Glossary of trade terms

Plain-language definitions of 133 terms used in raw material trade: Incoterms, payment, shipping, customs, quality documents, plastics, metals, chemicals, agriculture and energy.

All topics · 133 Incoterms & trade contracts · 20 Payment & trade finance · 18 Shipping & logistics · 19 Customs, tax & compliance · 16 Quality, testing & documents · 11 Markets & pricing · 11 Plastics & polymers · 8 Metals & steel · 8 Chemicals & safety · 6 Agriculture, food & feed · 5 Energy, fuels & minerals · 4 Marine & ship supply · 3 Textiles, paper, wood & other materials · 4

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ISO 9001 quality management and related ISO certificates

ISO 9001 is the international quality-management standard, audited by accredited certification bodies, showing that a company defines, controls and continually improves its processes; it certifies the system, not the product. Other certificates frequently requested in raw material supply include ISO 14001 (environment), ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety), ISO 50001 (energy), ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 (food safety), IATF 16949 (automotive) and ISO/IEC 17025 (laboratory competence). Validity should be checked in the certification body’s database or IAF CertSearch.