Free On Board

Division of costs

The buyer must pay

  • all cost ralting to the goods from the time they have passed the ship’s rail at the named port of shipment and
  • any additional costs incurred, either because the vessel nominated by him fails to arrive on time, or is unable to take the goods, or closes for cargo earlier than the time notified in accordance with B7, or because the buyer has failed to give appropriate notice in accordance with B7, provided, however, that the goods have been duly appropriated to the contract, that is to say, clearly set aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods and
  • where applicable, all duties, taxes and other charges as well as the costs of carrying out custom formalities payable upon import of the goods and for their transit through any country.

Notice to the seller

The buyer must give the seller sufficient notice of the vessel name, loading point and required delivery time.

Proof of deliver, transport document or equivalent electronic message

The buyer must accept the proof of delivery in accordance with A8

The buyer must pay

  • all cost relating to the goods from the time they have passed the ship’s rail at the named port of shipment and
  • any additional costs incurred, either because the vessel nominated by him fails to arrive on time, or is unable to take the goods, or closes for cargo earlier than the time notified in accordance with the seller giving sufficient notice of the vessel name, loading point and required delivery date, provided, however, that the goods have been duly appropriated to the contract, that is to say, clearly set aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods and,
  • where applicable, all duties, taxes and other charges as well as the costs of carrying out custom formalities payable upon import of the goods and for their transit through any country.

Notice to the seller

The buyer must give the seller sufficient notice of the vessel name, loading point and required delivery time.
Proof of deliver, transport document or equivalent electronic message
The buyer must accept the proof of delivery in accordance with the seller complying with agreed dates to named port of shipment.

The seller must deliver the goods on the date or within the agreed period at the named port of shipment and in the manner customary at the port on board the vessel nominated by the buyer.
The seller must bear all risks of loss or damage to the goods until such time as they have passed the ship’s rail at the named port of shipment.
The buyer must bear all risks of loss of or damage to the goods; from the time they have passed the ships rail at the named port of shipment and from the agreed date or the expiry date of the agreed period.