CARRIAGE PAID TO
(... named place of destination)
«Carriage paid to...» means that the
seller delivers the goods to the carrier nominated by him but the seller
must in addition pay the cost of carriage necessary to bring the goods to
the named destination. This means that the buyer bears all risks and any
other costs occurring after the goods have been so delivered.
«Carrier» means any person who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performance of transport, by rail, road, air, sea, inland waterway or by a combination of such modes.
If subsequent carriers are used for the carriage to the agreed destination, the risk passes when the goods have been delivered to the first carrier.
The CPT term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term may be used irrespective of the mode of transport including multimodal transport.
«Carrier» means any person who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performance of transport, by rail, road, air, sea, inland waterway or by a combination of such modes.
If subsequent carriers are used for the carriage to the agreed destination, the risk passes when the goods have been delivered to the first carrier.
The CPT term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term may be used irrespective of the mode of transport including multimodal transport.
THE SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS
THE BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS
A1 Provision of goods in conformity with the
contract
The seller must provide the goods and the commercial invoice, or its
equivalent electronic message, in conformity with the contract of sale and
any other evidence of conformity which may be required by the contract.
B1 Payment of the price
The buyer must pay the price as provided in the contract of sale.
A2 Licences, authorisations and formalities
The seller must obtain at his own risk and expense any export licence
or other official authorisation and carry out, where applicable, all customs formalities necessary for the export of the
goods.
B2 Licences, authorisations and formalities
The buyer must obtain at his own risk and expense any import licence
or other official authorisation and carry out, where applicable, all customs formalities for the import of the goods and
for their transit through any country.
A3 Contracts of carriage and insurance
a) Contract of carriage
The seller must contract on usual terms at his own expense for the
carriage of the goods to the agreed point at the named place of
destination by a usual route and in a customary manner. If a point is not
agreed or is not determined by practice, the seller may select the point
at the named place of destination which best suits his purpose.
b) Contract of insurance
No obligation
B3 Contracts of carriage and insurance
a) Contract of carriage No obligation (
b) Contract of insurance No obligation
A4 Delivery
The seller must deliver the goods to the carrier contracted in
accordance with A3 or, if there are subsequent carriers to the first
carrier, for transport to the agreed point at the named place on the date
or within the agreed period.
B4 Taking delivery
The buyer must accept delivery of the goods when they have been
delivered in accordance with A4 and receive them from the carrier at the
named place.
A5 Transfer of risks
The seller must, subject to the provisions of B5, bear all risks of
loss of or damage to the goods until such time as they have been delivered
in accordance with A4.
B5 Transfer of risks
The buyer must bear all risks of loss of or damage to the goods from
the time they have been delivered in accordance with A4.
The buyer must, should he fail to give notice in accordance
with B7, bear all risks of the goods from the agreed date or the expiry
date of the period fixed for delivery provided, however, that the goods
have been duly appropriated to the contract, that is to say, clearly set
aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods.
A6 Division of costs
The seller must, subject to the provisions of B6, pay
• all costs relating to the goods until such time as they have
been delivered in accordance with A4 as well as the freight and all other
costs resulting from A3 a), including the costs of loading the goods and
any charges for unloading at the place of destination which were for the
seller's account under the contract of carriage; and
• where applicable, the costs of customs formalities necessary for export
as well as all duties, taxes or other charges payable upon export, and for
their transit through any country if they were for the seller's account
under the contract of carriage.
B6 Division of costs
The buyer must, subject to the provisions of A3 a), pay
• all costs relating to the goods from the time they have been
delivered in accordance with A4; and
• all costs and charges relating to the goods whilst in transit
until their arrival at the agreed place of destination, unless such costs
and charges were for the seller's account under the contract of carriage;
and
• unloading costs unless such costs and charges were for the
seller's account under the contract of carriage; and
• all additional costs incurred if he fails to give notice in
accordance with B7, for the goods from the agreed date or the expiry date
of the period fixed for dispatch, provided, however, that the goods have
been duly appropriated to the contract, that is to say, clearly set aside
or otherwise identified as the contract goods; and
• where applicable, all duties, taxes and other charges as well as the
costs of carrying out customs formalities payable upon import of the goods
and for their transit through any country unless included within the cost
of the contract of carriage.
A7 Notice to the buyer
The seller must give the buyer sufficient notice that the goods have
been delivered in accordance with A4 as well as any other notice required
in order to allow the buyer to take measures which are normally necessary
to enable him to take the goods.
B7 Notice to the seller
The buyer must, whenever he is entitled to determine the time for
dispatching the goods and/or the destination, give the seller sufficient
notice thereof.
A8 Proof of delivery, transport document or equivalent
electronic message
The seller must provide the buyer at the seller's expense, if
customary, with the usual transport document or documents (for example a
negotiable bill of lading, a non-negotiable sea waybill, an inland
waterway document, an air waybill, a railway consignment note, a road
consignment note, or a multimodal transport document) for the transport
contracted in accordance with A3.
Where the seller and the buyer have agreed to communicate
electronically, the document referred to in the preceding paragraph may be
replaced by an equivalent electronic data interchange (EDI) message.
B8 Proof of delivery, transport document or equivalent
electronic message
The buyer must accept the transport document in accordance with A8 if
it is in conformity with the contract.
A9 Checking - packaging - marking
The seller must pay the costs of those checking operations (such as
checking quality, measuring, weighing, counting) which are necessary for
the purpose of delivering the goods in accordance with A4.
The seller must provide at his own expense packaging (unless it
is usual for the particular trade to send the goods of the contract
description unpacked) which is required for the transport of the goods
arranged by him. Packaging is to be marked appropriately.
B9 Inspection of goods
The buyer must pay the costs of any pre-shipment inspection except
when such inspection is mandated by the authorities of the country of
export.
A10 Other obligations
The seller must render the buyer at the latter's request, risk and
expense, every assistance in obtaining any documents or equivalent
electronic messages (other than those mentioned in A8) issued or
transmitted in the country of dispatch and/or of origin which the buyer
may require for the import of the goods and for their transit through any
country.
The seller must provide the buyer, upon request, with the
necessary information for procuring insurance.
B10 Other obligations
The buyer must pay all costs and charges incurred in obtaining the
documents or equivalent electronic messages mentioned in A10 and reimburse
those incurred by the seller in rendering his assistance in accordance
therewith.
