CIF named supplier will afford “product Cost + Insurance fee + Freight cost (sea freight or air freight)”
FOB means Free on Board that supplier will afford ” product cost + inland delivery cost”, lack of insurance and freight cost than CIF.
Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) and Free on Board (FOB) are international shipping agreements used in the transportation of goods between a buyer and a seller. The specific definitions are different for every country, but CIF and FOB have similar uses. They differ in who assumes responsibility for the goods during transit. Both contracts specify origin and destination information that is used to determine where liability officially begins and ends.
In CIF agreements, insurance and other costs are assumed by the seller, with liability and costs associated with successful transit paid by the seller up until the goods are received by the buyer. Goods are not considered to be delivered until they are in the buyer’s possession.
FOB contracts relieve the seller of responsibility once the goods are shipped. Once goods have passed the ship’s rail, they are considered to be delivered into the control of the buyer. When shipping to the buyer begins, the buyer then assumes all liability.