Umthetho we-Incoterms lapho umthengisi akhokha khona izindleko zokuthutha nomshwalense omncane kuya ethekwini okuyiwa kulo, kanti ingozi idlulela kumthengi ethekwini lokuthumela.
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Ngaphansi kwe-CIF, umthengisi uphatha ukudedelwa kokuthunyelwa ngaphandle, alayishe izimpahla emkhunjini futhi akhokhe izindleko zokuthutha nomshwalense kuya ethekwini okuyiwa kulo eliqanjwe igama. Ingozi idlulela kumthengi uma izimpahla zilayishwe emkhunjini ethekwini lokuthumela, ngakho umthengi uthwala ingozi ngesikhathi sokuthutha nakuba umthengisi ehlela umshwalense.
Umthengisi udinga kuphela ukuthola umshwalense omncane; abathengi abafuna umshwalense obanzi kufanele bavumelane ngalokhu ngokwehlukile. I-CIF isetshenziselwa kuphela ukuthutha ngolwandle nangemizila yamanzi yangaphakathi.