free on board
free on board
free on board
fob1
(fɒb)n.
fob2
(fɒb)v.t. fobbed, fob•bing.
单词 | free on board |
释义 | free on boardfree on boardfree on boardfob1(fɒb)n. fob2(fɒb)v.t. fobbed, fob•bing. fobor f.o.b. or FOB or F.O.B.,Free on BoardFree on Board(f.o.b.), a commercial expression used to describe certain sales of goods that are shipped by sea. When goods are sold on an f.o.b. basis, the seller is responsible for transporting the goods to the port and loading them on board ship; the expenses incurred are included in the selling price. In certain ports, however, the buyer pays the loading expenses even when the goods are purchased f.o.b. Responsibility for damage and spoilage is borne by the seller until the goods are on board ship, after which it passes to the buyer. Under the General Conditions of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, both ownership and responsibility for damage and spoilage pass from the seller to the buyer simultaneously. free on boardfree on board (FOB)adj. a reference to the place where purchased goods will be shipped without transportation charge. Free on board at the place of manufacture shows there is a charge for delivery. Example: if an automaker in Detroit sells a car "FOB Detroit," then there will be a shipping charge if delivery is taken anywhere else. If the contract reads "FOB New Orleans," then the auto will be shipped to that city without charge, but with charge for delivery from New Orleans to somewhere else. free on boardFree on board (FOB)Free On Boardfree on board (FOB)free on board (f.o.b.)a term used to denote the respective contractual obligations of sellers and buyers of a good which is exported. Under a f.o.b. contract the seller pays the cost of transporting the goods to the port of shipment and loading charges, plus all insurance cover up to this point. From then on it is the buyer who bears the cost of transporting, and insuring, the good to its final destination. See COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT, COST AND FREIGHT, EXPORTING. |
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