1. DAP is applicable to any mode of transportation, and CIF is only applicable to sea transportation. The other differences between the two are:
DAP-is the actual delivery, and for the seller, the costs and risks borne by the seller have increased-the freight in addition to the freight from the port of departure (or the place of departure) to the port of destination, but also from the port of destination to the customer The freight for the designated pick-up location, and the risk of loss of goods that may occur during this process.
CIF is a symbolic delivery, that is, as long as the seller loads the goods on the ship at the port of departure, the delivery obligation is fulfilled; the moment the goods cross the ship’s rail at the port of shipment, the risk of the goods is transferred to the buyer and the freight As long as you pay to the port of destination, there is of course the insurance premium, which is just a little bit.
2. The typical symbolic delivery of the CIF contract, that is, the seller delivers on a voucher and the buyer pays on a voucher. As long as the documents submitted by the seller are complete and correct, even if the goods are lost in transit, the buyer still needs to pay and cannot refuse to pay. It is Group C in international trade (main freight has been paid)
DAP is new in incoterm2010, replacing DAF, DES, DDU, DAP: destination delivery (unloaded) and another DAT: destination delivery (cargo has been unloaded), belonging to group D (arrival) in international trade, Those who have done DDU before will know what this is about.