FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2
FAR 52.247-41 C.& f. Destination.
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 'c.& f. destination' as delivery on board the ocean vessel at the specified destination, with transportation costs paid by the Contractor. It matters because it assigns the Contractor responsibility for packing, shipping, paying charges, and bearing risk of loss or damage until delivery, and for providing ocean bills of lading.
Applies to: Contractors under solicitations and contracts where the delivery term is c.& f. destination
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
- Pay and bear all applicable charges to the specified destination, including transportation costs and export taxes or other fees or charges levied because of exportation
- Obtain and dispatch promptly to the Government clean on-board ocean bills of lading to the specified point of destination
Key terms: c.& f. destination · clean on-board ocean bills of lading · export taxes · consular invoices · certificates of origin
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As prescribed in 47.303-13(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is c.& f. destination:
C.& f. Destination (APR 1984)
(a) The term c.& f. destination, as used in this clause, means free of expense to the Government delivered on board the ocean vessel to the specified point of destination, with the cost of transportation paid by the Contractor.
(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;
(2)(i) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition; and
(ii) Pay and bear all applicable charges to the point of destination specified in the contract, including transportation costs and export taxes or other fees or charges levied because of exportation;
(3) Obtain and dispatch promptly to the Government clean on-board ocean bills of lading to the specified point of destination;
(4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before delivery; and
(5) At the Government's request and expense, provide certificates of origin, consular invoices, or any other documents issued in the country of origin or of shipment, or both, that may be required for importation into the country of destination.
(End of clause)
Sections it refers to
- 47.303-13 C.& f. destination.
Sections that refer to it
- 47.303-13 C.& f. destination.
← 52.247-40 Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation. · 52.247-42 C.i.f. Destination. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 52
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 14, 28, 36, and 52 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 3 and 49 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 5, 24, and 29 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, and 41 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.