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    Nov 5, 2007, 05:07 PM
    Free on board (fob)
    What is the difference between f.o.b shipping point and f.o.b destination? I'm not understanding this concept.
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    Nov 5, 2007, 08:59 PM
    Ownership/Cost transfer responsibility. One is at your shipping port (example in Montreal, Canada)…the other is at THEIR shipping point (example in Rotterdam, Netherlands)
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