Terms of delivery

The terms of delivery in a purchase agreement regulates the distrbituion of costs and responsibilities for the transportation of goods between the seller and the buyer. The terms of delivery establish whether any cost should be added or deducted from the invoice price when calculating your customs value.

The terms of delivery of a shipment should establish, among others

1. Who is paying for the transport and its destination;
2. Who is responsible for loading and unloading at specific places;
3. When the risk is transferred from the vendor to the purchaser.
   

Different terms of delivery in Incoterms

The most internationally widely distributed collection of terms of delivery can be found in Incoterms (International Commercial Terms), published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Read terms of delivery on Incoterms’ website.