Under FCA the seller delivers the goods, cleared for export, to the carrier the buyer names. If delivery is at the seller’s premises, the seller loads; if elsewhere, it delivers on its own vehicle without unloading. Risk passes at that point.
It is the rule the ICC recommends for containers and any multimodal transport, instead of EXW or FOB. Since the 2020 edition, the parties may agree that the carrier issues an on-board bill of lading to the seller, useful under documentary credits.
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