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title: "EXW (Ex Works)"
description: "EXW (Ex Works) is an incoterm that only requires the seller to make the goods available for pickup by the buyer at the seller's premises or another named location. The buyer is responsible for export clearance, loading, and all cost and risk to the destination."
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canonical: https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/incoterm-ex-works/
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dateModified: 2026-08-20T06:44:09Z
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# EXW (Ex Works)

EXW (Ex Works) is an incoterm that only requires the seller to make the goods available for pickup by the buyer at the seller's premises or another named location. The buyer is responsible for export clearance, loading, and all cost and risk to the destination.

## What Is EXW?

EXW (Ex Works) is an [incoterm](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/incoterms/) that only requires the seller to make the goods available for pickup by the buyer at the seller's premises or another named location. The buyer is responsible for export clearance, loading the goods at the named location, and bearing all cost and risk to the destination.

EXW can be used for all modes of transport, including [LCL (Less than Container Load)](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/less-than-container-load/), FCL, and air.

![EXW FCL incoterm diagram: seller makes goods available for pickup at Seller's Premises, marked as seller's cost and risk, then container yard, origin port, destination port, container yard, destination.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/043217ccf5d2bc61a2e28fae959f61f7bffc5e5d-1910x826.gif)

**It is ultimately up to the buyer and the seller to agree on each party's responsibility of cost and risk before the shipment begins.**

Back to the [full glossary](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/).

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*This is a markdown version of [https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/incoterm-ex-works/](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/incoterm-ex-works/) for AI/LLM consumption.*