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HIF

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002831

An abbreviation for Handling In Fee, a charge levied by a port, terminal, or warehouse for the service of receiving cargo and moving it into a storage position. This fee covers the labor and equipment costs associated with unloading a truck or railcar and transferring the goods to a designated spot within the facility. The HIF is distinct from a Handling Out Fee (HOF), which is charged for retrieving the cargo from storage and loading it for onward transport.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002831
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTransport and logistics
TranslationsGerman: HIF; Spanish: HIF; French: HIF
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002831",
  "term": "HIF",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for Handling In Fee, a charge levied by a port, terminal, or warehouse for the service of receiving cargo and moving it into a storage position. This fee covers the labor and equipment costs associated with unloading a truck or railcar and transferring the goods to a designated spot within the facility. The HIF is distinct from a Handling Out Fee (HOF), which is charged for retrieving the cargo from storage and loading it for onward transport.",
  "subject": "Transport and logistics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "HIF",
    "es": "HIF",
    "fr": "HIF"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hif/"
}

Record 3,116 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.