RULES FOR ANY MODE OR MODES OF TRANSPORT EX WORKKS EXW (innsert namedd placce of delivvery) Incotterms 2010 GUIDANCCE NOTTE This ruule maay be used irresspectiive off the mode of trranspoort seelecteed andd may also be ussed whhere mmore tthan oone moode off trannsportt is eemployyed. It is ssuitabble foor dommesticc tradde, whhile FFCA iss usuaally mmore aapproppriatee for interrnatioonal ttrade.. “Ex Worrks” mmeans that the ssellerr deliivers when it pllaces the ggoods at thhe dissposall of tthe buuyer aat thee selller’s premiises oor at anothher naamed pplace (i.e.., worrks, ffactorry, waarehouuse, eetc.).. The selleer doees nott needd to lload tthe gooods oon anyy colllectinng vehhicle,, nor does it neeed too cleaar thee goodds forr expoort, wwhere such clearrance is appplicaable. The parrties are wwell aadviseed to speciify ass cleaarly aas posssiblee the pointt withhin thhe nammed pllace oof delliveryy, as the ccosts and rrisks to thhat pooint aare foor thee accoount oof thee selller. TThe buuyer bbears all ccosts and rrisks invollved iin takking tthe gooods ffrom tthe aggreed pointt, if any, at thhe nammed pllace oof delliveryy. EXW reppresennts thhe minnimum obliggationn for the ssellerr. Thee rulee shouuld bee usedd withh caree as: a) The selleer hass no oobligaation to thhe buyyer too loadd the goodss, eveen thoough iin praacticee the selleer mayy be iin a bbetterr posiition to doo so. If thhe selller ddoes lload tthe gooods, it dooes soo at tthe buuyer’ss riskk and expennse. IIn casses whhere tthe seeller is inn a beetter posittion tto loaad thee goodds, FCCA, whhich oobligees thee selller too do sso at its oown riisk annd exppense,, is uusuallly morre apppropriiate. b) A buuyer wwho buuys frrom a selleer on an EXXW bassis foor expport nneeds to bee awarre thaat thee selller haas an obliggationn to pprovidde onlly succh asssistannce ass the buyerr may requiire too effeect thhat exxport:: the selleer is not bbound to orrganizze thee expoort cllearannce. BBuyerss are thereefore well advissed noot to use EEXW iff theyy cannnot diirectlly or indirrectlyy obtaain exxport clearrance.. c) The buyerr has limitted obbligattions to prrovidee to tthe seeller any iinformmationn regaardingg the exporrt of the ggoods.. Howeever, the ssellerr may need this inforrmatioon forr, e.gg., taaxatioon or reporrting purpooses. A THE SSELLERR’ OBLLIGATIIONS A1 Geneeral oobligaationss of tthe seeller The selller mmust pprovidde thee goodds andd the commeerciall invooice iin connformiity wiith thhe conntractt of ssale aand anny othher evvidencce of confoormityy thatt may be reequireed by the ccontraact. AAny doocumennt refferredd to iin A1--A10 mmay bee an eequivaalent electtronicc recoord orr procceduree if aagreedd betwween tthe paartiess or ccustommary. A2 Liceences,, authhorizaationss, seccurityy cleaarancees andd otheer forrmalitties WWhere appliicablee, thee selller muust prrovidee the buyerr, at the bbuyer’’s reuest,, riskk and expennse, aassisttance in obbtainiing anny expport llicencce, orr otheer offficiall authhorizaation necesssary for tthe exxport of thhe gooods. Where aappliccable,, the selleer musst proovide,, at tthe buuyer’ss requuest, risk and eexpensse, anny infformattion iin thee posssessioon of the ssellerr thatt is rrequirred foor thee secuurity clearrance of thhe gooods. A3 Conttractss of ccarriaage annd inssurancce a) Conttract of caarriagge The selller hhas noo obliigatioon to the bbuyer to maake a contrract oof carrriagee. b) Conttract of innsurannce The selller hhas noo obliigatioon to the bbuyer to maake a contrract oof inssurancce. Hooweverr, thee selller muust prrovidee the buyerr, at the bbuyer’’s reuest,, riskk and expennse (iif anyy), wiith innformaation that the bbuyer needss for obtaiining insurrance.. A4 Deliivery The selller mmust