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Incoterms_® 2020

ICC Rules for the Use of Domestic and International Trade Terms

Since ICC first codified a set of standard trading terms as the Incoterms® rules in 1936, this globally accepted contractual standard has been updated periodically to reflect the evolution of international trade. The Incoterms® 2020 rules take account of the increased attention to security in the movement of goods, the need for flexibility in insurance coverage depending on the nature of goods and transport, and the call by banks for an on-board bill of lading in certain financed sales under the FCA rule.

Incoterms® 2020 also offers a simpler and clearer presentation of all the rules, featuring revised language, an expanded introduction and explanatory notes, and articles reordered to better reflect the logic of a sale transaction. Incoterms® 2020 is also the first version of ICC's Incoterms® rules to include a 'horizontal' presentation, grouping all like articles together and allowing users to clearly see differences in treatment of particular issues across the 11 Incoterms® rules.