Incoterms 2020
EXW: Ex Works
Make the goods available at their own premises. This is the seller’s minimum obligation. Everything else: loading, export clearance, main carriage, insurance, import clearance, and delivery.
EXW at a glance
- Applies to
- Any mode, including multimodal
- Risk transfers to buyer
- When the goods are placed at the buyer's disposal at the seller's premises, not loaded onto the collecting vehicle.
- Main carriage paid by
- Buyer
- Insurance
- No party is obliged to insure. The buyer bears risk from the seller's premises and should arrange cover.
- Export clearance
- Buyer
- Import clearance and duties
- Buyer
- Seller handles
- Make the goods available at their own premises. This is the seller’s minimum obligation.
- Buyer handles
- Everything else: loading, export clearance, main carriage, insurance, import clearance, and delivery.
- Best for
- Buyers with their own logistics who want maximum control. Note that putting export clearance on the buyer is awkward, so FCA is often preferred.
General guidance only, not legal advice. Your sales contract governs. Based on Incoterms 2020.
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