Pricing
FOB pricing is as per ICI or Argus index.
CIF pricing is calculated based on following overhead costs:
- Indonesia export tax
- Insurance (on actuals)
- Cost of shipping (on actuals)
- Importing country taxes
- Vessel to port unloading cost (on actuals)
- Port to door delivery cost (on actuals)
Besides the fixed variables mentioned above, there maybe other factors affecting the cost:
- Fluctuating price of the index
- Time of the year
- International crude prices
- Political stability
- Choice of ports and their location
- Currency fluctuation