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48 CFR § 47.303-12 - 47.303-12 Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation. 

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s47.303-12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 47.303-12 - 47.303-12   Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "47.303-12"
section_name: "47.303-12   Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACT MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "47"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "47"
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# 47.303-12 47.303-12   Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation.

(a) *Explanation of delivery term. Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation* means free of expense to the Government delivered on the designated dock or pier or in the warehouse at the specified port of importation.

(b) *Contractor responsibilities.* The contractor shall—

(1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or

(ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods;

(2)(i) Deliver shipment in good order and condition; and

(ii) Pay and bear all charges up to the point of delivery specified in the contract, including transportation costs; export, import, or other fees or taxes; costs of wharfage and landing, if any; customs duties; and costs of certificates of origin, consular invoices, or other documents that may be required for exportation or importation; and

(3) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before delivery of the shipment to the point of delivery specified in the contract.

(c) *Contract clause.* The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-40, Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation, when the delivery term is ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation.