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National
Carrier:
A flag carrier owned or
controlled by the state.
n.e.m.:
Not elsewhere mentioned
(English)
n.e.s.:
Not elsewhere specified
Nested:
Three or more different
sizes of an article are
placed within each other
so that each article will
not project above the
next lower article by
more than 33 1/3% of its
height.
Nested
Solid: Three of
more different sizes of
an article are placed
within each other so that
each article will not
project above the next
lower article by more
than 1/4 inch.
Net
Terms: Free of
charters' commission
Net
Weight: (Actual
Net Weight) Weight of
goods alone without any
immediate wrappings; e.g.,
the weight of the contents
of a tin can without the
weight of the can.
NMFC:
National Motor Freight
Classification
No
Objection Certificate:
Document provided by scheduled
or national airlines of
many countries declaring
no objection to a proposed
charter flight operated
by another airline. Often
demanded by government
authorities before they
grant permission for a
charter flight to take
place.
No
Objection Fee:
Sum of money paid by a
charter airline normally
to a scheduled airline
in order that it waives
its right of objection
to its government, thus
allowing a charter to
take place. Tantamount
to a bribe. The amount
is usually a fixed percentage
of the gross cost of a
charter. Common practice
in the Middle East and
Africa.
N.O.E.:
Not otherwise enumerated
N.O.H.P.:
Not otherwise herein provided
N.O.I.:
Not more specifically
described
N.O.I.B.N.:
Not otherwise indicated
by number; Not otherwise
indicated by name.
Non-Scheduled
Flight: See scheduled
flight.
Non-Tariff
Barriers (NTB):
Economic, political, administrative
or legal impediments to
trade other than duties,
taxes and import quotas
Non-Vessel
Operation Common Carrier
(NVOCC): An F.M.C.
registered cargo consolidator
of small shipments in
ocean trade, generally
soliciting business and
arranging for or performing
containerization functions
at the port. These carriers
issue their own bill of
lading referred to as
a house bill of lading.
N.O.S.:
Not otherwise specified
N.T.:
Net tons
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