| DES,
Delivered ex ship "Delivered ex ship"
means that the seller delivers when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer on
board the ship not cleared for import at the named port of destination. The seller ahs to
bear all the costs and risks involved in bringing the goods to the named port of
destination before discharging. If the parties wish the seller to bear the costs and risks
of discharging the goods, then the DEQ terms should be used.
This term
can be used only when the goods are to be delivered by sea or inland waterway or
multimodal transport on a vessel in the port of destination. |
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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 his own
risk and expense any export licence or other official authorisation or other documents and
carry out where applicable, all customs formalities necessary for the export of the goods
and for their transit through any country. |
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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 necessary for the import of the goods. |
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| A3 |
Contract of carriage and
insurance |
B3 |
Contracts of carriage and
insurance |
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- Contract of
carriage.
The
seller must contract at his own expense for the carriage of the goods to the named point,
if any, at the named port of destination. If a point is not agreed or is not determined by
practice, the seller may select the point at the named port 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 place the goods
at the disposal of the buyer on board the vessel at the unloading port of destination on
the date or within the agreed period, in such a way as to enable them to be removed from
the vessel by unloading equipment appropriate to the nature of the goods. |
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The buyer must take delivery of
the goods when they have been delivered in accordance with A4. |
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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 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 loss of or damage to the goods
from the agreed date or the expiry date of the agreed period 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. |
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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 In addition to costs resulting
from A3 a), all costs relating to the goods until such time as they have been delivered in
accordance with A4, and
Where
applicable, the costs of customs formalities necessary for export as well as all duties,
taxes or other charges payable upon export of the goods and for their transit through any
country prior to delivery in accordance with A4. |
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The buyer must pay All costs relating
to the goods from the time they have been delivered in accordance whit A4, including the
expenses of discharge operations necessary to take delivery of the goods from the vessel;
and
All
additional costs incurred if he fails to take delivery of the goods when they have been
placed at his disposal in accordance with A4, or to give notice in accordance with B7,
provided, however, that the goods have been appropriated t the contract, that is to say,
clearly set aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods.
Where
applicable, the costs of customs formalities as well as all duties, taxes and other
charges payable upon import of the goods. |
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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 of the estimated time of arrival of the nominated vessel 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 delivery of the goods. |
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The buyer must, whenever he is
entitled to determine the time within an agreed period and/or the point of taking delivery
in the named port of 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 with the delivery order and/or the usual transport
document (for example a negotiable bill of lading, an on-negotiable sea-waybill, an inland
waterway document, or a multimodal transport document) to enable the buyer to claim the
goods from he carrier at the port of destination. 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
delivery order or the transport document in accordance with A8. |
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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
deliver the goods of the contract description unpacked) which is required for the delivery
of the goods. 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 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 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. 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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