FASSea & Inland Waterway OnlyIncoterms® 2020
Free Alongside Ship
- Seller's Responsibility
- Deliver goods alongside the vessel at named port. Export clearance.
- Buyer's Responsibility
- Loading onto vessel, main carriage, insurance, import clearance, duties.
- Risk Transfer Point
- When goods are placed alongside the vessel at port of shipment.
- Cost Transfer Point
- At port of shipment, alongside vessel.
- Insurance Obligation
- No obligation on either party.
- Export Clearance
- Seller.
- Import Clearance
- Buyer.
Best For
Bulk cargo or heavy/oversized goods loaded by ship's tackle at port.
Watch Out
Sea and inland waterway transport ONLY. Not suitable for containerised cargo (use FCA instead — containers are typically handed to the carrier at a terminal, not alongside the ship).