| CPT, Carriage
paid to "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 produce 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. |
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| A |
The seller’s obligations |
B |
The buyer’s obligations |
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| A1 |
Provision of goods in
conformity with the contract |
B1 |
Payment of the price |
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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. |
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The buyer must pay the price as
provided in the contract of sale. |
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| A2 |
Licences, authorisations and
formalities |
B2 |
Licences, authorisations and
formalities |
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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. |
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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. |
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| A3 |
Contracts of carriage and
insurance |
B3 |
Contracts of carriage and
insurance |
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- 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.
- Contract of
insurance.
No
obligation. |
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- Contract of
carriage.
No
obligation.
- Contract of
insurance.
No
obligation. |
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| A4 |
Delivery |
B4 |
Taking delivery |
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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. |
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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. |
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| A5 |
Transfer of risks |
B5 |
Transfer of risks |
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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. |
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The buyer must bear all risks
of loss of 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 goes. |
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| A6 |
Division of costs |
B6 |
Division of costs |
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The seller must, subject to the
provisions of B6, pay: All costs relating to the goods
util such time as they have been delivered in accordance with A4 as well as the freight
and all other costs resulting form 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. |
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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. |
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| A7 |
Notice to the buyer |
B7 |
Notice to the seller |
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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. |
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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. |
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| A8 |
Proof of delivery, transport
document or equivalent electronic message |
B8 |
Proof of delivery, transport
document or equivalent electronic message |
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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. |
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The buyer must accept the
transport document in accordance with A8 if it is in conformity with the contract. |
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| A9 |
Checking – packaging
– marking |
B9 |
Inspection of goods |
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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. |
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The buyer must pay the costs of
any pre-shipment inspection except when such Inspection except when such
inspection is mandated by the authorities of the country of export. |
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| A10 |
Other obligations |
B10 |
Other obligations |
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The seller must render the
buyer at the latter’s request, risk and expense, every assistance in obtaining any
documents or equivalent electronic message (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. |
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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. |
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