Most common Abbreviation used in Garment/Sweater sector | ©AllaboutQMS

Here I am trying to share commonly used abbreviation I found in apparel sector:

1. AAMA-American Apparels Manufacturing Association
2. AAQC-American Apparels/Association of Quality control
3. AAMC-American Apparel Manufacturing Corporation
4. AQL-Acceptable Quality Level
5. BGMEA-Bangladesh Garments Manufacture's and Exporter's Association
6. BKMEA-Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacture's and Exporter's Association
7. BTMC-Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation
8. BTMA-Bangladesh Textile Mills Association
9. BJMC-Bangladesh Jute Mills corporation
10. BJMA-Bangladesh Jute Mills Association
11. BJEC-Bangladesh Jute Export Corporation
12. BJCP-Bangladesh Jute Cultivation Program
13. BATEXPO-Bangladesh Textile Exposition
14. BS- Bill of Sale
15. BL-Bill of Lading
16. CRD-Cargo Receive Date
17. COD-Cash on Delivery
18. CAD-Computer Aided Design
19. CAM-Computer Aided Manufacturing
20. CAP-Corrective Action Plan
21. CMT-Cost of Making with Trimmings
22. CM-Cost of Making/Cut and Make
23. CTL Sample-Consumer Test
24. C&F-Cost and Freight
25. CIF-Cost Insurance and Freight
26. CBM-Cubic Meter
27. CBA-Collective Bargaining Agent
28. CF-Cubic Feet
29. CI-Commercial Invoice
30. CFI-Center Front Line
31. CT-Cycle Time
32. D65-Artificial Day light
33. EPB-Export Promotion Bureau
34. EMB- Embroidery
35. EPZ-Export Processing Zone
36. FBCCI- Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries
37. FQA-Final Quality Audit
38. FOB-Free on Board/Freight on Board
39. FOA-Free on Air
40. FDI-Foreign Direct Investment
41. FTC-Federal Trade Commission
42. GSP-Generalized System of Preference
43. GAT-General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
44. GM-General Manager
45. GNP-Gross National Product
46. GMT-Garments
47. ICB- Investment Corporation of Bangladesh
48. ICC- International Chamber of Commerce
49. ILO-International Labor Organization
50. IPC- In-Process Check
51. IE-Industrial engineering
52. IMS-Industrial Management System/Service
53. ISO-International Organization for Standardization
54. L/C-Letter of Credit
55. LCA- Letter of Credit Authorization
56. LDC-Least Developed Country
57. MMT-Measurement
58. MP- Man Power
59. NPT-Non Productive Time
60. NSA-No Seam Allowance
61. NGC-New Generation Computing
62. PP-Pre Production
63. PO-Production Order/Purchase Order
64. PSI- Pre-shipment Inspection
65. PM-Production Manager
66. PS-Production Sample
67. PDM-Production Development Manual
68. QA-Quality Assurance
69. QC-Quality Control
70. RMG-Ready Made Garments
71. RFT-Right First Time
72. SQL-Submitted Quality Level
73. SMV-Standard Minute Value
74. SAM-Standard Allowed Minute
75. SOP-Standard Operating Procedure
76. SPI- Stitch Per Inch
77. TAP-Total Acceptable Product
78. UPC-Universal Product Code
79. VPR-Vendor performance Record
80. WTO-World Trade Organization
81. WH-Working Hour
82. WAS-Weekly Audit Schedule
83. BGWUC= Bangladesh Garments Worker Unit Council
84. CBL= Center Back Line
85. CFL= Center Front Line
86. GOB= Government Of Bangladesh
87. C & F= Cost and Freight
88. CMO= Cost of Making Order
89. CO= Certificate of Origin
90. UD= Utilization Declaration
91. UP=Utilization Permission
92. M & W= Men and Women
93. W & C= Women and Girls
94. XL= Extra Large (size)
95. L= Large (size)
96. M= Medium (size)
97. S= Small (size)
98. PTS= Primary Textile Sectors
99. GDP= Growth/Gross Domestic Product
100. GATT= Generalized Agreement on Tariffs and Taxes
101. MFA= Multi-Fiber Arrangement
102. FY=Financial Year
103. BY= Bas Year
104. PTI= Private Textile Industry
105. VAT= Value added Tax
106. TUF= Technology Up-gradation Fund
107. ETP=Effluent Treatment Plan
108. UNIDO= United Nation International Development Organization
109. P/C= Polyester + Cotton
110. T/C= Tetron + Cotton
111. BQSP= Bangladesh Quartet Support Programme
112. MOT= Ministry of Textile
113. MOC= Ministry of Commerce
114. GSM – Gram per square meter
115. BFQ= Better Fisheries Quality
116. BWTG= Better Worker in Textile Garments
117. EU= European Union
118. EPI= Ends Per Inch
119. PPI=Picks Per Inch
120. UNEC= United Nation Economic and Development Commission
121. TU= Trade Union
122. UNDP= United Nations Development Programme
123. ILO= International Labor Organization
124. IFTU= International Federation of Trade Union
125. IMF= International Monetary Fund
126. GB= Great Britain
127. AGM= Assistant General Manager
128. CEO= Chief Executive Officer
129. BE= Bachelor of Engineering
130. GPT= Garments Performance Test
131. CNF- Clearing & Forwarding
132. BB L/C- Back to Back L/C