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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.
Seven distinct FAS mistakes importers make on Bangladesh shipments, each with a concrete example and a fix, from unnamed delivery points and late vessel nominations to missing insurance and price-only budgeting.
No, FAS cannot be used for air freight. FAS is a sea and inland waterway rule, so it has no delivery point at an airport. Use FCA for buyer-arranged air freight, or CPT or CIP where the seller arranges the flight.
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 pros and cons for importers: when buyer control of freight and loading saves money, when it adds cost and risk, and how FAS compares with FOB, FCA and CIF for shipments from Bangladesh.
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 FAS, risk passes the moment goods sit alongside the buyer's nominated vessel - before loading. This visual guide maps that moment, the early-transfer exceptions, and what it means for insurance and claims on shipments from Bangladesh.
What an FAS price from a Bangladeshi supplier includes and excludes, line by line, with a worked jute-yarn example from Chittagong and the buyer-side costs that follow.
How to name the FCA delivery point so a carrier can act on it: factory gate versus terminal or depot, the loading rule for each, and worked examples of correct and incorrect named places for shipments from Bangladesh.
Small importers weighing FCA for a first order from Bangladesh: when the handover, the named place and your forwarder make it fit, and what to settle in writing before you sign.
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.
