This is covered entirely in the FYBR and I do not have the space here to give the best answer that is provided in my publications.

The CIF contract is only an addition to the FOB delivery submission – implying a more sophisticated method of analyzing the properly figured statement is the primary issue – all else is as the FOB transaction more or less.
There are Incoterms and contract rules, then there are the policy and Incoterms rules and contract laws can always be amended but not so with the policy. The policy currently makes room for these adjustments, part of or perhaps most of them never being modified, specifically the notion that one is merely asking for a purchase agreement or price quote and that’s all – first and foremost.

As a provider of merchandise, if they ever – and I mean EVER – purchase merchandise without a quote or offer in the first place – any demands or requests subsequently is then based on the first part being fully commenced.

If you ask a person to enter onto a train but it is already moving, this is a bad idea. Whether the train is tardy or does not show up on time at all, the entire boarding process of that train begins with the person buying a ticket.

You should advise one and all of your status as a personal independent intercontinental trade group that adheres to URPIB regulations of trade. This will simply add to your endeavor, particularly when considering the number of poor transactions in existence within the industry.