Compare DDP and DAP at the named delivery place, including import clearance, duties, taxes and unloading responsibilities.
Under DDP, the seller takes responsibility for import clearance and import duties and taxes under the sale’s delivery term. Whether the seller can legally perform those tasks in the destination must be checked; a logistics quotation should identify the actual importer arrangements.
Under DAP, the buyer generally handles import clearance and pays import duties and taxes. Delivery is at the agreed named place, ready for unloading. DAP is not the same as a duty-paid quote.
Both terms need a clearly named destination. Identify unloading, any terminal charges, inspection, storage and special handling in your commercial agreements. Incoterms govern buyer and seller obligations; they do not replace CTIDDP’s logistics service contract.
Send your destination, importer details and product information. Request a shipment-specific assessment rather than selecting a delivery term solely because a headline price looks lower.
Delivery-term reference: ICC Academy: DAP and DDP.