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FCA

Meaning in international trade, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In international trade, FCA means: Free Carrier: an Incoterms rule in which the seller clears the goods for export and hands them to the buyer's carrier at a named place, where the risk passes to the buyer.

In Turkish: taşıyıcıya teslim, FCA teslim

How it is used

Works for all transport modes and is recommended by the ICC for containers instead of FOB. If delivery is at the seller's premises, the seller also loads the truck. Incoterms 2020 lets the parties agree that the buyer's carrier will issue an on-board bill of lading to the seller.

Example sentences

  1. We sell FCA our factory, loaded on the buyer's truck.

  2. Since we use letters of credit, we asked for FCA with an on-board bill of lading.

Common collocations

  • FCA seller's premises
  • FCA terminal
  • quote FCA
  • FCA airport
  • IncotermsA set of standard three-letter trade terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce that show which costs, risks and tasks belong to the seller and which to the buyer.
  • FOBFree On Board: an Incoterms rule in which the seller clears the goods for export and delivers them on board the ship at the named port of shipment, where the risk passes to the buyer.
  • EXWEx Works: an Incoterms rule in which the seller only makes the goods available at its own premises; the buyer handles loading, transport, and export and import formalities.
  • CPTCarriage Paid To: an Incoterms rule in which the seller pays transport to the named destination, but the risk passes to the buyer when the goods are handed to the first carrier.

More terms: Incoterms

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