Incoterms
Responsibilities
- Seller is responsible for the costs and risks to bring the goods to the point specified in the contract
- Seller should ensure that their forwarding contract mirrors the contract of sale
- Seller is responsible for the export clearance procedures
- Importer is responsible to clear the goods for import, arrange import customs formalities, and pay import duty
- If the parties intend the seller to bear the risks and costs of taking the goods from the terminal to another place then the DAP term may apply
DAP (Delivered At Place) | New Term – May be used for all transport modes Seller delivers the goods when they are placed at the disposal of the buyer on the arriving means of transport ready for unloading at the named place of destination. Parties are advised to specify as clearly as possible the point within the agreed place of destination, because risks transfer at this point from seller to buyer. If the seller is responsible for clearing the goods, paying duties etc., consideration should be given to using the DDP term. |
Responsibilities
- Seller bears the responsibility and risks to deliver the goods to the named place
- Seller is advised to obtain contracts of carriage that match the contract of sale
- Seller is required to clear the goods for export
- If the seller incurs unloading costs at place of destination, unless previously agreed they are not entitled to recover any such costs
- Importer is responsible for effecting customs clearance, and paying any customs duties