General Law

Cif-clause

0205-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


Cif (cost, insurance, freight) clause is the clause mainly used for unloading transactions concerning generic goods in overseas traffic and obliges the seller to properly ship and insure the goods at his own expense up to the cif location.

Deutsch

Cif-Klausel 0205-de

Cif-Klausel (cost, insurance, freight) ist die hauptsächlich für Abladegeschäfte über Gattungsware im Überseeverkehr verwendete Klausel und verpflichtet den Verkäufer, die Ware auf seine Kosten bis zum cif-Ort ordnungsgemäss zu versenden und zu versichern.

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