国际贸易术语解释通则英文
Incoterms2010
RULESFORANYMODEORMODESOFTRANSPORT
EXWORKS
EXW(insertnamedplaceofdelivery)Incoterms2010
GUIDANCENOTE Thisrulemaybeusedirrespectiveofthemodeoftransportselectedandmayalsobeusedwher emorethanonemodeoftransportisemployed.
Itissuitablefordomestictrade,whileFCAisusuallymoreappropriateforinternational trade.
“ExWorks”meansthatthesellerdeliverswhenitplacesthegoodsatthedisposalofthebu yerattheseller’spremisesoratanothernamedplace(i.e.,works,factory,warehouse,e tc.).Thesellerdoesnotneedtoloadthegoodsonanycollectingvehicle,nordoesitneedto clearthegoodsforexport,wheresuchclearanceisapplicable. Thepartiesarewelladvisedtospecifyasclearlyaspossiblethepointwithinthenamedpla ceofdelivery,asthecostsandriskstothatpointarefortheaccountoftheseller.Thebuye rbearsallcostsandrisksinvolvedintakingthegoodsfromtheagreedpoint,ifany,atthen amedplaceofdelivery.
EXWrepresentstheminimumobligationfortheseller.Theruleshouldbeusedwithcareas: a)Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertoloadthegoods,eventhoughinpracticethesel lermaybeinabetterpositiontodoso.Ifthesellerdoesloadthegoods,itdoessoatthebuye r’sriskandexpense.Incaseswherethesellerisinabetterpositiontoloadthegoods,FCA ,whichobligesthesellertodosoatitsownriskandexpense,isusuallymoreappropriate.
b)AbuyerwhobuysfromaselleronanEXWbasisforexportneedstobeawarethatthesellerhas anobligationtoprovideonlysuchassistanceasthebuyermayrequiretoeffectthatexport :thesellerisnotboundtoorganizetheexportclearance.Buyersarethereforewelladvise dnottouseEXWiftheycannotdirectlyorindirectlyobtainexportclearance.
c)Thebuyerhaslimitedobligationstoprovidetotheselleranyinformationregardingthe exportofthegoods.However,thesellermayneedthisinformationfor,e.g.,taxationorre portingpurposes.
ATHESELLER’OBLIGATIONS
A1Generalobligationsoftheseller Thesellermustprovidethegoodsandthecommercialinvoiceinconformitywiththecontrac tofsaleandanyotherevidenceofconformitythatmayberequiredbythecontract.Anydocum entreferredtoinA1-A10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifagreedbetw eenthepartiesorcustomary.
A2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalitiesWhereapplicabl e,thesellermustprovidethebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense,assistance inobtaininganyexportlicence,orotherofficialauthorizationnecessaryfortheexport ofthegoods.
Whereapplicable,thesel lermustprovide,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense,anyi nformationinthepossessionofthesellerthatisrequiredforthesecurityclearanceofth egoods.
A3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertomakeacontractofcarriage.
b)Contractofinsurance Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,theselle rmustprovidethebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense(ifany),withinformati onthatthebuyerneedsforobtaininginsurance.
A4Delivery Thesellermustdeliverthegoodsbyplacingthematthedisposalofthebuyerattheagreedpo int,ifany,atthenamedplaceofdelivery,notloadedonanycollectingvehicle.Ifnospeci ficpointhasbeenagreedwithinthenamedplaceofdelivery,andifthereareseveralpoints available,thesellermayselectthepointthatbestsuitsitspurpose.Thesellermustdeli verthegoodsontheagreeddateorwithintheagreedperiod.
BTHEBUYER’OBLIGATIONS
B1Generalobligationsofthebuyer Thebuyermustpaythepriceofthegoodsasprovidedinthecontractofsale. AnydocumentreferredtoinB1-B10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
B2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalities Whereapplicable,itisuptothebuyertoobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyexportandi mportlicenceorotherofficialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesforth eexportofthegoods.
B3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofcarriage.
b)Contractofinsurance Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofinsurance.
B4Takingdelivery
ThebuyermusttakedeliveryofthegoodswhenA4andA7havebeencompliedwith.
A5Transferofrisks Thesellerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredina ccordancewithA4withtheexceptionoflossordamageinthecircumstancesdescribedin B5.
A6Allocationofcosts Thesellermustpayallcostsrelatingtothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredinaccorda ncewithA4,otherthanthosepayablebythebuyerasenvisagedinB6.
A7Noticestothebuyer Thesellermustgivethebuyeranynoticeneededtoenablethebuyertotakedeliveryofthego ods.
A8Deliverydocument
Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyer.
B5Transferofrisks Thebuyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliver edasenvisagedinA4.IfthebuyerfailstogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,thenthe buyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromtheagreeddateortheexpirydateo ftheagreedperiodfordelivery,providedthatthegoodshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasth e
contractgoods.
B6Allocationofcosts
Thebuyermust:
a)payallcostsrelatingtothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA 4;
b)payanyadditionalcostsincurredbyfailingeithertotakedeliveryofthegoodswhenthe yhavebeenplacedatitsdisposalortogiveappropriatenoticeinaccordancewithB7,provi dedthatthegoodshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods;
c)pay,whereapplicable,allduties,taxesandothercharges,aswellasthecostsofcarryi ngoutcustomsformalitiespayableuponexport;and
d)reimburseallcostsandchargesincurredbythesellerinprovidingassistanceasenvisa gedinA2.
B7Noticestotheseller
Thebuyermust,wheneveritisentitledtodeterminethetimewithinanagreedperiodand/or thepointoftakingdeliverywithinthenamedplace,givethesellersufficientnoticether eof.
B8Proofofdelivery Thebuyermustprovidethesellerwithappropriateevidenceofhavingtakendelivery.
A9Checking–packaging–marking Thesellermustpaythecostsofthosecheckingoperations(suchascheckingquality,measu ring,weighing,andcounting)thatarenecessaryforthepurposeofdeliveringthegoodsin accordancewithA4.
Thesellermust,atitsownexpense,packagethegoods,unlessitisusualfortheparticular tradetotransportthetypeofgoodssoldunpackaged.Thesellermaypackagethegoodsinthe mannerappropriatefortheirtransport,unlessthebuyerhasnotifiedthesellerofspecif icpackagingrequirementsbeforethecontractofsaleisconcluded.Packagingistobemark edappropriately.
