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Free Alongside Ship
Group F · Main carriage unpaid · Sea & inland waterway only
The seller delivers when the goods are placed alongside the vessel nominated by the buyer — on the quay or on a barge — at the named port of shipment. Export clearance is the seller's responsibility.
Where risk transfers
Once the goods are alongside the ship at the named port of shipment.
Seller's cost & riskBuyer's cost & risk
Seller pays
- ▪Packaging
- ▪Export clearance
- ▪Carriage to the quay alongside the vessel
Buyer pays
- ▪Loading on board
- ▪Ocean freight
- ▪Insurance
- ▪Import clearance and duties
Insurance
No obligation on either side.
Customs
Export clearance: Seller
Import clearance: Buyer
Use it when
Bulk and break-bulk commodities: grain, ore, timber, heavy-lift project cargo.
Watch out
Never use FAS for containers — the container is handed to a terminal, not placed alongside a ship. Use FCA.