Logistics terms · Logistics terms
What does FCA (Free Carrier) mean in logistics?
Short answer
Incoterm for any mode: the seller delivers the goods, cleared for export, to the carrier nominated by the buyer at a named place, where risk passes. If the place is the seller’s premises, the seller also loads.
The recommended term for containerised and air exports from India, where cargo is handed over at a factory, CFS or ICD rather than on board a ship. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.
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The numbers behind this answer
- Also called
- FCA
- Category
- EXIM & customs
- Related terms
- EXW (Ex Works), FOB (Free On Board), CPT (Carriage Paid To), Incoterms 2020
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