Ex-Works, named place where shipment is available to the buyer, not loaded.
The seller will not contract for any transportation.
FCA - Free Carrier, unloaded at the seller’s dock OR a named place where shipment is available to the international carrier or agent, not loaded.
This term can be used for any mode of transport.
FAS - Free Alongside Ship, named ocean port of shipment.
Ocean shipments that are NOT containerized.
FOB - Free On Board vessel, named ocean port of shipment.
This term is used for ocean shipments only where it is important that the goods pass the ship’s rail.
CFR - Cost and Freight, Named ocean port of destination.
This term is used for ocean shipments that are not containerized.
CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight, named ocean port of destination.
This term is used for ocean shipments that are not containerized.
CPT - Carriage Paid To, named place or port of destination.
This term is used for air or ocean containerized and roll-on roll-off shipments.
CIP - Carriage and Insurance Paid To, named place or port of destination.
This term is used for air or ocean containerized and roll-on roll-off shipments.
DAF - Delivered At Frontier, named place of destination, by land, not unloaded.
This term is used for any mode of transportation but must be delivered by land.

 

 

* There are actually two FCA terms: FCA Seller's Premises where the seller is responsible only for loading the goods and not responsible for inland
freight; and FCA Named Place (International Carrier) where the seller is responsible for inland freight
CBM Calculation
Cargo is commonly calculated using a combination of volume (total space in cubic feet or meters) and payload (total weight). A cubic foot is the space occupied by a
cube with 1 foot width, length and height. You can calculate the total cubic feet of a cargo shipment by calculating the cubic feet of each item and adding them together.
How To Calculate Cubic Metres (CBM) When Shipping
Determining Cubic Feet(CFT) or Cubic Metres(CBM) is the first step you should take in determining how to ship your cargo.
•CFT Formula : Length" x Width" x Height" = ? divided 1728= Cubic feet (CFT)
•CBM Calculation Formula :
Length (centimeter) x Width (centimeter) x Height (centimeter) / 1,000,000 = Length meter x Width meter x Height meter = Cubic meter (m3) .
e.g. 35 cm x 35 cm x 45 cm = 0.055 cbm
•KT Formula : Pounds divided by 2204.62 = Kiloton (Kt)
Calculate the volumetric weight of your shipment
Sometimes, large items with a light overall weight can be charged according to the space they take up on aircraft. In these cases, Volumetric Weight, or imensional
(Dim) weight, is used to calculate the shipment cost. It is recommended that you calculate the Volumetric Weight for every shipment that you send, then compare this
to its actual weight. The greater weight of the two is used to work out the price that we charge you.
International Volumetric Weights are calculated using the formula below:
(Length x Width x Height in centimeters) / 5000 = Volumetric Weight in kilograms
Calculating the CBM
Calculate the cubic metre (or cubic foot ), volume and quantity per shipping container .
Want to get a quick and easy calculation of how many of your product(s) will fit in a shipping container?
Here’s a simple and fast way of doing it to get an approximate quantity.