International Apparel Delivery with a Defined Handover Point

We can offer FCA, DAP, and DDP according to the order and destination. Eligible Customization and Wholesale orders can use DDP customs-cleared, duty-paid delivery to the named destination. DAP can deliver to the buyer’s named warehouse or address while the buyer handles import clearance and related duties and taxes. Eligible conventional sea-freight projects can also use FOB when requested. The final Incoterms rule, named place, included costs, and responsibility boundaries are set by the formal quotation and contract, which must state the full named place and “Incoterms® 2020” rather than only three letters.

FCA means Free Carrier. We handle export clearance in China and deliver the goods to the buyer’s nominated carrier or freight forwarder at the agreed place. The buyer is responsible for international carriage after delivery, destination import clearance, duties, and import taxes; cargo insurance follows the plan agreed for the order. Transport risk passes to the buyer when the goods are handed to the nominated carrier as agreed. If the named place is the factory, we also load the goods onto the buyer’s collecting vehicle. FCA can be used for courier, air freight, container shipping, and multimodal transport and is particularly suitable for buyers with their own forwarder. Formal wording: FCA [full factory or nominated forwarder address], Guangzhou, China, Incoterms® 2020.

DAP means Delivered at Place. We arrange and pay for carriage to the buyer’s named warehouse or address and carry transit risk until the goods arrive there, ready for unloading. The buyer handles destination import clearance, duties, VAT/GST and other import taxes, and unloading. DAP suits buyers that have a local importing entity, importer number, or customs broker but want us to arrange transport to their warehouse. The buyer must provide clearance information and complete import formalities promptly; storage, delay, or other costs caused by late clearance follow the formal quotation and contract. Formal wording: DAP [full buyer warehouse address], [city and country], Incoterms® 2020.

DDP means Delivered Duty Paid. We arrange carriage, export clearance, applicable transit formalities, destination import clearance, duties, and applicable import taxes, and carry transit risk until the goods reach the named place ready for unloading. The formal quotation identifies the tax components and other inclusions; the buyer normally unloads at destination. DDP customs-cleared, duty-paid delivery is available for eligible Customization and Wholesale orders only after the destination country, full address, importer arrangements, product category, fibre composition, HS code, value, taxes, and clearance route are checked for that shipment. It is not automatically available for every country, address, or order. Formal wording: DDP [buyer warehouse or delivery address], [city and country], Incoterms® 2020.

Both DAP and DDP can deliver goods to a named warehouse or address. Under both rules, we arrange international transport and export clearance and carry transit risk to the named place; the buyer normally unloads. The difference is import responsibility: with DAP, the buyer handles import clearance, duties, and applicable import taxes; with DDP, we handle them. Buyers with local importing capability who want to manage their own taxes generally choose DAP. Buyers seeking one quotation for transport, import clearance, and taxes can request DDP, subject to destination and clearance approval.

FOB means Free On Board and applies only to sea or inland-waterway transport. We handle export clearance in China and load the goods aboard the buyer’s nominated vessel at the named port of shipment. Risk passes to the buyer once the goods are on board; the buyer handles ocean freight, destination import clearance, duties, and related import taxes, while cargo insurance follows the agreed order plan. FOB suits a conventional port-to-port shipment where on-board delivery is the real handover. It must not be used for courier, air, or multimodal transport; if a normal container is handed to a terminal, forwarder, or carrier before loading, FCA is generally more appropriate. Formal wording: FOB Nansha Port, Guangzhou, China, Incoterms® 2020.

Under both DAP and DDP, delivery normally occurs when the goods arrive at the named place on the transport vehicle, ready for unloading, so the buyer normally unloads. If tail-lift service, a forklift, unloading labor, container unloading, or movement inside the warehouse is needed, the receiving conditions must be provided before quotation. The parties then confirm whether the service can be arranged, who pays, and where risk transfers. “Door delivery” must not be assumed to include unloading.

We consider the order type, quantity and value, transport method, destination, whether the buyer has an importing entity or forwarder, and local customs and tax conditions. FCA normally applies when the buyer has a forwarder and wants us to complete China export clearance and hand over to its carrier. DAP normally applies when we deliver to the warehouse and the buyer handles import clearance and taxes. DDP may apply when the buyer wants one service for transport, import clearance, and taxes and the destination conditions are approved. FOB may apply after the real transport flow is checked when the buyer requests conventional port-to-port sea freight and accepts risk after loading. The quotation and contract also state the full named place, transport method, freight validity, tax inclusions, unloading, insurance, and the handling of inspection, storage, redirection, return, and other exceptional charges.