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  Free Alongside Ship - FAS

 
 

FAS - Free Alongside Ship - is a less commonly known or used Incoterm. It is used most commonly in sales of bulk cargo such as grains, oil, etc. Personally I have never seen it used, but then again I have never been involved in the logistics of bulk cargo. In FAS - Free Alongside Ship - the seller/exporter arranges to have the goods placed alongside the vessel at the named port of origin. Please note that FAS is ONLY used for ocean or inland waterway transport. The named place of origin in the sales contract will always be “domestic” to the seller. For example, if I was selling grain from Germany, I might sell it to an importer in New York on “FAS-Free Alongside Ship Port Bremen, Germany”. I would NOT use “FAS-Free Alongside Ship Port Le Havre, France” - that would be an incorrect usage of FAS.

international trade term - free alongside ship - FAS
 

  Obligations of Seller and Buyer in a FAS Import Export Trade

 
 

The Seller or Exporter

1) Produces the goods and commercial documents as required by the sales contract.

2) Arranges for export clearance - IF stipulated in the sales contract.

3) Makes the goods available to the buyer alongside the vessel at the named port of shipment.

4) Assumes all risk to the goods (loss or damage) only up to the point they have been delivered to the port at the

    named place and time stipulated in the sales contract.

5) Seller must advise the buyer of the location and time that goods have been delivered alongside the named vessel.

6) Seller has to provide the buyer with proof of delivery to the carrier or transport documents.

The Buyer or Importer:

1) Buyer must pay for the goods as per the sale contract

2) Buyer must obtain all commercial documentation, licenses, authorizations,  import formalities at own risk and cost.

3) Buyer must take delivery of the goods when they have been made available by the seller alongside the vessel at the

    named port of origin. Otherwise, buyer shall be responsible for all additional costs as the result.

4) Buyer must assume all risk and responsibility for the goods from the time the goods have been delivered alongside 

    the vessel to delivery into the buyer’s warehouse or other specified location.

5) Buyer pays for all costs of transportation, insurance, export and import customs and duty fees, and all other

    formalities and charges related to the transportation of the shipment from the time the goods have been delivered  

    alongside the vessel. This includes all costs relating to loss or damage of goods or non-delivery from the time the

    goods have been delivered alongside the vessel.

6) Buyer would accept the seller’s proof of delivery to the carrier or transport documents.

 
 
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