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FCA means Free Carrier (at named place): seller hands the goods over to buyer's designated carrier (pre-cleared for export) at the named place. This term is applicable to goods for transport by air, rail, road and containerised/multi-modal transport. Cost and risk change from buyer to seller as soon as the goods are accepted and signed for by the buyer's designated carrier. FOB means Free On Board (at named loading port): technically, the seller must load the goods on board the ship designated by the buyer, with cost and risk changing from buyer to seller as the goods pass over the imaginary vertical line defined by the ship's rail. This term is only applicable for Maritime transport, and is often misapplied for the terms FCA or FAS.

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What is the precise definition of business transaction terms EX-SITE LOT LOC EX-WORKS FOB?

The full list of definitions, conditions and differences between FOB vs EX-WORKS vs LOT is in the complete INCOTERMS 2000, International Chamber of Commerce http://www.telecom.gov.sk/index/open_file.php?file=doprava/kombi/wallchart.pdf Individual items description here: http://www.iccwbo.org/incoterms/id3040/index.html The most useful, practical table who is responsible for what is here: http://www.i-b-t.net/incoterms.html EX-SITE: should be the same as EX-WORKS, usually it means you buy an object that you have to remove from the location yourself - always make sure what state is it in. LOT: as FCA, loaded on truck LOC: as FCA, loaded on container EX-WORKS: (EXW) warehouse storage, labour, packing is supplied by the seller. From loading and transport it is the responsibility of the buyer. In case the item sold is not specifically said to be packed, always make sure what state it will be left in when you buy it. FCA: unloaded at the seller's dock OR a named place where shipment is available to the international carrier or agent, not loaded. FOB: means that the delivery of the sold item is in responsibility of the seller up to a given point when the sold item is loaded on a ship, but buyer pays for the transport, example: FOB harbour Puerto-Poillo -> from that point onwards the buyer is responsible for transport and insurance.


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FOB (Freight On Board) Destination and FOB Shipping specifies whether the buyer or seller owns the goods, and therefore, who pays for the shipping and includes the items in their inventory. FOB Destination means that the seller owns the goods until the buyer receives them. Therefore, the seller pays the shipping costs. FOB Shipping means that the buyer owns the goods once they are shipped. Therefore, the buyer pays the shipping costs.


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There are several differences between FOB price and EX Works prices. The biggest difference between the two is that FOB prices will have the shipping costs borne by the seller.


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FOB shipping means the purchaser is paying the shipping charges. If you are the seller debit the charge to the buyer and credit the charge to the shipping company.


What is the definition of FOB shipping point and FOB destination point?

FOB Destination means that the seller owns the goods until the buyer receives them. Therefore, the seller pays the shipping costs. FOB Shipping means that the buyer owns the goods once they are shipped. Therefore, the buyer pays the shipping costs.


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FOR? or do you mean FOB?


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The Difference b/w FOB and C&F is FOB + Insurance + Freight = C&F I.e Insurance and freight in both the valuation.


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cif will paid throw of shipper. fob will paid throw of buyer.


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Yes but only if it's fob shipping point


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free on board.