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FAR 47.303-8 F.a.s. vessel, port of shipment.

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.a.s. vessel, port of shipment,' under which the contractor delivers goods free of expense to the Government alongside the ocean vessel at the named port. It lists the contractor's packing, delivery, payment, receipt, and risk responsibilities up to that point, and requires the contracting officer to include the clause at 52.247-36 when this term is used.

Applies to: Contractors shipping goods under the f.a.s. vessel, port of shipment delivery term

What it requires

  • Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications, or if none, prepare it for ocean transportation per carrier requirements
  • Deliver the shipment in good order and condition alongside the ocean vessel and within reach of its loading tackle at the specified point and time
  • Pay and bear all applicable charges up to that point, including transportation, wharfage, handling, and heavy lift charges
  • Provide a clean dock or ship's receipt

Key terms: f.a.s. vessel, port of shipment · loading tackle · clean dock or ship's receipt · wharfage · 52.247-36

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.a.s. vessel, port of shipment means free of expense to the Government delivered alongside the ocean vessel and within reach of its loading tackle at the specified port of shipment.

(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 and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge;

(2)(i) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition alongside the ocean vessel and within reach of its loading tackle, 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, including transportation costs, wharfage, handling, and heavy lift charges, if necessary, up to this point;

(3) Provide a clean dock or ship's receipt;

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

(5) At the Government's request and expense, assist in obtaining the documents required for (i) exportation or (ii) importation at destination.

(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-36, F.a.s. Vessel, Port of Shipment, when the delivery term is f.a.s. vessel, port of shipment.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
  • 52.247-36 F.a.s. Vessel, Port of Shipment.

← 47.303-7 F.o.b. destination, within consignee's premises. · 47.303-9 F.o.b. vessel, port of shipment. →

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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