Incoterms 2010

Responsibility Matrix – Obligations of Importer (Buyer) and Exporter (Seller) Global Logistics & Transportation Solutions

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Departure Main Carriage Unpaid Main Carriage Paid Arrival
EXW FCA FAS FOB CFR CIF CPT CIP DAT DAP DDP
Ex-Works Free Carrier Free Free On Cost & Cost of Carriage Carriage & Delivered Delivered Delivered
Service (Place) (Place) Alongside Board Freight Insurance Paid To Insurance at Terminal at Place Duty Paid
Ship (Port) (Port) & Freight (Place) Paid To (Place/Port) (Place) (Place)
(Port) (Port) (Place)

Obligation and Charges

Warehouse Services Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller

Export Packing Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller

Loading at
Buyer Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller
Point of Origin

Inland Freight Buyer Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller

Port Receiving
Buyer Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller
Charges

Forwarder Fees Buyer Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller

Ocean/Air Freight Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller Seller

Charges in
Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Seller Seller Seller
Foreign Port

Custom Clearance Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Seller

Customs Duties Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Seller

Delivery Charges
Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Seller Seller
to Final Destination
Recommended Modes of Transportation

Mode Term Incoterms Rules and Standards

EXW Ex Works (…Named Place of Delivery) n Incoterms only relate to trade terms in the contract of
sale between the buyer and seller and do not deal with
FCA Free Carrier (…Named Place of Delivery) the contract for carriage.

n  he roles and responsibilities listed on the front of this

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CPT Carriage Paid To (…Named Place of Destination)
document can be altered / changed as long as there is
Any Mode
of Transport an agreement between the buyer and seller.
CIP Carriage & Insurance Paid To (…Named Place of Destination)
including
Multimodal
n Incoterms do not identify where the transfer of
DAT Delivered at Terminal (…Named Place/Port of Delivery) ownership or title occur. A separate statement
regarding ownership / transfer of title should be
included on the purchase order, contract, quote,
DAP Delivered at Place (…Named Place of Destination)
proforma invoice and or commercial invoice.

DDP Delivered Duty Paid (…Named Place of Destination) n Incoterms are not all inclusive and cannot address
issues such as customary operations of carriers,
FAS Free Alongside Ship (…Named Port of Shipment) ports, trade government regulations etc.

n Incoterms are written to reflect rather than dictate

FOB Free On Board (…Named Port of Shipment)
trade practices.
Ocean
CFR Cost and Freight (…Named Port of Destination) n  nly two incoterms express when insurance is
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to be bought and issued – CIP and CIF.
CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight (…Named Port of Destination)

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