Incoterms 2020 · group C — main carriage paid

CIF — Cost, Insurance and Freight: delivery terms under Incoterms 2020

The seller pays freight to the port of destination and insures the cargo in favour of the buyer, but risk passes on board at the port of shipment. The CIF term is already selected in the generator

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Import of goods Export of goods

Annex No. 1 Contract

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КОНТРАКТCONTRACTMoscow

1. Предмет Контракта 2. Стоимость Контракта 3. Условия поставки 4. Условия оплаты 5. Гарантии и качество 6. Ответственность сторон 7. Арбитраж

1. Subject of the Contract 2. Cost of Contract 3. Terms of the Delivery 4. Terms of the Payment 5. Guarantee and Quality 6. Liability of the Parties 7. Arbitration

ПРОДАВЕЦ / THE SELLERПОКУПАТЕЛЬ / THE BUYER

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ № 1 к КОНТРАКТУANNEX No. 1 to CONTRACTСПЕЦИФИКАЦИЯ · SPECIFICATION

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# Описание / Description ТН ВЭД / HS CODE Ед. изм. / Unit of meas. Кол-во / Q-ty Цена / Price Сумма / Total 1 2

Прочие условия / Other terms Гарантия / Warranty Документация / Documentation Условия поставки / Delivery terms Порядок оплаты / Terms of payment Период оказания услуг / Period of provision of services Срок возврата оплаты / Period of refund of payment

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Import of goods on CIF terms

PartiesBuyer — Russia, seller — foreign company

Delivery termCIF + port of destination

DocumentsInvoice, packing list, declaration, waybill

SpecificsHS code · Supplier's SWIFT details

Export of goods on CIF terms

PartiesSeller — Russia, buyer — foreign company

Delivery termCIF + port of destination

DocumentsInvoice, packing list, declaration, waybill

SpecificsAdvance refund on cancellation · HS code in the specification

How it works

How to write CIF into the contract

The CIF term is passed into the form from this page

1. Deal type

Import or export of goods. The parties, the goods with HS codes and the prices go into the same form; the Russian party's details are filled in from its INN (tax ID).

2. CIF and port

The CIF term is already selected. Enter the port of destination: the seller pays freight and insurance up to it. The delivery term text in the specification will be assembled for CIF.

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The whole document is visible before payment: the English and Russian columns, the specification, the delivery term. After payment you get the DOCX.

Deal types

A contract on CIF terms

An Incoterms rule applies to the supply of goods — import or export

Import of goods

The supplier pays freight and insurance to the Russian port; the risk at sea is yours.

CIF already selected

HS code

Supplier's SWIFT details

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Export of goods

You pay freight and insurance to the buyer's port.

CIF already selected

Advance refund on cancellation

HS code in the specification

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Obligations

Who does what under CIF

Risk passes when the goods are on board the vessel at the port of shipment

Obligation

Seller

Buyer

Loading at the place of dispatch

Yes

—

Export customs clearance

Yes

—

Main carriage

Yes

—

Cargo insurance

ICC (C), at least 110%

—

Unloading at the destination

If included in the freight

In other cases

Import clearance, duties and taxes

—

Yes

What to check

CIF in the contract: what to specify

A delivery term without an exact place and without the conditions around it does not work well

✓Code and edition: “CIF [place], Incoterms® 2020” — without the year it is unclear which rules apply

✓Exact port of destination: the seller pays freight and insurance up to it

✓Mode of transport: sea and inland waterway only

✓Deadline for notifying that the goods are ready for shipment

✓Transfer of title — Incoterms does not govern it; in the contract it is tied to the moment of delivery

✓Insurance: the seller, Institute Cargo Clauses (C), at least 110%

✓Payment procedure and the deadline for refunding the advance if there is no delivery

✓Documents the seller hands over: invoice, packing list, transport document

FAQ

Questions about the CIF term

Meaning, risk, costs, title

CIF stands for Cost, Insurance and Freight. The seller loads the goods on the vessel, pays freight to the port of destination and insures the cargo in favour of the buyer. Risk nonetheless passes on board at the port of shipment.

CIF is for sea and river transport only, CIP for any mode of transport, including a container handed over at a terminal. Insurance under CIF is the minimum cover of Institute Cargo Clauses (C), under CIP the widest, Clauses (A). In both cases the sum insured is at least 110% of the value.

Minimum cover under Institute Cargo Clauses (C) or similar, for at least 110% of the value of the goods, from the port of shipment to the port of destination. If the buyer needs wider cover, it is agreed separately — that is also how it is written in our contract.

Incoterms does not govern the transfer of title — the rules deal only with delivery, risk and costs. The moment title passes is set by the contract or the applicable law; under Russian law (Article 223 of the Russian Civil Code) title arises from the moment the thing is handed over, unless the contract provides otherwise. In our contract title passes together with risk — at the moment of delivery under CIF.

The term code, the exact port of destination and the edition of the rules, for example: CIF Novorossiysk, Incoterms® 2020. Under Article 1211(6) of the Russian Civil Code, if the contract uses a trade term accepted in international commerce, the parties are deemed to have agreed on the customs that the term denotes — so it is better to name the edition explicitly.

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CIF Incoterms 2020 — delivery terms

CIF in simple terms

CIF suits the case where it is more convenient for the seller to charter the vessel and insure the cargo itself, and for the buyer to receive a policy without concluding its own insurance contract. If cover wider than the minimum is needed, it is agreed separately in the contract.

How CIF is written in our contract

The delivery term is set out in Annex No. 1 (Specification) in English and Russian. The English column for this term:
CIF [place]
Delivery and transfer of risk: The Seller has fulfilled its delivery obligation when it places the Goods on board the vessel at the port of shipment. The risk of loss of or damage to the Goods and the title to the Goods pass from the Seller to the Buyer at that moment. The Seller paying freight and insurance to [place] does not change the moment when risk passes: the arrival of the Goods at the port of destination is not delivery. This rule is to be used only for sea and inland waterway transport.
Costs: The Seller pays freight and insurance to the named port of destination ([place]) and bears export formalities. The Buyer bears unloading at the port of destination unless it is included in the freight, and all subsequent costs.
Customs clearance: export clearance is the Seller's obligation; import clearance, duties and taxes are the Buyer's.
Insurance: The Seller insures the Goods at its own cost in favour of the Buyer for at least 110% of their value on the terms of Institute Cargo Clauses (C) (or similar clauses) from the port of shipment to the named port of destination ([place]). Should the Buyer require wider cover, it is agreed by the Parties separately.

CIF and customs value on import

Under CIF the seller pays freight and insurance to the port of destination and includes them in the price of the goods. If the port of destination is in the customs territory of the EAEU, these are exactly the costs up to the place of arrival that Article 40 of the EAEU Customs Code includes in the customs value. They are already in the price, so they do not need to be added separately.

All terms: Incoterms 2020 · EXW · FCA · FAS · FOB · CPT · CIP · CFR · DAP · DPU · DDP. See also: import contract, export contract.