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Self-answered : CIF implies the risk to be transfered to the buyer as soon as the goods are on board, while the DES pushes this responsibility transfert to the destination port.
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What are cif and fob terms?
FOB and CIF are INCOTERMS or international commercials terms (terms of sale).
What is difference between CIF and FOB incoterms?
The key difference is that the main costs of carriage are paid for by buyer in a FOB contract, so he will take care of the vessel shipment. Under a CIF arrangement, the seller take this responsibility will deliver the contracted commodity at buyers destined location.
What is the difference between CIF and CIP?
CIF and CIP are very similar but not identical. For the seller, CIF means to leave the merchandise within the depot of the ship, which is tied up in the destination port. This is the only possible situation because CIF Incoterms are only for maritime use. However, CIP Incoterms have much more flexibility since, besides for being usable with any type of transport mode and combination thereof, you may agree upon any point of your destination country for delivery. Also, in CIF Incoterms the seller pays until the ship is tied up in the destination port, and with CIP the seller pays until the destination point whether it is an airport, a train terminal, a port, your client's home, a transporter..
What is the difference between CIF and FOB?
cif will paid throw of shipper. fob will paid throw of buyer.
What is the difference between Ex Works - EXW and CIF?
exw + FOB
For cost and insurance incoterm will it be freight prepaid or freight collect?
In cost and insurance it will be ''Freight Collect'' but if party require as '' Freight Prepaid'' then use CIF incoterms.
When owner ship transfer in CIF Incoterm?
Ownership and IncotermsSome companies think that the Incoterms® 2010 rules show where title/ownership passes.They do not!Incoterms® 2010 rules only relate to the physical movement of goods and indicate how costs should be divided and where risk passes.The passing of risk has nothing to do with title. Incoterms 2010 rules do not regulate ownership of the goods.
Does the incoterms 2000 include the insurance?
The only two incoterms®rules that indicate the goods must be insured are CIF and CIP. Insurance is taken out by the seller in the buyer's name and the insurance must be for minimum 110% of the shipment value. For all the other incoterms® rules it's unclear if the seller or buyer is arranging insurance.This can lead to inadequate or no insurance and must be clearly written in the contract.
What is the port of shipment?
Port of shipment refers to incoterms 2000. It is the exporter's port, the port where the goods come from. For example under the CIF term it says that the seller delivers when the goods pass the ship's rail in the port of shipment
What is difference between CIF and DDP in shipping terms?
In shipping, CIF stands for Costs Insurance and Freight. DDP or DDP(U) stands for Delivered Duty Paid and Unpaid. The first refers to arranging the shipment and the other refers to the of cost of transporting the goods.
Full form of CIF?
CIF Common Intermediate Format (352 pixels by 288 lines, 30 fps; 1.22:1) CIF Cost, Insurance & Freight (shipping) CIF Cadet Information File CIF California Interscholastic Federation CIF Caltech Intermediate Form CIF Canadian Institute of Forestry (Institut Forestière du Canada) CIF Candidate Item File CIF Capital Improvement Fee CIF Capital Improvement Fund CIF Cargo, Insurance and Freight CIF Cash In Fist CIF Catalog Interchange Format CIF Cells In Frames CIF Center for Individual Freedom CIF Central Index File CIF Central Intelligence File CIF Central Issue Facility CIF Centre des Impôts Foncier (French land tax) CIF Centro Italiano Femminile (Italian Center for Women) CIF Certified International Financier CIF CINC In-extremist Force CIF CINC Initiative Fund (DoD) CIF Clutter Improvement Factor (radar) CIF Código de Identificación Fiscal CIF Collaboratory Interoperability Framework CIF Common Image Format CIF Common Imagery Interoperable Facility CIF Common Interchange Format CIF Computer Is Frozen CIF Conseil Information Formation CIF Conseil International des Femmes CIF Consolidated Incineration Facility CIF Consolidated Incinerator Facility CIF Consolidated Issue Facility CIF Constraint Induced Fracture CIF Construction Industry Federation (Ireland) CIF Construction Innovation Forum CIF Controller Information File (military air traffic control) CIF Coordinated Instrumentation Facility CIF Core Interface Function (interface between SAP R/3 system and APO) CIF Corporate Information Factory CIF Corps Information Flow CIF Cost plus Incentive Fee (contract) CIF Cost, Insurance & Freight (logistics) CIF Council of International Fellowship CIF Critical Input File CIF Cumulative Incidence Function (reliability) CIF Cumulative Intensity Function CIF Customer Information File CIF Customer Install Feature CIF Caltech Intermediate Format CIF Chapter Information CIF Cost Insurance and Freight CIF Customer Installable Feature CIF Customization Input File
What is CIF incoterm?
CIF Cost Insurance and freight (Port of destination) Incoterms® 2010Seller must pay the costs and freight to bring the goods to the port of destination. However, risk is transferred to the buyer once the goods are loaded on the vessel (this rule is new!). Maritime transport only included Insurance for the goods.This term is for waterways or ocean freight only.
