On Saturday, 8 June 2013 12:50:31 UTC+2, Cédric Krier wrote: > > Standard trade terms are: > > CFR Costs and freight > > CIF Cost,Insurance and Freigh > > CIP Carriage,Insurance Paid > > CPT Carriage Paid To > > FCA Free Carrier > > FOB Free on board > > Those terms sounds pretty vague and not exclusive. >
I'm not sure if you have ever done much international trade, but I can assure you that these terms are not vague (some are not exclusive yes). For instance. I received a quote from China on electronics, my price was FOB. Then I've asked them to quote me again on CIF. So I could compare if I could use my own logistic network for better price. If I'm a seller, I want to have for instance transport price to the most important places, so when a customer ask for a CIF quote, it's practical enough (and yes these price will fluctuate over time). My point is these terms are not just vague, any trader on Alibaba.com use them daily and they do dozens of quotes / day. It would be unfortunate if Tryton's design can't accomodate them. Best François
