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Navy title card: FCA vs CPT, freight paid and risk early, with Exportain logo
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FCA vs CPT: Key Differences, Costs and Which One to Choose

FCA leaves freight buying with the buyer; CPT puts freight buying with the seller to a named destination. Risk passes at the first-carrier handover under both terms, and neither buys insurance for the buyer. This comparison prices one bamboo furniture load both ways, to an inland rail terminal.

By Naim Islam15 min read
Navy title card: FCA vs CFR, port risk, freight paid, and the terminal wait, with Exportain logo
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FCA vs CFR: Key Differences, Costs and Which One to Choose

A CFR price pays the ocean freight to Valencia, but the risk is the buyer's from loading on board at Chattogram. An FCA price ends at the carrier handover at the terminal, days earlier. This comparison prices one consignment of ceramic tableware both ways and shows when each term fits.

By Naim Islam19 min read
Navy title card: FCA vs FAS, carrier handover or quayside delivery, with Exportain logo
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FCA vs FAS: Key Differences, Costs and Which One to Choose

FCA hands goods to the buyer's nominated carrier at a named place, for any mode. FAS places goods alongside the buyer's nominated vessel at a named port, and the buyer pays to load them. This comparison prices one lot of jute yarn both ways, with every figure labelled as an example.

By Naim Islam13 min read