CPTAny Mode of TransportIncoterms® 2020
Carriage Paid To
- Seller's Responsibility
- Main carriage costs to named destination. Export clearance. Delivery to first carrier.
- Buyer's Responsibility
- Insurance (optional), import clearance, duties, unloading at destination.
- Risk Transfer Point
- When goods are delivered to the first carrier (NOT at destination).
- Cost Transfer Point
- At named destination (freight paid by seller).
- Insurance Obligation
- No obligation on either party.
- Export Clearance
- Seller.
- Import Clearance
- Buyer.
Best For
When seller arranges and pays for transport but doesn't want to bear risk during transit.
Watch Out
Risk and cost transfer at DIFFERENT points — risk transfers at first carrier, but seller pays freight to destination. Buyer is uninsured during transit unless they arrange their own cover.