B
Abbreviation | Full Form |
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B/E | Bill of Exchange |
B/L | Bill of Lading |
B/P | Bills payable |
B/rec | Bills receivable |
B/S | Bill of Sale |
B2B | Business-to-business |
B2C | Business to Consumer |
B2G | Business-to-government |
BACAT | Barge aboard catamaran |
BACS | Banker’s Automated Clearing System |
BAF | Bunker adjustment factor |
BAU | Business As Usual |
BB | Bill Book |
BCL | Bank Capability (or Comfort) Letter |
BCN | Bankers Cover Note |
Bd | Bond |
BDI | Both Days Inclusive |
BE | Bill of Entry |
BEA | British Exporters Association |
BEF | Belgian Franc |
BEP | Break Even Point |
BF | Back Freight for goods being returned to point of origin |
BG | Bank Guarantee |
BIC | Bank Identifier Code |
BIFA | British International Freight Association |
BIFR | Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
Bkg | Breakage |
BKGE | Brokerage |
BL | Bulk Licence to cover a trading period, or value |
BLCO | Bonny Light Crude Oil |
bldg. | Building |
BLR | Bank Letter of Readiness |
BLS | Balance Sheet |
BMC | Business Model Canvas |
BoA | Board of Approval |
Board or CBEC | Central Board of Excise and Customs |
BOM | Bill of Materials |
BOND | Guarantee to customs for payment of duty or tax |
BOP | Balance of Payments |
BoT | Board of Trade |
BOTB | British Overseas Trade Board |
BP | Bills Payable |
BPM5 | Balance of Payments Manual, fifth edition |
BPO | Business Process Outsourcing |
BPR | Brief Project Report |
BPV | Bank Payment Voucher |
BR | Bills Received |
BRC | Bank Realisation Certificate |
BRD | Business Requirements Document |
BRU | Business Recovery Unit |
BRV | Bank Receipt Voucher |
BS | Bill of Sight (used for Customs declaration when the importer is unable to furnish all documents) |
BSC | British Shippers Council |
BSI | British Standards Institution |
BSS | British Standard Specification |
BST | British Summer time |
BTN | Brussels Tariff Number (obsolete) |
BTP | Bio Technology Park |
BTW | By the way |
BU | Business Unit |
BUSI/bus. | Business |
BV | Bureau Veritas |