ddeliveer thee goodds by placiing thhem att the dispoosal oof thee buyeer at the aagreedd poinnt, iff any,, at tthe naamed pplace of deeliverry, noot loaaded oon anyy colllectinng vehhicle.. If nno speecificc poinnt hass beenn agreeed wiithin the nnamed placee of ddeliveery, aand iff therre aree seveeral ppointss avaiilablee, thee selller maay sellect tthe pooint tthat bbest ssuits its ppurposse. Thhe selller mmust ddeliveer thee goodds on the aagreedd datee or wwithinn the agreeed perriod. B THE BBUYER’’ OBLIIGATIOONS B1 Geneeral oobligaationss of tthe buuyer The buyyer muust paay thee pricce of the ggoods as prrovideed in the ccontraact off salee. Any doccumentt refeerred to inn B1-BB10 maay be an euivallent eelectrronic recorrd or proceedure if aggreed betweeen thhe parrties or cuustomaary. B2 Liceences,, authhorizaationss, seccurityy cleaarancees andd otheer forrmalitties Where aappliccable,, it iis up to thhe buyyer too obtaain, aat itss own risk and eexpensse, anny expport aand immport licennce orr otheer offficiall authhorizaation and ccarry out aall cuustomss formmalitiies foor thee expoort off the goodss. B3 Conttractss of ccarriaage annd inssurancce a) Conttract of caarriagge The buyyer haas no obliggationn to tthe seeller to maake a contrract oof carrriagee. b) Conttract of innsurannce The buyyer haas no obliggationn to tthe seeller to maake a contrract oof inssurancce. B4 Takiing deeliverry The buyyer muust taake deeliverry of the ggoods when A4 annd A7 have been compllied wwith. A5 Trannsfer of riisks The selller bbears all rrisks of looss off or ddamagee to tthe gooods uuntil they have been delivvered in acccordaance wwith AA4 witth thee exceeptionn of lloss oor dammage iin thee circcumstaances descrribed in B5. A6 Alloocatioon of costss The selller mmust ppay alll cossts reelatinng to the ggoods untill theyy havee beenn deliiveredd in aaccorddance with A4, oother than thosee payaable bby thee buyeer as envissaged in B66. A7 Notiices tto thee buyeer The selller mmust ggive tthe buuyer aany nootice needeed to enablle thee buyeer to take delivvery oof thee goodds. A8 Deliivery documment The selller hhas noo obliigatioon to the bbuyer.. B5 Trannsfer of riisks The buyyer beears aall riisks oof losss of or daamage to thhe gooods frrom thhe timme theey havve beeen dellivereed as envissaged in A44. If the bbuyer failss to ggive nnoticee in aaccorddance with B7, tthen tthe buyer bbears all rrisks of looss off or ddamagee to tthe gooods ffrom tthe aggreed date or thhe exppiry ddate oof thee agreeed peeriod for ddeliveery, pprovidded thhat thhe gooods haave beeen cllearlyy idenntifieed as the contracct gooods. B6 Alloocatioon of costss The buyyer muust: a) pay all ccosts relatting tto thee goodds froom thee timee theyy havee beenn deliiveredd as eenvisaaged iin A4;; b)pay aany addditioonal ccosts incurrred bby faiiling eitheer to take delivvery oof thee goodds wheen theey havve beeen plaaced aat itss dispposal or too givee apprropriaate nootice in acccordaance wwith BB7, prrovideed thaat thee goodds havve beeen cleearly identtifiedd as tthe coontracct gooods; c)pay, wheree appllicablle, alll dutties, taxess and otherr charrges, as weell ass the costss of ccarryiing ouut cusstoms formaalitiees payyable upon exporrt; annd d) reimmbursee all costss and chargges inncurreed by the ssellerr in pprovidding aassisttance as ennvisagged inn A2. B7 Notiices tto thee selller The buyyer muust, wwhenevver itt is eentitlled too deteerminee the time withiin an agreeed perriod aand/orr the pointt of ttakingg deliivery withiin thee nameed plaace, ggive tthe seeller suffiicientt notiice thhereoff. B8 Prooof of delivvery The buyyer muust prrovidee the selleer witth apppropriiate eevidennce off haviing taaken ddeliveery. A9 Checcking –packkagingg –marrking The selller