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E-manifest: Examples of acceptable and not acceptable cargo descriptions
| Not Acceptable | Acceptable |
|---|---|
| “Brand” or “Trade Mark” names by themselves i.e., “Bubbles Brand“ |
“Bubbles Brand” Laundry Detergent Laundry Detergent |
| Animals | Horse Poultry Bovine |
| Apparel/Clothing/Garments Wearing Apparel Ladies’ Apparel Men’s Apparel |
Shoes, Footwear Women’s Dresses Men’s Shirts Boy’s Jackets |
| Appliances | Refrigerator Stove Microwave Oven Coffee Machines |
| Accessories | Hair Elastics Sunglasses Socks |
| Auto Parts | Air Filters Automobile Brakes Automotive Windshield |
| Caps | Baseball Caps Blasting Caps Bottle Caps Hub Caps |
| Chemicals, hazardous Chemicals, non-hazardous |
Actual Chemical Name (not brand name): Aluminum Potassium Sulfate Methyl Alcohol |
| Cleaning Products | Detergents Mops Window Cleaner |
| Consolidated (if the load is not consolidated and house bills are not expected to follow) | Consolidated (where house bills are expected to follow) |
| Consumer Goods | A clear and concise description of the item is required |
| Crafts/Craft Supplies Handicrafts |
Pipe Cleaners Construction Paper Pompoms Decorative objects made by hand |
| Electronic Goods Electronics |
Computers, Monitors, Televisions, Mobile Telephones, DVD players, Electronic Toys, Video Game Consoles, Electronic Dolls |
| Equipment Industrial Equipment |
Oil Well Equipment Poultry Equipment Automotive Equipment |
| Film | Camera Film Polyethylene Film Polyester Film |
| Flooring | Wood Flooring Carpet Ceramic Tile Marble Flooring |
| Foodstuffs Food preparations Food Meat Fish Produce/Assorted Produce/Mixed produce/Mix Veg Pet food Cases of Food Snacks |
Packaged Rice, Bulk Rice Fresh Beef, Frozen Chicken Live Trout, Frozen Salmon, Canned Tuna Fresh Oranges, Frozen Broccoli, Canned Peaches Canned Dog Food, Dry Cat Food, Juice, Olive Oil, Soda |
| Gifts/ Novelty Items |
Dolls Remote Control Cars Picture Frames |
| Household Goods/ Personal Effects |
Acceptable only when goods are Personal / Used Household Effects transported by a commercial carrier (Goods accounted under a Personal Effects Accounting Document) |
| Indecipherable descriptions ex. “RED SMOOTH MODULAR”, “CDRE”, “D6T PARTS”, “RIPE | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Iron | Iron Pipes Iron Plates |
| Leather Articles | Saddles Leather Handbags Leather Jackets Shoes |
| Machines | Sewing Machines Printing Machines |
| Machine Parts | Oil Pumps Seals Engines |
| Medical Supplies Biologicals Laboratory Goods |
Medical Gloves Syringes Dialysis Machine Blood, plasma, tissue, semen Glass vials for laboratory use |
| Medication/Pharmaceuticals | Insulin Allergy Medication |
| Metal | Ingots of metal (precious or otherwise) Round bars of steel or other metal Deformed bars/rebars (of metal) Plates (of metal) Billets (of metal) Slabs (of metal) Pipes (of metal) Beams (of metal) Tubes/Tubing (of metal) Angles, shapes and sections (of metal) Sheets (of metal) Expanded metal Flat bars (of metal) Strand wire (of metal) |
| Oil | Mineral Oil Motor Oil Olive Oil |
| Online Retailer Online Retailer Shipment |
A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Ore | Iron Ore Copper Ore |
| Packaging Boxes Cartons |
Corrugated Cardboard Boxes Mailing Envelopes Plastic Bubble Wrap |
| Palletized Shipment | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Paper | Paper Rolls Wrapping Paper Paper Pulp Paper Towel Printing Paper |
| Pipes | Plastic Pipes PVC Pipes Steel Pipes |
| Plants/Flowers Cuttings |
Tulips Cedar Saplings Tomato Plants |
| Plastic Goods Industrial Plastics |
Plastic Kitchenware Plastic Toys Plastic Sheets Plastic Tubes |
| Polyurethane | Polyurethane Threads Polyurethane Medical Gloves |
| Powder | Flea Powder Baby Powder Corn Starch |
| Promotional Items | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Pump | Oil Pump Water Pump Bicycle Pump |
| Rubber Articles | Rubber Hoses Tires Rubber Toys Rubber Conveyor Belts |
| Rods | Welding Rods Rebar Aluminum Rods Reactor Rods |
| Sample | Shampoo Sample Conditioner Sample Makeup Sample |
| Scrap | Plastic Scrap Aluminum Scrap Iron Scrap |
| Serial Number only (“SN HAFR997MJ02041010”) | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Shingles | Asphalt Shingles Steel Shingles Wood Shingles |
| Spare Parts | Cellphone Replacement Screen New Automobile Breaks |
| Sporting Goods | Hockey Sticks Soccer Balls Goal Nets |
| STC (Said to Contain) General Cargo FAK (Freight of All Kinds) “No Description” ‘Misc/Miscellaneous’ Various General Unknown UNK XX NOI (Not Otherwise Indicated) NES (Note Elsewhere Specified) 123456789 |
If the shipment is consolidated, (where house bills are expected to follow), the following descriptions may be accepted: Freight of All Kinds (FAK), Shipper load and count (SLC) and Consolidated |
| Steel | Steel Plates Steel Coils |
| Supplements | Vitamins Protein Powder |
| Supplies | A clear and concise description of the item is required – see other acceptable descriptions for examples |
| Taxable Groceries | Ice Cream Potato Chips |
| Textiles | Carpets/Rugs Silk Finished Fabric Rolls |
| Tiles | Ceramic Tiles Marble Tiles |
| Toiletries/Bathroom Products | Towels Toothbrushes Shampoo |
| Tools | Hand Tools Power Tools Industrial Tools |
| Toys/Games | Wooden Children’s Toys Plastic Children’s Toys Board Games Console Games |
| Vehicles | Cars, Trucks, Buses Tractors, Combines Bicycles Boats |
| Wires | Steel Wire Copper Wire Auto Harness Coiled Wire (Industrial) |
| Wood | Hemlock logs with bark Empty Wood Pallets Cut Lumber |