also: かんぱんわたし
Trade term indicating that the seller delivers goods on board a vessel designated by the buyer, and the risk passes to the buyer once the goods are on board.
See also: ＦＯＢ
The contract terms are free on board.
Please provide a quotation on an FOB basis.
FOB is the English abbreviation commonly used in international trade; 甲板渡し is the Japanese equivalent.
Standard kanji form for the trade term. The reading こうはんわたし is the most common.
Alternate reading using the more common reading of 甲板 (かんぱん). Both readings are used in practice.
Compound of 甲板 (こうはん or かんぱん, 'deck') and 渡し (わたし, 'delivery'), literally 'deck delivery'. The term is a direct translation of the English trade term 'free on board'.