CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To)

Also called: Carriage and Insurance Paid To

An Incoterms rule for any mode of transport under which the seller pays carriage and insurance to the named place of destination, while risk passes to the buyer when the goods are handed to the first carrier. Under Incoterms 2020 the seller must obtain broader insurance cover for CIP than for CIF unless agreed otherwise.

In practice

Insurance costs included in a CIP price are part of customs value in the EU and Türkiye, but excluded in the US.

Applies to: EUTürkiyeUKUSA

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