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Adicional ao Frete

English translation: Freight Additional for the Merchant Marine Renewal (AFRMM)

05:30 Mar 31, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Portuguese term or phrase: Adicional ao Frete
Atualizar as informações do Sistema de Arrecadação do Adicional ao Frete para Renovação da Marinha Mercante.
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 09:27
English translation:Freight Additional for the Merchant Marine Renewal (AFRMM)
Explanation:
The AFRMM is a tax destined to a specific fund that is charged on all discharged goods in Brazilian Ports. That's why it's necessary to translate the term entirely with the acronym.

http://www.comexbrasil.gov.br/conteudo/ver/chave/adicional-d...
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Gustavo Esteves
Local time: 08:27
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Freight Additional for the Merchant Marine Renewal (AFRMM)
Gustavo Esteves
5additional to freight
Carlos Abelheira
4 +1freight add on
airmailrpl
5Merchant Marine Renewal Freight Surcharge
Donna Sandin
3 +1additional charge/contribution on freight
Teresa Freixinho


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
additional to freight


Explanation:
pretty literal

Example sentence(s):
  • os encargos adicionais ao frete marítimo
  • charges additional to ocean freight

    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:1...
    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:1...
Carlos Abelheira
Brazil
Local time: 09:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
freight add on


Explanation:
Adicional ao Frete => freight add on

Freight Adder System - Cove Systems @ Covesys.Net
www.covesys.net › ... › Adding Supplemental Costs during Receiving‎
If this parameter is set to Y, the system will apply the freight add on at receiving. If the parameter is blank or missing, the system will not apply the freight add on at ...

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 09:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
4 hrs
  -> agradecido
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Freight Additional for the Merchant Marine Renewal (AFRMM)


Explanation:
The AFRMM is a tax destined to a specific fund that is charged on all discharged goods in Brazilian Ports. That's why it's necessary to translate the term entirely with the acronym.

http://www.comexbrasil.gov.br/conteudo/ver/chave/adicional-d...

Gustavo Esteves
Local time: 08:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael J. DeSouza (X)
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Obrigado Michael
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
additional charge/contribution on freight


Explanation:
sugestão

Teresa Freixinho
Brazil
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Aí Sim. Ou Additional fee. "Additional" sozinho não pode ser usado como substantivo em inglês. Vira Chinglish.
2 hrs
  -> Exato.
neutral  Gustavo Esteves: Mario e Teresa, entendo o lado de vocês, mas trabalho na área e antes de postar a resposta perguntei aos meus colegas de trabalho, como se referiam ao termo em questão em inglês. A resposta foi o que eu postei.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Merchant Marine Renewal Freight Surcharge


Explanation:
An "additional" is a SURCHARGE

Donna Sandin
United States
Local time: 08:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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