mmust ppay thhe cossts off thosse cheeckingg operrationns (suuch ass checcking qualiity, mmeasurring, weighhing, and ccountiing) tthat aare neecessaary foor thee purppose oof delliveriing thhe gooods inn accoordancce witth A4.. The selller mmust, at itts ownn expeense, packaage thhe gooods, uunlesss it iis usuual foor thee partticulaar traade too trannsportt the type of gooods ssold uunpackkaged.. The selleer mayy packkage tthe gooods iin thee mannner appproprriate for ttheir transsport,, unleess thhe buyyer haas nottifiedd the selleer of speciific ppackagging rrequirrementts beffore tthe coontracct of sale is cooncludded. PPackagging iis to be maarked approopriattely. A10 Asssistannce wiith innformaation and rrelateed cossts The selller mmust, wheree appllicablle, inn a tiimely manneer, prrovidee to oor rennder aassisttance in obbtainiing foor thee buyeer, att the buyerr’s reequestt, rissk andd expeense, any ddocumeents aand innformaation,, inclludingg secuurity--relatted innformaation,, thatt the buyerr needds forr the exporrt andd/or iimportt of tthe gooods aand/orr for theirr trannsportt to tthe fiinal ddestinnationn. B9 Insppectioon of goodss The buyyer muust paay thee costts of any mmandattory ppre-shhipmennt insspectiion, iincludding iinspecction mandaated bby thee authhoritiies off the counttry off expoort. B10 Asssistannce wiith innformaation and rrelateed cossts The buyyer muust, iin a ttimelyy mannner, aadvisee the selleer of any ssecuriity innformaation requiiremennts soo thatt the selleer mayy compply wiith A110. The buyyer muust reeimburrse thhe selller ffor alll cossts annd chaarges incurrred bby thee selller inn provvidingg or rrenderring aassisttance in obbtainiing doocumennts annd infformattion aas envvisageed in A10. Free Caarrierr FCA (innsert namedd placce of delivvery) Incotterms 2010 GUIDANCCE NOTTE This ruule maay be used irresspectiive off the mode of trranspoort seelecteed andd may also be ussed whhere mmore tthan oone moode off trannsportt is eemployyed. “FFree CCarrieer” meeans tthat tthe seeller delivvers tthe gooods tto thee carrrier oor anoother persoon nomminateed by the bbuyer at thhe selller’ss premmises or annotherr nameed plaace. TThe paartiess are well advissed too speccify aas cleearly as poossiblle thee poinnt witthin tthe naamed pplace of deeliverry, ass the risk passees to the bbuyer at thhat pooint. If thhe parrties intennd to delivver thhe gooods att the selleer’s ppremisses, tthey sshouldd idenntify the aaddresss of thosee premmises as thhe nammed pllace oof delliveryy. If,, on tthe otther hhand, the ppartiees inttend tthe gooods tto be delivvered at annotherr placce, thhey muust iddentiffy a ddifferrent sspeciffic pllace oof delliveryy. FCA reuiress the selleer to clearr the goodss for exporrt, whhere aappliccable.. Howeever, the ssellerr has no obbligattion tto cleear thhe gooods foor impport, pay aany immport duty or caarry oout anny impport ccustomms forrmalitties. A THE SSELLERR’ OBLLIGATIIONS A1 Geneeral oobligaationss of tthe seeller The selller mmust pprovidde thee goodds andd the commeerciall invooice iin connformiity wiith thhe conntractt of ssale aand anny othher evvidencce of confoormityy thatt may be reequireed by the ccontraact. Any doccumentt refeerred to inn A1-AA10 maay be an euivallent eelectrronic recorrd or proceedure if aggreed betweeen thhe parrties or cuustomaary. A2 Liceences,, authhorizaationss, seccurityy cleaarancees andd otheer forrmalitties Where aappliccable,, the selleer musst obttain, at itts ownn riskk and expennse, aany exxport licennce orr otheer offficiall authhorizaation and ccarry out aall cuustomss formmalitiies neecessaary foor thee expoort off the goods. A3 Conttractss of ccarriaage annd inssurancce a) Conttract of caarriagge The selller hhas noo obliigatioon to the