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Incoterms 2020 selector
Pick a rule and see which party carries the responsibility.
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What Incoterms do not govern
The most common mistake is to load the whole contract onto the delivery term. Incoterms do not govern the transfer of title, the method of payment or the applicable law. These are separate clauses of the sales contract.
Cost and risk do not transfer at the same point
In the E, F and D groups both transfer at the same point. In the C group (CPT, CIP, CFR, CIF) they split: the seller pays freight to the destination, but risk passes to the buyer at departure. If damage occurs in transit, the buyer bears the loss even though the seller paid the freight.
Do not use FOB and CIF for containerised cargo
FOB and CIF tie the transfer of risk to the moment the goods are loaded on board the vessel. A container, however, is handed over at the terminal days before it is loaded on board. During that interval the goods are out of the seller’s control, yet the risk still sits with the seller. The correct rules are FCA and CIP.
How to write the rule
The code alone is not enough. The rule, the named place and the edition are written together:
FCA Gebze, Türkiye (Incoterms 2020)
The more precisely the place is described, the less room there is for differing interpretations. The publication of a new edition does not invalidate the previous one; whichever edition is written in the contract applies.
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- What is EXW? Risk and cost allocation under Ex WorksWhere delivery is completed under the Ex Works rule, and who is responsible for loading and export customs.
- What is the FCA delivery term? Transfer of risk and the difference from FOBFCA's two delivery scenarios, the transfer of costs and risk, the Incoterms 2020 "on-board" notation innovation, and why FCA is chosen over FOB for container cargo.
- What is FOB? Transfer of risk and the container mistakeUnder Incoterms 2020, where FOB's transfer of risk and cost sits, the parties' obligations, the difference from CFR and CIF, and why it is used incorrectly for container cargo.
- What is CIF? Transfer of risk, insurance and the difference from CFRWhy cost travels to the port of destination while risk transfers at the port of loading, and the limits of ICC (C) cover.
- What is DAP? Transfer of risk and the difference from DDPThe point of delivery under DAP, the transfer of cost and risk, the parties' obligations, the differences from DPU and DDP, and the unloading and delay clauses most often left out of the contract.
- What is DDP? Risk, cost and VAT allocationUnder DDP, where the seller takes on full responsibility including import customs and duties, we cover the allocation of cost and risk, importer-of-record status, and the VAT problem.
- What is cargo insurance? Cover types and carrier liabilityWhat cargo insurance covers, the difference between A/B/C cover, carrier liability limits, and who arranges the insurance under each Incoterms rule.
- The import process step by step: documents, customs and deliveryThe eleven steps of importing, what determines the timeline at each step, and why declaration preparation should be planned around loading rather than arrival.
- The export process step by step: documents, customs and collectionThe eleven steps of export, what can go wrong at each step, why the declaration is critical for the VAT exemption, and document consistency in a letter-of-credit transaction.
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