L.N. laboratories regularly export medicines from Paris to Bangkok (Thailand). They use the SCOC services (freight forwarder) for organizing the shipment of their products on ocean vessels, as well as on aircrafts.

By SEA Shipment price EXW Paris :85 371.40

10 wooden crates of 108cm wide, 108cm long, 130 high each

Total gross weight 3800 kg,

Unit tare : 40 kg

packing = 10 crates of 68.6 each= 686

Loading = 38.11

drayage = 144.83

Unloading and consolidation = 60.98

Loading on board stowed = 114.34

Freight = 5406.81 (calculated on the basis of a 356.65 W/M freight- rate)

Insurance = (=253,21 : Insurance : 0.25 %, covered value : CIF+10% )

Local carriage: from port of Bangkok to Bangkok city premises of the customer: cost 9942.05 Thai Baht (custom duties and taxes included)

N.B = 1 costs 44.976 Bahts

By AIRShipment price EXW Paris = 21342,85

20 parcels LNE 70cm*70cm*50cm

total Gross weight : 970 kg, unit tare : 6kg

Cost of one carton : 3.80

packing = 20 cartons at 3.8 each = 76

haulage =116.47

airport fees = 53.36

Freight = 2340 calculated on the basis of the following freight rates

CORATE 9732

< 45 kg : 6.875

45 100 kg : 4.467

100 300 kg : 3.720

300 500 : 3.407

500-1000 : 2.770

>1000kg : 2.340

Insurance = 32.01 (0.15 % of EXW value)

Local carriage from Bangkok airport to the customer warehouse 2399.83 Baht, custom duties and taxes included. N.B = 1 costs 44.976 Bahts

QUESTIONS :

1/ For each shipment give FOB or FCA, CFR or CPT, CIF or CIP, DDP quotations?

2/ Which incoterm would you advise LN to offer?

3/ Which incoterm would you advise his customers to accept?