Incoterm abbreviation for Free Carrier, which requires the seller to clear the goods for export and to either:
- deliver the goods to the buyer at the seller’s premises or
- deliver the goods to the buyer at another named place.
When using the FCA incoterm, the point at which the seller is delivering the goods to the buyer must be named and/or described: e.g., “FCA [warehouse, cargo forwarder, container freight station, etc.]” Since the publication of the 2020 Incoterms FCA has been recommended to be used instead of FOB.