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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.
A sealed container can change hands days before it is loaded on a vessel. FCA and FOB price that gap differently: one ends at handover to the carrier, the other ends on board. This comparison follows one jeans shipment from Gazipur to Hamburg and prices it both ways.
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.
Under DPU the seller delivers the goods unloaded at a named place, inland included, and carries the risk to that point. Under EXW the seller's part ends at the factory gate. This comparison prices one shipment of tote bags both ways.
A CIP price for handbags flown Dhaka to Frankfurt carries freight and Clause A cover to the destination. An EXW price stops at the factory. This comparison prices one air shipment both ways.
Under DDP the seller carries the goods to your named place, clears import and pays duty and tax. Under EXW the seller stops at the factory gate. This comparison prices one shipment of tote bags both ways, with duty shown as an example figure.
A DAP price carries the goods, and the risk, to a named place in your country, ready for unloading. An EXW price stops at the factory gate. This comparison prices one shipment of polo shirts both ways.
A CPT quotation looks like a delivered price, but risk passed at the first carrier in Bangladesh. This comparison prices one container of towels two ways and shows where cost, risk and paperwork change hands.
A CIF price carries freight and a Clause C insurance policy to the named destination port; an EXW price carries neither. This comparison prices one tea shipment both ways, reads the policy inside the CIF price, and shows where cost, risk, insurance and clearance change hands.
A CFR price pays the freight to your port, but the risk is yours from loading on board at Chattogram. This comparison prices one jute-bag shipment both ways, EXW and CFR, and shows where cost, risk, insurance and clearance change hands.
An FOB quote runs higher than an EXW quote for the same cargo, because the seller has already paid for the road to the port, the export papers and the lift aboard. This comparison prices that middle stretch and shows where money, risk and notices change hands.
An FAS quote can run 1,190 dollars above an EXW quote for the same steel without the steel costing more. This comparison follows both terms to the quayside, prices one bulk shipment both ways, and shows where cost, risk and export paperwork change hands.
