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Free Carrier (FCA) is an international trade term where the seller delivers the goods, cleared for export, to a carrier appointed by the buyer at a specified location.

Examples

• 1A manufacturer in Germany delivers machinery to a carrier specified by the buyer in Munich under FCA terms, transferring responsibility once the goods are handed over.
• 2A U.S. exporter agrees to FCA terms to deliver bulk chemicals to a freight forwarder in New York, chosen by the Canadian buyer.
• 3A Chinese electronics supplier uses FCA terms to deliver products to a logistics company in Shanghai, as specified by the European buyer.

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