Nautical Term: WCCON

Definition of WCCON

WCCON is an abbreviation used in the maritime industry. It stands for Whether Customs Cleared Or Not. This term is used to indicate whether or not the customs clearance process has been completed for a particular shipment.

For example, in a shipping manifest, the column for WCCON would contain either a C indicating that customs clearance has been completed, or an X indicating that customs clearance has not been completed.

Here’s an example sentence using WCCON in a single paragraph: In the shipping manifest for the SS Maritime, the column for ‘WCCON’ indicates an ‘X’ for the shipment of textiles from Bangladesh, indicating that customs clearance has not been completed for that particular shipment.

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