Difference between DPU and DDP incoterms | DPU vs DDP

Delivered at Place unloaded (DPU) is the incoterm where seller needs to deliver the goods at named place and unload the goods, buyer is responsible for import clearance.

Seller bears the cost of warehousing, packing, primary transportation, export clearance with duties and taxes, freight, terminal handling charges at origin as well as destination, transportation at destination country (port/ terminal to the named place) and unloading at the named place.
Buyer bears the cost of import clearance with all duties and taxes.

Delivered duty paid (DDP) is the incoterm where all responsibilities for delivering the goods lies with the seller, buyer is responsible for unloading at their premises.

Seller bears the cost of warehousing, packing of the goods, primary transportation to port, custom clearance for export including duties and taxes, freight, terminal handling charges at origin as well as destination, custom clearance for import including duties and taxes, and transportation to the named place.
Buyer bears the cost of unloading of the goods.

DPU and DDP both comes under D group incoterms.
DPU and DDP are similar terms; there are few differences between these terms which are mentioned below.
Under both incoterms seller needs to deliver the goods at a named place in destination country. Under both incoterms seller needs to bear cost if all activities in origin country and seller needs to pay for the freight and terminal handling charges at origin and destination.

Differences:

1. In DPU seller delivers the goods at the named place and unload the goods. In DDP seller delivers the goods at the named place but buyer unloads the goods.

2. In DDP seller is responsible for both export and import clearance but in DPU seller is responsible for export clearance and buyer is responsible for import clearance.

 

Incoterms	DPU	DDP
Packaging charges	Seller	Seller
Loading charges	Seller	Seller
Delivery to port/Place	Seller	Seller
Export clearance, Duty & taxes	Seller	Seller
Terminal handling (origin)	Seller	Seller
Loading on carrier	Seller	Seller
Freight cost (ocean/air/surface)	Seller	Seller
Insurance charges	Seller	Seller
Terminal handling (Destination)	Seller	Seller
Delivery at destination	Seller	Seller
Unloading at destination	Seller	Buyer
Import clearance, Duty & taxes	Buyer	Seller

Check below for all 11 incoterms:

EXW (Ex Works)

FCA (Free Carrier)

FAS (Free alongside ship)

FOB (Free on Board)

CFR (Cost and Freight)

CIF (Cost Insurance & Freight)

CPT (Carriage paid to)

CIP (Carriage & Insurance paid to)

DAP (Delivered at Place)

DPU (Delivered at place unloaded) – This is new incoterm introduced in 2020

DDP (Delivered duty paid)