INCOTERMS 2020
Rules Responsibility Guide
| Any Transport Mode | Sea/Inland Waterway Transport | Any Transport Mode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXW  |
FCA  |
FAS  |
FOB |
CFR  |
CIF |
CPT  |
CIP |
DAP  |
DPU |
DDP |
|
| Ex Works | Free Carrier | Free Alongside Ship | Free On Board | Cost & Freight | Cost Insurance & Freight | Carriage Paid To | Carriage Insurance Paid To | Delivered At Place | Delivered At Place Unloaded | Delivered Duty Paid | |
| Transfer of Risk | when seller makes the goods available for the buyer at a named place | 1) when seller loads goods to buyers carrier or 2) when the goods are available for the buyer and ready for unloading at a named place | when goods are alongside the vessel nominated by the buyer at named port | when the goods are on the vessel nominated by the buyer at a named port | when the goods are on board the vessel nominated by the seller at origin | when the goods are on board the vessel nominated by the seller at origin | when the goods are handed over to the sellers nominated carrier at a named place | when the goods are available for the buyer at a named place or agreed point within that place | when the goods are available for the buyer at a named place or agreed point within that place | when the goods are delivered and unloaded at a named place or agreed point within that place | when the goods are available for the buyer at a named place or agreed point within that place |
| Commercial Invoice | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| Packaging Quality Control, Marking | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| Loading & Inland Delivery | Buyer | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| Export Duty & Taxes | Buyer | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| Origin Terminal Handling | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| Insurance | Negotiable | Negotiable | Negotiable | Negotiable | Negotiable | Seller *Free of Particular Average | Negotiable | Seller “All Risks” | Negotiable | Negotiable | Negotiable |
| Carraige Charges | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| *Destination Terminal Handling | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| Delivery to Destination | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Seller | Seller | Seller |
| Unloading at Destination | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | **Seller | Buyer |
| Import Duty and Taxes | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Seller |
* Seller is responsible for loading if the terms state FCA at the seller’s facility.
**DPU is the only Incoterm that requires the seller to unload goods at destination
*If seller incurs destination terminal or unloading costs under its carraige contract, it is not entitled to recover such costs from buyer, unless otherwise agreed upon. If other destination unloading and terminal handling charges exist outside of carriage contract, buyer is responsible to pay.
This is for guidance purposes only. Jaguar Freight is not responsible for these contents nor do the contents listed above list all details. Refer to the full version of Incoterms 2020 by the International Chamber of Commerce for full description here.
