{"id":727,"date":"2023-05-31T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T17:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/2023\/05\/31\/difference-between-fca-fob\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:55:11","slug":"difference-between-fca-fob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/shipping\/difference-between-fca-fob\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Difference between FCA and FOB?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"727\" class=\"elementor elementor-727\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3736d5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3736d5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-280cb4e4\" data-id=\"280cb4e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a28fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1a28fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p>In <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">international trade<\/span>, the use of standardized terms known as <strong>Incoterms plays a crucial role<\/strong> in defining the<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> responsibilities<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">obligations<\/span> of buyers and sellers during the transportation and delivery of goods. These terms establish important guidelines for both parties, ensuring a smooth and transparent transaction. This article aims to explore the distinction between two commonly used Incoterms: <strong>Free on Board<\/strong> (FOB) and <strong>Free Carrier<\/strong> (FCA). By delving into the details of these terms, we will uncover their <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">meanings<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">costs<\/span>,<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> obligations<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">risks<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we will highlight the key differences between FCA and FOB and explain the significance of understanding these variances in international trade.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <a href=\"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/shipping\/difference-between-fca-fob\/#more-727\" class=\"more-link elementor-more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading What&#8217;s the Difference between FCA and FOB?\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In international trade, the use of standardized terms known as Incoterms plays a crucial role in defining the responsibilities and obligations of buyers and sellers during the transportation and delivery of goods. These terms establish important guidelines for both parties, ensuring a smooth and transparent transaction. This article aims to explore the distinction between two<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shipping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions\/738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docshipper.us\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}