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Ocean freight

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CIP Freight Cost: Who Pays and How It Is Calculated

Under CIP the seller contracts and pays carriage to the named destination and buys the insurance, while the buyer pays destination charges, import clearance and onward transport. This guide works through how each freight leg is calculated.

By Nourin Tabassum28 October 202611 min read

Navy title card: CPT Freight Cost, with CPT Freight Cost highlighted

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CPT Freight Cost: Who Pays and How It Is Calculated

CPT freight cost: the seller pays carriage to a named, possibly inland, destination, while risk passes at first-carrier handover. How each leg is calculated, and which destination charges stay with the buyer.

By Nourin Tabassum27 October 202611 min read