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Text Box: INCOTERMS are internationally accepted commercial terms defining the respective roles of the buyer and seller in the arrangement of transportation and other responsibilities and clarify when the ownership of the merchandise takes place. They are used in conjunction with a sales agreement or other method of transacting the sale. · EXW - Ex Works -- Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost from the seller's door. Used for any mode of transportation. · FCA - Free Carrier -- Title and risk pass to buyer including transportation and insurance cost when the seller delivers goods cleared for export to the carrier. Seller is obligated to load the goods on the Buyer's collecting vehicle; it is the Buyer's obligation to receive the Seller's arriving vehicle unloaded. · FAS - Free Alongside Ship --Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered alongside ship by the seller. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. The export clearance obligation rests with the seller. · FOB - Free On Board and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered on board the ship by the seller. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · CFR - Cost and Freight -- Title, risk and insurance cost pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship by seller who pays the transportation cost to the destination port. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight -- Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship by seller who pays transportation and insurance cost to destination port. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · CPT - Carriage Paid To -- Title, risk and insurance cost pass to buyer when delivered to carrier by seller who pays transportation cost to destination. Used for any mode of transportation. · CIP - Carriage and Insurance Paid To --Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered to carrier by seller who pays transportation and insurance cost to destination. Used for any mode of transportation. · DAF - Delivered at Frontier -- Title, risk and responsibility for import clearance pass to buyer when delivered to named border point by seller. Used for any mode of transportation. · DES - Delivered Ex Ship -- Title, risk, responsibility for vessel discharge and import clearance pass to buyer when seller delivers goods on board the ship to destination port. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · DEQ - Delivered Ex Quay (Duty Paid) -- Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship at the destination point by the seller who delivers goods on dock at destination point cleared for import. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid -- Title, risk and responsibility of import clearance pass to buyer when seller delivers goods to named destination point. Used for any mode of transportation. Buyer is obligated for import clearance. · DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid -- Seller fulfills his obligation when goods have been made available at the named place in the country of importation · DDP - Delivered Duty Paid -- Title and risk pass to buyer when seller delivers goods to named destination point cleared for import. Used for any mode of transportation. · Note: EXW, CPT, CIP, DAF, DDU and DDP are commonly used for any mode of transportation. FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF, DES, and DEQ are used for sea and inland waterway.

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Text Box: CONTAINER SPECIFICATIONS

Container Size	Container Type	Container Length	Container Width	Container Height	Door Width	Door Height	Container Tare
20 foot	Standard	19’ 4”	7’ 8”	7’ 8”	7’ 7”	7’ 5”	5,000 lbs
40 foot	Standard	39’ 5”	7’ 8”	7’ 8”	7’ 7”	7’ 5”	7,000 lbs
40 foot	High Cube	39’ 5”	7’ 8”	8’ 10”	7’ 7”	8’ 5”	8,800 lbs
20 foot	Open Top	19’ 4”	7’ 8”	7’ 6”	7’ 6”	7’ 3”	5,700 lbs
40 foot	Open Top	39’ 5”	7’ 8”	7’ 6”	7’ 6”	7’ 3”	9,800 lbs
40 foot	Reefer	37’ 11”	7’ 5”	7’ 3”	7’ 5”	7’ 1”	4,400 lbs
20 foot	Flat Rack	18’ 6”	7’ 6”	7’ 1”	n/a	n/a	6,500 lbs
40 foot	Flat Rack	38’ 6”	7’ 6”	6’ 6”	n/a	n/a	13,000 lbs

Acres	Hectares	.4047
Acres	Square feet	43,560
Acres	Square miles	.001562
Atmospheres	Cms. of mercury	76
BTU / hour	Horsepower	.0003930
BTU	Kilowatt-hour	.0002931
BTU / hour	Watts	.2931
Bushels	Cubic inches	2150.4
Bushels (U.S.)	Hectoliters	.3524
Centimeters	Inches	.3937
Centimeters	Feet	.03281
Cubic feet	Cubic meters	.0283
Cubic meters	Cubic feet	35.3145
Cubic meters	Cubic yards	1.3079
Cubic yards	Cubic meters	.7646
Degrees	Radians	.01745
Dynes	Grams	.00102
Fathoms	Feet	6.0
Feet	Meters	.3048
Feet	Miles (nautical)	.0001645
Feet	Miles (statute)	.0001894
Feet / second	Miles / hour	.6818
Furlongs	Feet	660.0
Furlongs	Miles	.125
Gallons (U.S.)	Liters	3.7853
Grains	Grams	.0648
Grams	Grains	15.4324
Grams	Ounces (avdp)	.0353
Grams	Pounds	.002205

Hectares	Acres	2.4710
Hectoliters	Bushels (U.S.)	2.8378
Horsepower	Watts	745.7
Horsepower	BTU / hour	.001341
Hours	Days	.04167
Inches	Millimeters	25.4000
Inches	Centimeters	2.5400
Kilograms	Pounds (avdp or troy)	2.2046
Kilometers	Miles	.6214
Kilowatt-hour	BTU	3412
Knots	Nautical miles /hour	1.0
Knots	Statute miles/hour	1.151
Liters	Gallons (U.S.)	.2642
Liters	Pecks	.1135
Liters	Pints (dry)	1.8162
Liters	Pints (liquid)	2.1134
Liters	Quarts (dry)	.9081
Liters	Quarts (liquid)	1.0567
Meters	Feet	3.2808
Meters	Miles	.0006214
Meters	Yards	1.0936
Metric tons	Tons (long)	.9842
Metric tons	Tons (short)	1.1023
Miles	Kilometers	1.6093
Miles	Feet	5280
Miles (nautical)	Miles (statute)	1.1516
Miles (statute)	Miles (nautical)	.8684
Miles / hour	Feet / minute	88
Millimeters	Inches	.0394

Ounces (avdp)	Grams	28.3495
Ounces	Pounds	.0625
Ounces (troy)	Ounces (avdp)	1.09714
Pecks	Liters	8.8096
Pints (dry)	Liters	.5506
Pints (liquid)	Liters	.4732
Pounds (ap or troy)	Kilograms	.3782
Pounds (avdp)	Kilograms	.4536
Pounds	Ounces	16
Quarts (dry)	Liters	1.1012
Quarts (liquid)	Liters	.9463
Radians	Degrees	57.30
Rods	Meters	5.029
Rods	Feet	16.5
Square feet	Square meters	.0929
Square kilometers	Square miles	.3861
Square meters	Square feet	10.7639
Square meters	Square yards	1.1960
Square miles	Square kilometers	2.5900
Square yards	Square meters	.8361
Tons (long)	Metric tons	1.016
Tons (short)	Metric tons	.9072
Tons (long)	Pounds	2240
Tons (short)	Pounds	2000
Watts	BTU / hour	3.4121
Watts	Horsepower	.001341
Yards	Meters	.9144
Yards	Miles	.0005682