INCO Terms
Official INCO Terms for International Trade and Shipping

EX WORKS
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods at his premises

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Take delivery of the goods at seller's premises
  • Make all arrangements at his own cost and risk to bring the goods to the destination

FCA-FREE CARRIER
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods at the named point into the custody of the carrier named by the buyer
  • Provide export clearance (export license, pay export taxes and fees, if required)
  • Provide evidence of delivery of the goods to the carrier

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Nominate carrier
  • Contract for the carriage and pay the freight

FAS-FREE ALONGSIDE SHIP
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods at his premises

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Nominate carrier
  • Contract for the carriage and pay the freight
  • Provide export clearance (export license, pay export taxes and fees, if required)

FOB-FREE ON BOARD
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods on board
  • Provide export clearance (export license, pay export taxes and fees, if required)
  • Provide a clean on board receipt
  • Pay loading costs according to the custom of the port to the extent that they are not included in the freight

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Nominate carrier
  • Contract for the carriage and pay the freight
  • Pay loading costs to the extent that they are included in the freight
  • Pay unloading costs

CFR-COST AND FREIGHT
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Contract for the carriage and pay the freight to the named port of destination
  • Deliver the goods on board
  • Provide export clearance (export license, pay export taxes and fees, if required)
  • Furnish the buyer with the invoice, the usual transport documents and the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance coverage
  • Pay loading cost and handling
  • Pay unloading costs to the extent that they are included in the freight

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Accept delivery of the goods upon shipment, when the invoice, the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance document are tendered to him, and receive the goods from the carrier at the named port of destination
  • Pay unloading costs to the extent that they are not included in the freight

CIF-COST, INSURANCE, FREIGHT
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Contract for the carriage and pay the freight to the named port of destination
  • Deliver the goods on board
  • Provide export clearance (export license, pay export taxes and fees, if required)
  • Contract for the insurance of the goods during the carriage and pay the insurance premium
  • Furnish the buyer with the invoice, the usual transport documents and the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance coverage
  • Pay loading cost and handling
  • Pay unloading costs to the extent that they are included in the freight

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Accept delivery of the goods upon shipment, when the invoice, the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance document are tendered to him, and receive the goods from the carrier at the named port of destination
  • Pay unloading costs to the extent that they are not included in the freight

DDP-DELIVERED DUTY PAID
(named place of destination)


SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods at the named place of destination
  • Provide import clearance (import license, pay import duties, taxes and fees, if required)
  • Provide documents to enable the buyer to take delivery at the named place of destination

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Take delivery of the goods at the named place of destination

DDU-DELIVERED DUTY UNPAID
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods at the named place of destination
  • Provide documents to enable the buyer to take delivery at the named place (e.g. Delivery Order, Warehouse Warrant or Document of Transport)

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Take delivery of the goods at the named place of destination
  • Provide import clearance (import license, pay import duties, taxes and fees, if required)

DAF-DELIVERY AT FRONTIER
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods cleared for export at the named frontier (or the named place at the frontier)
  • Provide documents to enable the buyer to take delivery at the frontier (e.g. document of transport or warehouse warrant) and assist the buyer to obtain any through transport document

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Take the delivery of the goods at the named frontier (or the named place at the frontier)
  • Pay for the oncarriage
  • Provide import clearance (import license, pay import duties, taxes and fees, if required)

CIP-CARRIAGE & INSURANCE PAID TO
(named place of destination )

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Contract for the carriage and pay the freight to the named place of destination
  • Deliver the goods into the custody of the first carrier
  • Provide export clearance (export license, pay export taxes and fees, if required)
  • Contract for the insurance of the goods during the carriage and pay the insurance premium
  • Furnish the buyer with the invoice, the usual transport documents and the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance coverage

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Accept delivery of the goods when they are delivered to the first carrier and when the invoice, the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance coverage, and, if customary, the usual transport document are tendered to him, and receive goods from the carrier at the named place of destination

CPT-CARRIAGE PAID TO
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Contract for the carriage and pay the freight to the named place of destination
  • Deliver the goods into custody of first carrier
  • Provide export clearance (export license, pay export taxes and fees, if required)
  • Furnish the buyer with the invoice, the usual transport documents and the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance coverage

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Accept delivery of the goods when they are delivered to the first carrier and when the invoice, the cargo insurance policy or other evidence of insurance coverage, and, if customary, the usual transport document are tendered to him, and receive goods from the carrier at the named place of destination

DES DELIVERED EX SHIP
(named place of destination)

SELLER'S primary duties:

  • Deliver the goods on board the ship at the port of destination
  • Provide documents to enable the buyer to take delivery from the ship (e.g. Bill of Lading or Delivery Order)

BUYER'S primary duties:

  • Take delivery of the goods from the ship at the port of destination
  • Pay unloading costs
  • Provide import clearance (import license, pay import duties, taxes and fees, if required

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