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What does CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To) mean in logistics?

Short answer

Incoterm for any mode: the seller pays carriage to the named destination and buys insurance, with risk passing when goods are handed to the first carrier. Incoterms 2020 raised the minimum cover to Institute Cargo Clauses (A).

Suits Indian exporters shipping containers or air cargo who want to offer a delivered price with insurance while handing over risk at their own inland point or ICD. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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The numbers behind this answer

Also called
CIP
Category
EXIM & customs
Related terms
CPT (Carriage Paid To), CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight), FCA (Free Carrier), Incoterms 2020

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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