What is the difference between the incoterms cip and dap?

Answer 1

With a DAT incoterm, the seller holds responsibility for the unloading of goods at the named 'terminal', and consequently carries the risk, title and associated costs during the unloading.

Conversely, with the DAP incoterm, the buyer holds responsibility for the unloading of goods - the seller simply has to bring the goods to the named 'place' and make them available for the buyer to unload.

That's the only real difference; the remainder of the definitions are worded almost identically.

Answer 2

The main difference between Incoterms CIP and DAP has to do with the delivery point. With CIP goods are considered delivered after they are handed over to the carrier while with DAP the goods are not considered delivered until they are received by the buyer.