FOB vs CIF vs DDP for Home Textile Importers: Which Incoterm Actually Fits Your Business

Consider a common scenario: a buyer picks a comforter-set supplier partly because the quote says “CIF — shipping included.” The ocean leg is included. The bill that lands with the cartons is not: handling charges set by an unknown forwarder, no broker lined up, port storage accruing while everyone sorts out who pays. The “included” […]