Issue 01 . Jan 2019
The Carriage Paid To (CPT) rule states that the seller must deliver the goods to its carrier, but it doesn’t specify whether this delivery happens at the seller’s premises with the goods loaded onto the collecting vehicle or at another location without unloading from the seller’s vehicle. The seller is responsible for handling all export procedures, while the buyer manages import formalities. Under CPT, the seller must also arrange and pay for the transportation, a cost typically reflected in the sale price, and, similar to the Free Carrier (FCA) Incoterm, the risk shifts to the buyer as soon as the goods are delivered. This rule is particularly effective for land transportation within the European and Central Asian region, where it is common for the same truck that picks up the goods to deliver them directly to their final destination.
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