FCA is an Incoterm used in international trade that requires the seller to deliver the goods to a carrier or another party nominated by the buyer at a specified location. The seller is responsible for clearing the goods for export and handling the transportation to the agreed-upon place of delivery, which can be a port, terminal, or another designated point. Once the goods are handed over to the carrier, the risk and responsibility transfer to the buyer. FCA is versatile and can be used for any mode of transport, making it especially suitable for containerized shipments that need to be delivered to a Container Freight Station (CFS) or Container Yard (CY).
For a detailed breakdown of responsibilities and risk transfer across different Incoterms, refer to the Incoterms Responsibility Overview.
