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FAR 47.303-3 F.o.b. origin, freight allowed.

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. origin, freight allowed.' It means the contractor delivers goods free of expense to the Government at a specified origin point, and the contract price is reduced by a freight allowance based on applicable tariff rates. The contractor's responsibilities are the same as those for f.o.b. origin under 47.303-1(b), and the contracting officer must include the clause at 52.247-31 in solicitations and contracts when this term is used.

Applies to: Contracts using the f.o.b. origin, freight allowed delivery term

What it requires

  • Deliver goods free of expense to the Government at the designated origin point, as specified in the section.
  • Follow the contractor responsibilities listed in 47.303-1(b).

Key terms: f.o.b. origin, freight allowed · freight allowance · published tariff rates · Government rate tenders · 52.247-31

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. origin, freight allowed means—

(1) Free of expense to the Government delivered—

(i) On board the indicated type or conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the city, county, and State from which the shipments will be made and from which line-haul transportation service (as distinguished from switching, local drayage, or other terminal service) will begin;

(ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station;

(iii) To a U.S. Postal Service facility; or

(iv) If stated in the solicitation, to any Government-designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract (the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commercial zones at Subpart B of 49 CFR part 372); and

(2) An allowance for freight, based on applicable published tariff rates (or Government rate tenders) between the points specified in the contract, is deducted from the contract price.

(b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor's responsibilities are the same as those listed in 47.303-1(b).

(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-31, F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed, when the delivery term is f.o.b. origin, freight allowed.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 47.303-2 F.o.b. origin, contractor's facility. · 47.303-4 F.o.b. origin, freight prepaid. →

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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