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What does Incoterms 2020 mean in logistics?

Short answer

The International Chamber of Commerce rules that define, in three letters, who arranges and pays for each part of international delivery and where risk passes from seller to buyer. There are 11 terms: seven for any mode and four (FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF) for sea and inland waterway only.

Incoterms apply only if written into the sales contract, for example "FOB Nhava Sheva, Incoterms 2020". 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
Incoterms
Category
EXIM & customs
Related terms
FOB (Free On Board), CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight), EXW (Ex Works), DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

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

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