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\nIncoterms can be explained thanks to a group of entrepreneurs, financiers and traders whose determination to bring economic prosperity to a post-World War I era eventually led to the founding of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) . With no global system of rules to govern trade, it was these businessmen who saw the opportunity to create an industry standard that would become known as the Incoterms rules.  \nThis article explains the Incoterms on 10 key dates, from the first sounding published in 1923, to the latest version of Incoterms 2020, which is expected to be in force until December 31, 2029.  \n1923: ICC’S FIRST SOUNDING OF COMMERCIAL TRADE TERMS  \nAfter ICC’s creation in 1919, one of its first initiatives was to facilitate international trade. In the early 1920’s the world business organization set out to understand the commercial trade terms used by merchants. This was done through a study that was limited to six commonly used terms in just 13 countries. The findings were published in 1923, highlighting disparities in interpretation.  \n1928: CLARITY IMPROVED  \nTo examine the discrepancies identified in the initial survey, a second study was carried out. This time, the scope was expanded to the interpretation of trade terms used in more than 30 countries.  \n1936: GLOBAL GUIDELINES FOR TRADERS  \nBased on the findings ofthe studies, the first version ofthe Incoterms rules was published. The terms included FAS, FOB, C&F, CIF, Ex Ship and Ex Quay.  \n1953: RISE OF TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL  \nDue to World War II, supplementary revisions of the Incoterms rules were suspended and did not resume again until the 1950’s. The first revision ofthe Incoterms® rules was then issued in 1953. It debuted three new trade terms for non-maritime transport. The new rules comprised DCP (Delivered Costs Paid), FOR (Free on Rail) and FOT (Free on Truck) .  \n1967: MISINTERPRETATIONS CORRECTED  \nICC launched the third revision of the Incoterms® rules, which dealt with misinterpretations of the previous version. Two trade terms were added to address delivery at frontier (DAF) and delivery at destination (DDP) .  \n© [globalnegotiator.com](globalnegotiator.com)  \n1974: ADVANCES IN AIR TRAVEL  \nThe increased use of air transportation gave cause for another version of the popular trade terms. This edition included the new term FOB Airport (Free on Board Airport) . This rule aimed to allay confusion around the term FOB (Free on Board) by signifying the exact“vessel” used.  \n1980: PROLIFERATION OF CONTAINER TRAFFIC  \nWith the expansion of carriage of goods in containers and new documentation processes, came the need for another revision. This edition introduced the trade term FRC (Free Carrier…Named at Point), which provided for goods not actually received by the ship’s side but at a reception point on shore, such as a container yard.  \n1990: A COMPLETE REVISION  \nThe fifth revision simplified the Free Carrier term by deleting rules for specific modes of transport (i. e., FOR; Free on Rail, FOT; Free on Truck, and FOB Airport; Free on Board Airport) . It was considered sufficient to use the general term FCA (Free Carrier…at Named Point) instead. Other provisions accounted for increased use of electronic messages.  \n2000: AMENDED CUSTOMS CLEARANCE OBLIGATIONS  \nThe “License, Authorisations and Formalities” section of FAS and DEQ Incoterms rules were modified to comply with the way most customs authorities address the issues of exporter and importer of record.  \n2010: REFLECTIONS ON THE CONTEMPORARY TRADE LANDSCAPE  \nIncoterms 2010 is the most current edition of the rules to date. This version consolidated the D-family of rules, removing DAF (Delivered at Frontier), DES (Delivered Ex Ship), DEQ (Delivered Ex Quay) and DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid) and adding DAT (Delivered at Terminal) and DAP (Delivered at Place) . 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