A10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thesellermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinob tainingforthebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinforma tion,includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthebuyerneedsfortheexportand/or importofthegoodsand/orfortheirtransporttothefinaldestination.
B9Inspectionofgoods
Thebuyermustpaythecostsofanymandatorypre-shipmentinspection,includinginspecti onmandatedbytheauthoritiesofthecountryofexport.
B10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thebuyermust,inatimelymanner,advisethesellerofanysecurityinformationrequireme ntssothatthesellermaycomplywithA10. Thebuyermustreimbursethesellerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythesellerinprovi dingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinA10. FreeCarrier
FCA(insertnamedplaceofdelivery)Incoterms2010
GUIDANCENOTE Thisrulemaybeusedirrespectiveofthemodeoftransportselectedandmayalsobeusedwher emorethanonemodeoftransportisemployed.“FreeCarrier”mean sthatthesellerdelive rsthegoodstothecarrieroranotherpersonnominatedbythebuyerattheseller’spremise
soranothernamedplace.Thepartiesarewelladvisedtospecifyasclearlyaspossiblethep ointwithinthenamedplaceofdelivery,astheriskpassestothebuyeratthatpoint.Ifthep arties intendtodeliverthegoodsattheseller’spremises,theyshouldidentifytheaddr essofthosepremisesasthenamedplaceofdelivery.If,ontheotherhand,thepartiesinten dthegoodstobedeliveredatanotherplace,theymustidentifyadifferentspecificplaceo fdelivery.
FCArequiresthesellertoclearthegoodsforexport,whereapplicable.However,theselle rhasnoobligationtoclearthegoodsforimport,payanyimportdutyorcarryoutanyimportc ustomsformalities.
ATHESELLER’OBLIGATIONS
A1Generalobligationsoftheseller Thesellermustprovidethegoodsandthecommercialinvoiceinconformitywiththecontrac tofsaleandanyotherevidenceofconformitythatmayberequiredbythecontract. AnydocumentreferredtoinA1-A10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
A2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalities Whereapplicable,thesellermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyexportlicenceor otherofficialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesnecessaryfortheexpo rtofthe
goods.
A3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertomakeacontractofcarriage.However,ifrequest edbythebuyerorifitiscommercialpracticeandthebuyerdoesnotgiveaninstructiontoth e
contraryinduetime,thesellermaycontractforcarriageonusualtermsatthebuyer’sris kandexpense.Ineithercase,thesellermaydeclinetomakethecontractofcarriageand,if itdoes,shallpromptlynotifythebuyer.
b)Contractofinsurance Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,theselle rmustprovidethebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,risk,andexpense(ifany),with informat ionthat
thebuyerneedsforobtaininginsurance.
A4Delivery Thesellermustdeliverthegoodstothecarrieroranotherpersonnominatedbythebuyeratt heagreedpoint,ifany,atthenamedplaceontheagreeddateorwithintheagreedperiod. Deliveryiscompleted:
a)Ifthenamedplaceistheseller’spremises,whenthegoodshavebeenloadedonthemeanso ftransportprovidedbythebuyer.
b)Inanyothercase,whenthegoodsareplacedatthedisposalofthecarrieroranotherperso nnominatedbythebuyerontheseller’smeansoftransportreadyforunloading. IfnospecificpointhasbeennotifiedbythebuyerunderB7d)withinthenamedplaceofdeliv ery,andifthereareseveralpointsavailable,thesellermayselectthepointthatbestsui tsitspurpose.
BTHEBUYER’OBLIGATIONS
B1Generalobligationsofthebuyer
Thebuyermustpaythepriceofthegoodsasprovidedinthecontractofsale. AnydocumentreferredtoinB1-B10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
B2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalities Whereapplicable,itisuptothebuyertoobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyimportlice nceorotherofficialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesfortheimportof thegoodsandfortheirtransportthroughanycountry.
B3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thebuyermustcontractatitsownexpenseforthecarriageofthegoodsfromthenamedplaceo fdelivery,exceptwhenthecontractofcarriageismadebythesellerasprovidedforinA3
a).
b)Contractofinsurance Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofinsurance.
B4Takingdelivery ThebuyermusttakedeliveryofthegoodswhentheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4. Unlessthebuyernotifiesthesellerotherwise,thesellermaydeliverthegoodsforcarria geinsuchamannerasthequantityand/ornatureofthegoodsmayrequire.
A5Transferofrisks Thesellerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredina ccordancewithA4,withtheexceptionoflossordamageinthecircumstancesdescribedin B5.
A6Allocationofcosts
Thesellermustpay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4,othe rthanthosepayablebythebuyerasenvisagedinB6;and
b)whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesnecessaryforexport,aswellasalld uties,taxes,andotherchargespayableuponexport.
B5Transferofrisks Thebuyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliver edasenvisagedinA4.
If
a)thebuyerfailsinaccordancewithB7tonotifythenominationofacarrieroranotherpers onasenvisagedinA4ortogivenotice;or
b)thecarrierorpersonnominatedbythebuyerasenvisagedinA4failstotakethegoodsinto itscharge,then,thebuyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoods:
(i)fromtheagreeddate,orintheabsenceofanagreeddate,
(ii)fromthedatenotifiedbythesellerunderA7withintheagreedperiod;or,ifnosuchdat ehasbeennotified,
(iii)fromtheexpirydateofanyagreedperiodfordelivery,providedthatthegoodshavebe enclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods.
B6Allocationofcosts
Thebuyermustpay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4,e xcept,whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesnecessaryforexport,aswellas allduties,taxes,andotherchargespayableuponexportasreferredtoinA6b);
b)anyadditionalcostsincurred,eitherbecause:
(i)thebuyerfailstonominateacarrieroranotherpersonasenvisagedinA4,or
(ii)thecarrierorpersonnominatedbythebuyerasenvisagedinA4failstotakethegoodsin toitscharge,or
(iii)thebuyerhasfailedtogiveappropriatenoticeinaccordancewithB7,providedthatt hegoodshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods;and
c)whereapplicable,allduties,taxesandotherchargesaswellasthecostsofcarryingout customsformalitiespayableuponimportofthegoodsandthecostsfortheirtransportthro ughanycountry.
A7Noticestothebuyer
Thesellermust,atthebuyer’sriskandexpense,givethebuyersufficientnoticeeithert hatthegoodshavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4orthatthecarrieroranotherperson nominatedbythebuyerhasfailedtotakethegoodswithinthetimeagreed.
