{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Carriage Paid To (CPT)","description":"A buyer in Hamburg agrees CPT terms with a supplier in Shanghai: the supplier books and pays for the entire freight to Hamburg, yet the risk passes to the buyer the moment goods are handed to the first carrier in China. That gap between who funds the shipment and who bears the transit risk is CPT's (Carriage Paid To) defining characteristic – and its most frequent source of misunderstanding. The Incoterm covers all modes of transport, including multimodal chains. Unlike CIP, CPT imposes no oblig","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/carriage-paid-to-cpt-4","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T07:31:32.862988","citation":"https://iccwbo.org/business-solutions/incoterms-rules/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/carriage-paid-to-cpt-4","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Carriage Paid To (CPT) · A buyer in Hamburg agrees CPT terms with a supplier in Shanghai: the supplier books and pays for the entire freight to Hamburg, yet the risk passes to the buyer the moment goods are handed to the first carrier in China. · Quelle: https://iccwbo.org/business-solutions/incoterms-rules/"}