---
title: "What does CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To) | SSL"
description: "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"
url: https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-cip-carriage-and-insurance-paid-to-mean-in-logistics/
canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-cip-carriage-and-insurance-paid-to-mean-in-logistics/
updated: 2026-11-11
lang: en-IN
publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited
---

[Logistics terms](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/glossary/) · Logistics terms

# 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](https://safeandsecure.in/facts/)

[Ask on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20What%20does%20CIP%20(Carriage%20and%20Insurance%20Paid%20To)%20mean%20in%20logistics%3F) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/)

We publish no freight rates. Our desk confirms your price within minutes.

## 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](https://safeandsecure.in/glossary/#incoterm-cip)

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

## Related questions

- [What does CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) mean in logistics?](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-cif-cost-insurance-and-freight-mean-in-logistics/)
- [What does CPT (Carriage Paid To) mean in logistics?](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-cpt-carriage-paid-to-mean-in-logistics/)
- [What does CFR (Cost and Freight) mean in logistics?](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-cfr-cost-and-freight-mean-in-logistics/)
- [What does DAP (Delivered at Place) mean in logistics?](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-dap-delivered-at-place-mean-in-logistics/)
- [What does FCA (Free Carrier) mean in logistics?](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-fca-free-carrier-mean-in-logistics/)
- [What does Incoterms 2020 mean in logistics?](https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-incoterms-2020-mean-in-logistics/)

## On this site

- [Logistics glossary](https://safeandsecure.in/glossary/#incoterm-cip)
- [CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To): related page](https://safeandsecure.in/tools/incoterms-guide/)

Need this for your own load?

Send the details to our desk. It confirms your price within minutes.

[Ask on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20What%20does%20CIP%20(Carriage%20and%20Insurance%20Paid%20To)%20mean%20in%20logistics%3F) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/)

---

Source: https://safeandsecure.in/answers/what-does-cip-carriage-and-insurance-paid-to-mean-in-logistics/ (the HTML page is the record; this markdown twin was generated from it on 2026-11-11). Publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited, https://safeandsecure.in/. Figures and their periods: https://safeandsecure.in/facts/