A8Deliverydocument
Thesellermustprovid ethebuyer,attheseller’sexpense,withtheusualproofthatthego odshavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4. Thesellermustprovideassistancetothebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense, inobtainingatransportdocument.
A9Checking–packaging–marking Thesellermustpaythecostsofthosecheckingoperations(suchascheckingquality,measu ring,weighing,counting)thatarenecessaryforthepurposeofdeliveringthegoodsinacc ordance
withA4,aswellasthecostsofanypre-shipmentinspectionmandatedbytheauthorityofthe countryofexport.
Thesellermust,atitsownexpense,packagethegoods,unlessitisusualfortheparticular tradetotransportthetypeofgoodssoldunpackaged.Thesellermaypackagethegoodsinthe mannerappropriatefortheirtransport,unlessthebuyerhasnotifiedthesellerofspecif icpackagingrequirementsbeforethecontractofsaleisconcluded.Packagingistobemark edappropriately.
A10AssistancewithinformationandrelatedcostsThesellermust,whereapplicable,inat imelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinobtainingforthebuyer,atthebuyer’sre quest,
riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinformation,includingsecurity-relatedinformatio n,thatthebuyerneedsfortheimportofthegoodsand/orfortheirtransporttothefinaldes tination.
B7Noticestotheseller
Thebuyermustnotifythesellerof
a)thenameofthecarrieroranotherpersonnominatedasenvisagedinA4withinsufficientt imeastoenablethesellertodeliverthegoodsinaccordancewiththatarticle;
b)wherenecessary,theselectedtimewithintheperiodagreedfordeliverywhenthecarrie rorpersonnominatedwilltakethegoods;
c)themodeoftransporttobeusedbythepersonnominated;and
d)thepointoftakingdeliverywithinthenamedplace.
B8Proofofdelivery ThebuyermustaccepttheproofofdeliveryprovidedasenvisagedinA8.
B9Inspectionofgoods
Thebuyermustpaythecostsofanymandatorypre-shipmentinspection,exceptwhensuchins pectionismandatedbytheauthoritiesofthecountryofexport.
B10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thebuyermust,inatimelymanner,advisethesellerofanysecurityinformationrequireme ntssothatthesellermaycomplywithA10. Thebuyermustreimbursethesellerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythesellerinprovi dingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinA10. Thesellermustreimbursethebuyerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythebuyerinprovid ingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinB10. Thebuyermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinobt ainingfortheseller,attheseller’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinform ation,
includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthesellerneedsforthetransportandexpo rtofthegoodsandfortheirtransportthroughanycountry.
CARRIAGEPAIDTO
CPT(insertnamedplaceofdestination)Incoterms2010
GUIDANCENOTE Thisrulemaybeusedirrespectiveofthemodeoftransportselectedandmayalsobeusedwher emorethanonemodeoftransportisemployed.
“CarriagePaidTo”meansthatthesellerdeliversth egoodstothecarrieroranotherpers onnominatedbytheselleratanagreedplace(ifanysuchplaceisagreedbetweentheparties )andthatthesellermustcontractforandpaythecostsofcarriagenecessarytobringthego odstothenamedplaceofdestination.
WhenCPT,CIP,CFRorCIFareused,thesellerfulfilsitsobligationtodeliverwhenithands thegoodsovertothecarrierandnotwhenthegoodsreachtheplaceofdestination. Thisrulehastwocriticalpoints,becauseriskpassesandcostsaretransferredatdiffere ntplaces.Thepartiesarewelladvisedtoidentifyaspreciselyaspossibleinthecontract boththeplaceofdelivery,wheretheriskpassestothebuyer,andthenamedplaceofdestina tiontowhichthe
sellermustcontractforthecarriage.Ifseveralcarriersareusedforthecarriagetothea greeddestinationandthepartiesdonotagreeonaspecificpointofdelivery,thedefaultp ositionisthatriskpasseswhenthegoodshavebeendeliveredtothefirstcarrieratapoint entirelyoftheseller’schoosingandoverwhichthe CPTrequiresthesellertoclearthegoodsforexport,whereapplicable.However,theselle rhasnoobligationtoclearthegoodsforimport,payanyimportdutyorcarryoutanyimportc ustomsformalities.
ATHESELLER’OBLIGATIONS
A1Generalobligationsoftheseller Thesellermustprovidethegoodsandthecommercialinvoiceinconformitywiththecontrac tofsaleandanyotherevidenceofconformitythatmayberequiredbythecontract.Anydocum entreferredtoinA1-A10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifagreedbetw eenthepartiesorcustomary.
A2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalitiesWhereapplicabl e,thesellermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyexportlicenceorotherofficiala uthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesnecessaryfortheexportofthegoods,a ndfortheirtransportthroughanycountrypriortodelivery.
A3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thesellermustcontractorprocureacontractforthecarriageofthegoodsfromtheagreedp ointofdelivery,ifany,attheplaceofdeliverytothenamedplaceofdestinationor,ifagr eed,anypointatthatplace.Thecontractofcarriagemustbemadeonusualtermsattheselle r’sexpenseandprovideforcarriagebytheusualrouteandinacustomarymanner.Ifaspeci ficpointisnotagreedorisnotdeterminedbypractice,thesellermayselectthepointofde liveryandthepointatthenamedplaceofdestinationthatbestsuititspurpose.
b)Contractofinsurance Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,theselle rmustprovidethebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,risk,andexpense(ifany),withinformat ionthat
thebuyerneedsforobtaininginsurance.
A4Delivery Thesellermustdeliverthegoodsbyhandingthemovertothecarriercontractedinaccordan cewithA3ontheagreeddateorwithintheagreedperiod.
BTHEBUYER’OBLIGATIONS
B1Generalobligationsofthebuyer Thebuyermustpaythepriceofthegoodsasprovidedinthecontractofsale.Anydocumentref erredtoinB1-B10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifagreedbetweenthe partiesorcustomary.
B2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalitiesWhereapplicabl e,itisuptothebuyertoobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyimportlicenceorotheroffi cialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesfortheimportofthegoodsandfor theirtransportthroughanycountry.
B3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofcarriage.
b)Contractofinsurance Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,thebuyer mustprovidetheseller,uponrequest,withthenecessaryinformationforobtaininginsur ance.
