What are the shipment terms frequently used?

23/07/2020
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These below are the shipment terms we used mostly with buyers:

EXW(Ex Works): buyer picks up the cargos from seller’s factory directly or seller ship the towels to buyer’s storage address in China.

FOB(Free on Board): seller delivers when the goods pass the ship’s rail at the loading port. It requires the seller to clear the goods for export.

CNF(Cost & Freight): seller pays the cost and freight when cargos arrived at the buyer’s discharge port. Seller carries all the costs and risks before discharge.

CIF(Cost,Insurance & Freight): besides cost and freight that seller needs to pay,insurance is a good way to gurantee the costs if any risks or unexpected problems.

DDU(Delivered Duty Unpaid): seller deliver cargos to buyer’s domestic destination only need buyer to pay the import taxes and duties.