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FAR 47.303-16 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point 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 explains the delivery term 'f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of importation,' which means the contractor delivers goods free of expense to the Government at the air carrier's terminal at the specified point of importation. It matters because the contractor bears packing, shipping, and all costs and risk of loss up to that delivery point, and the contracting officer must include the clause at 52.247-44 when this term is used.

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

What it requires

  • Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications, or if none, prepare it for air transportation per carrier requirements to protect the goods
  • Prepare and distribute bills of lading or air waybills
  • Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the contract's point of delivery
  • Pay and bear all charges up to the point of delivery, including transportation, export/import fees or taxes, landing costs, customs duties, and document costs

Key terms: f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of importation · point of importation · bills of lading · air waybills · 52.247-44

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 importation means free of expense to the Government delivered to the air carrier's terminal at the point of importation 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;

(2) Prepare and distribute bills of lading or air waybills;

(3)(i) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the contract; and

(ii) Pay and bear all charges incurred up to the point of delivery specified in the contract, including transportation costs; export, import, or other fees or taxes; cost of 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

(4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods until delivery of the goods to the Government at the designated air carrier's terminal.

(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-44, F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Importation, when the delivery term is f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of importation.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.247-44 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Importation.

Sections that refer to it

  • 47.303 Standard delivery terms and contract clauses.
  • 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
  • 52.247-44 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Importation.

← 47.303-15 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation. · 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments. →

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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