DDU - DELIVERED DUTY UNPAID Responsibilities

A	The Seller Must	B	The Buyer Must
A1	Provision of Goods in Conformity with the Contract The seller must provide the goods and the commercial invoice, or its equivalent electronic message, in conformity with the contract of sale and any other evidence of conformity, which may be required by the contract.	B1	Payment of the Price The buyer must pay the price as provided in the contract of sale.
A2	Licenses, Authorizations and Formalities The seller must obtain at its own risk and expense any export licence or other official authorisation or other documents and carry out, where applicable, all customs formalities for the export of the goods, and for their transit through any country.	B2	Licenses, Authorizations and Formalities The buyer must obtain at its own risk and expense any import licence or official authorisation or other documents and carry out, where applicable, all customs formalities necessary for the import of the goods.
A3	Contract of Carriage and Insurance (a) Contract of carriage The seller must contract at its own expense for the carriage of the gods to the named quay (wharf) at the named port of destination. If a specific quay (wharf) is not agreed or is not determined by practice, the seller may select the quay (wharf) at the named port of destination which best suits its purpose. (b) Contract of insurance No obligation.	B3	Contract of Carriage and Insurance (a) Contract of carriage No obligation. (b) Contract of insurance No obligation.
A4	Delivery The seller must place the goods at the disposal of the buyer on the quay (wharf) referred to in A3 a), on the date or within the agreed period.	B4	Taking Delivery The buyer must take delivery of the goods when the have been delivered in accordance with A4.
A5	Transfer of Risks The seller must, subject to the provisions of B5, bear all risks of loss of or damage to the gods until such time as they have been delivered in accordance with A4	B5	Transfer of Risks The buyer must bear all risks of loss of or damage to the goods from the time they have been delivered in accordance with A4. The buyer must, should it fail to give notice in accordance with B7, bear all risks of loss of or damage to the goods from the agreed date or the expiration date of the agreed period for delivery provided, however, that the goods have been duly appropriated to the contract, that is to say, clearly set aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods.
A6	Division of Costs The seller must, subject to the provisions of B6, pay: In addition to costs resulting from A3 a), all costs relating to the goods until such time as they are delivered on the quay (wharf) in accordance with A4, and Where applicable; the costs of customs formalities necessary for export as well as all duties, taxes and other charges payable upon export of the goods and for their transit through any country prior to delivery.	B6	Division of Costs The buyer must pay: All costs relating to the goods from the time they have been delivered in accordance with A4, including the expenses of discharge operations necessary to take delivery of the goods from the vessel; and All additional costs incurred if it fails to take delivery of the goods when they have been placed at its disposal in accordance with A4, or to give notice in accordance with B7, provided, however, that the goods have been appropriated t the contract, that is to say, clearly set aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods. Where applicable, the costs of customs formalities as well as all duties, taxes and other charges payable upon import of the goods.
A7	Notice to the Buyer The seller must give the buyer sufficient notice of the estimated time of arrival of the nominated vessel in accordance with A4, as well as any other notice required in order to allow the buyer to take measures which are normally necessary to enable it to take delivery of the goods.	B7	Notice to the Seller The buyer must, whenever it is entitled to determine the time within an agreed period and/or the point of taking delivery in the named port of destination, give the seller sufficient notice thereof.
A8	Proof of Delivery, Transport Document or Equivalent Electronic Message The seller must provide the buyer at the seller’s expense with the delivery order and/or the usual transport document (for example a negotiable bill of lading, a non-negotiable sea waybill, an inland waterway document or a multimodal transport document) to enable it to take the goods and remove them from the quay (wharf). Where the seller and the buyer have agreed to communicate electronically, the document referred to in the preceding paragraph may be replaced by an equivalent electronic data interchange (EDI) message	B8	Proof of Delivery, Transport Document or Equivalent Electronic Message The buyer must accept the delivery order or the transport document in accordance with A8.
A9	Checking - Packaging - Marking The seller must pay the costs of those checking operations (such as checking quality, measuring, weighing, counting) which are necessary for the purpose of delivering the goods in accordance with A4. The seller must provide at its own expense packaging (unless it is usual for the particular trade to deliver the goods of the contract description unpacked) which is required for the delivery of the goods. Packaging is to be marked appropriately	B9	Inspection of Goods The buyer must pay the costs of any pre-shipment inspection except when such inspection is mandated by the authorities of the country of export.
A10	Other Obligations The seller must render the buyer at the buyer's request, risk and expense, every assistance in obtaining any documents or equivalent electronic messages (other than those mentioned in A8) issued or transmitted in the country of dispatch and/or of origin which the buyer may require for the import of the goods. The seller must provide the buyer, upon request, with the necessary information for procuring insurance.	B10	Other Obligations The buyer must pay all costs and charges incurred in obtaining the documents or equivalent electronic messages mentioned in A10 and reimburse those incurred by the seller in rendering its assistance in accordance therewith.

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© 2004 John Michael Pierobon

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