Abbreviations for Textile and Garments Manufacturing Technology

      Abbreviations for Textile and Garments Manufacturing Technology

Prepared By:

Mahfuzur Rahman Himel

President , Southeast Textile Club

Dept. Of Textile Engineering , Southeast University.

1. BGMEA: Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association

2. BKMEA: Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association

3. BTMC: Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation

4. BTMA: Bangladesh Textile Mills Association

5. BGWUC: Bangladesh Garments Worker Unit Council

6. WTO: World Trade Organization

7. AQL: Acceptable Quality Level

8. CBL: Center Back Line

9. CFL: Center Front Line

10. FOB: Free On Board

11. EPB: Exporter Promotion Bureau

12. GPT: Garments Performance Test

13. C & F: Cost & Freight

14. CIF: Cost, Insurance and Freight

15. CMO: Cost of Making Order

16. CMT: Cost of Making with Trimming

17. BL: Bill of Loading

18. NSA: No Seam Allowance

19. CO: Certificate of Origin

20. L/C: Letter of Credit

21. BB L/C: Back to Back L/C

22. UD: Utilization Declaration

23. LCA: Letter of Credit Authorization

24. AAQC: American Association of Quality Control

25. PSI: Pre-Shipment Inspection

26. GM: General Manager

27. CEO: Chief Executive Officer

28. XL: Extra Large (Size)

29. L : Large (Size)

30. M: Medium (Size)

31. S: Small (Size)

32. CAD: Computer-Aided Design

33. CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing

34. PTS: Primary Textile Sector

35. GDP: Growth Domestic Product

36. ISO: International Organization for Standardization

37. GATT: Generalized Agreement on Tariffs and Taxes

38. GSP: Generalized System of Preferences

39. MFA: Multi-Fiber Arrangement

40. EPB: Export Promotion Bureau

42. PTI: Private Textile Industry

43. . ETP: Effluent Treatment Plant

44. VAT: Value Added Tax

45. P/C: Polyester + Cotton

46. T/C: Tetron + Cotton

47. CNF: Clearing & Forwarding

48. BWTG: Better Worker in Textile Garments

49. PPI: Picks per Inch

50. EPI: Ends per Inch

51. ILO: International Labor Organization