DAP — Delivered at Place

Mode of transport

Any mode

Definition

The seller delivers when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer on the arriving means of transport, ready for unloading at the named place of destination. The seller bears all risks to that point.

Delivery point

At the named destination, goods ready for unloading but not unloaded.

Risk transfer

At the named destination — the seller carries all transit risk.

Seller costs

• Packing, export clearance, main carriage
• Transit charges and any transit-country duties
• Delivery to the named destination

Buyer costs

• Unloading at destination
• Import clearance, duties, VAT and any import licences
• Demurrage caused by delayed clearance

Insurance

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

Export formalities

Seller's responsibility, including transit formalities.

Import formalities

Buyer's responsibility and cost.

Documents

• Commercial invoice, packing list
• Transport document / delivery order enabling the buyer to take delivery
• Certificate of origin and any preferential documents

Best use cases

Door-to-door road or rail deliveries to regional markets (Iraq, Turkey, CIS) where the buyer clears imports.

Common mistakes

• Quoting DAP when the buyer expects duties paid — that is DDP
• Not specifying the exact address of the delivery place
• Ignoring who pays unloading at destination

Practical example

DAP Erbil Warehouse, Incoterms® 2020.