(C & F): The seller quotes a price that includes the cost of transportation to a specific point. The buyer assumes responsibility for loss and damage and pays for the insurance of the shipment.
A shipping term where the seller is responsible for paying freight, but not insurance charges to a destination.
Shipping term included in a contract of sale (abbreviated as CFR or C&F) meaning that the seller agrees to take full responsibility for delivering the goods to the port of loading, clear the goods for export, and arrange and pay for transportation of the goods to the named port of discharge, such costs being included in the price of the goods. Nonetheless, all risk of loss of or damage to the goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time the goods have been delivered on board the vessel, is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods pass the ship's rail at the port of loading. It is up to the buyer to arrange marine insurance for the ocean voyage and transportation from the port of discharge.
The exporter pays the costs and freight necessary to get the goods to the named destination. The risk of loss or damage is assumed by the buyer once the goods are loaded at the port of embarkation.
A billing option for international shipments in which the shipper pays the transportation charges to the port of import and the consignee, or recipient, pays the balance.
A pricing term indicating that the cost of the goods and freight charges are included in the quoted price.
The seller must pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination but the risk and loss of or damage to the goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time the goods have been delivered on board the vessel is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods pass the ship's rail in the port of shipment.
The supplier of the goods pays for transportation, but not for insurance. Abbreviation: CFR.
Cost and Freight (CFR) is an Incoterm. It means that the seller pays for transportation to the port of shipment, loading and freight. The buyer pays for the insurance and transportation of the goods from the port of destination to his factory.