B4Takingdelivery ThebuyermusttakedeliveryofthegoodswhentheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4and receivethemfromthecarrieratthenamedplaceofdestination.
A5Transferofrisks Thesellerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredina ccordancewithA4,withtheexceptionoflossordamageinthecircumstancesdescribedinB5 .
A6AllocationofcostsThesellermustpay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4,othe rthanthosepayablebythebuyerasenvisagedinB6;
b)thefreightandallothercostsresultingfromA3
a),includingthecostsofloadingthegoodsandanychargesforunloadingattheplaceofdes tinationthatwe refortheseller’saccountunder
thecontractofcarriage;and
c)whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesnecessaryforexport,aswellasalld uties,taxesandotherchargespayableuponexport,andthecostsfortheirtransportthrou ghanycountrythatwerefortheseller’saccountundert hecontractofcarriage.
A7Noticestothebuyer ThesellermustnotifythebuyerthatthegoodshavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4. Thesellermustgivethebuyeranynoticeneededinordertoallowthebuyertotakemeasurest hatarenormallynecessarytoenablethebuyertotakethegoods.
B5Transferofrisks Thebuyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliver edasenvisagedinA4.IfthebuyerfailstogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,itmust bearallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromtheagreeddateortheexpirydateoftheag reedperiodfordelivery,providedthatthegoodshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasthecontr actgoods.
B6Allocationofcosts
Thebuyermust,subjecttotheprovisionsofA3 a),pay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4,e xcept,whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesnecessaryforexport,aswellas allduties,taxes,andotherchargespayableuponexportasreferredtoinA6 c);
b)allcostsandchargesrelatingtothegoodswhileintransituntiltheirarrivalattheagr eedplaceofdestination,unlesssuchcostsandchargeswerefortheseller’saccoun tunde rthecontractof
carriage;
c)unloadingcosts,unlesssuchcostswerefortheseller’saccountunderthecontractofc arriage;
d)anyadditionalcostsincurredifthebuyerfailstogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,fro mtheagreeddateortheexpirydateoftheagreedperiodfordispatch,providedthatthegood shave
beenclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods;and
e)whereapplicable,allduties,taxesandothercharges,aswellasthecostsofcarryingou tcustomsformalitiespayableuponimportofthegoodsandthecostsfortheirtransportthr oughanycountry,unlessincludedwithinthecostofthecontractofcarriage.
B7Noticestotheseller
Thebuyermust,wheneveritisentitledtodeterminethetimefordispatchingthegoodsand/ orthenamedplaceofdestinationorthepointofreceivingthegoodswithinthatplace,give thesellersufficientnoticethereof.
Ifcustomaryorattheb uyer’srequest,thesellermustprovidethebuyer,attheseller’s expense,withtheusualtransportdocument[s]forthetransportcontractedinaccordance withA3. Thistransportdocumentmustcoverthecontractgoodsandbedatedwithintheperiodagreed forshipment.Ifagreedorcustomary,thedocumentmustalsoenablethebuyertoclaimthego odsfromthecarrieratthenamedplaceofdestinationandenablethebuyertosellthegoodsi ntransitbythetransferofthedocumenttoasubsequentbuyerorbynotificationtothecarr ier. Whensuchatransportdocumentisissuedinnegotiableformandinseveraloriginals,afull setoforiginalsmustbepresentedtothebuyer.
A9Checking–packaging–marking
Thesellermustpaythecostsofthosecheckingoperations(suchascheckingquality,measu ring,weighing,counting)thatarenecessaryforthepurposeofdeliveringthegoodsinacc ordancewithA4,aswellasthecostsofanypre-shipmentinspectionmandatedbytheauthori tyofthecountryofexport.Thesellermust,atitsownexpense,packagethegoods,unlessit isusualfortheparticulartradetotransportthetypeofgoodssoldunpackaged.Theseller maypackagethegoodsinthemannerappropriatefortheirtransport,unlessthebuyerhasno tifiedthesellerofspecificpackagingrequirementsbeforethecontractofsaleisconclu ded.Packagingistobemarkedappropriately.
A10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thesellermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinob tainingforthebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinforma tion,
includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthebuyerneedsfortheimportofthegoodsa nd/orfortheirtransporttothefinaldestination. Thesellermustreimbursethebuyerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythebuyerinprovid ingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinB10. B8Proofofdelivery ThebuyermustacceptthetransportdocumentprovidedasenvisagedinA8ifitisinconformi tywiththecontract.
B9Inspectionofgoods
Thebuyermustpaythecostsofanymandatorypre-shipmentinspection,exceptwhensuchins pectionismandatedbytheauthoritiesofthecountryofexport.
B10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thebuyermust,inatimelymanner,advisethesellerofanysecurityinformationrequireme ntssothatthesellermaycomplywithA10. Thebuyermustreimbursethesellerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythesellerinprovi dingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinA10. Thebuyermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinobt ainingfortheseller,attheseller’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinform ation,
includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthesellerneedsforthetransportandexpo rtofthegoodsandfortheirtransportthroughanycountry. CARRIAGEANDINSURANCEPAIDTO
CIP(insertnamedplaceofdestination)Incoterms2010
GUIDANCENOTE Thisrulemaybeusedirrespectiveofthemodeoftransportselectedandmayalsobeusedwher emorethanonemodeoftransportisemployed.“CarriageandInsurancePaidto”meansthat thesellerdeliversthegoodstothecarrieroranotherpersonnominatedbytheselleratana greedplace(ifanysuchplaceisagreedbetweentheparties)andthatthesellermustcontra ctforandpaythecostsofcarriagenecessarytobringthegoodstothenamedplaceofdestina tion.
WhenCPT,CIP,CFRorCIFareused,thesellerfulfilsitsobligationtodeliverwhenithands thegoodsovertothecarrierandnotwhenthegoodsreachtheplaceofdestination. Thisrulehastwocriticalpoints,becauseriskpassesandcostsaretransferredatdiffere ntplaces.Thepartiesarewelladvisedtoidentifyaspreciselyaspossibleinthecontract boththeplaceofdelivery,wheretheriskpassestothebuyer,andthenamedplaceofdestina
tiontowhichthesellermustcontractforcarriage.Ifseveralcarriersareusedforthecar riagetotheagreeddestinationandthepartiesdonotagreeonaspecificpointofdelivery, thedefaultpositionisthatriskpasseswhenthegoodshavebeendeliveredtothefirstcarr ieratapointentirelyofthe
seller’schoosingandoverwhichthebuyerhasnocontrol.Shouldthepartieswishtherisk topassatalaterstage(e.g.,atanoceanportoranairport),theyneedtospecifythisinthe ircontractofsale.
