02 August 2013
FOB Purchase means free on board here supplier Responsibility will ends once the goods shipped ,locked and bill of ladding made,,there after you need to take responsibility to take material to our country and ofcourse our factory ,, in between if you suffer any loss supplier will not be liable and so you suppose to make arrangement for transit insurance and other clearing agents for clearing goods at customs house
02 August 2013
In case of CIF purchase Supplier will take responsibility to deliver material till the port of customer i.e, his responsibility will ends where bll of entry was made..
Here customer no need to bother for transit insurance as supplier will take care of it..
Out of above there is another type of import purchase which is available is "Exworks"
in case of Exworks supplier will take responsibility to deliver materials till factory gate