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The term "cost, insurance, freight" or "c.i.f." predates the introduction of Incoterms. Craighall noted in a 1919 article that in "earlier times" the initials were usually written "C. F. & I.": he quotes the phrase "C. F. & I. by steamer to N.Y." used in a shipping contract addressed in the New York State case of Mee v. McNider (1886).
A charterparty (sometimes charter-party) is a maritime contract between a shipowner and a "charterer" for the hire of either a ship for the carriage of passengers or cargo, or a yacht for leisure. [ 1] Charter party is a contract of carriage of cargo in the case of employment of a (charter boat). It means that the charter party will clearly and ...
FOB (shipping) FOB ( free on board) is a term in international commercial law specifying at what point respective obligations, costs, and risk involved in the delivery of goods shift from the seller to the buyer under the Incoterms standard published by the International Chamber of Commerce. FOB is only used in non-containerized sea freight or ...
This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [2]
Misconduct. v. t. e. A debit note or debit memorandum (or debit memo) is a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer as a means of formally requesting a credit note. [ 1] Debit note acts as the Source document to the Purchase returns journal. [ 2] In other words it is an evidence for the occurrence of a reduction in expenses.
v. t. e. When used in foreign trade, a commercial invoice is a customs document. It is used as a customs declaration provided by the person or corporation that is exporting an item across international borders. [ 1] Although there is no standard format, the document must include a few specific pieces of information such as the parties involved ...
The cost of goods produced in the business should include all costs of production. [10] The key components of cost generally include: Parts, raw materials and supplies used, Labor, including associated costs such as payroll taxes and benefits, and; Overhead of the business allocated to production. Most businesses make more than one of a ...
The vendor would then add the cost of shipping, and any other applicable fees to the order before processing. Since the vendor typically makes the shipping arrangements, it is entirely possible that the cost of shipping passed on to the consumer will not be the same as the cost of shipping borne by the vendor.