Group Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer

Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier or

frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's country
Typically a receipt, however common Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
exception would be a freight collect pre- Main carriage/freight
E EXW Not Applicable None
carriage transport document Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country

Group Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document
FCA Land , Air, & Multi Modal “Received for shipment” freight-collect
transport document that conforms to the
buyer-arranged transportation
FAS Ocean Mate’s Receipt may be appropriate for
charter vessel shipments.
Usully get a Freight Collect recived for
shipment Bill of Lading…Ideally the LC
should not ask for an "On Board" BL…But
you might receive it ( common practice
F not to issue only a "recived for shipment"
BL)
FOB Ocean Freight collect on-board B/L
Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Group Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document
CFR Ocean Freight prepaid on-board B/L
On-board ocean B/L (actually slightly
exceeds the seller’s responsibility since
the document is issued only after
successful vessel loading)
CPT Land , Air, & Multi Modal Freight prepaid transport documents and Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
clean dock receipt and receipt for
payment of main-carriage charges;
received for shipment transport document; Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
C
CIF Ocean Freight prepaid on-board B/L
On-board ocean B/L (actually slightly
exceeds the seller’s responsibility since
the document is issued only after
successful vessel loading)
+ Insurance
Insurance Document
CIP Land , Air, & Multi Modal Freight prepaid transport document and
clean dock receipt and receipt for
payment of main-carriage charges;
received for shipment transport document
+ Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Insurance Document
Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
( may )
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance ( Depends upon the freight terms)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
( may )
Main carriage/freight
Insurance
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance ( Depends upon the freight terms)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Group Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer
DAF Land and Multimodal Freight prepaid transport document to a Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
stipulated border, typically truck or rail or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance
Delivery Charges till frontier
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country ( From Frontier)
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country ( Excluding Delivery
Charges)
DES Ocean Freight prepaid on-board ocean B/L Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
(probably issued against a charterparty or frontier
agreement) Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it next to
the ship
Delivery Charges (will mostly be LILO)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country ( Excluding Delivery
Charges)
DEQ Ocean Freight prepaid on-board charter or liner Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
ocean B/L (and paid receipt for vessel or frontier
unloading if shipment made by charter Customs clearance in Seller's country
vessel) Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
D Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it in the
Quay
Delivery Charges (will mostly be LILO) till the quay
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country ( Excluding Delivery
Charges till the quay)
DDU Can be any Mode Need not get a Transport Document….But Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
if present will be freight prepaid and or frontier
delivery evidenced transport document. Customs clearance in Seller's country
All loading, unloading and delivery Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
charges would be paid for) country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it in the
Quay
Delivery Charges ( all costs of delivery included)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
DDP Can be any Mode Need not get a Transport Document….But Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
if present will be freight prepaid and or frontier
delivery evidenced transport document. Customs clearance in Seller's country
All loading, unloading, delivery charges Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
and customs clearance would be paid country
for)
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
None
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it in the
Quay
Delivery Charges ( all costs of delivery included)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's
country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
All loading, unloading, delivery charges
and customs clearance would be paid
for)

None

Other costs and risks in Buyer's country

 GROUP E
Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the
carrier or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Typically a receipt, however common
exception would be a freight collect pre- Main carriage/freight
EXW Not Applicable None
carriage transport document Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's
country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country

Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document
FCA Land , Air, & Multi Modal “Received for shipment” freight-collect
transport document that conforms to the
buyer-arranged transportation
FAS Ocean Mate’s Receipt may be appropriate for
charter vessel shipments.
Usully get a Freight Collect recived for
shipment Bill of Lading…Ideally the LC
should not ask for an "On Board" BL…But
you might receive it ( common practice
not to issue only a "recived for shipment"
BL)
FOB Ocean Freight collect on-board B/L
GROUP F
Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country

Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document
CFR Ocean Freight prepaid on-board B/L
On-board ocean B/L (actually slightly
exceeds the seller’s responsibility since
the document is issued only after
successful vessel loading)
CPT Land , Air, & Multi Modal Freight prepaid transport documents and Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
clean dock receipt and receipt for
payment of main-carriage charges;
received for shipment transport document; Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
CIF Ocean Freight prepaid on-board B/L
On-board ocean B/L (actually slightly
exceeds the seller’s responsibility since
the document is issued only after
successful vessel loading)
+ Insurance
Insurance Document
CIP Land , Air, & Multi Modal Freight prepaid transport document and
clean dock receipt and receipt for
payment of main-carriage charges;
received for shipment transport document
+ Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Insurance Document
GROUP C
Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
( may )
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( If Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance ( Depends upon the freight terms)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
( may )
Main carriage/freight
Insurance
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance ( Depends upon the freight terms)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
 GROUP D
Term Modes of Transport Typical Transport Document Minimum Obligations - Seller / Exporter Minimum Obligations - Buyer /Importer
DAF Land and Multimodal Freight prepaid transport document to a Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
stipulated border, typically truck or rail or frontier
Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier or means of
conveyance
Delivery Charges till frontier
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country ( From Frontier)
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country ( Excluding Delivery
Charges)
DES Ocean Freight prepaid on-board ocean B/L Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
(probably issued against a charterparty or frontier
agreement) Customs clearance in Seller's country
Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it next to
the ship
Delivery Charges (will mostly be LILO)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country ( Excluding Delivery
Charges)
DEQ Ocean Freight prepaid on-board charter or liner Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
ocean B/L (and paid receipt for vessel or frontier
unloading if shipment made by charter Customs clearance in Seller's country
vessel) Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it in the
Quay
Delivery Charges (will mostly be LILO) till the quay
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country ( Excluding Delivery
Charges till the quay)
DDU Can be any Mode Need not get a Transport Document….But Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
if present will be freight prepaid and or frontier
delivery evidenced transport document. Customs clearance in Seller's country
All loading, unloading and delivery Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
charges would be paid for) country
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it in the
Quay
Delivery Charges ( all costs of delivery included)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country
DDP Can be any Mode Need not get a Transport Document….But Inland freight in Seller's country;Delivery to the carrier
if present will be freight prepaid and or frontier
delivery evidenced transport document. Customs clearance in Seller's country
All loading, unloading, delivery charges Payment of customs charges and taxes in Seller's
and customs clearance would be paid country
for)
Loading to the main carrier or means of conveyance
Main carriage/freight
Insurance ( if Required)
None
Unloading from the main carrier and placing it in the
Quay
Delivery Charges ( all costs of delivery included)
Customs clearance in Buyer's country
Payment of customs duties and taxes in Buyer's
country
Inland freight in Buyer's country
Other costs and risks in Buyer's country