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Carriage Paid To

Carriage Paid To (CPT) is an Incoterm under which the seller contracts and pays for carriage to a named place of destination.

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Last updated: 26 June 2026Published: 27 January 2026

Source: https://iccwbo.org/publication/incoterms-2020/

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