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EXW quotes look cheaper than FCA quotes for the same goods, because the buyer still has to pay for loading, export clearance and the first road leg. This comparison prices one container load three ways and shows where cost, risk and paperwork change hands.
Under DDP the seller pays origin charges, main carriage, destination charges, duty and taxes. This guide splits the freight charge into buckets, prices each on its own driver, and works one container order to a per-set total.
A DDP price can hide importer-number risk, unrecoverable import VAT, later duty demands and hold charges. These seven mistakes, each with a written fix, keep the delivered price whole.
Under DDP no party must buy cargo insurance, but the seller bears loss or damage risk until delivery at the named place. This guide shows how to turn that risk-bearing into written, checkable cover.
DDP gives an importer one delivered price with duty paid, and takes away control over import clearance. This verdict framework scores the rule for first orders, repeat orders, small loads and duty-heavy destinations, so the choice follows the order.
A DDP shipment from Bangladesh puts export clearance, carriage, import clearance, and duty on the seller. This guide follows the route stage by stage, with a worked example in example figures and a pre-shipment check.
Under DDP, risk transfers only when goods stand at the named place, cleared for import and ready for unloading. This visual guide traces that single transfer point, stage by stage.
Under DPU the seller unloads at the named place, but no rule requires either side to insure the cargo. This guide follows cover through the unloading act, the handover instant, and the wait for import clearance, and shows how a buyer buys cover that survives all three.
Under DPU, delivery happens only after the seller unloads the goods at the named place. On an air shipment that place is usually an airport cargo terminal, and import clearance can block the unloading itself.
DAP works for air freight when the named place is written for an airport: the seller carries flight risk to the terminal, and the buyer clears import customs there. This guide sets out the air waybill, chargeable-weight costs and the alternatives.
A small first order under CIP buys seller-paid carriage and Clause A insurance to a named destination, while risk passes at handover to the first carrier. This guide tests that trade on small-shipment economics, compares FCA and CPT, and gives an order-one checklist.
Under CIP, the seller arranges Clause A insurance for at least 110% of the contract price while the buyer bears transit risk from the first carrier. How to read the certificate, work the insured value, and claim.
