FCA (Free Carrier)
Also called: Free Carrier
An Incoterms rule under which the seller hands the goods, cleared for export, to the carrier or another person nominated by the buyer at an agreed place, either the seller's premises or another named point. Risk passes to the buyer at that moment, and the buyer pays the main carriage.
In practice
FCA is often a better fit than FOB for containers, because the seller's risk ends when the container is handed over at the terminal rather than when loaded on board.
EU
Türkiye
UK
USARelated terms
- Incoterms
- A set of standard three-letter trade terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce that allocate delivery point, risk, costs and customs…
- FOB (valuation basis)
- As a valuation basis, FOB means the value of goods loaded on board at the port of export, without international freight and insurance. The United…
- EXW
- The Incoterms rule placing the least obligation on the seller: goods are made available at the seller's premises and the buyer arranges loading,…
- CPT (Carriage Paid To)
- An Incoterms rule for any mode of transport under which the seller pays carriage to the named place of destination, but risk passes to the buyer when…