What does FOB mean when ordering custom bags?

FOB (Free On Board) means the factory price includes domestic trucking and export customs clearance, with goods delivered on board the vessel at the named Chinese port. You book and pay for ocean freight and insurance from that point.

Is FOB cheaper than DDP for bulk bags?

FOB usually lands cheaper for importers with a forwarder, because you control freight transparently. DDP bundles duties and delivery into one opaque price that typically carries a margin premium.

When should I choose EXW instead of FOB?

Choose EXW when you already consolidate cargo in China with your own forwarder — you pick goods up at the factory gate and handle everything else yourself.

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FOB vs EXW vs DDP for Custom Bag Orders — What Actually Changes

Trade terms · bag procurement

Incoterms decide where responsibility changes hands — everything else is marketing. For a 2,000+ piece bag program the differences are very real money.

EXW — Ex Works

You pay the factory gate price and arrange pickup trucking, export clearance, freight, insurance. Cheapest invoice, most work for you or your forwarder.

FOB — Free On Board (our standard)

Factory price plus domestic trucking plus export customs clearance, delivered on board the vessel. You book ocean freight. This is the cleanest split for importers with a forwarder — you see the true factory cost with zero mystery margin, which is exactly why some suppliers avoid quoting it.

DDP — Delivered Duty Paid

Door delivery with duties handled. Convenient for corporate buyers without an import entity — but you are buying an opaque bundle; the same goods quoted FOB usually land meaningfully cheaper when someone competent controls freight. Quote both and compare; we do this calculation per program.

Term	Freight booking	Best when
EXW	You	You already consolidate in China
FOB	You (factory preps)	You have a forwarder — default choice
DDP	Factory/seller	No import setup; single landed price wanted

Our quotes are line-item and FOB-standard so your forwarder can sanity-check them line by line — see the full trade terms and payment policy, or ask for the DDP twin quote on any product line via the quote form.