Home
Introduction
Our services
Incoterms
Container specifications
Conversion

Contact us

Incoterms


The International Chamber of Comerce (ICC) provides a detailed description of commonly used terms of sale. They are provided here for your easy reference.
For more information, please refer to www.incoterms.org.

Incoterms is a registred trademark of the International Chamber of Commerce. 

OBLIGATIONS

EXW

FCA

FAS

FOB

CFR

CIF

CPT

CIP

DAF

DES

DEQ

DDU

DDP

MODE OF TRANSPORT

AM

AM

SW

SW

SW

SW

AM

AM

AM

SW

SW

AM

AM

PACKING/CHECKING/MARKING

                         

DOCUMENTATION

                         

LOADING / INLAND TRANSPORT

                         

INSURANCE

         

 

             

STORAGE

                         

EXPORT CLEARANCE

                         

HANDLING

                           

MAIN TRANSPORT

               

 

         

HANDLING

                         

STORAGE

                   

 

     

IMPORT CLEARANCE

                         

INLAND TRANSPORT

                         

UNLOADING

                         
   

  Seller's Risk

AM

  Any mode of transport

   

  Buyer's Risk

SW

  Sea or inland waterway transport

EXW

EXWORKS

(...named place) - Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance costs from the seller's door.

FCA

FREE CARRIER

(...named place) - Title and risk pass to buyer including transportation and insurance cost when the seller delivers goods cleared for export to the carrier. Seller is obliged to load the goods on the buyer's collecting vehicle; it is the buyer's obligation to receive the seller's arriving vehicle unloaded.

FAS

FREE ALONGSIDE
SHIP

(...named port of shipment) - Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered alongside ship by the seller.

FOB

FREE ONBOARD

(...named port of shipment) - Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered on board the ship by the seller.

CFR

COST AND  FREIGHT

(...named port of destination) - Title, risk and insurance cost pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship by seller who pays the transportation cost to the destination port.

CIF

COST, INSURANCE
AND FREIGHT

(...named port of destination) - Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship by the seller who pays transportation and insurance cost to destination port.

CPT

CARRIAGE PAID 
TO

(...named place of destination) - Title, risk and insurance cost pass to buyer when delivered to carrier by seller who pays transportation to destination.

CIP

CARRIAGE AND
INSURANCE PAID TO

(...named place of destination) - Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered to carrier by seller who pays transportation and insurance cost to destination.

DAF

DELIVERED AT
FRONTIER

(...named place) - Title, risk and responsibility for import clearance pass to buyer when delivered to named border point by seller..

DES

DELIVERED EX
SHIP

(...named port of destination) - Title, risk, responsibility for vessels discharge and import clearance pass to buyer when sellers delivers goods on board the ship to destination port.

DEQ

DELIVERED EX
QUAY

(...named port of destination) - Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship at the destination point by the seller who delivers goods on dock at destination point cleared for import.

DDU

DELIVERED DUTY
UNPAID

(...named place of destination) - Title, risk and responsibility of import clearance pass to buyer when seller delivers goods to named destination point. Buyer is obliged for import clearance. Seller fulfills his obligation when goods have been made available at the named place in the country of importation.

DDP

DELIVERED DUTY
PAID

(...named place of destination) - Title and risk pass to buyer when seller delivers goods to named destination point cleared for import.


San Jose 334 8 piso - C1076AAH - Buenos Aires - Argentina - Tel.:(54 11) 4116 9724 - Fax:Ext. 30 - E-mail: marlink@marlink.com.ar