Useful Information

| Incoterms 2020

ICC International Commercial Terms — distribution of obligations between seller and buyer.

EXW Ex Works 🌐 any transport

Minimum seller responsibility. Buyer collects goods from seller's warehouse and bears all costs and risks.

Seller Packaging
Buyer Everything else
FCA Free Carrier 🌐 any transport

Seller delivers goods to carrier at named place. All further costs on buyer.

Seller To carrier
Buyer From carrier
CPT Carriage Paid To 🌐 any transport

Seller pays freight to destination, but risk transfers after handing to carrier.

Seller Freight to destination
Buyer Insurance, import customs
CIP Carriage & Insurance Paid 🌐 any transport

Like CPT, but seller also pays cargo insurance in favour of buyer.

Seller Freight + insurance
Buyer Import customs
DAP Delivered At Place 🌐 any transport

Seller bears all costs and risks to the named place (except import customs).

Seller All to named place
Buyer Import customs
DPU Delivered at Place Unloaded 🌐 any transport

Like DAP, but seller is also responsible for unloading at destination.

Seller Through unloading
Buyer Import customs
DDP Delivered Duty Paid 🌐 any transport

Maximum seller responsibility. Seller bears all costs including customs and VAT in destination country.

Seller Absolutely everything
Buyer Nothing
FOB Free On Board 🚢 sea

Sea freight only. Seller loads goods on board vessel at port of shipment.

Seller To ship's board
Buyer Freight, insurance, import
CFR Cost & Freight 🚢 sea

Seller pays freight to port of destination, but risk transfers on loading.

Seller Freight to port
Buyer Insurance, unloading, import
CIF Cost Insurance Freight 🚢 sea

Like CFR, but seller also pays insurance. Sea freight only.

Seller Freight + insurance
Buyer Unloading, import customs