DAP (delivered at place) is an international trade term for delivery at place.
It means that after the seller has delivered the goods by means of transportation to the destination specified by the buyer, the goods loaded on the means of transportation (without unloading) are put at the disposal of the buyer, i.e., delivery is completed.
"Incoterms 2010" deleted "Incoterms 2000" four terms: DAF (Delivered at Frontier) border delivery, DES (Delivered Ex Ship) destination on board the ship delivery, DEQ (Delivered Ex Quay) destination port DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid).
Two new terms have been added: DAT (Delivered at Terminal), and DAP (Delivered at Place).
The terms DAF, DES and DDU have been replaced by DAP, and DAT has been replaced by DEQ and extended to apply to all modes of transportation.
Expanded Information:
Note:
1. DAP is a new term added to INCOTERMS 2010 to replace DAF in INCONTERMS 2000. DAF, DES and DDU terms in INCONTERMS 2000. That is to say, the place of delivery of DAP can be either a designated place at the border of the two countries, or on board a ship at the port of destination, or at a place inland of the importing country.
2. The seller delivers the goods at the named place of destination, but the seller is not responsible for unloading the goods from the arriving means of transportation, which is similar to DAF, DES and DDU in INCOTERMS 2000.
The buyer is responsible for unloading the goods from the arriving conveyance at the named place of destination, but the seller ensures that the goods are available for unloading. The seller should pay attention to the coordination of the contract of carriage with the place of delivery related to the contract of sale when signing the contract of carriage, and if the seller incurs unloading costs at the named place of destination in accordance with the contract of carriage, the seller shall not be entitled to claim reimbursement from the buyer unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
3, because the seller bears the risk of delivery at a specific delivery point before delivery, the seller and the buyer should be as clear as possible to specify the delivery address of the designated destination, it is best to be specific to the designated destination of a particular point.
If there is no agreement on a specific point of delivery or the point of delivery cannot be determined, the seller may choose the point of delivery at the named place of destination that best suits its purpose.
4. The seller has no obligation to the buyer to conclude an insurance contract, but since the risk of the whole transportation process is to be borne by the seller, the seller usually avoids the risk of transportation of the goods by taking out an insurance policy.
5, if the buyer and seller hope that the seller for the import of permits or other official authorization required, as well as the import of goods required for all customs formalities, including the payment of all import tariffs, the use of DDP terminology should be.
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