FOB means Freight on Board or Free On Board. If terms of delivery of a transaction is on FOB, the cost of movement of goods on board of Airlines or on board of ship is borne by the seller.
How FOB works?
I will explain FOB terms of delivery with a simple example. You are a Machinery seller situated near Mumbai, India. The buyer is situated in a place near New York. You are the seller of goods and you have contracted with the buyer and agreed to sell the goods on FOB, Mumbai price of USD 5300. Here the selling cost of goods is USD 5300 FOB Mumbai. So the seller meets all expenses to carry the goods to Mumbai port and meet all expenses including customs clearance in Mumbai to get the goods on board of Airlines or Ship. As I have explained, all further cost up to buyer’s place has to be met by the buyer. The buyer nominates shipping company or airlines and seller ship the goods as per buyer’s advice. The buyer pays the cost of freight to the shipping company or airlines. Buyer arrange to insure the goods and pay the cost of insurance.