bbuyer to maake a contrract oof carrriagee. Howwever,, if rrequessted bby thee buyeer or if itt is ccommerrcial practtice aand thhe buyyer dooes noot givve an instrructioon to the contrarry in due ttime, the ssellerr may contrract ffor caarriagge on usuall termms at the bbuyer’’s rissk andd expeense. In eiither case,, the selleer mayy declline tto makke thee conttract of caarriagge andd, if it dooes, sshall prompptly nnotifyy the buyerr. b) Conttract of innsurannce The selller hhas noo obliigatioon to the bbuyer to maake a contrract oof inssurancce. Hooweverr, thee selller muust prrovidee the buyerr, at the bbuyer’’s reuest,, riskk, andd expeense ((if anny), wwith iinformmationn thatt the buyyer neeeds ffor obbtainiing innsurannce. A4 Deliivery The selller mmust ddeliveer thee goodds to the ccarrieer or anothher peerson nominnated by thhe buyyer att the agreeed poiint, iif anyy, at the nnamed placee on tthe aggreed date or wiithin the aagreedd periiod. Deliverry is complleted:: a) If tthe naamed pplace is thhe selller’ss premmises,, whenn the goodss havee beenn loadded onn the meanss of ttranspport pprovidded byy the buyerr. b) In aany otther ccase, when the ggoods are pplacedd at tthe diisposaal of the ccarrieer or anothher peerson nominnated by thhe buyyer onn the selleer’s mmeans of trranspoort reeady ffor unnloadiing. If no sspeciffic pooint hhas beeen nootifieed by the bbuyer underr B7 dd) witthin tthe naamed pplace of deeliverry, annd if theree are severral pooints availlable,, the selleer mayy seleect thhe poiint thhat beest suuits iits puurposee. B THE BBUYER’’ OBLIIGATIOONS B1 Geneeral oobligaationss of tthe buuyer The buyyer muust paay thee pricce of the ggoods as prrovideed in the ccontraact off salee. Any doccumentt refeerred to inn B1-BB10 maay be an euivallent eelectrronic recorrd or proceedure if aggreed betweeen thhe parrties or cuustomaary. B2 Liceences,, authhorizaationss, seccurityy cleaarancees andd otheer forrmalitties Where aappliccable,, it iis up to thhe buyyer too obtaain, aat itss own risk and eexpensse, anny impport llicencce or otherr offiicial authoorizattion aand caarry oout alll cusstoms formaalitiees forr the imporrt of the ggoods and ffor thheir ttranspport tthrouggh anyy counntry. B3 Conttractss of ccarriaage annd inssurancce a) Conttract of caarriagge The buyyer muust coontracct at its oown exxpensee for the ccarriaage off the goodss fromm the namedd placce of delivvery, exceppt wheen thee conttract of caarriagge is made by thhe selller aas proovidedd for in A33 a). b) Conttract of innsurannce The buyyer haas no obliggationn to tthe seeller to maake a contrract oof inssurancce. B4 Takiing deeliverry The buyyer muust taake deeliverry of the ggoods when they have been delivvered as ennvisagged inn A4. Unless the bbuyer notiffies tthe seeller otherrwise,, the selleer mayy deliiver tthe gooods ffor caarriagge in such a mannner aas thee quanntity and/oor natture oof thee goodds mayy requuire. A5 Trannsfer of riisks The selller bbears all rrisks of looss off or ddamagee to tthe gooods uuntil they have been delivvered in acccordaance wwith AA4, wiith thhe excceptioon of loss or daamage in thhe cirrcumsttancess desccribedd in B5. A6 Alloocatioon of costss The selller mmust ppay a) all costss relaating to thhe gooods unntil tthey hhave bbeen ddeliveered iin acccordannce wiith A44, othher thhan thhose ppayablle by the bbuyer as ennvisagged inn B6; and b) wherre appplicabble, tthe coosts oof cusstoms formaalitiees neccessarry forr expoort, aas welll as all ddutiess, taxxes, aand otther cchargees payyable upon exporrt. B5 Trannsfer of riisks The buyyer beears aall riisks oof losss of or daamage to thhe gooods frrom thhe timme theey havve beeen dellivereed as envissaged in A44. If a) the buyerr faills in accorrdancee withh B7 