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FAR 47.303-12 Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port 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 'ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation,' meaning the contractor delivers the goods free of expense to the Government at the designated dock, pier, or warehouse at the specified port of importation. It matters because it tells the contractor exactly what costs and risks it must cover up to that delivery point.

Applies to: Contractors shipping goods under the ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation delivery term

What it requires

  • Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications, or if there are none, prepare it for ocean transportation per carrier requirements to protect the goods
  • Deliver the shipment in good order and condition
  • Pay and bear all charges up to the specified point of delivery, including transportation costs, export/import or other fees or taxes, wharfage and landing costs, customs duties, and costs of certificates of origin, consular invoices, or other required documents
  • Be responsible for any loss or damage to the goods occurring before delivery to the specified point of delivery

Key terms: Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation · point of delivery · wharfage · customs duties · 52.247-40

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

The text

(a) Explanation of delivery term. Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation means free of expense to the Government delivered on the designated dock or pier or in the warehouse at the specified port of importation.

(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 shipment in good order and condition; and

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

(3) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before delivery of the shipment to the point of delivery specified in the contract.

(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-40, Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation, when the delivery term is ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.247-40 Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.247-40 Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation.

← 47.303-11 F.o.b. inland point, country of importation. · 47.303-13 C.& f. destination. →

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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