CIPrequiresthesellertoclearthegoodsforexport,whereapplicable.However,theselle rhasnoobligationtoclearthegoodsforimport,payanyimportdutyorcarryoutanyimportc ustomsformalities.
ATHESELLER’OBLIGATIONS
A1Generalobligationsoftheseller Thesellermustprovidethegoodsandthecommercialinvoiceinconformitywiththecontrac tofsaleandanyotherevidenceofconformitythatmayberequiredbythecontract.Anydocum entreferredtoinA1-A10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifagreedbetw eenthepartiesorcustomary.
A2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalitiesWhereapplicabl e,thesellermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyexportlicenceorotherofficiala uthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesnecessaryfortheexportofthegoodsan dfortheirtransportthroughanycountrypriortodelivery.
BTHEBUYER’OBLIGATIONS
B1GeneralobligationsofthebuyerThebuyermustpaythepriceofthegoodsasprovidedinth e
contractofsale.AnydocumentreferredtoinB1-B10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecord orprocedureifagreedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
B2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherFormalitiesWhereapplicabl e,itisuptothebuyertoobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyimportlicenceorotheroffi cialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesfortheimportofthegoodsandfor theirtransportthroughanycountry.
A3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thesellermustcontractorprocureacontractforthecarriageofthegoodsfromtheagreedp ointofdelivery,ifany,attheplaceofdeliverytothenamedplaceofdestinationor,ifagr eed,anypointatthatplace.Thecontractofcarriagemustbemadeonusualtermsattheselle r’sexpenseandprovideforcarriagebytheusualrouteandinacustomarymanner.Ifaspeci ficpointisnotagreedorisnotdeterminedbypractice,thesellermayselectthepointofde liveryandthepointatthenamedplaceofdestinationthatbestsuititspurpose.
b)Contractofinsurance Thesellermustobtainatitsownexpensecargoinsurancecomplyingatleastwiththeminimu mcoverasprovidedbyClauses(C)oftheInstituteCargoClauses(LMA/IUA)oranysimilarcl auses.Theinsuranceshallbecontractedwithunderwritersoraninsurancecompanyofgood reputeandentitlethebuyer,oranyotherpersonhavinganinsurableinterestinthegoods, toclaimdirectlyfromtheinsurer.
Whenrequiredbythebuyer,thesellershall,subjecttothebuyerprovidinganynecessaryi nformationrequestedbytheseller,providea tthebuyer’sexpenseanyadditionalcover, ifprocurable,suchascoverasprovidedbyClauses(A)or(B)oftheInstituteCargoClauses
(LMA/IUA)oranysimilarclauses,and/orcovercomplyingwiththeInstituteWarClausesan d/orInstitute
StrikesClauses(LMA/IUA)oranysimilarclauses.Theinsuranceshallcover,ataminimum, thepriceprovidedinthecontractplus10%(i.e.,110%)andshallbeinthecurrencyof
A4Delivery Thesellermustdeliverthegoodsbyhandingthemovertothecarriercontractedinaccordan cewithA3ontheagreeddateorwithintheagreedperiod.
B3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofcarriage.
b)Contractofinsurance Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,thebuyer mustprovidetheseller,uponrequest,withanyinformationnecessaryforthesellertopro cureanyadditionalinsurancerequestedbythebuyerasenvisagedinA3b).
B4Takingdelivery ThebuyermusttakedeliveryofthegoodswhentheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4and receivethemfromthecarrieratthenamedplaceofdestination.
A5Transferofrisks Thesellerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredina ccordancewithA4,withtheexceptionoflossordamageinthecircumstancesdescribedin B5.
A6Allocationofcosts
Thesellermustpay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4,othe rthanthosepayablebythebuyerasenvisagedinB6;
b)thefreightandallothercostsresultingfromA3
a),includingthecostsofloadingthegoodsandanychargesforunloadingattheplaceofdes tinationthatwerefortheseller’saccountunder
thecontractofcarriage;
c)thecostsofinsuranceresultingfromA3b);andd)whereapplicable,thecostsofcustoms formalitiesnecessaryforexport,aswellasallduties,taxesandotherchargespayableup onexport,andthecostsfortheirtransportthroughanycountrythatwerefortheseller’s accountunderthecontractofcarriage.
A7Noticestothebuyer ThesellermustnotifythebuyerthatthegoodshavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4. Thesellermustgivethebuyeranynoticeneededinordertoallowthebuyertotakemeasurest hatarenormallynecessarytoenablethebuyertotakethegoods.
B5Transferofrisks Thebuyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliver edasenvisagedinA4.IfthebuyerfailstogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,itmust bearallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromtheagreeddateortheexpirydateoftheag reedperiodfordelivery,providedthatthegoodshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasthecontr actgoods.
B6Allocationofcosts
Thebuyermust,subjecttotheprovisionsofA3 a),pay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4,e xcept,whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesnecessaryforexport,aswellas allduties,taxesandotherchargespayableuponexportasreferredtoinA6d);
b)allcostsandchargesrelatingtothegoodswhileintransituntiltheirarrivalattheagr eedplaceofdestination,unlesssuchcostsandchargeswerefortheseller’saccountunde rthecontractof
carriage;
c)unloadingcosts,unlesssuchcostswerefortheseller’saccountunderthecontractofc arriage;
d)anyadditionalcostsincurredifitfailstogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,fromtheag reeddateortheexpirydateoftheagreedperiodfordispatch,providedthatthegoodshaveb eenclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods;
e)whereapplicable,allduties,taxesandotherchargesaswellasthecostsofcarryingout customsformalitiespayableuponimportofthegoodsandthecostsfortheirtransportthro ughanycountry,unlessincludedwithinthecostofthecontractofcarriage;and
f)thecostsofanyadditionalinsuranceprocuredatthebuyer’srequestunderA3andB3.
B7Noticestotheseller
Thebuyermust,wheneveritisentitledtodeterminethetimefordispatchingthegoodsand/ orthenamedplaceofdestinationorthepointofreceivingthegoodswithinthatplace,give thesellersufficientnoticethereof.
