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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.247-38 F.o.b. Inland Carrier, 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 clause defines the delivery term 'f.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation' as delivery free of expense to the Government, on board the inland carrier's conveyance, at the specified point of exportation. It tells the contractor what shipping, documentation, and risk responsibilities come with that term. It matters because it fixes where the contractor's delivery obligation and risk of loss end.

Applies to: Contractors under solicitations and contracts where the delivery term is f.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation

What it requires

  • Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications, or if none, prepare it for ocean transportation per carrier requirements to protect the goods and ensure the lowest applicable transportation charge
  • Prepare and distribute commercial bills of lading or other transportation receipt
  • Deliver the shipment in good order and condition in or on the carrier's conveyance on the specified date or within the specified period
  • Pay and bear all applicable charges, including transportation costs, to the specified point of delivery

Key terms: f.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation · point of exportation · inland carrier · commercial bills of lading · ocean transportation

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

The text

As prescribed in 47.303-10(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is f.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation:

F.o.b. Inland Carrier, Point of Exportation (FEB 2006)

(a) The term f.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation, as used in this clause, means free of expense to the Government, on board the conveyance of the inland carrier, delivered to the specified point of exportation.

(b) 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) Prepare and distribute commercial bills of lading or other transportation receipt;

(3)(i) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition in or on the conveyance of the carrier on the date or within the period specified; and

(ii) Pay and bear all applicable charges, including transportation costs, to the point of delivery specified in the contract;

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

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 47.303-10 F.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation.

Sections that refer to it

  • 47.303-10 F.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation.

← 52.247-37 F.o.b. Vessel, Port of Shipment. · 52.247-39 F.o.b. Inland Point, Country of Importation. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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