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DAP

Delivered at Place

Group D · Arrival · Any mode of transport

The seller bears all risk and cost of bringing the goods to the named destination, placed at the buyer's disposal on the arriving means of transport, ready to be unloaded. Import clearance stays with the buyer.

Where risk transfers

At the named destination, on the arriving vehicle, before unloading.

Seller's cost & riskBuyer's cost & risk

Seller pays

  • Packaging
  • Export clearance
  • All carriage to destination

Buyer pays

  • Unloading
  • Import clearance, duties, VAT

Insurance

No obligation, but the seller carries risk the whole way and should insure its own exposure.

Customs

Export clearance: Seller

Import clearance: Buyer

Use it when

Door deliveries where the buyer is the importer of record and can handle customs efficiently.

Watch out

If the goods are held at customs because the buyer is slow to clear, the demurrage and storage still sit with the seller's risk position until delivery.