A8Deliverydocument
Ifcustomaryoratthebuyer’srequest,thesellermustprovidethebuyer,attheseller’s expense,withtheusualtransportdocument[s]forthetransportcontractedinaccordance withA3. Thistransportdocumentmustcoverthecontractgoodsandbedatedwithintheperiodagreed forshipment.Ifagreedorcustomary,thedocumentmustalsoenablethebuyertoclaimthego odsfromthecarrieratthenamedplaceofdestinationandenablethebuyertosellthegoodsi ntransitbythetransferofthedocumenttoasubsequentbuyerorbynotificationtothecarr ier. Whensuchatransportdocumentisissuedinnegotiableformandinseveraloriginals,afull setoforiginalsmustbepresentedtothebuyer.
A9Checking–packaging–marking Thesellermustpaythecostsofthosecheckingoperations(suchascheckingquality,measu ring,weighing,counting)thatarenecessaryforthepurposeofdeliveringthegoodsinacc ordance
withA4aswellasthecostsofanypre-shipmentinspectionmandatedbytheauthorityofthec ountryofexport.
Thesellermust,atitsownexpense,packagethegoods,unlessitisusualfortheparticular tradetotransportthetypeofgoodssoldunpackaged.Thesellermaypackagethegoodsinthe mannerappropriatefortheirtransport,unlessthebuyerhasnotifiedthesellerofspecif icpackagingrequirementsbeforethecontractofsaleisconcluded.Packagingistobemark ed
appropriately.
A10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thesellermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinob tainingforthebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinforma tion,includingsecurity-related
information,thatthebuyerneedsfortheimportofthegoodsand/orfortheirtransporttot hefinaldestination. Thesellermustreimbursethebuyerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythebuyerinprovid ingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinB10. B8Proofofdelivery ThebuyermustacceptthetransportdocumentprovidedasenvisagedinA8ifitisinconformi tywiththecontract.
B9Inspectionofgoods
Thebuyermustpaythecostsofanymandatorypre-shipmentinspection,exceptwhensuchins pectionismandatedbytheauthoritiesofthecountryofexport.
B10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thebuyermust,inatimelymanner,advisethesellerofanysecurityinformationrequireme ntssothatthesellermaycomplywithA10.Thebuyermustreimbursethesellerforallcostsa ndchargesincurredbythesellerinprovidingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocume ntsandinformationasenvisagedinA10.
Thebuyermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinobt ainingfortheseller,attheseller’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinform ation,includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthesellerneedsforthetransporta ndexportofthegoodsandfortheirtransportthroughanycountry.
DAT
DELIVEREDATTERMINAL
DAT(insertnamedterminalatportorplaceofdestination)
Incoterms2010
GUIDANCENOTE Thisrulemaybeusedirrespectiveofthemodeoftransportselectedandmayalsobeusedwher emorethanonemodeoftransportisemployed.
“DeliveredatTerminal”meansthatthesellerdeliverswhenthegoods,onceunloadedfro mthearrivingmeansoftransport,areplacedatthedisposalofthebuyeratanamedterminal atthenamedportorplaceofdestination.“Terminal”includesanyplace,whethercovere dornot,such
asaquay,warehouse,containeryardorroad,railoraircargoterminal. Thesellerbearsallrisksinvolvedinbringingthegoodstoandunloadingthematthetermin alatthenamedportorplaceofdestination.Thepartiesarewelladvisedtospecifyasclear lyaspossibletheterminaland,ifpossible,aspecificpointwithintheterminalattheagr eedportorplaceofdestination,astheriskstothatpointarefortheaccountoftheseller. Thesellerisadvisedtoprocureacontractofcarriagethatmatchesthischoiceprecisely. Moreover,ifthepartiesintendthesellertobeartherisksandcostsinvolvedintransport ingandhandlingthegoodsfromtheterminaltoanotherplace,thentheDAPorDDPrulesshoul dbeused.
DATrequiresthesellertoclearthegoodsforexport,whereapplicable.
However,thesellerhasnoobligationtoclearthegoodsforimport,payanyimportdutyorca rryoutanyimportcustomsformalities.
ATHESELLER’OBLIGATIONS
A1Generalobligationsoftheseller Thesellermustprovidethegoodsandthecommercialinvoiceinconformitywiththecontrac tofsaleandanyotherevidenceofconformitythatmayberequiredbythecontract. AnydocumentreferredtoinA1-A10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
A2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalitiesWhereapplicabl e,thesellermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyexportlicenceandotherofficial authorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesnecessaryfortheexportofthegoodsa ndfortheirtransportthroughanycountrypriortodelivery.
A3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thesellermustcontractatitsownexpenseforthecarriageofthegoodstothenamedtermina lattheagreedportorplaceofdestination.Ifaspecificterminalisnotagreedorisnotdet erminedbypractice,thesellermayselecttheterminalattheagreedportorplaceofdestin ationthatbestsuitsitspurpose.
b)Contractofinsurance Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,theselle rmustprovidethebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,risk,andexpense(ifany),withinformat ionthat
thebuyerneedsforobtaininginsurance.
A4Delivery Thesellermustunloadthegoodsfromthearrivingmeansoftransportandmustthendelivert hembyplacingthematthedisposalofthebuyeratthenamedterminalreferredtoinA3 a) attheportorplaceofdestinationontheagreeddateorwithintheagreedperiod. BTHEBUYER’OBLIGATIONS
B1Generalobligationsofthebuyer Thebuyermustpaythepriceofthegoodsasprovidedinthecontractofsale. AnydocumentreferredtoinB1-B10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
B2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalities Whereapplicable,thebuyermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyimportlicenceoro therofficialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesfortheimportofthegoo ds.
B3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofcarriage.
b)Contractofinsurance Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,thebuyer mustprovidetheseller,uponrequest,withthenecessaryinformationforobtaininginsur ance.
B4Takingdelivery ThebuyermusttakedeliveryofthegoodswhentheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4. A5Transferofrisks Thesellerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredina ccordancewithA4withtheexceptionoflossordamageinthecircumstancesdescribedinB5. A6Allocationofcosts
Thesellermustpay
a)inadditiontocostsresultingfromA3
a),allcostsrelatingtothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4,oth erthanthosepayablebythebuyerasenvisagedinB6;and
b)whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesnecessaryforexportaswellasalldu ties,taxesandotherchargespayableuponexportandthecostsfortheirtransportthrough anycountry,priortodeliveryinaccordancewithA4.
