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7) Each Incoterm refers to the type of agreement for the purchase and
shipping of goods internationally
8) There are different terms that help users to deal with different
situations involving the movement of goods
List of incoterms
The following is the list after the revision in 2010 the total
number of Incoterms have come down to 11
Sellers obligations
In spite of the nature of the contract, a seller has the following
set of obligations
The seller must provide the goods and the commercial
invoice, or its equivalent electronic message, in conformity
with the contract of sale.
He has to pay the costs of those checking operations(such as
checking quality, measuring, weighing, counting) which are
necessary for the purpose of delivering the goods. He has to
Buyers obligations
In spite of the nature of the contract, the buyer has the
following obligations.
The buyer must pay the price as provided in the
contract of sale.
Ex works cost
The EWQ refers to an agreement between the buyer(importer)
and the seller (exporter), wherein the former agrees to pay the
latter for the cost of the finished goods only.
The seller has the minimum legal obligation
The buyer bears the cost of transporting the goods from the
sellers place or the place mentioned in the contract.
Incoterms Groups
Group D arrival
DEQ Delivered Ex Quay (named port of delivery)
this was replaced by DAT(delivery at terminal) in 2010. DEQ
was similar to des, but the passing of risk does not occur
until the goods have been unloaded at the port of
destination.
DDP Delivered Duty Paid (named place of
destination) DDP is also used interchangeably with the
term free domicile.
It is the most comprehensive term for the buyer. In most of
the importing countries, taxes such as (but not limited to)
vat and excises are not considered prepaid. Instead , they
are handled as refundable tax
5) EXW is nor advisable for the seller, nor DAP for a buyer, when
payment has been made set through documentary credit;
6) Certain countries do not allow vat taxes payment by a party
other than the local importer, therefore in the event that the
parties agree a DDP this shall be VAT excluded ;
7) In those cases where the seller is obliged to hire an insurance
to cover the risk during transportation, the seller shall hire such
insurance under the name of the buyer and not under his own
name; otherwise the Incoterms nature would be diminished.