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FAR 47.303-11 F.o.b. inland point, country of importation.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section defines the delivery term 'f.o.b. inland point, country of importation,' which means the contractor delivers the shipment free of expense to the Government at the specified inland point where the consignee's facility is located. The contractor bears the costs and risk of loss or damage until the goods arrive at that inland point. When this term is used, the contracting officer must include the clause at 52.247-39 in the solicitation and contract.

Applies to: Contractors delivering goods under the f.o.b. inland point, country of importation term

What it requires

  • Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications, or if none, prepare it for ocean transportation per carrier requirements to protect the goods
  • Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the specified inland point where the consignee's facility is located
  • Pay and bear all applicable charges up to the point of delivery, including transportation, export/import fees or taxes, landing costs, wharfage, customs duties, certificates of origin, consular invoices, and other import documents
  • Be responsible for any loss or damage to the goods until arrival at the specified inland point

Key terms: f.o.b. inland point, country of importation · consignee's facility · inland carrier's conveyance · 52.247-39

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. inland point, country of importation means free of expense to the Government, on board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier, delivered to the specified inland point where the consignee's facility is located.

(b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor shall—

(1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or

(ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods;

(2)(i) Deliver, in or on the inland carrier's conveyance, the shipment in good order and condition to the specified inland point where the consignee's facility is located;

(ii) Pay and bear all applicable charges incurred up to the point of delivery, including transportation costs; export, import, or other fees or taxes; costs of landing; wharfage costs; customs duties and costs of certificates of origin; consular invoices; and other documents that may be required for importation; and

(3) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods until their arrival on or in the carrier's conveyance at the specified inland point.

(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-39, F.o.b. Inland Point, Country of Importation, when the delivery term is f.o.b. inland point, country of importation.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.247-39 F.o.b. Inland Point, Country of Importation.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.247-39 F.o.b. Inland Point, Country of Importation.

← 47.303-10 F.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation. · 47.303-12 Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 47

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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