DPU — Delivered at Place Unloaded

Mode of transport

Any mode

Definition

The seller delivers when the goods, once unloaded from the arriving means of transport, are placed at the disposal of the buyer at the named place of destination. DPU replaced DAT in Incoterms 2020 and is the only rule requiring the seller to unload.

Delivery point

At the named destination, after unloading.

Risk transfer

After unloading at the named destination.

Seller costs

• All carriage and export/transit formalities
• Unloading at the named destination

Buyer costs

• Import clearance, duties and taxes
• Any onward carriage

Insurance

No obligation; the seller bears risk until unloading and should cover it.

Export formalities

Seller's responsibility.

Import formalities

Buyer's responsibility.

Documents

• Commercial invoice, packing list
• Transport document / delivery order
• Terminal handling receipt where applicable

Best use cases

Deliveries into terminals, container yards or the buyer's site where the seller controls unloading equipment.

Common mistakes

• Choosing DPU when the seller cannot arrange unloading at the site
• Confusing DPU with the deleted DAT rule
• Not naming the terminal precisely

Practical example

DPU Jebel Ali Terminal, Incoterms® 2020.