1、 rules, reducing the total number of rules from 13 to 11, and offers a simpler and clearer presentation of all the rules. Incoterms 2010 is also the first version of the Incoterms rules to make all references to buyers and sellers gender-neutral. The broad expertise of ICCs Commission on Commercial
2、Law and Practice, whose membership is drawn from all parts of the world and all trade sectors, ensures that the Incoterms 2010 rules respond to business needs everywhere defines the partiesICC would like to express its gratitude to the members of the Commission, chaired by Fabio Bortolotti (Italy),
3、to the Drafting Group, which comprised Charles Debattista (Co-Chair, France), Jens Bredow (Germany), Johnny Herre (Sweden), David Lwee (UK), Lauri Railas (Finland), Frank Reynolds (US),and Miroslav Subert (Szech Republic), and to Asko Raty (Finland) for assistance with the images depicting the 11 ru
4、les.INTRODUCTION rules explain a set of three-letter trade terms reflecting business-to-business practice in contracts for the sale of goods. The Incoterms rules describe mainly the tasks, costs and risks involved in the delivery of goods from sellers to buyers.How to use the Incoterms 2010 rules1.
5、Incorporate the Incoterms 2010 rules into your contract of saleIf you want the Incoterms 2010 rules to apply to your contract, you should make this clear in the contract, through such words as, “the chosen Incoterms rule including the named place, followed by Incoterms 2010”.2. Choose the appropriat
6、e Incoterms ruleThe chosen Incoterms rule needs to be appropriate to the goods, to the means of their transport, and above all to whether the parties intend to put additional obligations, for example such as the obligation to organize carriage or insurance, on the seller or on the buyer. The Guidanc
7、e Note to each Incoterms rule contains information that is particularly helpful when making this choice. Whichever Incoterms rule is chosen, the parties should be aware the interpretation of their contract may well be influenced by customs particular to the port or place being used.3. Specify your p
8、lace or port as precisely as possibleThe chosen Incoterms rule can work only if the parties name a place or port, and will work best if the parties specify the place or port as precisely as possible.A good example of such precision would be::“FCA 38 Cours Albert 1er, Paris, France Incoterms 2010”.Un
9、der the Incoterms rule Ex Works(EXW), Free Carrier(FCA), Delivered at Terminal(DAT), Delivered at Place(DAP), Delivered Duty Paid(DDP), Free Alongside Ship(FAS), and Free on Board(FOB), the named place is the place where delivery takes place and where risk passes from the seller to the buyer.Carriag
10、e Paid to (CPT),Carriage and Insurance Paid to(CIP), Cost and Freight(CFR) Cost, Insurance and Freight(CIF), The named place differs from the place of delivery. Under these four Incoterms rules, the named place is the place of destination to which carriage is paid.Indications as to place or destinat
11、ion can helpfully be further specified by stating a precise point in that place or destination in order to avoid doubt or argument.4. Remember that Incoterms rules do not give you a complete contract of saleIncoterms rules do say which party to the sale contract has the obligation to make carriage o
12、r insurance arrangements, when the seller delivers the goods to the buyer, and which costs each party is responsible for.Incoterms rules, however, say nothing about the price to be paid or the method of its payment. Neither do they deal with the transfer of ownership of the goods, or the consequence
13、s of a breach of contract. These matters are normally dealt with through express terms in the contract of sale or in the law governing that contract. The parties should be aware that mandatory local law may override any aspect of the sale contract, including the chosen Incoterms rules.Main features
14、of the Incoterm2010 rules1. Two new Incoterms ruls DAT and DAP have replaced the Incoterms 2000 rules DAF, DES DEQ and DDU.The number of Incoterms rules has been reduced from 13 to 11. This has been achieved by substituting two rules that may be used irrespective of the agreed mode of transport DAT,
15、 Delivered at Terminal, and DAP, Delivered at Place for the Incoterms 2000 rules DAF, DES, DEQ and DDU.Under both new rules, delivery occurs at a named destination: in DAT, at the buyers disposal unloaded from the arriving vehicle (as under the former DEQ rule); in DAP, likewise at the buyers dispos
16、al, but ready for unloading (as under the former DAF, DES and DDU rules).The new rules make the Incoterms 2000 rules DES and DEQ superfluous. The named terminal in DAT may well be in a port, and DAT can therefore safely be used in cases where the Incoterms 2000 rule DEQ once was. Likewise, the arriv
17、ing “vehicle” under DAP may well be a ship and the named place of destination may well be a port: consequently, DAP can safely be used in cases where the Incoterms 2000 rule DES once was. These new rules, like their predecessors, are “delivered”, with the seller bearing all the costs (other than tho
18、se related to import clearance, where applicable) and risks involved in bringing the goods to the named place of destination.2. Classification of the 11 IncotermsThe 11 Incoterms 2010 rules are presented in two distinct classes:RULES FOR ANY MODE OR MODES OFTRANSPOTREXW EX WORKSFCA FREE CARRIERCPT C
19、ARRIAGE PAID TOCIP CARRIAGE AND INSURANCE PAID TODAT DELIVERED AT TERMINALDAP DELIVERED AT PLACEDDP DELIVERED DUTY PAIDRULES FOR SEA AND INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORTFAS FREE ALONGSIDE SHIPFOB FREE ON BOARDCFR COST AND FREIGHTCIF COST INSURANCE AND FREIGHTThe first class includes the seven Incoterms 201
20、0 rules that can be used irrespective of the mode of transport selected and irrespective of whether one or more than one mode of transport is employed. EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAT, DAP and DDP belong to this class. They can be used even when there is no maritime transport at all. It is important to reme
21、mber, however, that these rules can be used in cases where a ship is used for part of the carriage.In the second class of Incoterms 2010 rules, the point of delivery and the place to which the goods are carried to the buyer are both ports, hence the label “sea and inland waterway” rules. FAS, FOB, C
22、FR and CIF belong to this class. Under the last three Incoterms rules, all mention of the ships rail as the point of delivery has been omitted in preference for the goods being delivered when they are “on board” the vessel. This more closely reflects modern commercial reality and avoids the rather d
23、ated image of the risk swinging to and fro across an imaginary perpendicular line.3. Rules for domestic and international tradeIncoterms rules have traditionally been used in international sale contracts where goods pass across national boarders. In various areas of the world, however, trade blocs,
24、like the European Union, have made border formalities between different countries less significant. Consequently, the subtitle of the Incoterms 2010 rules formally recognize that they are available for application to both international and domestic sale contracts. As a result, the Incoterms 2010 rul
25、es clearly state in a number of places that the obligation to comply with export/import formalities exists only where applicable.Two developments have persuaded ICC that a movement in this direction is timely. Firstly, traders commonly use Incoterms rules for purely domestic sale contract. The secon
26、d reason is the greater willingness in the Unites States to use Incoterm rules in domestic trade rather than the former Uniform Commercial Code shipment and delivery terms.4. Guidance NotesBefore each Incoterms 2010 rule you will find a Guidance Note. The Guidance Notes explain the fundamentals of e
27、ach Incoterms rule, such as when it should be used, when risk passes, and how costs are allocated between seller and buyer. The Guidance Notes are not part of the actual Incoterms 2010 rules, but are intended to help the user accurately and efficiently steer towards the appropriate Incoterms rule fo
28、r a particular transaction.5. Electronic communicationPrevious versions of Incoterms rules have specified those documents that could be replaced by EDI messages. Articles A1/B1 of the Incoterms 2010 rules, however, now give electronic means of communication the same effect as paper communication, as long as the parties so agree or where customary. This formulation facilitates the evolution of new electro
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