What the rules allocate
- - Selected seller and buyer delivery obligations
- - The contractual point where delivery and risk transfer
- - Allocation of specified transport, handling, insurance and clearance costs
B2B solar trade-term verification
Solar Incoterms guide
Incoterms 2020 allocates selected obligations, risk and costs. It does not replace the sale contract or determine product specification, payment, tariffs, ownership, legal compliance or every consequence of delay.
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Use the rule inside a complete sale contract
Record the selected three-letter rule, the geographically precise port, place or point and the 2020 edition. Then align the sale, carriage, insurance, customs, payment and document requirements instead of assuming one code binds every other party.
What still needs a separate contract decision
- - Product specification, price and payment method or currency
- - Tariffs, prohibitions, sanctions and destination product requirements
- - Delay remedies, force majeure, intellectual property and dispute rules
- - Transfer of title or ownership and the law governing the contract
Six questions before selecting a rule
1. What transport mode and handover are planned?
State whether the route is containerized, multimodal, road, rail, air, sea or inland waterway, and where the goods meet the first or nominated carrier.
2. What exact port, place or point is named?
A country or city alone can be ambiguous. Record the terminal, port, warehouse, site or other point and distinguish delivery from final destination.
3. Who arranges each carriage leg?
Identify origin transport, main carriage, transshipment, destination handling, inland delivery and unloading responsibilities.
4. Where do delivery and risk transfer?
The parties should understand the selected rule's delivery point and risk transfer instead of treating the three-letter code as only a price label.
5. Who owns insurance and customs actions?
Record insurance expectations, export and import clearance, importer of record, broker, licences and any legal inability to perform a destination obligation.
6. Do the connected contracts match?
Align the sale contract with carriage, insurance, payment and documentary requirements. Record the chosen rule, exact named point and Incoterms 2020 edition.
Five details make the RFQ reviewable
Add the transport details below when known. Mark an undecided rule as unknown rather than selecting one from a generic price table.
- 01
Buyer type
Distributor, installer, agent, EPC, integrator or project buyer
- 02
Country
Import market and, if different, the final delivery market
- 03
Product
Module, cell, inverter, storage item, small module or selected system component
- 04
Quantity
Pieces, container count, MW or repeat purchasing forecast
- 05
Destination port
Named port or delivery place requested for commercial review
Additional trade-term details
- - Transport mode and container or multimodal status
- - Origin handover or loading point
- - Exact named destination port, place or point
- - Preferred Incoterms rule, or mark it unknown
- - Importer of record, broker and forwarder
- - Insurance and document requirements
Official Incoterms sources
These ICC sources were reviewed on 15 August 2026. They support rule selection and contract drafting; they do not prove a JUSTSOLAR service, price, payment method, customs result, freight, insurance or delivery term.
International Chamber of Commerce: Incoterms 2020Official overview of the current eleven-rule framework and its allocation of costs, risk and obligations.ICC Digital Library: Incoterms and commercial contractsOfficial explanation of what the rules do and do not cover, named-place precision, delivery, risk and connected contracts.ICC: Incoterms 2020 checklist and flowchartsOfficial buyer-and-seller decision checklist for selecting a rule appropriate to a B2B contract of sale.
Solar Incoterms questions
Is there one best Incoterms rule for every solar order?
No. The transport mode, handover, named point, carrier chain, buyer capability, import role, insurance needs and sale contract determine the review.
Does the Incoterms rule set the product price or payment method?
No. It can allocate selected costs, but price, payment method, currency and payment timing belong in the sale contract and formal commercial documents.
Does an Incoterms rule determine customs duty or product compliance?
No. Customs law, classification, origin, trade measures, importer status and destination product requirements require separate verification.
Does the delivery point always equal the final destination?
No. Depending on the selected rule, delivery and risk transfer can occur before the destination to which carriage is arranged. The named point must be precise.
Does this page bind JUSTSOLAR to FOB, CIF, DAP or DDP service?
No. Availability and responsibility are transaction-specific. Frank or the Director confirms any accepted Incoterm, price, payment, freight, insurance, delivery, offer or PI in writing.
Prepare a transaction-specific request
Send buyer type, country, product, quantity or MW or containers, and destination port. Frank or the Director reviews fit before any Incoterm, price, payment, freight, insurance, delivery, formal offer or PI is accepted.
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