FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 47: Transportation › Subpart 47.3

FAR 47.303-15 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation.

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. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation,' meaning the contractor delivers the shipment free of expense to the Government by loading it aboard the aircraft or into the air carrier's custody at the specified terminal. It also lists the contractor's responsibilities for packing, marking, delivering, paying charges up to that point, providing a clean bill of lading or air waybill, bearing risk of loss or damage before delivery, and assisting with export documents at the Government's request and expense. The contracting officer must include the clause at 52.247-43 when this delivery term is used.

Applies to: Contractors delivering shipments under the f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation delivery term

What it requires

  • Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications, or in the absence of specifications, prepare it for air transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and ensure the lowest applicable transportation charge
  • Deliver the shipment in good order and condition into the carrier's conveyance or custody at the point of delivery and on the date or within the period specified in the contract
  • Pay and bear all applicable charges up to the point of delivery
  • Provide a clean bill of lading and/or air waybill

Key terms: f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation · clean bill of lading · air waybill · 52.247-43

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. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation means free of expense to the Government loaded aboard the aircraft, or delivered to the custody of the air carrier (if only the air carrier performs the loading), at the air carrier's terminal specified in the contract.

(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 air transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge;

(2)(i) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition into the conveyance of the carrier, or to the custody of the carrier (if only the carrier performs the loading), at the point of delivery and on the date or within the period specified in the contract; and

(ii) Pay and bear all applicable charges up to this point;

(3) Provide a clean bill of lading and/or air waybill;

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

(5) At the Government's request and expense, assist in obtaining the documents required for the purpose of exportation.

(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-43, F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Exportation, when the delivery term is f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.247-43 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Exportation.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.247-43 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Exportation.

← 47.303-14 C.i.f. destination. · 47.303-16 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point 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.

FAR 47.303-15 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation · SpendQuery