Incoterms 2020

DPU: Delivered at Place Unloaded

Carry the goods to the named place and unload them. The seller does not clear import or pay duties. Import clearance and duties.

DPU at a glance

Applies to
Any mode, including multimodal
Risk transfers to buyer
When the goods are unloaded at the named destination.
Main carriage paid by
Seller
Insurance
No party is obliged to insure. The seller carries risk through unloading and should insure.
Export clearance
Seller
Import clearance and duties
Buyer
Seller handles
Carry the goods to the named place and unload them. The seller does not clear import or pay duties.
Buyer handles
Import clearance and duties.
Best for
The only Incoterm where the seller unloads. Import clearance and duties still fall on the buyer under Incoterms 2020.

General guidance only, not legal advice. Your sales contract governs. Based on Incoterms 2020.

DPU questions

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