DAP terms, whose responsibility for import customs clearance?
DAP means Delivered At Place. Under DAP, It is the Seller’s responsibility to deliver goods at a named place mentioned in the contract of carriage mutually agreed by buyer and seller.
Here the question is whether the buyer or the seller has to undertake import customs clearance at destination port in buyer’s country?
The Exporter meets the risks and costs of pre carriage, export customs clearance , export customs process, main carriage and on carriage from destination port to buyer’s named location at buyer’s country.
Although the goods are delivered at named place or buyer’s premises at his country, Under DAP terms, the buyer is responsible for import customs clearance and taxes if any at importing country.
Under DAP terms, the unloading of goods is at buyer’s risk and cost.
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