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All you Need to Know about INCO Terms

SYNOPSIS
Evolution of INCO Terms
Rules for International Trade by any
means of Transport
Rules for International Trade conducted by
water
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EVOLUTION OF INCO TERMS

Evolution of Inco terms

But these are not such hard and fast rules anyway. After having created in
1936 for the first time, they have been changed for six timesto keep pace
with the development of international trade. Some significant revisions
include:
1980

Language is the most important and complex tool of International

trade. Minor changes in words can have an impact on all aspects of
business agreement and for business negotiations to be effective,
there must not be any sense of perplexity among parties and the
phrases must mean the same thing throughout the industry. This is
when Inco terms comes into its useful existence.
Inco (International Commercial Terms) terms are the trade terms
published byInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC)that are
commonly used in all type of trade contracts (international and
domestic). These terms make international trade easy by helping
traders who are in different countries speaking different languages to
understand one another.

2016 Chart depicting the obligations of sellers and buyers in a trade

against various rules.

RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE BY ANY

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Rules for international

INCO
Termsby any
Rules
trade
means of transport
EXW Ex Works

Places maximum obligations on the buyer and

minimum obligations on the seller. Seller makes the
goods available at its premises and the buyer pays
all the transportation costs and bears all the risks. If
parties wish the seller to be responsible for the risks
and costs, this has to be made clear right in the
contract of sale.

FCA Free Carrier

Seller is responsible for handing over the goods and

pays for the carriage to the named point of delivery.
He bears the risk until the goods are handed over to
the first carrier.

CPT Carriage Pai Seller pays for carriage. Buyer is responsible for the
d To
risks as soon as goods are handed over to the first
carrier.

Rules for international

trade
means of transport
INCO
Termsby any
Rules
DAT Delivered at Seller is responsible for cost of terminal-carriage and
Terminal
risks up to the point of unloading (at the terminal),
except for the import clearance costs which is to be
paid by the buyer.
DAP Delivered at As same as the DAT rules (above)
Place
DDP Delivery Du Maximum obligations on the seller and buyer have
ty Paid
the minimum obligations. Seller is responsible for
everything from delivering the good to the buyers
place to paying all the included costs along with the
import duties and taxes.

RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

CONDUCTED BY WATER

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Rules for international trade conducted

by
Water Rules
INCO
Terms

FAS Free Alongsi Seller is only responsible for loading the goods on
de Ship
ship and clearing the goods for export. Typically used
for heavy-lift.
FOB Free on Boa Seller must load the goods. Coat and risk are divided
rd
among both when goods are actually on board.
CFR Cost and Fr
eight

Seller must pay the costs and freights. Risk is

transferred to the buyer once the goods are loaded
on the vessel.

CIF Cost, Insura

nce and Freight

As same as the CFR except the seller pays for the

insurance.

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As we can see, each Inco term specifies:
The obligations/responsibilities of each party.
The point/terminal in the journey of trade where the risk and freight
transfers from one party to another.
And hence by agreeing over these Inco terms and incorporating them
in their trade contracts, the buyer and seller can achieve a common
understanding of what each party is obliged to do and who is
responsible for an event of any loss or mishap.
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