A7Noticestothebuyer Thesellermustgivethebuyeranynoticeneededinordertoallowthebuyertotakemeasurest hatarenormallynecessarytoenablethebuyertotakedeliveryofthegoods.
A8Deliverydocument
Thesellermustprovidethebuyer,attheseller’sexpense,withadocumentenablingthebu yertotakedeliveryofthegoodsasenvisagedinA4/B4.
B5Transferofrisks Thebuyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliver edasenvisagedinA4.
If
a)thebuyerfailstofulfillitsobligationsinaccordancewithB2,thenitbearsallresult ingrisksoflossofordamagetothegoods;
or
b)thebuyerfailstogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,thenitbearsallrisksoflossoforda magetothegoodsfromtheagreeddateortheexpirydateoftheagreedperiodfordelivery,pr ovidedthatthegoodshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods.
B6Allocationofcosts
Thebuyermustpay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4;
b)anyadditionalcostsincurredbythesellerifthebuyerfailstofulfillitsobligations inaccordancewithB2,ortogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,providedthatthegoodshaveb eenclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods;and
c)whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesaswellasallduties,taxesandother chargespayableuponimportofthegoods.
B7Noticestotheseller
Thebuyermust,wheneveritisentitledtodeterminethetimewithinanagreedperiodand/or thepointoftakingdeliveryatthenamedterminal,givethesellersufficientnoticethere of.
B8Proofofdelivery ThebuyermustacceptthedeliverydocumentprovidedasenvisagedinA8.
A9Checking–packaging–marking Thesellermustpaythecostsofthosecheckingoperations(suchascheckingquality,measu ring,weighing,counting)thatarenecessaryforthepurposeofdeliveringthegoodsinacc ordance
withA4,aswellasthecostsofanypre-shipmentinspectionmandatedbytheauthorityofthe countryofexport.Thesellermust,atitsownexpense,packagethegoods,unlessitisusual fortheparticulartradetotransportthetypeofgoodssoldunpackaged.Thesellermaypack agethegoodsinthemannerappropriatefortheirtransport,unlessthebuyerhasnotifiedt
hesellerofspecificpackagingrequirementsbeforethecontractofsaleisconcluded.Pac kagingistobemarkedappropriately.
A10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thesellermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinob tainingforthebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinforma tion,includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthebuyerneedsfortheimportoftheg oodsand/orfortheirtransporttothefinaldestination. Thesellermustreimbursethebuyerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythebuyerinprovid ingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinB10. B9Inspectionofgoods
Thebuyermustpaythecostsofanymandatorypre-shipmentinspection,exceptwhensuchins pectionismandatedbytheauthoritiesofthecountryofexport.
B10AssistancewithinformationandrelatedcostsThebuyermust,inatimelymanner,advis ethesellerofanysecurityinformationrequirementssothatthesellermaycomplywithA10 . Thebuyermustreimbursethesellerforallcostsandchargesincurredbythesellerinprovi dingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinA10. Thebuyermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinobt ainingfortheseller,attheseller’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinform ation,
includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthesellerneedsforthetransportandexpo rtofthegoodsandfortheirtransportthroughanycountry.
DELIVEREDATPLACE
DAP(insertnamedplaceofdestination)Incoterms2010
GUIDANCENOTE Thisrulemaybeusedirrespectiveofthemodeoftransportselectedandmayalsobeusedwher emorethanonemodeoftransportisemployed.“DeliveredatPlace”meansthatthesellerd eliverswhenthegoodsareplacedatthedisposalofthebuyeronthearrivingmeansoftransp ortreadyforunloadingatthenamedplaceofdestination.Thesellerbearsallrisksinvolv edinbringingthegoodstothenamedplace. DAPrequiresthesellertoclearthegoodsforexport,whereapplicable.
However,thesellerhasnoobligationtoclearthegoodsforimport,payanyimportdutyorca rryoutanyimportcustomsformalities.Ifthepartieswishthesellertoclearthegoodsfor import,payanyimportdutyandcarryoutanyimportcustomsformalities,theDDPtermshoul dbeused.
ATHESELLER’OBLIG ATIONS
A1Generalobligationsoftheseller Thesellermustprovidethegoodsandthecommercialinvoiceinconformitywiththecontrac tofsaleandanyotherevidenceofconformitythatmayberequiredbythecontract. AnydocumentreferredtoinA1-A10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
A2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalities Whereapplicable,thesellermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyexportlicencean dotherofficialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesnecessaryfortheexp ortofthegoodsandfortheirtransportthroughanycountrypriortodelivery.
A3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thesellermustcontractatitsownexpenseforthecarriageofthegoodstothenamedplaceof destinationortotheagreedpoint,ifany,atthenamedplaceofdestination.Ifaspecificp ointisnotagreedorisnotdeterminedbypractice,thesellermayselectthepointatthenam edplaceofdestinationthatbestsuitsitspurpose.
b)Contractofinsurance Thesellerhasnoobligationtothebuyertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,theselle rmustprovidethebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,risk,andexpense(ifany),withinformat ionthat
thebuyerneedsforobtaininginsurance.
A4Delivery Thesellermustdeliverthegoodsbyplacingthematthedisposalofthebuyeronthearriving meansoftransportreadyforunloadingattheagreedpoint,ifany,atthenamedplaceof destinationontheagreeddateorwithintheagreedperiod.
BTHEBUYER’OBLIGATIONS
B1Generalobligationsofthebuyer Thebuyermustpaythepriceofthegoodsasprovidedinthecontractofsale. AnydocumentreferredtoinB1-B10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
B2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalities Whereapplicable,thebuyermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyimportlicenceoro therofficialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesfortheimportofthegoo ds.
B3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofcarriage.
b)Contractofinsurance Thebuyerhasnoobligationtothesellertomakeacontractofinsurance.However,thebuyer mustprovidetheseller,uponrequest,withthenecessaryinformationforobtaininginsur ance.
B4Takingdelivery ThebuyermusttakedeliveryofthegoodswhentheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4. A5Transferofrisks Thesellerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredina ccordancewithA4,withtheexceptionoflossordamageinthecircumstancesdescribedinB5 .
