CFS to Door

CFS to Door is a shipping and delivery term in international trade, commonly used for Less than Container Load (LCL) shipments. CFS stands for Container Freight Station, where the carrier receives LCL cargo and is responsible for consolidation; Door refers to the consignee's designated location (e.g., warehouse, factory). Therefore, CFS to Door means the seller/shipper delivers the goods to the origin CFS, and the carrier handles consolidation, ocean freight, deconsolidation at the destination port, and final delivery to the consignee's door. Usage scenarios: suitable for LCL business where the shipper cannot stuff the container themselves and the consignee wants door-to-door convenience. Notes: This term is not a standard Incoterms term of the ICC, but an industry practice. Specific responsibility allocation must be clarified in the contract, such as cost bearing (origin CFS charges, ocean freight, destination deconsolidation fee, delivery fee), risk transfer point, customs clearance responsibility, etc. Compared with CFS to CFS, CFS to Door includes additional delivery from destination port to consignee's door; compared with Door to Door, the former requires the shipper to deliver goods to CFS themselves, while the latter has the carrier pick up from the door. The key difference lies in the responsibility for pickup and delivery.