tto nottify tthe noominattion oof a ccarrieer or anothher peerson as ennvisagged inn A4 oor to give noticce; orr b) the carriier orr persson noominatted byy the buyerr as eenvisaaged iin A4 failss to ttake tthe gooods iinto iits chharge,, thenn, thee buyeer beaars alll rissks off losss of oor dammage tto thee goodds: (i) froom thee agreeed daate, oor in the aabsencce of an aggreed date,, (ii) frrom thhe datte nottifiedd by tthe seeller underr A7 wwithinn the agreeed perriod; or, iif no such date has bbeen nnotifiied, (iii) ffrom tthe exxpiry date of anny agrreed pperiodd for delivvery, proviided tthat tthe gooods hhave bbeen cclearlly ideentifiied ass the contrract ggoods.. B6 Alloocatioon of costss The buyyer muust paay a) all costss relaating to thhe gooods frrom thhe timme theey havve beeen dellivereed as envissaged in A44, exccept, wheree appllicablle, thhe cossts off custtoms fformallitiess neceessaryy for exporrt, ass welll as aall duuties,, taxees, annd othher chhargess payaable uupon eexportt as rreferrred too in AA6 b);; b) any addittionall costts inccurredd, eitther bbecausse: (i) thee buyeer faiils too nomiinate a carrrier or annotherr persson ass enviisagedd in AA4, orr (ii) thhe carrrier or peerson nominnated by thhe buyyer ass enviisagedd in AA4 faiils too takee the goodss intoo its chargge, orr (iii) tthe buuyer hhas faailed to giive appproprriate noticce in accorrdancee withh B7, proviided tthat tthe gooods hhave bbeen cclearlly ideentifiied ass the contrract ggoods;; and c) wherre appplicabble, aall duuties,, taxees andd otheer chaarges as weell ass the costss of ccarryiing ouut cusstoms formaalitiees payyable upon imporrt of the ggoods and tthe coosts ffor thheir ttranspport tthrouggh anyy counntry. A7 Notiices tto thee buyeer The selller mmust, at thhe buyyer’s risk and eexpensse, giive thhe buyyer suufficiient nnoticee eithher thhat thhe gooods haave beeen deeliverred inn accoordancce witth A4 or thhat thhe carrrier or annotherr persson noominatted byy the buyerr has faileed to take the ggoods withiin thee timee agreeed. A8 Deliivery documment The selller mmust pprovidde thee buyeer, att the selleer’s eexpensse, wiith thhe usuual prroof tthat tthe gooods hhave bbeen ddeliveered iin acccordannce wiith A44. The selller mmust pprovidde asssistannce too the buyerr, at the bbuyer’’s reuest,, riskk and expennse, iin obttaininng a ttranspport ddocumeent. A9 Checcking –packkagingg –marrking The selller mmust ppay thhe cossts off thosse cheeckingg operrationns (suuch ass checcking qualiity, mmeasurring, weighhing, countting) that are nnecesssary ffor thhe purrpose of deeliverring tthe gooods iin acccordannce with A44, as well as thhe cossts off any pre-sshipmeent innspecttion mmandatted byy the authoority of thhe couuntry of exxport.. The selller mmust, at itts ownn expeense, packaage thhe gooods, uunlesss it iis usuual foor thee partticulaar traade too trannsportt the type of gooods ssold uunpackkaged.. The selleer mayy packkage tthe gooods iin thee mannner appproprriate for ttheir transsport,, unleess thhe buyyer haas nottifiedd the selleer of speciific ppackagging rrequirrementts beffore tthe coontracct of sale is cooncludded. PPackagging iis to be maarked approopriattely. A10 Asssistannce wiith innformaation and rrelateed cossts Thhe selller mmust, wheree appllicablle, inn a tiimely manneer, prrovidee to oor rennder aassisttance in obbtainiing foor thee buyeer, att the buyerr’s reequestt, risk annd exppense,, any documments and iinformmationn, inccludinng seccurityy-relaated iinformmationn, thaat thee buyeer neeeds foor thee impoort off the goodss and//or foor theeir trranspoort too the finall desttinatiion. B7 Notiices tto thee selller The buyyer muust nootify the ssellerr of a) the name of thhe carrrier or annotherr persson noominatted。