A6Allocationofcosts
Thesellermustpay
a)inadditiontocostsresultingfromA3
a),allcostsrelatingtothegoodsuntiltheyhavebeendeliveredinaccordancewithA4,oth erthanthosepayablebythebuyerasenvisagedinB6;
b)anychargesforunloadingattheplaceofdestinationthatwerefortheseller’saccount underthecontractofcarriage;and
c)whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalitiesnecessaryforexportaswellasalldu ties,taxesandotherchargespayableuponexportandthecostsfortheirtransportthrough anycountry,priortodeliveryinaccordancewithA4.
A7Noticestothebuyer Thesellermustgivethebuyeranynoticeneededinordertoallowthebuyertotakemeasurest hatarenormallynecessarytoenablethebuyertotakedeliveryofthegoods.
A8Deliverydocument
Thesellermustprovidethebuyer,attheseller’sexpense,withadocumentenablingthebu yertotakedeliveryofthegoodsasenvisagedinA4/B4.
B5Transferofrisks Thebuyerbearsallrisksoflossofordamagetothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliver edasenvisagedinA4.
If
a)thebuyerfailstofulfillitsobligationsinaccordancewithB2,thenitbearsallresult ingrisksoflossofordamagetothegoods;or
b)thebuyerfailstogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,thenitbearsallrisksoflossoforda magetothegoodsfromtheagreeddateortheexpirydateoftheagreedperiodfordelivery,pr ovidedthatthegoodshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods.
B6Allocationofcosts
Thebuyermustpay
a)allcostsrelatingtothegoodsfromthetimetheyhavebeendeliveredasenvisagedinA4;
b)allcostsofunloadingnecessarytotakedeliveryofthegoodsfromthearrivingmeansoft ransportatthenamedplaceofdestination,unlesssuchcostswerefortheseller’saccoun tunder
thecontractofcarriage;
c)anyadditionalcostsincurredbythesellerifthebuyerfailstofulfillitsobligations inaccordancewithB2ortogivenoticeinaccordancewithB7,providedthatthegoodshavebe enclearlyidentifiedasthecontractgoods;and
d)whereapplicable,thecostsofcustomsformalities,aswellasallduties,taxesandothe rchargespayableuponimportofthegoods.
B7Noticestotheseller
Thebuyermust,wheneveritisentitledtodeterminethetimewithinanagreedperiodand/or thepointoftakingdeliverywithinthenamedplaceofdestination,givethesellersuffici entnoticethereof.
B8Proofofdelivery ThebuyermustacceptthedeliverydocumentprovidedasenvisagedinA8.
A9Checking–packaging–marking Thesellermustpaythecostsofthosecheckingoperations(suchascheckingquality,measu ring,weighing,counting)thatarenecessaryforthepurposeofdeliveringthegoodsinacc ordancewithA4,aswellasthecostsofanypre-shipmentinspectionmandatedbytheauthori tyofthecountryofexport.Thesellermust,atitsownexpense,packagethegoods,unlessit isusualfortheparticulartradetotransportthetypeofgoodssoldunpackaged.Theseller maypackagethegoodsinthemannerappropriatefortheirtransport,unlessthebuyerhasno tifiedthesellerofspecificpackagingrequirementsbeforethecontractofsaleisconclu ded.Packagingistobemarkedappropriately.
A10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thesellermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinob tainingforthebuyer,atthebuyer’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinforma tion,includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthebuyerneedsfortheimportoftheg
oodsand/orfortheirtransporttothefinaldestination.Thesellermustreimbursethebuy erforallcostsandchargesincurredbythebuyerinprovidingorrenderingassistanceinob tainingdocumentsandinformationasenvisagedinB10.
B9Inspectionofgoods
Thebuyermustpaythecostsofanymandatorypre-shipmentinspection,exceptwhensuchins pectionismandatedbytheauthoritiesofthecountryofexport.
B10Assistancewithinformationandrelatedcosts
Thebuyermust,inatimelymanner,advisethesellerofanysecurityinformationrequireme ntssothatthesellermaycomplywithA10.Thebuyermustreimbursethesellerforallcostsa ndchargesincurredbythesellerinprovidingorrenderingassistanceinobtainingdocume ntsandinformationasenvisagedinA10.
Thebuyermust,whereapplicable,inatimelymanner,providetoorrenderassistanceinobt ainingfortheseller,attheseller’srequest,riskandexpense,anydocumentsandinform ation,includingsecurity-relatedinformation,thatthesellerneedsforthetransporta ndexportofthegoodsandfortheirtransportthroughanycountry. DELIVEREDDUTYPAID
DDP(insertnamedplaceofdestination)Incoterms2010
GUIDANCENOTE Thisrulemaybeusedirrespectiveofthemodeoftransportselectedandmayalsobeusedwher emorethanonemodeoftransportisemployed.“DeliveredDutyPaid”meansthattheseller deliversthegoodswhenthegoodsareplacedatthedisposalofthebuyer,clearedforimport onthearrivingmeansoftransportreadyforunloadingatthenamedplaceofdestination.Th esellerbearsallthecostsandrisksinvolvedinbringingthegoodstotheplaceofdestinat ionandhasanobligationtoclearthegoodsnotonlyforexportbutalsoforimport,topayany dutyforbothexportandimportandtocarryoutallcustomsformalities. ThepartiesarewelladvisednottouseDDPifthesellerisunabledirectlyorindirectlytoo btainimportclearance. Ifthepartieswishthebuyertobearallrisksandcostsofimportclearance,theDAPrulesho uldbeused.
AnyVATorothertaxespayableuponimportarefortheseller’saccount unlessexpresslyag reedotherwiseinthesalescontract.
ATHESELLER’OBLIGATIONS
A1Generalobligationsoftheseller Thesellermustprovidethegoodsandthecommercialinvoiceinconformitywiththecontrac tofsaleandanyotherevidenceofconformitythatmayberequiredbythecontract. AnydocumentreferredtoinA1-A10maybeanequivalentelectronicrecordorprocedureifag reedbetweenthepartiesorcustomary.
A2Licences,authorizations,securityclearancesandotherformalities Whereapplicable,thesellermustobtain,atitsownriskandexpense,anyexportandimport licenceandotherofficialauthorizationandcarryoutallcustomsformalitiesnecessary for
theexportofthegoods,fortheirtransportthroughanycountryandfortheirimport.
A3Contractsofcarriageandinsurance
a)Contractofcarriage Thesellermustcontractatitsownexpenseforthecarriageofthegoodstothenamedplaceof destinationortotheagreedpoint,ifany,atthenamedplaceofdestination.Ifaspecificp