Incoterms® 2020: What's New?

Blog originally posted on 17/02/2020 08:23 AM

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Incoterms® are defined by International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to facilitate trade across the globe. They are internationally accepted standards which define the responsibilities of sellers and buyers for delivery of goods under sales contracts. Incoterms® are used to specify how the costs and risks associated with the cross-border transportation of goods are borne between the buyer and seller.

Incoterms® 2020 – What’s new?

The main changes to the Incoterms® in the 2020 edition are:

  • Different levels of insurance cover in CIF and CIP
  • Arranging for carriage with seller’s or buyer’s own means of transport in FCA, DAP, DPU and DDP
  • Additional option to issue bills of lading with an on-board notation while applying the FCA Incoterm
  • Change in the three-letter initials for DAT to DPU
  • Inclusion of security-related requirements within carriage and costs

For a more in depth overview of what changed with Incoterms® 2020, download the flyer below. 

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Blog originally posted on 17/02/2020 08:23 AM

Queena Lau - Director, Strategic Accounts Tradewin

Written by Queena Lau - Director, Strategic Accounts Tradewin

As Director of Strategic Accounts, Queena partners with multinational key customers to develop and implement holistic trade compliance programs and scalable solutions that span across multiple geographies. Queena provides expert guidance to optimize our key accounts’ global trade programs, mitigate risks, and ensure adherence to evolving regulations. Queena joined Tradewin in 2017 as General Manager of Hong Kong with oversight for Taiwan, assisting businesses to navigate customs and trade requirements in outbound markets. Queena advised customers in all areas of customs compliance and led a team of specialists managing regional trade operations programs. Prior to joining Tradewin, Queena was a Senior Manager in the Customs & Trade practice of a Big 4 consulting firm, with years of experience covering the Asia Pacific region out of Hong Kong and Shanghai. Over the years, Queena has been well known for her numerous customer and supplier workshops on Trade Compliance and was a co-author of the book Governance, Risk, and Compliance Management in China for German companies. Queena is a graduate of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, with majors in Business Economics and Finance.