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Delivery terms and the point risk passes: where the contract says one thing and practice does another
Three letters in the contract decide who pays the freight, who bears the risk, and how much duty is payable. Filling them in for the sake of it is one of the most expensive habits there is.
02Goods in transit through Vietnam to Cambodia: the procedural framework and where it goes wrong
Transit is not import, but the goods are still on Vietnamese territory and remain under customs supervision for the whole journey.
03The import document set: six places it goes out of line and what each one costs
Files are rarely rejected because a document is missing. They are rejected because the documents say different things about the same shipment.
04Certificate of origin: why holding the certificate still may not get you the preference
Holding a proof of origin does not mean you get the preferential rate. Three layers of conditions have to be right at the same time.
05Customs value and consultation: what to prepare before you are asked
A query on value does not mean you are suspected of fraud. But if you cannot prove your figure, the value determined by customs replaces the one you declared.
06Volume and volumetric weight calculator: why every carrier quotes a different figure
Enter the package dimensions and get the cubic metres and the chargeable weight, with an explanation of why the same package draws a different figure from every carrier.
07Interactive Incoterms 2020 table: pick a term, see who bears what
Pick one of the 11 Incoterms 2020 rules and see the cost obligations, the point where risk passes, and who handles the formalities on each side.
The first stage focuses on pillar articles, each answering one big question in full. More detailed pieces will be added cluster by cluster.
I have been trained as a lawyer under the lawyer training programme for international integration at the Judicial Academy, but I do not yet hold a lawyer's practising certificate, so the content here is professional information shared with citations to the governing legal documents, not legal advice on any specific case.