Import operations glossary.

In Importcommand, the single record for one shipment that holds order readiness, documents, partner exchanges, milestones, exceptions, and costs from creation to arrival.

The point at which an order is confirmed with the supplier and has a target arrival; the record is normally created here.

The list of documents a shipment needs for its scope, tracked per shipment with a status for each.

A roll-up state showing whether the required set for a shipment is complete.

A request to a partner (supplier, forwarder, broker) raised from an item on the record, with owner, due date, and reply history.

A movement or clearance event recorded on the shipment: booked, departed, transshipped, arrived, released, delivered.

Estimated time of arrival. Importcommand logs each revision so drift is visible.

A change or gap that needs a decision or action: an ETA slip, a missing document, a customs question, a cost surprise. Carries an owner and a next action.

The dashboard view of open exceptions ordered by impact and age.

The total cost of getting goods to your door: product cost plus freight, duties and taxes, fees, and adjustments. Importcommand shows an operational view with estimated and confirmed lines.

Charges for containers held at the terminal (demurrage) or outside it (detention) beyond the free time allowed.

Full container load versus less than container load, where cargo shares a container with other shippers.

The carrier's transport document; serves as receipt, contract of carriage, and, in negotiable form, title to the goods.

The supplier's invoice used by the broker as the basis for valuation and classification.

Line-level quantities, weights, and packaging for the shipment.

Standard trade terms (for example FOB, CIF, DAP) that define where risk and cost pass between seller and buyer.

A US requirement that certain shipment data be filed with CBP before the vessel departs the foreign port; filed by your broker or agent.

The customs declaration filed in the United States to bring goods into commerce; filed by your customs broker.

A licensed party who files customs declarations on the importer's behalf. In Mexico, the agente aduanal.

The Mexican customs declaration prepared and filed by the agente aduanal.

The Mexican regime under which goods enter permanently with duties and taxes paid, as opposed to temporary regimes.

A party that arranges transport on your behalf, often booking with carriers and handling transport documents.

The carrier's or forwarder's notice that a shipment is arriving, with details and charges due.

Your company's environment in Importcommand. Records, documents, and access scopes do not cross workspace boundaries.

Access granted to an internal role or an external partner limited to specific records or items.

A checkpoint requiring a person to confirm a high-impact operational or compliance decision before it is treated as resolved.

Importcommand's onboarding model: one representative shipment run on the record to evaluate fit, integrations, partner access, security and data controls, and migration needs.