DAP – Delivered at Place (Incoterm)

The Incoterm DAP stands for ‘Delivered At Place’. It applies to all modes of transport and is one of the so-called arrival clauses.

Here, the seller bears all costs and risks up to the agreed destination. The seller only fulfils their delivery obligation when they make the goods available for unloading on the arriving means of transport. The seller must clear the goods for export, however, they are not obliged to clear the goods for import. The actual unloading costs and the risk of unloading are borne by the buyer.

In supply contracts where the transfer of risk is only to take place after unloading (e.g. in the case of air freight), DPU should be agreed upon.

• DAP is suitable for deliveries to a destination terminal (port of destination, airport, etc.) as well as to other locations (e.g. construction sites, receiving warehouses).
• Remember that when calculating the statistical value, all transport costs incurred after leaving the EU external border must be deducted from the value of the goods.