| THE SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS |
THE BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS |
A1 Provision of goods in conformity with the contract
The seller must provide the goods and the commercial invoice, or its
equivalent electronic message, in conformity with the contract of sale
and any other evidence of conformity which may be required by the
contract. |
B1 Payment of the price
The buyer must pay the price as provided in the contract of sale. |
A2 Licences, authorisations and formalities
The seller must obtain at his own risk and expense any export licence
or other official authorisation or other documents and carry out, where
applicable (Refer to Introduction paragraph 14), all customs
formalities necessary for the export of the goods and for their transit
through any country. |
B2 Licences, authorisations and formalities
The buyer must obtain at his own risk and expense any import licence or
other official authorisation and carry out, where applicable (Refer to
Introduction paragraph 14), all customs formalities necessary for the
import of the goods. |
A3 Contracts of carriage and insurance
a) Contract of carriage
The seller must contract at his own expense for the carriage of the
goods to the named point, if any, at the named port of destination. If
a point is not agreed or is not determined by practice, the seller may
select the point at the named port of destination which best suits his
purpose.
b) Contract of insurance
No obligation (Refer to Introduction paragraph 10). |
B3 Contracts of carriage and insurance
a) Contract of carriage
No obligation (Refer to Introduction paragraph 10).
b) Contract of insurance
No obligation (Refer to Introduction paragraph 10). |
A4 Delivery
The seller must place the goods at the disposal of the buyer on board
the vessel at the unloading point referred to in A3 a), in the named
port of destination on the date or within the agreed period, in such a
way as to enable them to be removed from the vessel by unloading
equipment appropriate to the nature of the goods. |
B4 Taking delivery
The buyer must take delivery of the goods when they have been delivered in accordance with A4.
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A5 Transfer of risks
The seller must, subject to the provisions of B5, bear all risks of
loss of or damage to the goods until such time as they have been
delivered in accordance with A4. |
B5 Transfer of risks
The buyer must bear all risks of loss of or damage to the goods from the time they have been delivered in accordance with A4.
The buyer must, should he fail to give notice in accordance with B7,
bear all risks of loss of or damage to the goods from the agreed date
or the expiry date of the agreed period for delivery 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. |
A6 Division of costs
The seller must, subject to the provisions of B6, pay
• in addition to costs resulting from A3 a), all costs relating to the
goods until such time as they have been delivered in accordance with
A4; and
• where applicable (Refer to Introduction paragraph 14), the costs of
customs formalities necessary for export as well as all duties, taxes
or other charges payable upon export of the goods and for their transit
through any country prior to delivery in accordance with A4. |
B6 Division of costs
The buyer must pay
• all costs relating to the goods from the time they have been
delivered in accordance with A4, including the expenses of discharge
operations necessary to take delivery of the goods from the vessel; and
• all additional costs incurred if he fails to take delivery of the
goods when they have been placed at his disposal in accordance with A4,
or to give notice in accordance with B7, provided, however, that the
goods have been appropriated to the contract, that is to say, clearly
set aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods.
• where applicable (Refer to Introduction paragraph 14), the costs of
customs formalities as well as all duties, taxes and other charges
payable upon import of the goods. |
A7 Notice to the buyer
The seller must give the buyer sufficient notice of the estimated time
of arrival of the nominated vessel in accordance with A4 as well as any
other notice required in order to allow the buyer to take measures
which are normally necessary to enable him to take delivery of the
goods. |
B7 Notice to the seller
The buyer must, whenever he is entitled to determine the time within an
agreed period and/or the point of taking delivery in the named port of
destination, give the seller sufficient notice thereof. |
A8 Proof of delivery, transport document or equivalent electronic message
The seller must provide the buyer at the seller's expense with the
delivery order and/or the usual transport document (for example a
negotiable bill of lading, a non-negotiable sea waybill, an inland
waterway document, or a multimodal transport document) to enable the
buyer to claim the goods from the carrier at the port of destination.
Where the seller and the buyer have agreed to communicate
electronically, the document referred to in the preceding paragraph may
be replaced by an equivalent electronic data interchange (EDI) message.
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B8 Proof of delivery, transport document or equivalent electronic message
The buyer must accept the delivery order or the transport document in accordance with A8.
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A9 Checking - packaging - marking
The seller must pay the costs of those checking operations (such as
checking quality, measuring, weighing, counting) which are necessary
for the purpose of delivering the goods in accordance with A4.
The seller must provide at his own expense packaging (unless it is
agreed or usual for the particular trade to deliver the goods of the
contract description unpacked) which is required for the delivery of
the goods at the frontier and for the subsequent transport to the
extent that the circumstances (for example modalities, destination) are
made known to the seller before the contract of sale is concluded.
Packaging is to be marked appropriately. |
B9 Inspection of goods
The buyer must pay the costs of any pre-shipment inspection except when
such inspection is mandated by the authorities of the country of
export. |
A10 Other obligations
The seller must render the buyer at the latter's request, risk and
expense, every assistance in obtaining any documents or equivalent
electronic messages (other than those mentioned in A8) issued or
transmitted in the country of dispatch and/or of origin which the buyer
may require for the import of the goods.
The seller must provide the buyer, upon request, with the necessary information for procuring insurance.
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B10 Other obligations
The buyer must pay all costs and charges incurred in obtaining the
documents or equivalent electronic messages mentioned in A10 and
reimburse those incurred by the seller in rendering his assistance in
accordance therewith. |
