GlossaryEN1 min readUpdated: Jun 9, 2026

Conditional Freight Delivery

Conditional freight delivery restricts the handover of goods until preceding conditions are fulfilled.

Last updated: 9 June 2026Published: 19 June 2025

Source: https://www.logisticsglossary.com/conditional-freight-delivery

Category

Incoterms 2020 Simulator: Who bears costs & risk?

Reading time

1 min

Words

Mentioned in

–

Conditional freight delivery restricts the handover of goods until preceding conditions are fulfilled. Typically, physical transfer to the consignee occurs only after customs clearance, payment settlement, or receipt of government-mandated documents (import/export permits, inspection certificates). This protects the shipper from delivering goods to insolvent or dubious recipients and is standard practice in documentary sales (Documentary Credit, Documents Against Acceptance, Documents Against Payment).

Next steps

Tools that match this term

Calculate customs valueWork out import duties and customs valueOpen Compare IncotermsClarify duties, cost and riskOpen Find HS codeDetermine the tariff number for customsOpen Calculate transit timeEstimate duration per transport modeOpen

Related Terms

You might also be interested in these terms

Bill of Lading Freight Terms

Unlike Incoterms, which allocate risk and delivery obligations between buyer and seller, Bill of Lading freight terms define who p…

Learn more

Freight charges

Freight charges are the amounts billed by a carrier or freight forwarder for transporting a specific consignment by road, rail, se…

Learn more

Derivative Freight Risk Management Tools

A shipper books a sea voyage and wants to protect against rising freight costs: Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs), freight futures…

Learn more

Best Practice Freight Consolidation

Freight consolidation is the process of combining multiple small shipments from different consignors into a single transport unit,…

Learn more

Computation of Freight Charges

Before a freight quotation can be issued, the shipper or forwarder must work through the computation of freight charges: the syste…

Learn more

Parcel

A parcel is a self-contained, individually handled shipment unit that carries one or more items, bears a unique tracking number, a…

Learn more

⚖️ ICC Incoterms 2020

Incoterms 2020 Simulator: Who bears costs & risk?

Analyze all 11 Incoterms 2020: cost matrix, risk timeline, insurance gap detector and customs responsibility – free, no login required.

Incoterms Simulator →

Logistics knowledge straight to your inbox

Weekly: Top news, industry facts and insights from the world of logistics – free.

Conditional Freight Delivery

Next steps

Related Terms

Bill of Lading Freight Terms

Freight charges

Derivative Freight Risk Management Tools

Best Practice Freight Consolidation

Computation of Freight Charges

Parcel

Incoterms 2020 Simulator: Who bears costs & risk?

Logistics knowledge straight to your inbox

Community Questions & Answers