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FAR 47.303-13 C.& f. destination.

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 'C.& f. destination,' meaning the contractor must deliver goods on board the ocean vessel at the specified destination with transportation costs paid by the contractor. It outlines the contractor's responsibilities, such as packing, marking, delivering in good order, paying charges, and providing documents. The contracting officer must include the clause at 52.247-41 when this term is used.

Applies to: Contractors shipping goods under a C.& f. destination delivery term.

What it requires

  • Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications or, if none, prepare for ocean transportation per carrier requirements.
  • Deliver the shipment in good order and condition.
  • Pay and bear all applicable charges to the point of destination, including transportation costs and export taxes or other fees.
  • Obtain and dispatch promptly to the Government clean on-board ocean bills of lading to the specified point of destination.

Key terms: C.& f. destination · clean on-board ocean bills of lading · export taxes · certificates of origin · consular invoices

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

The text

(a) Explanation of delivery term. C.& f. (cost & freight) destination means free of expense to the Government delivered on board the ocean vessel to the specified point of destination, with the cost of transportation paid by the contractor.

(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;

(2)(i) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition; and

(ii) Pay and bear all applicable charges to the point of destination specified in the contract, including transportation costs and export taxes or other fees or charges levied because of exportation;

(3) Obtain and dispatch promptly to the Government clean on-board ocean bills of lading to the specified point of destination;

(4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before delivery; and

(5) At the Government's request and expense, provide certificates of origin, consular invoices, or any other documents issued in the country of origin or of shipment, or both, that may be required for importation into the country of destination.

(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-41, C.&f. Destination, when the delivery term is c.& f. (Cost & freight) destination.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 47.303-12 Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation. · 47.303-14 C.i.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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