FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2
FAR 52.247-43 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, 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 what 'f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation' means and lists the contractor's delivery duties when that term is used. It matters because it fixes where the contractor's responsibility ends and what it must do to get the shipment into the air carrier's hands. The clause is inserted when the delivery term is f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation.
Applies to: Contractors under solicitations and contracts using the f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation delivery term
What it requires
- Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications, or if none, prepare it for air transportation per carrier requirements to protect the goods and ensure the lowest applicable transportation charge
- Deliver the shipment in good order and condition into the carrier's conveyance or custody at the point of delivery and on the date or within the period specified in the contract
- Pay and bear all applicable charges up to that point
- Provide a clean bill of lading and/or air waybill
Key terms: f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation · free of expense to the Government · clean bill of lading · air waybill · point of exportation
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As prescribed in 47.303-15(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation:
F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Exportation (FEB 2006)
(a) The term f.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation, as used in this clause, means free of expense to the Government loaded aboard the aircraft, or delivered to the custody of the air carrier (if only the air carrier performs the loading), at the air carrier's terminal specified in the contract.
(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 air 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 into the conveyance of the carrier, or to the custody of the carrier (if only the carrier performs the loading), 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 up to this point;
(3) Provide a clean bill of lading and/or air waybill;
(4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before delivery of the goods to the point specified in the contract; and
(5) At the Government's request and expense, assist in obtaining the documents required for the purpose of exportation.
(End of clause)
Sections it refers to
- 47.303-15 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation.
Sections that refer to it
- 47.303-15 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation.
← 52.247-42 C.i.f. Destination. · 52.247-44 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Importation. →
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.