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DAP Delivered at Place.

Seller carries the goods to the named place, ready for unloading. Import clearance and duties stay with the buyer.

Where risk passes

DAP named place of destination
SellerCarrierAlongsideOn boardImport portDestinationUnloaded
Risk passesAt the named destination, on the arriving vehicle, ready for unloading
Transport modeAny mode of transport
Main carriage booked bySeller
Cargo insuranceNot required; seller carries the risk and usually insures
Export clearanceSeller
Import clearance and dutiesBuyer
Seller pays10 of 13 cost steps

Who pays what under DAP

CostPaid by
Loading at originSeller
Export customs declarationSeller
Carriage to port of exportSeller
Unloading of truck in port of exportSeller
Loading on vessel/airplane in port of exportSeller
Carriage (sea/air) to port of importSeller
InsuranceSeller
Unloading in port of importSeller
Loading on truck in port of importSeller
Carriage to place of destinationSeller
Import customs clearanceBuyer
Import duties and taxesBuyer
Unloading at destinationBuyer

Sources: ICC, Incoterms® 2020; cost split as given inWikipedia, Incoterms (section "Allocations of costs"). Duties, fit and pitfalls below are Navo's own summary, not ICC text. Incoterms® is a trademark of the ICC.

When DAP fits

Door-to-door deliveries where the buyer handles import clearance and duties himself.

What to watch

  • The goods arrive on the vehicle, not unloaded; unloading is on the buyer.
  • If the buyer is late with import clearance, demurrage and storage at destination fall on the buyer.
  • Name the place precisely: a warehouse address, not just a city.
  • Shipping under DAP? Compare freight rates and check sailings.