Difference between FCA and CPT under Inco terms

CPT Vs.FCA under Delivery rules of ICC 2020 (Inco terms)

Free Carrier to a named place FCA   and Carriage Paid To a named destination

Here, let us distinguish between FCA and CPT. 

Usually under FCA, named place is in Seller’s country where under CPT terms, the named place is in Buyer’s country.  

Under FCA terms,   when goods reached at the named place at Seller’s country, the seller’s responsibility  of costs and risks on movement of goods transfers to the buyer.  However, under CPT terms, the seller’s responsibility of cost ends when goods reached at the named place in buyer’s country.  However, under CPT terms, the risk transfers to the buyer from seller immediately up on the goods delivered to the main carriage.  So under CPT, costs and risks do not move equally from seller to buyer, compared to FCA.

Under CPT, the main carriage is undertaken by the seller.  But under FCA, the buyer is responsible for the costs and risk of main carriage.  So the control over main carriage, freight selection and export data are with the exporter under CPT terms where under FCA, such advantages lacking with the Seller.

Detailed posts about FCA and CPT may be read by clicking the below links to understand the difference easily:

CPT  Carriage Paid To

FCA  Free Carrier

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