{
 "title": "Incoterms 2020 responsibility matrix",
 "publisher": "CartonMath",
 "source": "https://cartonmath.com/",
 "updated": "2026-10-06",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0, attribution: CartonMath (cartonmath.com)",
 "method": "Plain-language summary of the Incoterms 2020 rules.",
 "note": "Incoterms is a registered trademark of the International Chamber of Commerce; CartonMath is not affiliated with the ICC.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "code": "EXW",
   "name": "Ex Works",
   "transport": "any mode",
   "risk_passes": "Seller's premises",
   "seller_costs_to": "Seller's premises",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Buyer",
   "loading": "Buyer",
   "carriage": "Buyer",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "Goods placed at the buyer's disposal at the named place (usually the seller's premises), not loaded on any collecting vehicle.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/exw/"
  },
  {
   "code": "FCA",
   "name": "Free Carrier",
   "transport": "any mode",
   "risk_passes": "Handed to carrier",
   "seller_costs_to": "Handed to carrier",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller if at seller's premises",
   "carriage": "Buyer",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "At the seller's premises: when loaded on the buyer's collecting vehicle. Anywhere else: when the goods, still on the seller's vehicle and ready for unloading, are placed at the carrier's disposal.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/fca/"
  },
  {
   "code": "FAS",
   "name": "Free Alongside Ship",
   "transport": "sea and inland waterway",
   "risk_passes": "Alongside ship",
   "seller_costs_to": "Alongside ship",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Buyer (on board)",
   "carriage": "Buyer",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "Alongside the vessel nominated by the buyer (on the quay or a barge) at the named port of shipment.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/fas/"
  },
  {
   "code": "FOB",
   "name": "Free On Board",
   "transport": "sea and inland waterway",
   "risk_passes": "On board vessel",
   "seller_costs_to": "On board vessel",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Buyer",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "On board the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/fob/"
  },
  {
   "code": "CFR",
   "name": "Cost and Freight",
   "transport": "sea and inland waterway",
   "risk_passes": "On board vessel",
   "seller_costs_to": "Arrived at destination",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Seller",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer, unless in seller's freight contract",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "On board the vessel at the port of shipment, although the seller pays freight to the destination port.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/cfr/"
  },
  {
   "code": "CIF",
   "name": "Cost, Insurance and Freight",
   "transport": "sea and inland waterway",
   "risk_passes": "On board vessel",
   "seller_costs_to": "Arrived at destination",
   "insurance_obligation": "seller, ICC (C) minimum, 110 %",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Seller",
   "insurance": "Seller, ICC (C) minimum",
   "unloading": "Buyer, unless in seller's freight contract",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "On board the vessel at the port of shipment, with freight and minimum insurance paid by the seller to the destination port.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/cif/"
  },
  {
   "code": "CPT",
   "name": "Carriage Paid To",
   "transport": "any mode",
   "risk_passes": "Handed to carrier",
   "seller_costs_to": "Arrived at destination",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Seller",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer, unless in seller's freight contract",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "When the goods are handed over to the first carrier contracted by the seller, at the agreed place in the seller's country.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/cpt/"
  },
  {
   "code": "CIP",
   "name": "Carriage and Insurance Paid To",
   "transport": "any mode",
   "risk_passes": "Handed to carrier",
   "seller_costs_to": "Arrived at destination",
   "insurance_obligation": "seller, ICC (A), 110 %",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Seller",
   "insurance": "Seller, ICC (A)",
   "unloading": "Buyer, unless in seller's freight contract",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "When the goods are handed over to the first carrier, with carriage and ICC (A) insurance paid by the seller to the named destination.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/cip/"
  },
  {
   "code": "DAP",
   "name": "Delivered at Place",
   "transport": "any mode",
   "risk_passes": "Arrived at destination",
   "seller_costs_to": "Arrived at destination",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Seller",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "At the named place of destination, on the arriving means of transport, ready for unloading.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/dap/"
  },
  {
   "code": "DPU",
   "name": "Delivered at Place Unloaded",
   "transport": "any mode",
   "risk_passes": "Unloaded at destination",
   "seller_costs_to": "Unloaded at destination",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Seller",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Seller",
   "imp": "Buyer",
   "delivery": "Unloaded from the arriving means of transport at the named place of destination, which can be any place, not only a terminal.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/dpu/"
  },
  {
   "code": "DDP",
   "name": "Delivered Duty Paid",
   "transport": "any mode",
   "risk_passes": "Arrived at destination",
   "seller_costs_to": "Arrived at destination",
   "insurance_obligation": "none",
   "export": "Seller",
   "loading": "Seller",
   "carriage": "Seller",
   "insurance": "No obligation",
   "unloading": "Buyer",
   "imp": "Seller, incl. duties and taxes",
   "delivery": "At the named place of destination, cleared for import, on the arriving means of transport ready for unloading.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/incoterms/ddp/"
  }
 ]
}