Get to know about terms used in Japanese used car shipment.

If you are going to buy your dream used car from Japan, you must know the shipment terms before going to final the deal and make payment. You must ask Performa invoice before placing any order or sending payment to know each and every thing about terms and condition of payment and shipment etc. I am explaining you terms which are you using for shipment of used car,export from Japan.

FOB (Free On Board)

F.O.B means ‘Freight on Board' or 'Free on Board' with similar but distinct implications. it's the all up cost of the used vehicle to the point where it is put on board ship in Japan. FOB Included, vehicle purchase cost or price, auction fee, transport & handling upto port of origine within Japan, de-registration and document processing fees and the export agents fee.

FOB specifies which party (buyer or seller) pays for which shipment and loading costs, and/or where responsibility for the goods is transferred. The last distinction is important for determining liability for goods lost or damaged in transit from the seller to the buyer.
CFR or C&F (Cost and Freight)

CFR or C&F stands for cost and freight and it is a pricing term in which the exporter/supplier pays for cost and freight. In another word, the cost of freight is also included in the stated vehicle FOB price of the used vehicle. The CFR term requires the seller to clear the used car for export to buyer.

This pricing term indicates that the cost of the goods, including all transportation/freight insurance costs from the exporter's yard to the port of departure, as well as the costs of loading the vessel in the quoted price.

A Term of Sale where the seller pays the costs and freight necessary to bring the the used car to the named port of destination, Terms of Sale but the risk of loss of or damage to the goods, as (continued) well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time the goods have been delivered on board the vessel, is transferred from the exporter to the buyer when the used vehicle to the port of shipment.

On Japanese Car Trade portal you can calculate freight cost of any vehicle and also you can find of freight rates for any port of the world.
CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) :

"CIF Price Includes the FOB (Vehicle Price) + Shipping freight + Marine Insurance Cost". A trade term requiring the exporter to arrange for the carriage of used vehicle by sea to a port of destination. A Term of Sale where the exporter has the same obligations as under the CFR but also has to procure marine insurance against the buyer's risk of loss or damage to the vehicle during the carriage. Usually marine insurance cost is 1% of total of cost of vehicle and freight cost.

Marin Insurance :

Marine Insurance covers the loss or damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and any transport or cargo by which property is transferred, acquired, or held between the points of origin and final destination.