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German term or phrase:franco
English translation:free
Entered by: Susan Madden
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11:55 Jan 5, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
German term or phrase: franco
Information on how much a good will cost the buyer.

"Die Preise verstehen sich franco Hamburg Hafen und sind verbindlich bis zu..."

Thanks in advance for your help!
Susan Madden
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:25
free
Explanation:
see incoterms

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-01-05 12:00:57 GMT)
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Incoterms (acc. to Schäfer)
(com) Incoterms pl, Internationale Regeln fp für die Auslegung handelsüblicher Vertragsformeln (syn, trade terms)
(cf, ex works – for/fot – fas – fob – cif – freight or carriage paid – ex ship – ex quay – delivered at frontier – delivered duty paid – fob airport – freight/carriage and insurance paid to)
Selected response from:

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 14:25
Grading comment
Difficult one this as you all gave a very similar answer. Purely for extra information to aid my understanding I'm awarding the points here, but thanks very much to all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3free
Stephen Sadie
5 +3free Hamburg PortNeil Crockford
3 +3franco / free
Christian


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
franco / free


Explanation:
part of an inco-term

Christian
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
48 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Eugenia Lourenco
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  verbis
7 days
  -> Thank you.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
free Hamburg Port


Explanation:
in other words, the price includes all costs up to the goods' arrival at the port.

Neil Crockford
Local time: 13:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
48 mins

agree  Eugenia Lourenco
1 hr

agree  verbis
7 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
free


Explanation:
see incoterms

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-01-05 12:00:57 GMT)
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Incoterms (acc. to Schäfer)
(com) Incoterms pl, Internationale Regeln fp für die Auslegung handelsüblicher Vertragsformeln (syn, trade terms)
(cf, ex works – for/fot – fas – fob – cif – freight or carriage paid – ex ship – ex quay – delivered at frontier – delivered duty paid – fob airport – freight/carriage and insurance paid to)

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Difficult one this as you all gave a very similar answer. Purely for extra information to aid my understanding I'm awarding the points here, but thanks very much to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Jenner
0 min
  -> thanks, I lost my top position here by quoting the dictionary!

neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: but what does top position mean to someone who supposedly doesn't care about points!? ;-) //neutral because I chose neither to agree nor to disagree
17 mins
  -> why neutral? points are unimportant but it is not that i don't care about them, cilian!

agree  Eugenia Lourenco
1 hr
  -> thanks eugenia

agree  verbis
7 days
  -> thanks verbis
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