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DPU — Delivered at Place Unloaded: delivery terms under Incoterms 2020

The seller carries the goods to the place of destination and unloads them — the only Incoterms 2020 rule where unloading is on the seller. DPU is already selected in the generator

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Import of goods on DPUExport of goods on DPU DOCX
КОНТРАКТCONTRACTMoscow
1. Предмет Контракта 2. Стоимость Контракта 3. Условия поставки 4. Условия оплаты 5. Гарантии и качество 6. Ответственность сторон 7. Арбитраж
1. Subject of the Contract 2. Cost of Contract 3. Terms of the Delivery 4. Terms of the Payment 5. Guarantee and Quality 6. Liability of the Parties 7. Arbitration
ПРОДАВЕЦ / THE SELLERПОКУПАТЕЛЬ / THE BUYER
ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ № 1 к КОНТРАКТУANNEX No. 1 to CONTRACTСПЕЦИФИКАЦИЯ · SPECIFICATION
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# Описание / Description ТН ВЭД / HS CODE Ед. изм. / Unit of meas. Кол-во / Q-ty Цена / Price Сумма / Total 1 2
Прочие условия / Other terms Гарантия / Warranty Документация / Documentation Условия поставки / Delivery terms Порядок оплаты / Terms of payment Период оказания услуг / Period of provision of services Срок возврата оплаты / Period of refund of payment
ПРОДАВЕЦ / THE SELLERПОКУПАТЕЛЬ / THE BUYER
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group of terms
Any
mode of transport
Seller
export clearance
Seller
pays for carriage
Buyer
import duties

What the draft already fills

Parties, documents and specifics for every deal scheme

Import of goods on DPU

PartiesBuyer — Russia, seller — foreign company
Delivery termDPU + place of destination
DocumentsInvoice, packing list, declaration, waybill
SpecificsHS code · Supplier's SWIFT details

Export of goods on DPU

PartiesSeller — Russia, buyer — foreign company
Delivery termDPU + place of destination
DocumentsInvoice, packing list, declaration, waybill
SpecificsAdvance refund if delivery fails · HS code in the specification

How to write DPU into the contract

The DPU term is passed into the form from this page

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1. Deal type

Import or export of goods. Parties, goods with HS codes and prices go into the same form; the Russian party's details are filled in from its INN (taxpayer number).

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2. DPU and place

DPU is already selected. Enter the place of destination: the address where the seller unloads the goods. The delivery terms in the specification will be built for DPU.

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3. Preview and DOCX

You see the whole document before paying: the English and Russian columns, the specification, the delivery term. After payment you get the DOCX.

A contract on DPU terms

An Incoterms rule applies to the delivery of goods — import or export

Who does what under DPU

Risk passes when the goods are unloaded from the arriving transport at the place of destination

Obligation
Seller
Buyer
Loading at the place of dispatch
Yes
—
Export customs clearance
Yes
—
Main carriage
Yes
—
Cargo insurance
Optional: risk in transit lies with the seller
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Unloading at the destination
Yes
—
Import clearance, duties and taxes
—
Yes

DPU in a contract: what to specify

A delivery term without an exact place and without the conditions around it does not work well

✓Code and edition: “DPU [place], Incoterms® 2020” — without the year it is unclear which rules apply
✓Precise place of destination: the address where the seller unloads the goods
✓Mode of transport: any
✓Deadline for notice that the goods are ready for shipment
✓Transfer of title — Incoterms does not govern it; the contract ties it to the moment of delivery
✓Insurance: Incoterms does not require it; decide between yourselves who insures
✓Payment terms and the deadline for refunding the advance if there is no delivery
✓Documents the seller hands over: invoice, packing list, transport document

Questions about the DPU term

Meaning, risk, costs, title

DPU stands for Delivered at Place Unloaded. The seller carries the goods to the place of destination and unloads them. It is the only Incoterms 2020 rule under which unloading is the seller's obligation. Risk passes when the goods are unloaded from the arriving transport at the place of destination.
Under DPU the seller unloads the goods at the destination and bears the risk until unloading is complete. Under DAP the goods are delivered on the arriving transport, ready for unloading — it is the buyer who unloads.
Yes. In the 2020 edition the DAT (Delivered at Terminal) rule was renamed DPU: the place of destination can now be any place, not only a terminal. The seller's obligation to unload the goods remains.
Incoterms does not govern the transfer of title — the rules deal only with delivery, risk and costs. The moment title passes is set by the contract or the applicable law; under Russian law (Article 223 of the Russian Civil Code), ownership arises from the moment the thing is handed over, unless the contract provides otherwise. In our contract title passes together with risk — at the moment of delivery under DPU.
The rule code, the precise place of destination and the edition of the rules, for example: DPU Moscow, 12 Warehouse Street, Incoterms® 2020. Under paragraph 6 of Article 1211 of the Russian Civil Code, if the contract uses a trade term accepted in international commerce, the parties are deemed to have agreed on the customs that the term denotes — so it is better to name the edition expressly.

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DPU Incoterms 2020 — delivery terms

DPU in plain words

DPU fits when the seller delivers the goods and unloads them itself at the destination — for example, at a terminal or warehouse where the buyer has no unloading equipment of its own. The buyer clears import customs.

How DPU is written in our contract

The delivery term is set out in Annex No. 1 (Specification) in English and Russian. The English column for this term:
DPU [place]
Delivery and transfer of risk: The Seller has fulfilled its delivery obligation when it unloads the Goods from the arriving means of transport and places them at the Buyer's disposal at the named place of destination ([place]). The risk of loss of or damage to the Goods and the title to the Goods pass from the Seller to the Buyer at that moment. DPU is the only Incoterms 2020 rule under which the Seller is obliged to unload the Goods at the destination.
Costs: The Seller bears the costs of carriage to the named place of destination ([place]), its unloading there and export formalities. The Buyer bears import clearance, duties and taxes.
Customs clearance: export clearance is the Seller's obligation; import clearance, duties and taxes are the Buyer's.

DPU and customs value on import

Under DPU the seller pays for carriage and includes it in the price of the goods. If the place of destination is inside Russia, part of these costs falls on the leg across the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. Under paragraph 2 of Article 40 of the EAEU Customs Code, such costs are not included in the customs value — provided that they are separated from the price, declared by the declarant and supported by documents. It is therefore better to show the cost of delivery beyond the border as a separate amount in the supplier's documents.

All terms: Incoterms 2020 · EXW · FCA · FAS · FOB · CPT · CIP · CFR · CIF · DAP · DDP. See also: import contract, export contract.