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FAR 52.247-42 C.i.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.i.f. destination' and lists the Contractor's responsibilities when that term is used. It matters because it places the cost of transportation and marine insurance on the Contractor and makes the Contractor responsible for loss or damage until delivery at the specified destination.

Applies to: Contractors under solicitations or contracts where the delivery term is c.i.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 and pay all applicable charges to the specified destination, including transportation costs and export taxes or fees
  • Obtain and promptly dispatch clean on-board ocean bills of lading to the Government
  • Be responsible for any loss or damage to the goods occurring before delivery

Key terms: c.i.f. destination · clean on-board ocean bills of lading · marine insurance · point of destination · export taxes

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

The text

As prescribed in 47.303-14(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is c.i.f. destination:

C.i.f. Destination (APR 1984)

(a) The term c.i.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 and marine insurance 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;

(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; and

(6) Obtain and dispatch to the Government an insurance policy or certificate providing the amount and extent of marine insurance coverage specified in the contract or agreed upon by the Government Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.247-41 C.& f. Destination. · 52.247-43 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Exportation. →

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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