Incoterms® 2020 · D: arrival

DAP Delivered at Place

The seller delivers to the named destination, ready for unloading. The buyer unloads and clears import.

Delivery point: At the named place of destination, on the arriving vehicle, ready for unloading
Risk passes: At the named destination, before unloading
Transport mode: Any mode, including multimodal
Export clearance: Seller
Import clearance: Buyer
Insurance: Not required of either party

Responsibility matrix

Costs and risk, stage by stage

Under DAP the seller bears all costs and risks of bringing the goods to the named destination, usually the buyer's warehouse. Delivery happens on the arriving truck, ready for unloading. The buyer unloads, clears the goods for import and pays duties and taxes.

Seller pays
Buyer pays
Depends on the contract of carriage or the named place
Risk passes to the buyer

01 Loading at seller's premises Seller pays
02 Pre-carriage to export terminal Seller pays
03 Export clearance Seller pays
04 Origin terminal and loading on board Seller pays
05 Main carriage Seller pays
06 Destination terminal charges Seller pays
07 Import clearance, duties and taxes Buyer pays
08 Carriage to named destination Seller pays
09 Unloading at destination Buyer pays

Who does what

The seller must

Carry the goods to the named place, by contract or its own means
Clear the goods for export and any transit
Bear all risks until the goods arrive at the named place
Notify the buyer so it can take delivery
Provide the document the buyer needs to take delivery

The buyer must

Unload the goods at the named place
Clear the goods for import and pay duties, taxes and import fees
Bear the risk from delivery at the named place
Pay the seller's extra costs if import clearance delays delivery
Take delivery when notified

When to use it

You want door delivery without the seller acting as importer
Any mode, including multimodal door-to-door
Buyers who keep their own customs broker

Be careful when

The named place is vague: give the full address
Your import clearance is slow: demurrage and storage at destination may be charged back to you

Tip for buying from Vietnam

DAP to your warehouse is often the best middle ground for first orders from Vietnam: the seller handles freight and risk in transit, and you keep control of import duties and VAT.

How to write it

DAP Buyer's warehouse, 12 Example Street, Lyon, France, Incoterms® 2020

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This guide summarises the Incoterms® 2020 rules in plain language for planning. It is not the official text. Incoterms® and the Incoterms® 2020 logo are trademarks of the International Chamber of Commerce. For the full rules, see ICC publication No. 723E.

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