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DPU

Meaning in international trade, with examples

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In international trade, DPU means: Delivered at Place Unloaded: an Incoterms rule in which the seller delivers the goods to the named destination and also unloads them there, bearing the risk until unloading is complete.

In Turkish: boşaltılmış olarak yerinde teslim, DPU teslim

How it is used

Introduced in Incoterms 2020 to replace DAT (Delivered at Terminal). It is the only rule in which the seller must unload at destination. Import clearance and duties stay with the buyer.

Example sentences

  1. We agreed on DPU the customer's site, so our crane team will unload the machine.

  2. Is unloading included, or is it DAP instead of DPU?

Common collocations

  • DPU terms
  • DPU destination
  • quote DPU
  • DPU terminal
  • IncotermsA set of standard three-letter trade terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce that show which costs, risks and tasks belong to the seller and which to the buyer.
  • DAPDelivered at Place: an Incoterms rule in which the seller delivers the goods to the named destination, ready for unloading, and bears the risk until then; the buyer handles import clearance and duties.
  • DDPDelivered Duty Paid: an Incoterms rule in which the seller delivers the goods to the named place in the buyer's country, cleared for import and with all duties and taxes paid.
  • CPTCarriage Paid To: an Incoterms rule in which the seller pays transport to the named destination, but the risk passes to the buyer when the goods are handed to the first carrier.

More terms: Incoterms

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