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What does CPT (Carriage Paid To) mean in logistics?

Short answer

Incoterm for any mode: the seller pays carriage to the named destination, but risk passes to the buyer when the goods are handed to the first carrier.

The container and air equivalent of CFR. Useful for Indian exporters handing containers to a carrier at an ICD rather than at the ship’s rail. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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The numbers behind this answer

Also called
CPT
Category
EXIM & customs
Related terms
CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To), CFR (Cost and Freight), FCA (Free Carrier), Incoterms 2020

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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