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Seven FCA mistakes importers make when buying from Bangladesh, what each one costs, and the contract fix for each, from the named place and loading to insurance, clearance and delivery proof.
FCA imposes no insurance duty on either party, so the buyer must arrange cover from the delivery point. What to insure, for how much, and the gaps to close.
FCA for air freight: when airport handover and courier delivery fit, what the air waybill proves, and when CPT, CIP or DAP is the better term.
Under FCA, export clearance belongs to the seller and import clearance belongs to the buyer. This guide separates the two clearances, names the broker on each side, and lists the papers each clearance needs.
FCA gives importers control of main carriage and insurance, but only pays off with a trusted forwarder and a precise named place. See when it wins, when it loses, and the checks to run before you agree it.
Shipping FCA from Bangladesh: agree the full named place, nominate the carrier early, and track the handover at Chattogram, Mongla or Dhaka airport, with the seller and buyer cost split explained.
A printable FCA document checklist for shipments out of Bangladesh: commercial invoice, packing list, shipping bill, EXP form, certificate of origin, transport document and buyer import papers, split by seller and buyer, with fixes for common failures.
When risk passes under FCA, in one place: the named-place handover, the two delivery variants, and what happens when goods are damaged before, at, or after transfer, with a worked Gazipur example.
What an FCA price from a Bangladeshi supplier covers and what it leaves out: goods, export packing, delivery to the named place, and export clearance, with a worked example.
How to choose the EXW named place: what it legally is under Incoterms 2020, how factory, warehouse, depot and port places differ, and how to write it into the contract.
Under EXW the buyer pays every freight leg: origin charges, main carriage and destination charges. This guide shows who pays each charge, how FCL, LCL and air freight are calculated, and works through a labelled example cost build-up.
Under EXW, no party must insure the cargo, so the buyer must arrange cover from the factory gate. Learn who insures, how to set the insured value, and how Clause A, B and C differ.
