Definitions for "IFM"
Inward Foreign Manifest. A complete listing of all cargo entering the country of discharge. Required at all world ports and is the primary source of cargo control, against which duty is assessed by the receiving country.
Inward Foreign Manifest. A U.S. Customs mandated document requiring the complete listing by bill of lading numbers of an arriving ship's freight being imported into the United States.
Inward Foreign Manifest. (USA) A U.S. Customs mandated document requiring the complete listing by bill of lading number or airwaybill numbers of an arriving carrier's cargo. It should give the commercial particulars of the goods including: consignors, consignees, marks and numbers, number and kind of packages, their weights or measures, descriptions and quantities of the goods, their port of loading and intended port of discharge.
Intelligent Flow Management. A flow control mechanism that prevents packet loss during periods of congestion on the network.
Intelligent Flow Management. A means of holding packets back at the transmit port of the connected endstation. Prevents packet loss at a congested switch port.
Integrated Fisheries Management.
Isatabu Freedom Movement. The public name for armed groups youths from Gauadalcanal Solomon Islands, who angry about perceived government inaction at addressing their people's grievances, forcefully evicted settlers from other islands especially Malaita settlers from April 1998. A ceasefire and the small arms amnesty was established following the Townsville Peace Agreement of 2000.
The International Association of Infant Food Manufacturers represents manufacturers of foods for infants and young children.