“Cost, Insurance and Freight” means that the seller delivers the goods on board the vessel or procures the goods already so delivered. The risk of loss or damage to the goods passes when the goods are on board the vessel. The seller must contract for and pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination. The seller also contracts for insurance cover against the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the carriage.

“Cost and Freight” means that the seller delivers the goods on board the vessel or procures the goods already so delivered. The risk of loss or damage to the goods passes when the goods are on board the vessel. The seller must contract for and pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination

FAS (Free Alongside Ship) means that the seller delivers the goods by placing them alongside the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment. The risk passes to the buyer when the goods are alongside the ship.

DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer, cleared for import and not unloaded from any arriving means of transport at the named place of destination. The seller bears all the costs and risks involved in bringing the goods to the destination, including duties, taxes and other charges payable upon import.

“Delivered at Place Unloaded” means that the seller delivers when the goods, once unloaded from the arriving means of transport, are placed at the disposal of the buyer at a named place of destination.

Delivered at Place means the seller delivers the goods when they are placed at the disposal of the buyer on the arriving means of transport, ready for unloading at the named place of destination.

“Carriage and Insurance Paid to” means that the seller delivers the goods to the carrier or another person nominated by the seller at an agreed place, and the seller must contract for carriage and pay the costs of carriage necessary to bring the goods to the named place of destination. The seller also contracts for insurance cover against the buyer’s risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the carriage.

CPT (Carriage Paid To) means that the seller delivers the goods to the carrier or another person nominated by the seller at an agreed place. The seller must contract for and pay the cost of carriage necessary to bring the goods to the named place of destination.

📘 English (ICC Official Definition):
“Free on Board” means that the seller delivers the goods on board the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment. The risk of loss or damage to the goods passes when the goods are on board the vessel, and the buyer bears all costs from that moment onwards.

📦 Lesson 2: FCA – Free Carrier 🔍 What does FCA (Free Carrier) mean? FCA (Free Carrier) is an Incoterm that means the seller delivers the goods to a carrier or another person nominated by the buyer, either at the seller’s premises or at another agreed location. FCA (Giao cho người vận chuyển) là một