DPU Incoterm (Delivered at Place Unloaded)
DPU — Delivered at Place Unloaded (Incoterms 2020) What DPU means. DPU stands for Delivered at Place Unloaded. Under ICC's Incoterms 2020 the seller delivers when the goods have been unloaded from the arriving means of transport and placed at the buyer's disposal at the named place of destination. Risk passes then, so the seller carries the risk of the journey and of the unloading itself. ICC's note to the rule says DPU is the only Incoterms rule that requires the seller to unload at destination. It can be used for any mode of transport. Who does what under DPU. From DAT to DPU. DPU is not a new rule. Until 2020 it was DAT, Delivered at Terminal. ICC renamed it to make clear that the destination can be any place and not only a terminal, and moved it after DAP because DAP delivery happens before unloading. A contract is governed by the edition of the rules it names, so a template that still says DAT should be changed to DPU Incoterms 2020. Where DPU goes wrong. The seller should make sure it is able to organise unloading at the named place. If it cannot, or the parties do not want the seller to bear that risk and cost, ICC's advice is to use DAP instead (explanatory note 1). Import…
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