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- Net WeightThe weight of the product alone, excluding packaging, pallets, containers, and dunnage. It is recorded on shipping documents and labels for rating, customs valuation, and inventory accounting. Calculated as gross weight minus tare weight.
- Non Conveyable ItemsParcels or products that cannot run on automated conveyor systems due to size, weight, shape, packaging, fragility, missing scannable labels, or regulatory limits such as hazardous materials. They require manual or special handling with separate processes for induction, sorting, and loading. Examples include oversized cartons, loose or unboxed goods, cylinders, liquids, and irregularly shaped freight.
- Non Stock ItemA product not held in regular inventory. It is purchased, produced, or sourced only when a specific order or internal request is placed. These items are excluded from standard replenishment and stocking locations, tracked through special order or drop ship workflows, with costs applied directly to the order rather than to inventory balances.
- Nvocc Non Vessel Operating Common CarrierAn ocean freight intermediary that functions as a carrier to shippers without operating its own vessels. It purchases space from vessel operating carriers, consolidates cargo such as LCL, and issues a house bill of lading while taking carrier responsibility to the shipper. It handles bookings, documentation, and routing and may coordinate inland transport through partners. In the United States an NVOCC must be licensed and bonded with the Federal Maritime Commission and publish applicable tariffs.