CPT
Carriage paid to (. . . named place of destination)
"Carriage paid to . . ." means that the seller pays the freight for the
carriage of the goods to the named destination. The risk of loss of or
damage to the goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring
after the time the goods have been delivered to the carrier, is transferred
from the seller to the buyer when the goods have been delivered into the
custody of the carrier.
"Carrier" means any person who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes
to perform or to procure the performance of carriage, by rail, road, sea,
air, 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 by any mode of transport including multimodal transport.
CIP
Carriage and insurance paid to (. . . named place of destination)
"Carriage and insurance paid to . . ." means that the seller has the
same obligations as under CPT but with the addition that the seller has
to procure cargo insurance against the buyer's risk of loss of or damage
to the goods during the carriage. The seller contracts for insurance and
pays the insurance premium.
The buyer should note that under the CIP term the seller is only required
to obtain insurance on minimum coverage.
The CIP term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term
may be used for any mode of transport including multimodal transport.
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