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CPT for small importers: seller-paid carriage to an inland destination, risk from first-carrier handover, and no seller insurance. A first-order decision test on inland delivery, buyer-arranged cover, quotation lines, and Bangladesh handover points.
CPT customs clearance: export filing by the seller before handover to the first carrier, import filing and duty by the buyer at the named destination, with no seller insurance duty.
CFR documents checklist for shipments from Bangladesh: the freight-paid bill of lading, export declaration, invoice, packing list and origin proof, split by seller and buyer, with timing and fixes.
FOB needs a named port of shipment, not a country, city or airport. How to choose between Chattogram, Mongla and Payra, agree the loading point, and write the line so delivery, risk and cost are fixed.
Under FOB, the freight bill splits at loading: the seller pays to loading and the buyer pays main carriage and every destination charge. This guide follows each charge, how it is calculated, and how to reconcile the final invoice.
Under FOB, export clearance belongs to the seller and import clearance, duties and taxes belong to the buyer, with the split at loading on board. This guide follows the two clearances, the documents each side needs, and the costs.
A numbered checklist of every document the seller and buyer must prepare for an FOB shipment out of Bangladesh, with owners, timing and the on-board proof that closes the seller's delivery obligation.
Under FAS, the seller pays only to delivery alongside the vessel. The buyer pays ocean freight and destination charges. This guide shows how to estimate each line, compare quotes, and avoid paying a charge twice.
Under FAS, export clearance belongs to the seller and import clearance belongs to the buyer. This guide keeps the two sides separate: documents, costs, and the handover alongside the vessel.
FAS shipping from Bangladesh, explained from the factory gate to the ship's side: the alongside-vessel handover at Chittagong and Mongla, who pays for loading, freight and insurance, and the mistakes that strand cargo at the quay.
FAS shipment document checklist for buyers: the seller's export set and proof of delivery, the buyer's carriage, transport and import papers, and the joint consistency check before loading.
Under FCA the buyer pays main-carriage freight from the delivery point. How FCL and LCL freight is calculated, which surcharges apply, and who pays origin and destination charges on shipments from Bangladesh.
