CFR
Shipping Terms: Cost and freight (…named port of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Same as FOB plus payment of freight charges
Responsibilities of Buyers: Pay insurance premium, bear all costs and risks after
goods are on board the vessel.
CIF
Shipping Terms: Cost, insurance and freight (…named port of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: CFR plus arrangement for insurance of goods, pay
insurance premium.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Bear any additional costs and risks after goods are on
board the vessel.
CIP
Shipping Terms: Carrier & insurance paid to (…named place of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Same as CPT plus arrangement of insurance for goods and
pay premium.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Bear the risks after goods are passed to first carrier.
CPT
Shipping Terms: Carriage paid to (…named place of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Pay freight for bringing goods to named destination,
deliver goods to first carrier, cleared for export.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Bear costs and risks after goods are passed to first carrier,
pay for insurance premium.
DAF
Shipping Terms: Delivered at frontier (…named place)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver goods to land frontier but before the custom
border of adjoining country, on the arriving means of
transport not unloaded, cleared for export.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Pay for on-carriage, obtain import licence and pay import
duties.
DDP
Shipping Terms: Delivered duty paid (…named place of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver goods to buyer on any arriving means of transport
not unloaded at the destination, cleared for import.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Take delivery of goods at named destination.
DDU
Shipping Terms: Delivered duty unpaid (…named place of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver goods to buyer on any arriving means of transport
not unloaded at the destination, not cleared for import.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Take delivery of goods at named destination and pay
import duties.
DEQ
Shipping Terms: Delivered Ex-Quay(…named port of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Make goods available on the quay at destination, bear all
costs and risks until discharging of goods on the quay
(wharf).
Responsibilities of Buyers: Take delivery of goods from the quay, pay all formalities,
duties, taxes and/or other charges upon import.
DES
Shipping Terms: Delivered Ex-Ship (…named port of destination)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver goods on board the vessel at destination, bear all
costs and risks before discharging.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Pay discharge costs, import duties, obtain import licence.
EXW
Shipping Terms: Ex-works (…named place)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver the goods at their own premises not cleared for
export and not loaded on any collecting vehicles.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Make all arrangements at his own cost and risk to take
goods to their destination.
FAS
Shipping Terms: Free alongside ship (…named port of shipment)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver goods alongside the vessel, cleared for export.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Bear all costs and risks from that moment, pay freight and
insurance premium.
FCA
Shipping Terms: Free carrier (…named place)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver the goods to the carrier at a named place,
responsible for loading if at own premises, not responsible
for unloading at other places, cleared for export.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Contract for the carriage, pay freight, nominate carrier and
pay insurance premium.
FOB
Shipping Terms: Free on board (…named port of shipment)
Responsibilities of Sellers: Deliver goods on board the vessel and pay export taxes
and customs.
Responsibilities of Buyers: Pay freight and insurance premium, bear all costs and
risks after goods are on board the vessel.