price to be fixed |
PTS
|
Primary textile sector |
RMG
|
Ready-made garments |
SDPC
|
State Development and Planning Commission (China) |
SDRC
|
State Development and Reform Commission (China) |
SEM
|
Scanning electron microscope |
SFC
|
Short fibre content |
SG
|
Saw-ginned |
SITC
|
Standard Instrument Testing |
SLM
|
Strict low middling |
SMEs
|
Small and medium-sized enterprises |
TEU
|
20-foot equivalent unit |
THC
|
Terminal handling charges |
UCP
|
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits |
UHML
|
Upper half mean length |
UNCTAD
|
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
USDA
|
United States Department of Agriculture |
USDA/AMS
|
United States Department of Agriculture |
UV
|
Ultra-violet |
VAT
|
Value added tax |
VSA
|
Vessel sharing arrangements |
WR
|
Warehouse receipt |
WRS
|
Warehouse receipts system |
WTO
|
World Trade Organization |
ZCE
|
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (China) |