EXW (Ex Works) Delivery of goods in the factory, lab, workshop or wholesaler land
where the seller is not responsible for exporting it or clearing it for export or transferring it to a shipping company only delivering it to the buyer at the factory land without bearing transportation, shipping, and insurance expenses.
FCA (FREE CARRIER ACCEPTANCE) Delivery of the goods without undertaking to export, export procedures, and customs clearance for export. The seller must pay the transport fee to the shipping office specified by the buyer. The buyer must pay all expenses for import and export. It means that the seller delivers the goods to an agreed place with the buyer as delivery to a shipping company.
FAS (free alongside ship): Delivery of the goods inside the shipping port next to the ship.It means that the seller delivers the goods at the agreed-upon port next to the ship appointed by the buyer, and the buyer must pay all import and export expenses with insurance.
(free onboard) Fob Delivery on board
and indicates that the seller is responsible for export procedures and customs clearance for export and pays all export expenses, while the importer bears the responsibility for the goods after they have loaded onboard the ship and therefore he must pay the insurance cost from the moment the goods are shipped from the port of embarkation In addition to all import costs, the price of the goods does not include the cost of transportation and insurance.
CFR (Cost and Freight) onboard delivery with shipping handling fees,
which means that the seller delivers the goods on board the ship and pays shipping fees to the shipping handlers with all export expenses, while the buyer is responsible for insurance and import expenses from the moment of take-off to the buyer’s country.
(Cost Insurance and Freight) CIF Delivery on board with handlers and insurance
Indicates that the exporter pays the costs of insurance and freight to the port of destination. That is, the exporter bears the responsibility of the goods until they reach the port of the importer, because the price of the goods includes insurance and transportation fees.
(CARRIAGE PAID TO) Cpt Delivery of the goods with transport charges to the final destination
The seller must pay the transport charges to the agreed destination, except for insurance charges that fall on the buyer.
(CARRIAGE AND INSURANCE PAID) Cip Delivery of the goods with transport charges and insurance to the final destination. The seller undertakes to deliver the goods paid all export costs with insurance and transport charges until reaching their final destination.
(DELIVERED AT FRONTIER) DAF Delivery of the goods at the borders of the buyer’s country. The seller undertakes to deliver the goods in an agreed border area and pays all export and transportation expenses until reaching the border area.
(Delivered Ex-Ship) DES The delivery of the goods from the deck of the ship at the port of destination. It means that the seller pays and bears all the expenses until they are delivered from the deck of the ship to the land of the port of destination without bearing the cost of customs clearance for import.
(Delivered Ex-Quay-Duty Paid) DEQ Delivery of goods at the port of arrival free of duties and taxes, which means bearing all customs duties and taxes and delivering them on the quayside at the disposal of the buyer after paying all import expenses.
(DELIVERED DUTY UNPAID) DDU Delivery of the goods without duty at the place of arrival The seller undertakes to pay all expenses until the arrival of the goods at the buyer’s port, except for the import expenses paid by the buyer.
(DELIVERED DUTY PAID) DDP Delivery of the goods free of duty at the place of arrival The seller undertakes to pay all expenses until the goods arrive at the buyer’s port with all import expenses.
(FULL CONTAINER LOADING) FCL means the shipment of goods in a full container for the benefit of one buyer.
