COMMON ABBREVIATION FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY
(A)
AGM= Assistant General Manager
AAQC= American Association of Quality Control.
AQL= Acceptable Quality Level.
(B)
BGMEA= Bangladesh Garments Manufacturing and Exporters Association.
BTMC= Bangladesh Textile Mill Corporation.
BGWUC= Bangladesh Garments Worker Unit Council.
BL= Bill ofLading.
BFQ= Better Fisheries Quality.
BWTG= Better Worker in Textile Garments.
BY= Bas Year.
BQSP= Bangladesh Quartet Support Programme.
BE= Bachelor of Engineering.
BTMA= Bangladesh Textile Mill Association.
BB L/C= Back To Back L/C.
(C)
CBL= Center Back Line.
CFL= Center Front Line.
C and F= Cost and Freight.
CIF= Cost, Insurance and Freight.
CMT= Cost of Making with Trimming/Cut make trim/Cut make thread.
CMO= Cost of Making Order.
CO= Certificate of Origin.
CAD= Computer Aided Design.
CAM= Computer Aided Manufacturing.
CSO= Chief Security Officer.
CBM= Cubic Meter.
CEO= Chief Executive Officer.
CF= Cubic Feet.
CS= Shade Difference Between Center and Selvedge in Woven Fabric.
(D)
DTM= Dyed To March.
(E)
EPI= Ends Per Inch.
EPB= ExporterPromotion Bureau.
EU= European Union.
ETP=Effluent Treatment Plan.
ETD= Stands for Estimated Time of Delivery (Shipment Delivery Schedule).
ETA= Stands for Estimated Time of Arrival (Shipment Arrival Schedule).
ETB= Estimated Time of Berthing.
(F)
FOB= Free OnBoard.
FY=Financial Year.
FPP= Full Package Production.
(G)
GDP= Growth Domestic Product.
GSP= Generalized System of Preference.
GATT= Generalized Agreement on Tariffs and Taxes.
GOB= Government Of Bangladesh.
GB= Great Britain.
GM= General Manager.
GPT= Garments Performance Test.
GSM= Grams Per Square Meter.
GLM= Grams Per Linear/Running Meter.
(H)
HS CODE= Harmonized System (Harmonized Commodity Description And Coding System).
(I)
IFTU= International Federation of Trade Union.
IMF= International Monetary Fund.
ILO= International Labor Organization.
ISO= International Organization For Standardization.
(K)
KPI= Key Performance Indicators.
(L)
LDC= Latest Developed Country.
LCA= Letter ofCredit Authorization.
L= Large(Size).
L/C= LetterOf Credit.
(M)
M and W= Men and Women.
M= Medium(Size).
MFA= Multi Fiber Arrangement.
MOT= Ministry of Textile.
MOC= Ministry of Commerce.
(N)
NSA= No Seam Allowance
(O)
OTT= Over The Top.
(P)
PTS= Primary Textile Sectors.
PSI= Pre-Shipment Inspection.
PTI= Private Textile Industry.
P/C= Polyester + Cotton.
PM= Production Manager.
PPI=Picks Per Inch.
PSI= Pre-Shipment Inspection.
PO= Production Officer.
PO= Purchase Order.
(R)
RnD= Textile Research And Development.
RFD/PFD= Ready For Dyeing/Prepared For Dyeing.
(S)
S= Small(size).
(T)
TUF= Technology Upgradation Fund.
T/C= Tetron + Cotton.
TU= Trade Union.
T&A= Time & Action Plan.
UNDP= United Nations Development Programme.
UNIDO= United Nation International Development Organization.
UNEC= United Nation Economic and Development Commission
(V)
VAT= Value added Tax.
(W)
WTO= World Trade Organization.
W and C= Women and Girls.
(X)
XL= Extra Large(size)
