classification
Definition 1
General: Organization of varied items into mutually exclusive but related classes.
Definition 2
Importation: Determination of correct customs tariff schedule number of an imported item, for applying the appropriate duty (tariff) rate, together with associated rules and regulations.
Definition 3
Shipping: (1) Degree of seaworthiness of a ship as determined by qualified surveyors on the basis of factors such as its construction, material used, and size. This classification is awarded for a certain period and the ship must be resurveyed after that (or before in case of an accident) to retain the original rating. (2) Assignment of a category to a specific shipment, for applying appropriate class rate, together with associated rules and regulations.
classification is in the Accounting & Auditing, Customs Documentation & Procedures, Information & Knowledge Management and Shipping, Transport, & Travel subjects.
classification appears in the definitions of the following terms:
damage classification,
adopter categories,
freight all kind (FAK),
statistics,
Dewey decimal classification (DDC),
strategic objective,
stratification,
hardwood,
cluster analysis,
normal account balance
and
classification appears in the other terms:
character classification,
United Nations Standard Product and Services Classification (UNSPSC),
classification society,
classification of buyers,
risk classification,
universal decimal classification (UDC),
duplicate copy classification,
classification of poisons,
Standard International Trade Classification (NITC),
union classification
and
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