Common Abbreviations for Apparel Merchandising

The following abbreviation may be used for buyer sourcing, order negotiation, material procurement, and communication.

RMG	Ready-Made Garment
GMT	Garment
A/W	Autumn/Winter
F/W	Fall/Winter
S/S	Spring/Summer
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
PO	Purchase Order
GPA	Garment Purchase Agreement
SKU	Stock Keeping Unit
Tech-Pack	Technical Package
Spec.	Specification
FPP	Full Package Program
HPP	Half Package program
CMT	Cut Make and Trim
CM	Cut and Make
FOB	Free of Board
CFR	Cost and Freight
CIF	Cost Insurance and Freight
POS	Point of Sales
GSP	Generalized System of Preference
CA#	CA (Canadian) Identification Number
WPL	Wool Products Labeling
UPC	Universal Product Code
PLM	Product Life-Cycle Management
PND	Pattern Design
SMS	Sales Men Sample
PP	Pre production
PPS	Preproduction Sample
TOP	Top of Production
GPT	Garment Performance Test
FPT	Fabric Performance Test
QR	Quick Response
RN	Registered identification Number
POM	Point of Measurement
HPS	High Point Shoulder
CB	Center Back
CBL	Center Back Length
CF	Center Front
CFL	Center Front Length
BL	Body Length
Slv.	Sleeve
SL	Sleeve Length
SS	Side Seam/ Short Sleeve
WB	Waist Band
TC	Top Center
MOQ	Minimum Order Quantity
L/C	Letter of Credit
BBL/C	Back to Back L/C
P/I	Pro-forma Invoice
L/D	Lab dip
ETD	Estimated Time of Departure
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
YPD	Yard Per Dozen
MPD	Meter Per Dozen
FW	Fabric Width
OZ	Ounce per Sq. Yd
GSM	Gram per Sq. Mtr
PPM	Preproduction Meeting
Jr.	Junior
Jp.	Junior Petite
Sr.	Senior
Mp.	Misses Petite
Fab.	Fabric
Acc.	Accessories
Con.	Consumption
Approx.	Approximate
Art.	Article
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
Asst.	Assistant
Attn.	Attention
Avg.	Average
Bus.	Business
C.c.	Courtesy  copy
Bcc.	Blind courtesy copy
Cml.	Commercial
Corp.	Corporation
Dept.	Department
e.g.	for example
etc.	and so forth
exp.	Express
Fig.	Figure
Fwd.	Forward
i.e.	that is
I/O	Instead of
Inc.	Incorporation
Incl.	Including
Inst.	Instant
Inv.	Invoice
Invt.	Inventory
Lbs.	Pound
Oz.	Ounce
Px.	Price
S/B	Should be
Std.	Standard
Ttl.	Total
Vol.	Volume
Wk.	Week